Our Spiritual Guides
Lama Thubten Yeshe
Founder
of Root Institute and the FPMT - Lama Yeshe was born in Tibet and educated at the great Sera Monastic University
in Lhasa. With his main disciple, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe established Kopan Monastery near Kathmandu,
Nepal. In 1974, the Lamas founded the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). It
was Lama Yeshe's wish that Root Institute be established.
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Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Spiritual
director of the FPMT - Lama Zopa Rinpoche was born in Thami, Nepal in 1946 and was recognized to be the reincarnation
of the Lawudo Lama. When Lama Yeshe passed away in 1984, Lama Zopa Rinpoche became the Spiritual Director of
the FPMT and carried forward Lama Yeshe's activities and projects. Lama Zopa Rinpoche is Spiritual Director
of Root Institute.
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Lama Tenzin Osel Rinpoche
The
recognized reincarnation of Lama Thubten Yeshe - Lama Osel Rinpoche was born, in 1985, to Spanish parents and
was recognized as the re-incarnation of Lama Thubten Yeshe. Now a teenager, and once again at his former Sera
Monastic University, re-established in South India, Lama Osel is fluent in Spanish, English and Tibetan. Lama
Osel follows both traditional Tibetan studies and a Western curriculum.
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