Geshe Tsering Dhondup

Venerable Geshe Tsering Dhondup received his initial ordination and early language education at a village monastery before making the difficult journey into exile in 1998. In 1999, he joined Sera Jey Monastery in India to continue his monastic studies. He completed the Geshe curriculum in Valid Cognition, Perfection of Wisdom, Madhyamika, Monastic Discipline, and Phenomenology, and in 2022 he was awarded an MPhil degree in Buddhist Philosophy.

In 2024, he completed tantric studies and training at Gyuto Tantric Monastery, specializing in mandala construction and ritual practice. Alongside his academic work, he has held a variety of administrative responsibilities within the monastic community, including serving Khen Rinpoche for one year. He brings broad experience in monastery service and religious training and is continuing his spiritual and ritual formation through an intensive period of monastic tantric practice at Sera Jey.