This user has publicly declared that they have a conflict of interest regarding the Wikipedia article Awakening Vajra International.

I hereby wish to disclose that I am supportive of, but not paid in any way, Awakening Vajra International and Geshe Gyalten, its Spiritual director. The point of convergence here being respect for Kyabje Choden Rinpoche.

I have incepted the Article on "Geshe Gyalten" from Sera Jey monastery, and forwarded for review. The possibility of a COI is based on our being affiliated with the same monastery (Sera Jey Monastic University, Bylakuppe, India) and Buddhist teacher (Kyabje Choden Rinpoche). I should hence like to disclose that I have personally met Geshe Gyalten, am supportive of the organization Awakening Vajra International but have never received any funds from either Geshe Gyalten or AVI for any writing work or any other work that I have voluntarily agreed to do.

The possibility of a COI has been averted by non-reception of any funds from any source for the submission of this article, it is done purely out of interest for the subject matter. At the same time, personal evaluation of the subject matter has not been injected in the article; instead verifiable external sources have been consulted and cited.

Geshe Gyalten has been nominated for speedy deletion, however, given that Awakening Vajra International is an International Association of Buddhist Meditation Centers, spanning the USA, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, and many other countries, it appears that his biography is relevant and merits inclusion in the Wikipedia database.

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