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Congratulations to Wendell “Hotfoot” Garnett ’05, who recently completed the first portion of the 17-year <a href="https://fpmt.org/mandala/archives/mandala-issues-for-2007/april/what-is-a-geshe/"><em>Geshe </em>degree</a> program of Tibetan Buddhist studies at the <a href="https://instituteofbuddhistdialectics.org/">Institute of Buddhist Dialectics</a> in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, India!  This program offers an intensive grounding in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy through the traditional method of debating key Buddhist texts.  On hand to help mark this achievement by Wendell and others was <a href="https://www.dalailama.com/">His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama</a>, who has resided in Dharmashala since fleeing Tibet in 1959.  Having completed this initial 8-year portion of his studies, Wendell will continue to study for another 9 years in order to complete the program.  Once he has finished his studies, he will receive the title <em>Geshe </em>(Tibetan, “one who knows virtue”), the equivalent of a doctoral degree in Tibetan Buddhist academic traditions.

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Learn more about Wendell’s astonishing journey from Berea to the heart of Tibetan culture <a href="https://khyentsefoundation.org/grants-and-scholarships-wendell-garnett-ii/?">here</a>.

Wendell “Hotfoot” Garnett ’05 Reaches Milestone in Tibetan Buddhist Studies