From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy
Julian <
julianlzb87@gmail.com> posted:
The Strange History of Europe's Oldest Buddhist Temple
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuUXPcxMFWA
The key word is Kalmykia:
Erdne-Basan Ombadykow, born 27 October 1972), also known as Telo Tulku Rinpoche, is a Kalmyk-American Vajrayana Buddhist lama who served as the 19th +aajin Lama of Kalmykia from 1992 to 2023, when he left Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He received his formal training as a bhikkhu in India and was recognized by the 14th Dalai Lama as the current reincarnation of Tilopa.
Note: The Jokhang Temple in Lhasa is the oldest Buddhist structure in Tibet, built in 652 CE by King Songtsen Gampo.
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