Ven. Geshe Lobsang Thinley

Geshe Lobsang Thinley was born in Tibet in 1962. When he was 18, he escaped from Tibet and went to Drepung Monastery in South India where he was ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Between 1980 and 1998, he studied Buddhist philosophy and achieved a Geshe Lharampa degree, coming first in his class.

In 2000, he went to Gyuto Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh as a teacher and to study tantric teachings for two years.

In March 2002, he came to the UK to become resident at the Lam Rim Bristol Buddhist Centre. He studied English at the International Language School in Bristol and began teaching at the Centre in January 2005.