Church Of Shambhala Vajradhara Maitreya Sangha

The Tulku Buddha Maitreya Rinpoche is an American. He studied medicine in his youth and practiced it for a long time. There after, Buddhism became his chief interest. He made an investigation of Buddhist systems in their entirety. In addition, he investigated Tibetan culture for many long years, and became familiar with Tibetan people.

Based on that, from 1984 onwards he assisted the injured in Tibet and restored various monasteries within Tibet that had been destroyed by The Chinese. He gave not inconsiderable aid to many Tibetans, both inside and outside Tibet, being patron of monastic and students, and so forth. Then a high lama of the Khams region recognized him as the precious (rin-po-che) rebirth of the (Tulku) Buddha Maitreya and gave him many extensive installation ceremonies.

There have been audiences, empowerments, transmissions and lectures to many Tibetans in Tibet, and he has bestowed audiences and Dharma lectures upon Tibetan lay and monastic among the refugee population as well.

As the recognized rebirth of a Tibetan lama, he has established many Dharma centers in American, Europe and Asia. The Dharma center(s) have been named "Shambhala Dharma Center". In 2001 he renovated the assembly hall of a monastery in Khams. In 2001 alone he gave financial assistance amounting to more than ten million rupees within and outside Tibet. Nowadays, his Dharma center(s) give assistance not only to Tibet, but to the injured and poor of the world, and he intends to continue doing so in future.

This Tibetan Newspaper Article was written by the Dharmsala Newspaper and also published in the main newspaper of Lhasa Tibet. It was read in all Monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism. Translated by Mark Tatz 8/24/2002