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====Kelsang Gyatso====
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After leaving Tibet in 1959, Kelsang Gyatso taught and engaged in retreat in India for 18 years.<ref name="Cozort, Daniel 2003 p. 230"/> [[Trijang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso|Trijang Rinpoche]], Kelsang Gyatso's [[Guru#In Buddhism|root guru]], asked him to be the resident teacher at [[Manjushri Institute]] (now known as Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre) in England.<ref>Gyatso, Kelsang. (2000). ''Eight steps to happiness: The Buddhist way of loving kindness. London: Tharpa Publications''. p. 16.</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Cozort|2003|pp=225, 230}}</ref> Kelsang Gyatso taught the General Programme at Manjushri from 1976 to 1987.{{sfn|Kay|2004|pp=56, 73}}

Beginning in 1987, Kelsang Gyatso entered a 3-year [[Retreat (spiritual)|retreat]] at Tharpaland in [[Dumfries]], Scotland. During his retreat, he wrote five books and established the foundations of the NKT-IKBU.<ref name="Bluck, R. 2006 p. 130"/> He officially launched the NKT in 1991.<ref>[http://www.kadampa.org/en/centers ''Kadampa Centers'']. NKT-IKBU official website. Retrieved 7 December 2008.</ref>

Kelsang Gyatso died on 17 September 2022. Ten days after his death, he was cremated at Barrow Crematorium, [[Cumbria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU) |url=https://info-buddhism.com/geshe_kelsang_gyatso.html |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=info-buddhism.com |language=en}}</ref>