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'''Dr. Nick Ribush''' was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. A founder of Wisdom Publications, Ribush is today the director of the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, a collection of thousands of teachings by [[Lama Yeshe]] and [[Lama Zopa]] Rinpoche, who pioneered the teaching of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] in the West. [http://www.snowlionpub.com/pages/N66_16.php] |
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After graduating from [[Melbourne University]] Medical School in 1964, Ribush first encountered Buddhism at [[Kopan Monastery]] in 1972. [http://www.sophiecunningham.com/buddhism/buddhism_in_aus/] He was a [[Gelug]] monk from 1974 to 1986. In 1975, with Lama Yeshe, he established the international publishing house, Wisdom Publications; in 1977, he established Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre, New Delhi; and in 1989, Kurukulla Center, Boston. In 1996 he established the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, Boston, which he now directs. [http://www.terrapinn.com/2006/happiness/SpeakerList.stm] |
After graduating from [[Melbourne University]] Medical School in 1964, Ribush first encountered Buddhism at [[Kopan Monastery]] in 1972. [http://www.sophiecunningham.com/buddhism/buddhism_in_aus/] He was a [[Gelug]] monk from 1974 to 1986. In 1975, with Lama Yeshe, he established the international publishing house, Wisdom Publications; in 1977, he established Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre, New Delhi; and in 1989, Kurukulla Center, Boston. In 1996 he established the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, Boston, which he now directs. [http://www.terrapinn.com/2006/happiness/SpeakerList.stm] |
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Revision as of 08:46, 3 March 2007
Dr. Nick Ribush was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. A founder of Wisdom Publications, Ribush is today the director of the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, a collection of thousands of teachings by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, who pioneered the teaching of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. [1]
After graduating from Melbourne University Medical School in 1964, Ribush first encountered Buddhism at Kopan Monastery in 1972. [2] He was a Gelug monk from 1974 to 1986. In 1975, with Lama Yeshe, he established the international publishing house, Wisdom Publications; in 1977, he established Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre, New Delhi; and in 1989, Kurukulla Center, Boston. In 1996 he established the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, Boston, which he now directs. [3]
Ribush was a member of the FPMT board of directors from its inception in 1983 until 2002. [4]