Geshe Rapgyal is executive director and spiritual teacher of the Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion, a Tibetan Buddhist organization in Louisville, Kentucky. Geshe was born in Amdo, Tibet, and in 1987 he entered Tashi Choeling Monastery, where he took novice and monastic vows. In 1989, he became a fully ordained monk with Tashi Khyil Ladrang (University). He has studied logic, philosophy and poetry in Buddhist metaphysics. In 1991, he fled to India, and under the direction of H.H The Dalai Lama, he was accepted into Drepung Gomang Monastery for further studies.
In 2009, Geshe Rapgyal was selected by Drepung Gomang Monastery to lead DGCEC. He arrived in 2010 and has been a major leader in the center’sgrowth at our center. Geshe offers regular teachings on Saturdays and Sundays, leads day-long retreats once a month, provides spiritual guidance for sangha members, and participates in many interfaith gatherings around the city.
