Arjia Rinpoche(Lobsang Tubten Juimai Gyatso)
 Scholastic Achievements
Trained in the Gelugpa traditions of Sutras and Tantras Educated in Monastic Architecture (Stupas, Mandalas and Temple Building) and Art Skilled in translation work with Tibetan and Chinese texts Fluent in Tibetan, Chinese, Mongolian, and English.
Directorships & Responsibilities2005 – Appointed Director of the Tibetan Cultural Center in Bloomington, Indiana by His Holiness             
Present    the 14th  Dalai Lama of Tibet. 
Teaches Buddhist classes:  “Buddhism 1 - 2 - 3,” “Foundation of All Good Qualities,” Four Noble Truths,”  Lam Rim Chenmo
Participated in Interfaith Dialogue with Aquinas Institute in St. Louis, Missouri
Adjunct Professor – Religious Studies:  Purdue University (2007 to present)
Adjunct Professor – Tibetan Studies:  Indiana University (2008 to present)
Member of MCRL (Monroe County Religious Leaders Association) in Bloomington, Indiana.
Continues to Direct TCCW in California.
1998-2005      Founded Tibetan Center for Compassion and Wisdom (TCCW)
TCCW has two locations; Mill Valley and Oakland, California, USA.
Lecturer and Dharma Teacher of Buddhist Art and Sutra throughout the United States,  
Canada, Taiwan, India, and Guatemala.
1989-1998       Abbot of Kumbum Monastery in Tibet
In addition to being the Abbot of Kumbum, was required to hold two levels of political  positions within the Chinese Government (Provincial and Central)
1982-1987       Chairman, Qinghai Buddhist University for Higher Learning
                      Acting Chairman of the Qinghai University Buddhist Higher Learning Center.
Aided in the training of monks in the area of Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan language and monastic practices.
Constructed Tibet's Largest Three Dimensional Kalachakra Mandala at Kumbum
Construction of this Three Dimensional Kalachakra Mandala, 80' by 40', was later selected by a British magazine as the "Who’s Who" re:  the architecture of Tibet
Vice Chairman of the Buddhist Association in Qinghai Province
In charge of renovating and repairing over 600 Monasteries destroyed or damaged during the Cultural Revolution.
Undertook the Renovation and Restoration of Tsong Khapa Memorial Stupa
An important historical and cultural heritage located at Kumbum Monastery in Tibet.
Worked with Group of Masters Reassembling Monastic Libraries
                        Repaired and preserved ancient Buddhist Texts, such as the Tibetan Buddhist Kangyur and Tangyur, after the destruction of the Cultural Revolution.
Education & Studies
1987-1989       Research Fellowship, Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Beijing
Trained in Tibetan Buddhist courses with special emphases on research and investigation into the five major studies:  Valid Cognition (Pramana); Phenomonology (Abhidharma); the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita); Middle View (Madhyamika); and Monastic Discipline (Vinaya).
1987 – 1982    Studied at Qinghai National University with Shardong Rinpoche
First Buddhist classes offered following the Cultural Revolution.
1966 – 1987    Education interrupted: 
during the Cultural Revolution was forced to work in the fields at hard labor with other lamas and monks.
1962-1966       Studied at Tashi Lunpo Monastery in Shigatse under the tutelage of the 10th Panchen Lama
1958 -1962      Studied at a Chinese school
during the “Great Leap Forward.”
1952-1968       Trained as a novice monk at Kumbum Monastery
Personal Data1950:               Born into a Nomad  family in Eastern Tibet
1952:               Recognized as the 20th Arjia Danpei Gyaltsen, the reincarnation of Lama Tsong Khapa's father, Lumbum Ghe, the throne holder and abbot of Kumbum Monastery; taken to Kumbum Monastery to be educated.
1952-1998:      Under the control of the Chinese Communists in Tibet
1998:               Left Tibet and went in exile to the United States