Thubten Dhargye Ling | |
Map Type: | Los Angeles#California#USA |
Location: | 3500 E. Fourth Street, Long Beach, California, 90814[1] |
Coordinates: | 33.7716°N -118.151°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Tibetan Buddhism |
Country: | United States |
Founded By: | Geshe Gyeltsen |
The Thubten Dhargye Ling Buddhist Center is an American Tibetan Buddhist center founded by Geshe Gyeltsen in 1978.[2]
The Thubten Dhargye Ling Buddhist Center was founded in 1978 by Geshe Gyeltsen at the "urging of his students," according to the Los Angeles Times.[2] The center, which was originally located in Los Angeles, relocated to its present location in Long Beach, California, in 1996.[2]
Geshe Gyeltsen died at the center in February 2009 at the age of 85.[2]