Geshe Ngawang Tsundu

At the age of 13 he ordained as a monk and studied Tibetan language, prayer memorisation and ritual practices.

At the age of 24 he took the Getsul (Sramanera) vow and at the age of 25 the Gelong (Bikshu) vow. He holds the status of a fully ordained monk.

He studied and completed the 3 year Dura (Elementary of logics) level, the 7 year Pharchin (Prajnaparamita) level, the 4 year Uma (Madhyamika) level, and reached the Dulwa-nyingpa (Vinaya III) level.

He was awarded the esteemed Geshe degree (Phd in Buddhist studies) after 27 years of monastic study.

He has qualified knowledge and extensive experience on many Gelug tradition Rituals/Puja ceremonies. He has studied and teaches sand Mandala designing and construction.  He served as Sera Jey’s monasteries Ritual trumpeter for many years.

He has studied and traveled extensively through the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia.  He settled in Australia in 2018 and is now a permanent resident.

We are so fortunate to have Geshe Tsundu in the Blue Mountains – he is much respected and loved by the Tibetan and local community.

We pray that Geshela live long and make heartfelt requests that he continues to teach us.