Geshe Wangyal

Geshe Wangyal or Ngawang Wangyal ( Tib . Ngag dbang dbang rgyal ; * 1901 ; † 1983 ), a Kalmuck Mongol , was a high Gelugpa monk and is considered America's first teacher of Tibetan Buddhism . He was a student of Agvan Dorjiev (1854-1938), the diplomatic representatives of the 13th Dalai Lama . In 1958 he received special permission from the 14th Dalai Lama to found America's first Tibetan Buddhist temple in New Jersey. It was also the first Gelug temple in America.

Web links

Dangdai Zangchuan Fojao zai guowai - Chinese
Tibetan Buddhism in America - English
Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center - English
Materials on Neo-Buddhism (Tibetan Buddhism in the USA) Alois Payer

Individual evidence

↑ Labsum Shedrub Ling (Chinese Meiguo lamajiao si 美国喇嘛教寺 "American Lamaism Temple"), today's name Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center .

Geshe Wangyal (alternative names of the lemma)
Geshe Wangyal, 格西旺杰, Geshe Ngawang Wangyal, Geshe Wanggyel

personal data
SURNAME	Geshe Wangyal
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ngawang Wangyal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Kalmuck Buddhist monk
DATE OF BIRTH	1901
DATE OF DEATH	1983

[1] Labsum Shedrub Ling (Chinese Meiguo lamajiao si 美国喇嘛教寺 "American Lamaism Temple"), today's name Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center .