Thubten Shedrup Ling is the first

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. It is located near

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, and is a member of the International Mahayana Institute of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (

FPMT The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) was founded in 1975 by Gelugpa Lamas Thubten Yeshe and Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, who began teaching Tibetan Buddhism to Western students in Nepal. The FPMT has grown to encompas ...

). In 1994

Lama Zopa Thubten Zopa Rinpoche (; born Dawa Chötar, 3 December 1945 – 13 April 2023) was a Tibetan Buddhist lama in the Gelug school. He is known for founding the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition and Maitripa College in Portl ...

Rinpoche asked Australian Buddhist monk Ven. Thubten Gyatso to establish a monastery on land near Bendigo donated by the family of Mr. Ian Green.

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, the XIVth

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endorsed the name: ''Thubten Shedrup Ling'', An Oasis for Study and Practice of the Buddha's Teachings. With the architectural and financial support of Mr. Salim Lee and many individual donors, construction began in 1996. The first monks moved into Thubten Shedrup Ling in 1997.Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery
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accepted a request from Lama Zopa Rinpoche to take up residence at Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery and be the resident teacher for adjacent Atisha Centre. He arrived there in May 2003.

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The International Mahayana Institute
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