The Venerable S. Chusang Rinpoche

The 5th incarnation of Chusang Rinpoche was born in Tibet on 4 June 1959. In 1965, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, confirmed the 5th reincarnation of Chusang Rinpoche, Ngawang Lobsang Thubten Dronme. Rinpoche began his studies under the guidance of Pelbar Geshe Rinpoche at a small retreat centre in Helambu. Following this, he studied for a further seven years in Dharamsala under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Ven. Lati Rinpoche. He received teachings on Sutra and Tantra from late Kyabje Ling Rinpoche and late Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, too. Subsequently Rinpoche studied for 13 years at Sera Mey Monastic University in South India, where he obtained the traditional Geshe Lharampa degree (equivalent to a Ph.D.) in 1990. Rinpoche has been an active ambassador for them and also for the Buddhist practice and the cause of the Tibetan people. Amongst many other duties, he is a member of the Human Rights Organisation of Nepal, advisor to the Himalayan Buddhist Culture Association in New Delhi and a spiritual leader to the World Buddhist Cultural Exchange Association of South Korea. Rinpoche was elected as Vice President of the International Gelug Society's Executive Committee at the first International Gelug Conference held in March 1999. At the third International Gelug Conference in Bodha Gaya, he was appointed President. In 1999, Rinpoche was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from Trinity College in the USA.