A Life Based in Compassionate Action

Co-presented with Sacred Stream

Join us for this special evening with esteemed teacher and humanitarian, Geshe Pema Dorjee. Drawing on his life as a monk and head of the Tibetan Children’s Village in Dharmsala, Geshe Pema Dorjee will offer teachings and anecdotes from his long life of service. From his harrowing escape from Tibet as a young child, to his tireless work helping the disenfranchised with his many projects that include building schools, orphanages, and protecting vulnerable children from human trafficking, he has much wisdom to share. Considered a master teacher of Buddhist Philosophy, he welcomes questions on all areas of Buddhist practice. It is always inspiring to be with Geshe Pema Dorjee. This event can be attended in-person or online via Zoom.

This special event is a fundraiser in support of Geshe Pema Dorjee & his charitable work. Suggested donation is $15 to $30 sliding scale.

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Geshe Pema Dorjee lived a nomadic life in Tibet until he escaped with his family to Nepal in 1959 at the age of five. He attended the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, India where he earned degrees in both Prajnaparamitra and Madhyamika. He became a teacher, and eventually the Director of the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharamsala, where he served for over twenty years, helping to recreate and preserve the Tibetan culture and education system for Tibetan children in exile. In 1995 he was awarded the Geshe degree from the Drepung Loseling monastery in South India and became the first Principal of the College for Higher Tibetan Studies.

In 2001, His Holiness the Dalai Lama asked Geshe Pema Dorjee to revive and promote the Bodong tradition, and with aid from His Holiness, he became the founder and Director of the Bodong Research and Publication Center. The Tibetan government in exile appointed him to the Higher-Level Textbook Review Committee as well as spiritual counselor to former political prisoners who had been tortured. Geshe la is a tireless humanitarian who teaches and lectures throughout the world to raise funds for his many projects, which include orphanages, schools, medical facilities and community centers, for the poor and disenfranchised of Nepal and India.

Geshe Pema Dorjee