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Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Tibetan Buddhist lama (1945–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thubten Zopa Rinpoche (Tibetan: ཐུབ་བསྟན་བཟོད་པ་, Wylie: Thub-bstan Bzod-pa; born Dawa Chötar, 3 December 1945 – 13 April 2023) was a Tibetan Buddhist lama in the Gelug school. He is known for founding the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition and Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon.[1]
Not to be confused with Lhundub Sopa or Tenzin Zopa.
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![]() Thubten Zopa Rinpoche in 2008 | |
Born | Dawa Chötar (1945-12-03)3 December 1945 |
Died | 13 April 2023(2023-04-13) (aged 77) Kathmandu, Nepal |
Region | Tibetan Buddhism |
School | Gelug |
Website | fpmt |
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