Tara Institute History up to 2000

Tara Institute up to 2000

Gautama Buddha — India
Jetsun Tsong Khapa — Tibet
Lama Yeshe / Lama Zopa Rinpoche — Nepal
- Kopan, Nepal — One Month Meditation Course
  - 1973 March
    - Maggie Feldmann
    - Max Feldmann
    - Peter Guiliano
    - Peter Langham (Stripes)
    - Gil Richards
    - Dugald Sinclair
    - Keith Tudor
    - Gabe Wallace
  - 1974 March
    - Adrian Feldmann (Ven Thubten Gyatso)
    - Chrissie Foulkes
    - Peter Guiliano
    - Adele Hulse
    - Ali Ribush
    - Dorian Ribush
  - 1979
    - Alan Molloy
    - Dugald Sinclair
    - Alys Andrews
    - David Andrews
- 1974 August Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa first visit to Australia
  - Several public talks in Melbourne
  - Diamond Valley, Queensland: One Month Course with both Lamas
    - Lama Yeshe circulates petition to invite His Holiness to Australia
  - Lama Yeshe surprise visit to Gabe Wallace at her home (20th October 1974?)
- 1975 Lama Yeshe returns to Melbourne
  - teaches at Latrobe University, Assembly Hall, Dromana: 5 day course, Melbourne University, Prince Phillip Theatre: 3 nights
  - ??Weekly meditation evenings at Inta McKimm’s home in Fitzroy
- 1976 Lama Yeshe weekend course at Olinda
  - Tara House starts in Palmerston Street Carlton
- 1977 Lama Yeshe public talk Kew Town Hall (over 300 people)
  - Tara House rents 12 Miller Grove, Kew. 1st Centre Director appointed: Ven Konchog Donma (Bonnie Rothenberg)
- 1978 Tara House starts retreat centre at Noojee (“Tara Institute”)
- 1979 Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa, Melbourne
  - Lama Zopa: Eight Point Thought Transformation; Anglesea August 30 – September 9
  - Lama Yeshe: public talk Malvern Town Hall (500 people)
  - Lama Zopa: 10-day LamRim Course; Noojee (45 people)
  - Lama Yeshe: Chittamani Tara Initiation; Noojee (30 people)
  - Both Lamas consecrated our Buddha statue in all night ceremony at Marianne Baillieu’s Realities gallery in Toorak
- 1980 Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Melbourne
  - Public Talk (Archive #074) August 29, 1980
  - Refuge (Archive #384) September 1, 1980
  - Bodhicitta / Emptiness (Archive #437) September 1, 1980
  - Lam Rim (Archive #076) September 1, 1980
  - First Vietnamese monks brought to Australia, Most Venerable Thich Tac Phuoc and Venerable Thich Huyen Ton live and teach at Miller Grove for several months
  - Geshe Thubten Dawa (TI’s first resident geshe arrives at Miller Grove, end of 1980)
- 1981 Lama Yeshe, Melbourne
  - Lama Yeshe: Nagarjuna’s Letter to a King (Dallas Brookes Hall)
  - Lama Yeshe: Mahamudra, Bendigo (approves Atisha Centre and picks site for Great Stupa)
  - Lama Yeshe: Nightclub Party, Collins Street
  - Lama chairs HHDL first-visit meeting at Miller Grove
  - Tara House rents a second house for Geshela and translator, Ven Kelsang Tsering: Annexe, High St Kew (1981 – 82)
- 1982
  - Tara Institute buys 3 Crimea Street, St Kilda, December ($125,000?)
  - Geshe Dharghyey teaches 3 nights
  - HHDL First Tour: TI played key role
- 1983
  - Lama Zopa: 5 evenings at Prahran High School Hall
  - Lama Zopa: weekend course at TI
  - Prof Jeffrey Hopkins: Weekend Seminar at Melbourne Uni
  - Prof Jeffrey Hopkins: 3 nights teachings and meditation at TI
  - Ven. Geshe Thubten Dawa (left October 1984) | Kelsang Tsering (left May 12)
- 1984
  - Lama Yeshe died March 3
  - Geshe Lobsang Doga (appointed TI’s second resident Geshe October)
  - Jonathan Landaw (October 16, 17, 18)
  - Ven Roger Mier (taught November while Geshe Doga was in Adelaide)
  - Sandup Tsering: translator (arrived August 21)
- 1985
  - Geshe Ngawang Dharghyey
    - April Weekend Course/TI; 3 nights/Dallas Brookes Hall; 2 Initiations/TI; LL puja HHDL
  - Gomo Tulku in Melbourne (August)
- 1986
  - Geshe Sonam Rinchen (15 March) Heart Sutra, Crimea St church hall
  - Geshe Sopa (June 11 – 18)
  - Panchen Lama with Geshe Doga: Melbourne (June)
- 1987
  - Lama Osel inauguration, 28 February, Kopan
  - Dr Alexander Berzin (28 May)
  - 3 Mavis Avenue, East Brighton Bought for $1.2 million (March). We moved in July
  - Crimea Street, St Kilda sold for $470k (May 14th —2 months after Mavis Av purchase)
  - Lama Zopa, Lama Osel, August
  - Lama Zopa Rinpoche
    - Yamantaka Self-Initiation August 12, 1987
    - Heruka Body Mandala Initiation (2) August 13, 1987
    - Heruka Body Mandala Commentary August 16, 1987
    - Vajrayogini Self Initiation August 19, 1987
    - Public Talk August 24, 1987
    - Chod Puja August 24, 1987
    - Heruka Initiation August 4, 1987
    - Heruka Body Mandala Initiation August 4, 1987
- 1988
  - Lama Zopa, Lam Rim (May 14, 15)
  - HH Sakya Trizin, June 1-5 FPMT-A tour, no teaching at TI
    - TI booked Melbourne University lecture hall for public talk
  - Khensur Urgyen Tseten: TI (October)
- 1990
  - Lama Zopa Rinpoche Public Talk (November 17)
- 1991
  - Lama Zopa Healing Course (August)
  - Thubten Dhonyu (Assistant Translator) arrives but he thinks he arrived June 1990
  - CPMT — hosted at TI attended and led by Lama Zopa Rinpoche (June)
    - 7 Point Thought Training (June 16)
    - Cittamani Tara Initiation Commentary (June 20)
    - Healing Course June 30, 1991
- 1992
  - Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche, (November)
  - HHDL Second Tour (TI hosted the Tour Office)
    - Geshe Dawo and Geshe Dhargyey stayed at TI
- 1993
  - Kensur Urgyen Tseten (February 6,7)
- 1994
  - Gyuto Monks at TI (March)
  - Ribur Rinpoche at TI (April)
- 1995
- 1996
  - HHDL Visit for Kalachakra (Third Tour) Sydney
  - Lama Zopa, October 3 -5
    - Public Talk
- 1997
  - Geshe Conference (April) Khensur Rinpoche, Geshe Doga, Geshe Enge, Geshe Dawa, Geshe Pal Tsering
  - Thubten Dhonyu leaves end of year
  - HH Sakya Trizin (June)
  - Geshe Lama Konchog visits Geshe Doga
- 1998
- 1999
  - Geshe Michael Roach at Melbourne Uni and Deakin (April)
- 2000
  - Lama Zopa: Heart Sutra (March)