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Geshe Lharampa Lobsang Namgyal
Lobsang Namgyal completed his Buddhist philosophical studies at Gaden Shartse Monastic College in Mundgod, India, where he received his Geshe Lharampa degree in 2018. In 2019, he continued with tantric studies at Gyudmed Monastery in Hunsur. His exposure to science began in 2005 through the Science Meets Dharma Program. He pursued further science studies through a six-year science course in Sarah College of Higher Tibetan Studies in north India organized by Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI) and Tibetan Library of Works and Archives. Thereafter, he was chosen as Tenzin Gyatso Scholar and participated in two years of science coursework at Emory University from 2015 to 2017. He also completed three years of the ETSI Research and Pedagogy Development Workshop at Drepung Loseling Science Center. Currently, he is working at the Gashar Center for Contemplative Science and Studies.
Education
2018 Geshe Lharampa degree, Gaden Shartse Monastic College
2015-2017, Tenzin Gyatso Scholar, Emory-Tibet Science Initiative, Emory University
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Related Studies
The Field Study of Long-term Meditation Practitioners and the Tukdam Post-death Meditative State
A global community of field researchers are collaborating on a study of an ancient monastic post-mortem meditative state known as tukdam, practiced by present-day expert Tibetan Buddhists and how such a practice might offer insight into mental, spiritual, and physical well-being during the death process, both for the dying and for their support community.