What is Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden?
{{Orphan|date=February 2022}} '''Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden''' leads the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Australia. [[Geshe]] Loden established the Peaceful Land of Joy Meditation Centre in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], and has written many books. In 2011, he was named Hume Citizen of the Year.<ref name=humeweekly>{{cite web |url=http://www.humeweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/hume-thanks-old-and-young-who-care-for-others/2063199.aspx |title=Hume thanks old and young who care for others |date=1 February 2011 |work=Hume Weekly |access-date=2011-04-27 |archive-date=2011-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313192608/http://www.humeweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/hume-thanks-old-and-young-who-care-for-others/2063199.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=sammut>{{cite web |url=http://hume-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/joy-for-tibetan-thubten-with-australia-day-award/ |title=Joy for Tibetan Thubten with Australia Day award |author=Kelly Sammut |date=2 February 2011 |work=Hume Leader |access-date=27 April 2011 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113327/http://hume-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/joy-for-tibetan-thubten-with-australia-day-award/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macedonrangesweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/hume-thanks-old-and-young/2062564.aspx |title=Hume thanks old and young |author=Foulds, Jessica |date=1 February 2011 |work=Macedon Ranges Weekly |access-date=2011-04-27 |archive-date=2011-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706105859/http://www.macedonrangesweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/hume-thanks-old-and-young/2062564.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==History== Born in 1924, Geshe Loden became a monk at the age of seven. Completing his study of all divisions of Buddhist philosophy, he was awarded the Geshe Lharampa degree from Sera Monastery in [[Tibet]], and an Acharya degree from Varanasi's Sanskrit university in India. He also gained a Master's qualification in [[V