George Churinoff

George Churinoff (Gelong Thubten Tsultrim). A scholar-monk in the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. He has taught and studied in FPMT centers around the world. A physics graduate from MIT, he earned a Masters degree in Buddhist studies from Delhi University, India. He took ordination in 1975 and studied the Geshe Studies Program at Manjushri Institute, England, where he also served as Spiritual Program Coordinator.

He was instrumental in founding the Masters Program at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in Italy, where he also served as Program Coordinator. After studying and teaching there for eight years he spent several years at Tushita Centre in Delhi, followed by three years as Lama Osel Rinpoche's English curriculum tutor at Sera Je Monastery in South India. Venerable George has done many retreats in the sutra and tantra traditions and taught extensively in FPMT centers all over the world.

Sources

• George Churinoff (Gelong Thubten Tsultrim), Tsadra Commons
• Venerable George Churinoff, Maitripa College