Venerable Gelong Jampa Jampa Lungtog is one of the most senior Western Buddhist monks and holds a degree in computer engineering. Venerable Gelong Jampa Lungtog (Helmut Gassner) was born in Bregenz, Austria, in 1954. In 1976 he graduated as an engineer from ETH...
During the time of the 7th Dalai Lama, a young man from Amdo requested acceptance at the house of his countrymen in the Sera monastery near Lhasa. His appearance was so poor and shabby, that he was refused. Turning away from the house he met an old woman on the...
