Nicholas Vreeland, Rato Khensur Thupten Lhundup | |
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 His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Khen Rimpoche Nicholas Vreeland at Rato Dratsang, Mundgod, in the south Indian state of Karnataka. | |
| Title | Khensur Rinpoche |
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| Born | Switzerland |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Nationality | American |
| Parent(s) | Frederick Vreeland Vanessa Somers |
| School | Gelug |
| Education | American University of Paris, New York University, Rato Dratsang |
| Occupation | Buddhist Monk |
| Relatives | Diana Vreeland (grandmother) Caroline Vreeland (cousin) |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Khyongla Rato Rinpoche |
| Based in | Rato Dratsang |
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Nicholas Vreeland, also known as Rato Khensur Thupten Lhundup, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk and the former abbot of Rato Dratsang, a 14th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery reestablished in India. Vreeland is also a photographer.[1] He is the son of Ambassador Frederick Vreeland and grandson of Diana Vreeland, former editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine and special consultant to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, where she set the "standard for costume exhibitions globally."[2][3]
Vreeland spends his time between India and the United States, where he is the Director of Kunkhyab Thardo Ling—The Tibet Center, New York City's oldest Tibetan Buddhist center. He is also the first Westerner His Holiness the Dalai Lama appointed Abbot of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the important Tibetan government monasteries under his authority.[4][5]
Monk With A Camera, a documentary film about Vreeland, was released in 2014.[6]
- ^ Vreeland, Nicholas (17 September 2012). "Photos for Rato". Tricycle. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Diana Vreeland: Immoderate Style". metmuseum.org. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "About The Met /Collection Areas /The Costume Institute". metmuseum.org. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Alvarez, Lizette (May 19, 2010). "Even the Dalai Lama Has a Point Man". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Elder, Sean (November 25, 2014). "Nicky Vreeland: The Playboy and the Prayer Wheel". Newsweek. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Ben, Kenigsberg (November 20, 2014). "A Holy Man in India, Descended From New York Fashion". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2018.