Lama Rabten

Lama RabtenLama Rabten Tshering is Nalandabodhi Canada's resident teacher. Lama Rabten trained at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, India, the principal seat of HH Karmapa, where at the age of 16, he became a monk. In 1992 he was appointed senior Disciplinary Master of the monastery and served in this capacity for five years. Lama Rabten completed a three-year retreat at Phullahari Retreat Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Lama Rabten moved to Canada in 2002. He teaches regularly at Maitrivana, Nalandabodhi Canada's headquarters in Vancouver, and travels to Toronto, Montreal and Halifax to teach and guide students in their practice. Lama Rabten is a first class calligrapher and offers both Tibetan calligraphy and language instruction. Fluent in several languages, including Tibetan, Mandarin, Nepalese and Hindi, Lama Rabten continues to improve his English with formal and informal studies.