Worldwide Network
Ligmincha International is a worldwide network of centers and Sanghas founded by Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
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.
View his full bio on the international Ligmincha website to learn more.
Our Story
Ligmincha Institute was founded by Tibetan Bon Master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, for the preservation of the Tibetan Bön Buddhist culture, religious teachings, tradition, and arts. Ligmincha Texas Institute is one of the regional centers. The wisdom of the Tibetan healing traditions, meditation practices and Dzogchen teachings offered by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, and all our other visiting lamas, provides an opportunity for individuals to explore and enhance their well being and spirituality. Ligmincha Texas is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
Our Relationship to Ligmincha International
Ligmincha International is a worldwide network of centers and Sanghas founded by Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. The headquarters of Ligmincha International is the Ligmincha Institute at Serenity Ridge, a year-round retreat center located in Nelson County, Virginia, USA.