Auckland, New Zealand

In 1989, H.E. Serkong Tritul Rinpoche of Ganden Jangtse Monastery began to travel between Tibet and other countries on a teaching tour. By 1992, he was flying between Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia and China to give teachings.

In 1999, Rinpoche visited New Zealand. From there, the New Zealand Kadampa Buddhist Society came into being, which strives to bring Atisha's pure lineage to this new land.

Since its establishment, Tritul Rinpoche has given numerous empowerments and encouraged many Dharma activities at this center. He also assigned various teachers educated in Taiwan to administer this center.

In March 2008, the official opening of the new temple signaled that Atisha’s pure lineage had firmly begun to take root in New Zealand.

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