Thupten Tendhar was ordained by the Dalai Lama in 1998. He was a Tibetan Buddhist monk for over twenty years. He received his Geshe degree in Buddhist studies from Drepung Monastic University, and a Ph.D. in Education from URI.

URI Buddhist students may approach him for:

• Questions about Buddhism
• Meditation
• Inner Peace events
• Nonviolence and Peace
• Buddhist monks and scholars