Tibet at Stanford University
2004
A series of events sponsored by
Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies
Asian Religions & Cultures (ARC) Initiative
TWO EVENTS on TIBETAN BUDDHISM

Friday, March 5
Dinner for Friends of
Tibet at Stanford
with guest speaker
Arjia Rinpoche
Kumbum Monastery, Amdo, Tibet
Tibetan Center for Compassion and Wisdom, Mill Valley, CA
plus
a Tibetan musical performance
Saturday, March 6
A Morning of
Buddhist Teachings, Prayers, and Meditation
with
Arjia Rinpoche

Kumbum Monastery, Amdo, Tibet
Tibetan Center for Compassion and Wisdom, Mill Valley, CA

The Arjia Lobsang Thubten Rinpoche, Abbott of the Kumbum Monastery, one of six great centers of Buddhism in Tibet, is considered the reincarnation of the father ("Arjia") of Je Tsong Khapa, the founder of the Gelukpa ("Yellow Hat") Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The Rinpoche is one of the most important religious leaders to leave Tibet since the Dalai Lama fled into exile in 1959. Recognized at the age 2 by the Panchen Rinpoche and enthroned in 1952, the Arjia Rinpoche has worked with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the late Panchen Lama. As Abbott of Kumbum Monastery, he created within the monestaries new village schools and charitable foundations such as the Kumbum Red Cross to provide disaster relief throughout Tibet. In 1998, due to political and religious pressures, Rinpoche left China to settle in the United States, where he has established the Tibetan Center for Compassion and Wisdom in Mill Valley, California.

The events with Arjia Rinpoche are open to the public by invitation.
To receive an invitation,
contact SCBS with your postal address.
E-mail:
wabraham@stanford.edu
Phone:
650-725-6025