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Bengal: Thamthog Rinpoche arrives in Bagdogra, to attend Mirik Buddhist programme

Siliguri, Sep 17 (UNI) Tibetan Buddhist teacher His Holiness Tulku Thamthog Rinpoche arrived at Bagdogra Airport on Thursday and left for Mirik to attend a spiritual programme.
His arrival has generated significant excitement among Buddhist followers in Mirik and neighbouring areas.
"He will be given a grand welcome by the general public and administrative officials in Mirik tomorrow, while devotees from the Darjeeling hills, Sikkim and the Dooars region will attend the two-day religious rituals on September 19 and 20," one of his followers and organisers, Sanjay Syangbo, told reporters at the airport.
His Holiness Tulku Thamthog Rinpoche is a renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher, scholar and humanitarian. He served as the abbot of Namgyal Monastery, the personal monastery of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, from 2009 to 2025. He is also the spiritual director of the Che Pel Ling Institute of Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Italy and the Kensheling Dharma Centre in Vietnam.
Rinpoche received the highest academic degree, "Lharampa Geshe," after extensive studies at Sera Jey Monastery.
According to Syangbo, Rinpoche's primary objective is to unite the entire human community, transcending differences of religion, caste, nationality, language, culture and social background, with a shared spirit of unity, harmony, mutual respect and world peace.
He said Rinpoche has dedicated his life to the preservation, education and propagation of Buddhism, while promoting world peace and the happiness, peace and well-being of all beings.
For more than four decades, Rinpoche has been spreading the Buddha's teachings of compassion, wisdom, peace and human welfare in various countries across Asia, Europe and America. Guiding monks, nuns and lay followers, he has inspired thousands of students and seekers. UNI MBN NST CDS
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