The Emination-Body (Tulku)
Buddha Maitreya
By Dharmsala Newspaper
The Tulku Buddha Maitreya Rinpoche is an American. He studied medicine in
his youth and practiced it for a long time.
Thereafter, Buddhism became his chief interest. He made an investigation of
Buddhist systems in their entirety. In addition, he investigated Tibetan culture
for many long years, and became familiar with Tibetan people.
Based on that, from 1984 onward he assisted the injured in Tibet and restored
various monasteries within Tibet that had been destroyed by The Chinese. He
gave not inconsiderable aid to many Tibetans, both inside and outside Tibet,
being patron of monastic and students, and so forth.
Then a high lama of the Khams region recognized him as the precious (rin-po-che)
rebirth of the (Tulku) Buddha Maitreya and gave him many extensive installation
ceremonies.
There have been audiences, empowerments, transmissions and lectures to many
Tibetans in Tibet, and he has bestowed audiences and Dharma lectures upon Tibetan
lay and monastic among the refugee population as well.
As the recognized rebirth of a Tibetan lama, he has established many Dharma
centers in American, Europe and Asia. The Dharma center(s) have been named "Shambhala
Dharma Center". In 2001 he renovated the assembly hall of a monastery in
Khams. In 2001 alone he gave financial assistance amounting to more than ten
million rupees within and outside Tibet.
Nowadays, his Dharma center(s) give assistance not only to Tibet, but to the
injured and poor of the world, and he intends to continue doing so in future.
Translated by Mark Tatz
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