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7404-G Chapel Hill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607 PHONE/EMAIL: (919) 859-3433; info@kadampa-center.org CONTACT: Robbie Watkins, Center Director SPIRITUAL LEADER: Geshe Gelek Chodak LINEAGE: Tibetan Buddhism, in the Gelugpa tradition AFFILIATION: The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, Taos, New Mexico WEBSITE: http://www.kadampa-center.org NEWSLETTER: Prayer Flag (quarterly). Circulation: 800. Founded in 1992 by Lama Thubten
Zopa Rinpoche, Kadampa Center, a Tibetan temple in the Gelugpa tradition,
seeks to cultivate wisdom and compassion in the group's eighty-five European-American
member families. On Sunday mornings at 9:45, some of those devotees gather
for meditation and instructional sessions, which are led by the resident
teacher, Geshe Gelek Chodak. A monk since the age of seven, Geshe Gelek
studied at the Sera Je monastery in India and was ordained by Geshe Larumpa.
About forty devotees usually attend the Sunday services that Geshe Gelek
leads, with somewhat fewer coming to the weekday meetings. Both services
usually involve meditation and chanting; and, as the center's name
signals, there is a focus on applying Buddhist teachings: As the center's
website reminds visitors, kadampa refers to "those who
are able to see the word of the Buddha as personal instruction that applies
immediately to their own practice." The members of this center
dedicated to integrating instruction and practice meet now in a leased
office space they have remodeled; however, they are searching for a more
permanent location.
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