Monks from India will give lecture, teachings

Seven monks from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery in India will visit Reno next week, hoping to raise funds for their monastery in exile.The three days of events are free and open to the public, but donations are accepted.

The Boy Monk

Once his name was Donald Pham, and he was the shy son of a Laguna Niguel dentist. Now his name is Konchog “Kusho” Osel, and he’s the youngest monk studying Buddhist philosophy in Dharamsala, India

The Boy Monk

PENSIVE: Konchog “Kusho” Osel, 16 – once Donald Pham of Laguna Niguel – pauses after a study session at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, India.
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