Thubten Dhargye Ling
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| location = 3500 E. Fourth Street, Long Beach, California, 90814{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.gstdl.org/contact-us |website=www.gstdl.org}}
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| religious_affiliation = Tibetan Buddhism
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| country = United States
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| founded_by = Geshe Gyeltsen
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The Thubten Dhargye Ling Buddhist Center is an American Tibetan Buddhist center founded by Geshe Gyeltsen in 1978.{{cite news |first=Elaine|last=Woo|title=MusGeshe Tsultim Gyeltsen dies at 85; Tibetan lama founded Long Beach Buddhist center |url=http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-tsultim-gyeltsen21-2009feb21,0,3988686.story|work=Los Angeles Times|date=2009-02-21|access-date=2009-05-02}}
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. The center, which was originally located in Los Angeles, relocated to its present location in Long Beach, California, in 1996.
Geshe Gyeltsen died at the center in February 2009 at the age of 85.
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External links
- [http://www.tdling.org/ Thubten Dhargye Ling] in Long Beach, California
Category:Asian-American culture in California
Category:Religious buildings and structures in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Buildings and structures in Long Beach, California
Category:Buddhist temples in California
Category:Tibetan Buddhism in the United States
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