History
The temple was started in accordance with the instructions of the late H.E. Geshe Lama Konchog of Kopan Monastery, with whom Lama Namdrol Tulku studied in the late-1980s and early 1990s. Other famous teachers from this monastery include Lama Zopa and Lama Yeshe, who have written many influential books and founded many Buddhist centers. Lama Namdrol Tulku’s other root guru (primary teacher) was the late Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup Rigsel, known to his students as Khen Rinpoche. TCCL regularly hosts teachers from Kopan Monastery, Sera Jey Monastery, and several other Tibetan Buddhist teaching centers.
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