Ligmincha Texas

Red Garuda Meditation Practice
2019-05-20 19:00 - 20:15, 2019-06-17 19:00 - 20:15, 2019-07-15 19:00 - 20:15, 2019-08-19 19:00 - 20:15, 2019-09-16 19:00 - 20:15, 2019-10-21 19:00 - 20:15, 2019-11-18 19:00 - 20:15 (America/Chicago) | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Practice Description

Red Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases.
Red Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma.
There is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.

Practice Contact

Jackie Cole

info@ligminchatexas.org

Opening the Door to Bön - Tsa Lung (Tibetan Yoga)
2019-05-26 11:30 - 13:30 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Practice Description

The practice for this month, May 29th, has been cancelled.
Please join us next time on June 30th!

With the Bon Buddhist practices of Tsa Lung, we explore the five Tsa Lung movements. In this practice we will deepen our inner connection by exploring the 5 five energy centers (chakras) with the movements of Tsa Lung. Tsa means channel and lung (chi or prana) means breath. These movements along with the visualization that accompanies them help us to clear what keeps us from recognizing and connecting to the positive qualities inherent in our true nature.

This practice is led by Leslie Abuso. For more information, contact her at: leslieabuso@ligminchatexas.org.

Doors open at 11:00 am. There is no fee but donations to the center are greatly appreciated.

Opening the Door to Bön - Tsa Lung (Tibetan Yoga)
2019-05-26 11:30 - 13:30, 2019-08-25 11:30 - 13:30, 2019-11-24 11:30 - 13:30 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Practice Description

With the Bon Buddhist practices of Tsa Lung, we explore the five Tsa Lung movements. In this practice we will deepen our inner connection by exploring the 5 five energy centers (chakras) with the movements of Tsa Lung. Tsa means channel and lung (chi or prana) means breath. These movements along with the visualization that accompanies them help us to clear what keeps us from recognizing and connecting to the positive qualities inherent in our true nature.

This practice is led by Leslie Abuso. For more information, contact her at: leslieabuso@ligminchatexas.org.

Doors open at 11:00 am. There is no fee but donations to the center are greatly appreciated.

Wednesday Night Practice
2019-05-29 18:45 - 20:15 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Description Join us every Wednesday for this beautiful Bön Buddhist meditation practice. This weekly meditation practice is open to beginners, experienced practitioners and everyone in between. Our practice is based on the Bön Buddhist wisdom tradition that has been handed down from teachers to students for centuries. Join us and give yourself the gift of meditation with the support of a group.
The first Wednesday of every month will include a focus on supporting beginners. The second Wednesday of each month will include an additional discussion of the lineage masters of the Zhang Zhung.
Our Wednesday sessions consist of the following set of practices:
– The Nine Breathings of Purification
– Tsa Lung (Tibetan Yoga)
– The 5 Warrior Syllables (Tibetan Sound Healing)
– Silent Meditation
– Recitation of the Precious Garland Bardo Prayer (optional)
– The Invocation of Yeshe Walmo
– Dedication of Merit
These sessions are open to the public. Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org for details.
There is no fee, but donations are gratefully accepted.

The Great Mantra - known as the MA TRI - CANCELLED
2019-06-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
This program has been CANCELLED for Sunday, June 2nd from 1-4p at Yoga Haven in Galveston, TX.
Please check back on our website for more information on future teachings.

Teaching by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, Resident Lama

Geshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama.
Geshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery, India, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings, initiations and transmissions in sutra, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, the 33rd Menri Trizin, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche.
When he became a senior student, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion.
Geshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition, from the time he graduated until 2008, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home, which houses many children in Dolanji, India, providing them with food, healthcare and free education.

SA LÉ Ö: A Concert of Profound Healing through Music, Sacred Chants, and Meditation
2019-06-09 14:00 - 15:30 | The Museum of Fine Arts – Houston, 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, 77005, United States
Description

Experience a special concert of music, sacred chants, and meditation presented by Ligmincha International; Ligmincha Texas; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Ligmincha International is a worldwide network of centers and sanghas founded by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, whose mission is to bring ancient teachings to modern lives. “Artistic expression—indeed, any human activity, no matter what form it takes—that arises from the source is considered sacred,” he writes. “In my tradition this is referred to as trinlé, or enlightened action.” Expression in any voice or form that emerges from this core has the power to heal and to benefit others.
Inspiring the audience to experience well-being, peace, and joy through the sounds of Eastern music from the Himalayas are Raman Maharjan, a Bansuri flute artist from Nepal; and Tsering Wangmo, a Tibetan performing artist and master singer who performs music created by Rinpoche. Alejandro Chaoul leads a meditative practice of stillness, silence, and spaciousness. Geshe Thupten Negi and Lama Kalsang Nyima perform a sacred dance from the Bön tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
This is a benefit concert for Tibetan children at Menri Monastery in India and for refugee children in India and Nepal.
Everyone is welcome to come and experience the transformative power of music, sound, and community. Reserve your seat in advance! Get tickets below.
Tickets – Click Here
• $50 MFAH members & Ligmincha members
• $60 Nonmembers
Financial hardship should not prevent those interested in sharing this experience from attending. Help is available. For more information, please contact us at: info@ligmincha.org.

Movie Afternoon: Enlightenment Guaranteed
2019-06-23 14:00 - 17:00 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Enlightenment Guaranteed is a 2000 German film directed by Doris Dörrie about two brothers, Uwe (Uwe Ochsenknecht) and Gustav (Gustav-Peter Wöhler), who travel to Japan to sort out the mess of their lives. Their plan is to visit the Sojiji Monastery in Monzen, near Tokyo. On their way there, in a rather literal Buddhist moment, they lose all of their belongings. When they at last make it to the monastery, they find that even there, enlightenment can be elusive.

This movie will be viewed at a sangha member’s home. If you would like to attend, please let us know at info@ligminchatexas.org.
There is no cost and all are welcome to attend.

Opening the Door to Bön - the Warrior Syllables
2019-06-30 11:30 - 13:30, 2019-09-29 11:30 - 13:30 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
The Five Warrior Syllables (Tibetan Sound Healing)

The sacred sounds of the Five Warrior Syllables are a part of the Bön healing tradition and have been handed down from master to student for generations. In recent years, these ancient practices have been brought to life in the west through the tireless teaching and writing of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, author of Tibetan Sound Healing. The Five Warrior Syllables Practice engages the power of sound and silence to help heal physical illness, clear psychological and energetic disturbances, and support the spiritual practitioner to abide with clear and open awareness.
In our Sunday practice session, led by Leslie Abuso, we will spend time with all five syllables. There will be instruction, practice and time for questions and discussion. The practice is open to all levels of practitioner. There is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.
“The practice of the Five Warrior Syllables is a skillful means that can support us to release our negative and limiting behavioral patterns of body, speech and mind.” (from “Tibetan Sound Healing” Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.)
There is no need to register but it is helpful if you RSVP to Leslie at 713-444-3457.
There is a bookstore onsite and this book is available for purchase.

Introduction to Meditation in the Tradition of Yungdrung Bön - Presented by Ani Sherab Wangmo
2019-07-19 19:00 - 2019-07-21 16:00, 2019-07-20 19:00 - 2019-07-22 16:00, 2019-07-21 19:00 - 2019-07-23 16:00 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
The meditation in the Yundrung Bön Spiritual Tradition is the Path that we all need to tread to be able to control our mind and train it so that we can live with more peace, quiet and serenity.
In the beginning we do have to know the context in which these sacred practices are, so that we really know what we are doing and why. This very certainty allows us as practitioners to focus our attention on the goal and do not get distracted. It is an Ocean of Wisdom and we are beginning by touching the surface.
Ani Sherab Wangmo is a nun of the Yungdrung Bön Tradition, an authorized instructor of the Lineage, and a practitioner for 22 years. Her name means “the nun initiated in wisdom” and her monastic vows Getsukma were bestowed by His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, Abbot of the Menri Monastery in India. She was in charge of the fundraising of the Bön Children and Monks of the two main monasteries. She made a pilgrimage to Zhang Zhung sacred sites in Tibet in 2005, especially Bon monasteries in the area that held the last capital of the Empire. One of the fruits of this pilgrimage was the collection of relics and sacred offerings for incorporation into the Bön Stupa of Torreon, the Bön Stupa for World Peace in Chammaling, Valle de Bravo and two Stupas in Dolpo.

Public Talk
Friday. July 19th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm
$15 Suggested Donation
Weekend Retreat
Saturday & Sunday July 20th & 21st 10 am – 5 pm
$135 Early-Bird Registration thru July 15th
$150 Standard Registration
Location

Ligmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX
Register through the links provided above.
Financial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.
Special payment plans are available.
Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org

Teaching by Ani Sherab Wangmo

Opening the Door to Bön - The 9 Breathings of Purification
2019-07-28 11:30 - 13:30, 2019-10-27 11:30 - 13:30 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Practice Description

This Sunday, we will explore the practice of the Nine Breathings of Purification.
The View of the wisdom tradition of Bön Buddhism is that the nature of our mind is clear and open, like a cloudless dessert sky. What causes our suffering, is our disconnection from our true nature. The practice of these cleansing breaths, help us to clear what obscures our recognition of our true nature.
There is no fee for this session but a suggested donation of $10 to the Center is gratefully appreciated.

Contract Information

Leslie Abuso

leslieabuso@ligminchatexas.org

The Practice of Chöd in the Bön Tradition: Cutting through Fear with Compassion
2019-09-27 19:00 - 2019-09-29 16:00 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
The practice of chöd, from the Tibetan contemplative tradition, is a skillful method for dissolving emotional conflicts and dissatisfaction by compassionately cutting through the fear and attachment that obscure your true nature of mind. During this retreat Alejandro will introduce the practice of chöd, from the Tibetan Bön tradition, as a means to meet the emotional energies of fear and to cut the root causes of suffering: aversion, attachment and ignorance. Through practicing chöd, you can cut through the bondage of fear, whatever form it takes, and unleash creativity as you reconnect to your natural state—open, awake and fearless.

Public Talk
Friday. September 27th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm
$15 Suggested Donation
Weekend Retreat
Saturday & Sunday September 28th and 29th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
$135 Early-Bird Registration thru September 23rd
$150 Standard Registration
Location

Ligmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX
Register through the links provided above.
Financial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.
Special payment plans are available.
Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org

Alejandro Chaoul PhD

Dr. Alejandro Chaoul is a Senior Teacher of The 3 Doors, an international organization, founded by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche with the goal of transforming lives through meditation. Alejandro has studied in the Tibetan tradition since 1989, and for over 20 years with Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, completing the seven-year training at Ligmincha Institute in 2000. He also holds a Ph.D. in Tibetan religions from Rice University.
Since 1995, he has been teaching meditation classes and Tibetan Yoga (Tsa Lung & Trul Khor) workshops nationally and internationally under the auspices of Ligmincha Institute. Alejandro is a former member of the Board of the Ligmincha Texas and was an essential leader, supporting the vision of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, in the formation of the organization. He is a much-loved teacher and Sangha member for Ligmincha Texas.
In 1999, Alejandro began teaching these techniques at the Integrative Medicine Program of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, where he holds a faculty position and for the last fifteen years conducts research on the effect of these practices in people with cancer. He is also an associate faculty member at The University of Texas’ McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, where he teaches medical students in the areas of spirituality, complementary and integrative medicine, and end of life care. Alejandro is also the author of Chod Practice in the Bon Tradition (Snow Lion, 2009) and most recently, Tibetan Yoga for Health & Well-Being (Hay House, Inc., 2018). For more information on upcoming offerings by Dr. Chaoul, please visit his website at: https://alechaoul.com/

Special Event: Tea and Conversation with Menri Lopon
2019-10-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Please join us for tea and conversation with our beloved Menri Lopon Trinley Nyima Rinpoche. The center will be open at 6:30 and Rinpoche will speak at 7. He will bless our center and greet old students and friends as well as meet new ones. If you like, you will have the opportunity to offer a khata to receive a blessing and give danna as an offering.
Menri Lopon Trinley Nyima Rinpoche, Lopon la, is the head teacher, a very high lama at the Menri Monastery, the mother monastery of Bon, in India. He is traveling in the US. While he has taught many times in Houston, this trip is for Lopon la to visit with us and to rest. Please come to be with this wonderful man.

Bardo: The Intermediate State of Being with Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche
2019-10-19 10:00 - 2019-10-20 16:00 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Bardo in Tibetan means “intermediate state” and describes any temporary state of existence – such as dreams, meditation, life, and death. Usually the term is used for the special phase between death and rebirth. The various states of the Bardo have different names and descriptions. At the same time, however, essential aspects in common include separation, transition, awareness, and a new beginning. In Bardo, we are particularly sensitive and receptive to our environment. To discover the Bardo states in life and to develop an awareness of them is of great importance. With the resulting knowledge of impermanence, we can give a new value to life and ourselves and help others on the way to the Bardo of the dying process. In all traditional texts of the original Tibetan Yungdrung Bon tradition, various forms of Bardo appear. Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche will explain important philosophical aspects of the Bardo as described by authentic texts and show us how we can integrate the practice and awareness of Bardo in our lives.

Weekend Retreat
Saturday, October 19th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
and Sunday , October 20th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
$135 Early-Bird Registration thru October 15th
$150 Standard Registration
Location
Ligmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX
Register through the links provided above.
Financial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.
Special payment plans are available.
Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org

Teaching by Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung

Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche is the abbot of the monastery Bon Triten Norbutse in Kathmandu, Nepal. He was born in a Tibetan family in Dhorpatan, a remote area in the west of Nepal. At the age of eleven he joined the monks of the local monastery. He studied the philosophical system of Yungdrung Bon for 13 years, including the teachings and practice of Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchenthe, general Tibetan sciences,Tibetan grammar, poetry, divination and traditional medicine. HH 33. Menri Trizin Lungtok Tenpa Nyima Rinpoche and HE Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche appointed him in 2001 to Khenpo (abbot) of the monastery. In addition to his activities in the monastery Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung for many years regularly traveled to many different countries to support its students in their practice.

Tibetan Language Bön Prayers: Session III
2019-10-20 09:00 - 2019-11-17 10:00 | TX, United States
The Invocation of Tapihritsa with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
October 20, 2019 – November 17, 2019
The five-week session begins October 20, 2019, studying approximately four verses of Tibetan text for each class. The live class through Zoom video-conference occurs Sunday mornings at 9:00 am (Central Standard Time, Houston).
The Tibetan Language Bön Prayers Program is pleased to announce a new course taught by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas: Session III: The Invocation of Tapihritsa. The course focuses on the Invocation of Tapihritsa, a marvelous twenty-three verse prayer spontaneously composed by Nangzher Lopo upon recognizing Tapihritsa who manifested in the sky above him as a radiant Buddha of white light. Following this supreme encounter, Nangzher Lopo, the renowned 8th-century scholar and practitioner, was the first to set in writing the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyüd (the Oral Transmission of Zhang Zhung), one of the most revered series of Bön dzogchen teachings. The Invocation of Tapihritsa beautifully communicates the unbounded wholeness of Bön dzogchen, sacred narrative, and religious art.
Guided by Geshe Denma’s lively teaching, students will learn Tibetan letter recognition, correct pronunciation and melody of the invocation, and encounter its meaning through Tibetan stories, prominent thangka paintings, and Bön philosophy.
There are no prerequisites for the course. No prior knowledge of Tibetan is needed. Whether one took Geshe-la’s previous courses on Tibetan Language Daily Prayers or is starting brand new, the class is a great opportunity. The teachings are vast, and the connection is fresh and lively.

Course materials include:
Tibetan Study Edition of the Invocation including Tibetan script, Wylie transliteration, phonetic transliteration, word-by-word translation, and full English translation
Tibetan Language Learning Materials to introduce the reading of Tibetan language including the alphabet with Wylie transliteration and the formation of Tibetan syllables with prefixes, superscripts, subscripts, suffixes, and secondary suffixes.
Audio recording of the Invocation of Tapihritsa
New for Session III: Video recording of the line-by-line Tibetan spelling, pronunciation, and word meanings of the Invocation of Tapihritsa. Based in student-feedback, this should enhance the opportunity for self-paced study and increase the time during the live classes to encounter the warmth of Geshe-la’s teaching.
The course implements a blended approach to online learning with both self-paced study and a weekly class. Class materials and discussion forums are hosted on the Ligmincha Learning course page, and the weekly live-class (60 minutes) occurs through Zoom video-conference which will also be recorded. The course is co-designed with Geshe Denma as the lead teacher and Bob Clark, an English teacher and longtime student of Tenzin Rinpoche, as teaching-assistant.

Zoom On Line Course Dates: October 20 – Nov 17, 2019
Cost: $125
Registration is now open.
Frequently Asked Questions

Tsa Lung Breathing & Ma Tri
2019-10-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Houston, United States
Please join us at Yoga Haven in Galveston for this practice.
The ultimate goal of the meditation is to learn to abide with stability in clear, open awareness. You can enhance your ability to connect with and rest in this naturally joyful state by alleviating any physical distractions, emotional blocks and disturbances to your practice.
These five Tsa Lung exercises are a step by step means for identifying and clearing these obstacles.
The 3 heart mantras are said to be the essence enlightenment in sound and energy. Geshe Denma will lead a practice with these 3 mantras. Come and experience the vibration from these sacred sounds.
To register, please visit the Yoga Haven website https://theyogahaven.net/apps/mindbody/enrollments

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Geshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama.
Geshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery, India, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings, initiations and transmissions in sutra, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, the 33rd Menri Trizin, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche.
When he became a senior student, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion.
Geshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition, from the time he graduated until 2008, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home, which houses many children in Dolanji, India, providing them with food, healthcare and free education.

The Seven Mirrors of Dzogchen
2019-11-15 19:00 - 2019-11-17 16:00 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Based on the teachings of Drenpa Namkha in the 8th century AD, this weekend will focus on quintessential instruction for attaining clear innate awareness, like seeing your face in a mirror. Dzogchen is called the great perfection and is considered the highest Bon understanding. Open your inner space through this weekend of rare Bon teaching

Public Talk
Friday. November 15th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm
$15 Suggested Donation
Weekend Retreat
Saturday, November 16th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
and Sunday , November 17th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
$135 Early-Bird Registration thru November 11th
$150 Standard Registration
Location
Ligmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX
Register through the links provided above.
Financial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.
Special payment plans are available.
Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org

Teaching by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, Resident Lama

Geshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama.
Geshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery, India, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings, initiations and transmissions in sutra, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, the 33rd Menri Trizin, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche.
When he became a senior student, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion.
Geshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition, from the time he graduated until 2008, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home, which houses many children in Dolanji, India, providing them with food, healthcare and free education.
