Ven Thupten Wangchen la is one of the core supporters for Tibetan community. He served Tibetan community for a long time and he is one of the most active supporters for Tibetan cause. He worked hard for the Tibetan people in and outside Tibet and recently he is elected for the president of Tibetan community Spain and he is Director and founder of Casa Del Tibet
He had contributed so much in the Tibetan community. Following are brief life history of Wangchen la.
The Ven. Thupten Wangchen was born in 1954 in Tibet, in the village of kirong (happy valley, in Tibetan) through the auspices of H.H the Dalai Lama and the Indian government assistance, could enter a school for Tibetan refugees in Dalhousie.
At the age of sixteen decided to enter a monastery for more in-depth study of Buddhist philosophy. He managed to enter the Namgyal monastery of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, northern India, and host city of Tibetan government in exile. He spent eleven years studying the Buddhist doctrine and its rituals, ceremonies, dances, mandala construction, and so on.
At the end of 1981 first came to Spain as translator for a Tibetan Lama. Subsequently has been organizing conferences, exhibitions and seminars on different areas of Tibetan culture.
In 1989 and fro three years was director of the “ Lama project”, a project of collecting video recording of the traditional teachings preserved by the elderly lamas, to ensure its continuity.
After an intense cultural exchange with the West, decided to inaugurate a Cultural Center in Spain according to the advices and indication of His Holiness. The Tibet House, Barcelona was established with the aim of disseminating Tibetan culture and religion. In December 1994 H.H. the Dalai Lama inaugurated the headquarters of the Tibet House, which Thubten Wangchen is the President and its Director.
In 2000, Tibet House became foundation with the aim of enhancing the dissemination and advocacy of Tibetan culture, Human rights and cooperation and solidarity with the Tibetan people in exile, especially in education programs and health.
In September 2007 the Tibet House foundation organized the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Barcelona. The Public Talk “The Art of Happiness” was attended more than 10,000people at the Palau Sant Jordi in the capital.
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