Patrons of the Monastery - His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness the Panchen Lama

The Governing Body

The Abbot   The Abbot is the superior of the monastic community. Abbots are selected from and elected by the monks of Tashi Lhunpo. The final appointment is made by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Abbot is the President of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery.

General Secretary and Geykoe Lama   Both the General Secretary and the Geykoe Lama are selected from and elected by the monks of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. The General Secretary assists the President in administrative and academic matters. He is also responsible for the monastery’s relationship with external affairs. The Geykoe Lama assists the General Secretary in internal administrative matters.

Secretaries   The Joint Secretary, Cook In-charge and Treasurer assist the General Secretary in both administrative and academic fields.

Chabri   The Chabri assists the Geykoe Lama in internal affairs and in particular the organisation of the special rites performed by the monastery, which are the principal source of the monastery’s income.

All the administrators meet the Teaching Staff of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery twice each year to discuss all aspects of the monaster's work, the allocation of funds and its continuing progress.

Tashi Lhunpo Tulkus Foundation   Newly established in Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, the Tulkus Foundation has been formed to promote the monastery and lead its expansion outside Tibet. A ‘Tulku’ or ‘Rinpoche’ – translated as ‘Precious Jewel’ is the recognised reincarnation of a senior Tibetan scholar or teacher. Following the Chinese invasion of Tibet, many Rinpoches left Tibet and helped to reinstate their monasteries in India, Bhutan and India. Because the Panchen Lama was unable to leave, many of the most senior of Tashi Lhunpo’s monks also remained behind in Tibet. Now eleven of the monastery’s rinpoches are in Tashi Lhunpo monastery in India. The President of the Tulkus Foundation is Venerable Lochen Tulku.