23/11/2023
Dear friends in the dharma,
It is with sadness that we share the news that the general manager of Tergar Osel Ling Monastery Lama Lekshey has passed away in India this morning from an illness.
Lama Lekshey's body will be sent to Sherab Ling, where Guru Vajradhara His Holiness the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa will conduct prayer services and confer blessings. Various other monasteries are also arranging for prayers for the deceased.
Lama Lekshey was born in 1978, and received monastic ordination when he was 13 years old.
In 1996, inspired by his faith and devotion, he found his way to Palpung, India, the monastic seat of Guru Vajradhara His Holiness the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa. There at its Sherab Ling shedra, Lama Lekshey completed nine years of study and practice.
During this time, he also spent three years at Gyuto Monastery in Dharamsala to attend His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa, assisting His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa on teaching matters and earning his trust and praise.
Following that, Lama Lekshey was instructed by the Venerable Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche to serve at Tergar Monastery in Bodh Gaya, where he taught and managed the monastery for years.
From 2010 until recently, Lama Lekshey took on the heavy responsibility of managing Tergar Osel Ling Monastery in Nepal.
After the Nepal earthquake of 2015, Tergar Osel Ling had to be rebuilt. Lama Lekshey selflessly decided to postpone his initial plan to go into a three-year retreat to oversee this challenging job.
During this time, Lama Lekshey put his previous experience of assisting rebuilding works at Sherab Ling to good use and demonstrated outstanding management and coordination skills. He worked with many different parties to fundraise and oversee the construction work, effectively solving problems that arose and allowing the project to proceed smoothly.
Lama Lekshey was full of good humour, humble and courteous, and was respected for the way he conducted himself and treated others.
Although Lama Lekshey has left us, his warm heart and great support for dharma activities will always inspire us.
With the blessings of our gurus, may Lama Lekshey be reborn in the Pure Land and continue to benefit all beings.
