All Teachers
Jacob Dalton
Jacob Dalton is an Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at UC Berkeley, where he works on Nyingma religious history, tantric ritual, paleography, and the Dunhuang manuscripts. He has traveled widely in Tibet, India and in Nepal, where he was a student of Tulku Urgyen. He has also studied with Nyoshul Khen and Tsoknyi Rinpoche.
Upcoming Programs: Death, Dreams, and Visions in Tibetan Buddhism,
John Makransky, PhD
John Makransky is a professor of Buddhism at Boston College and the founder and guiding teacher of the Foundation for Active Compassion, which provides meditation workshops and retreats both in Buddhist contemplative settings and also in secular settings for peace and social justice activists, ministers, social workers, teachers, therapists, counselors, health care and other helping… more »
Lama Tsultrim Sangpo
Lama Tsultrim Sangpo is the umdze or chant master at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery in Kathmandu, and serves as Gomde’s resident teacher during the summer.
Upcoming Programs: Instructions on the Practice of Kurukulle, Teachings on the Ocean of Amrita Puja,
Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Born in the Northern Indian province of Himachal Pradesh to Tibetan parents, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche grew up in a monastic environment. Recognized as an incarnation of Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, he received the teachings of the Nyingma lineage, especially that of the Longchen Nyingtik, from his root teacher, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Rinpoche also studied extensively… more »
Upcoming Programs: Kurukulle Drupcho Registration, Kurukulle Drupcho and Uttaratantra Shastra, Kurukulle Drupcho with Uttaratantra Shastra Registration, Uttaratantra Shastra Registration,
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
Meditation master and renowned teacher Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche has been teaching audiences around the world for the past 25 years. His teachings, full of humor, warmth and wit, offer a unique opportunity to connect with the Buddhist tradition in a fresh, vital way that is relevant to our lives today. The eldest son of Tulku… more »
Upcoming Programs: Green Tara, Ocean of Amrita, and Dzogchen Intensive, Green Tara: Treasury of Triple Excellences and Ocean of Amrita Puja Registration, Green Tara, Ocean of Amrita Puja and Dzogchen Registration, Dzogchen Intensive Registration, Ocean of Amrita Puja (Ngaksopuja),
H.E. Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche
Kyabje Tsikey Chokling Mingyur Dewey Dorje, born in 1953 as the second son of Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was recognized and enthroned as the 4 th authentic incarnation of the great 19 th century treasure revealer, Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Shikpo Lingpa by His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Khyapdak Rigpe Dorje. H. E. Tsikey… more »
Upcoming Programs: Phowa Retreat,
Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Born in 1966 in Kathmandu into the family of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche was recognized by the 16th Karmapa as the third incarnation of an important lama of the Drukpa Kagyü and Nyingma lineages. He is the lineage holder of the Ratna Lingpa and Tsoknyi lineages. Tsoknyi Rinpoche has a Western seat, Yeshe… more »
Mingyur Rinpoche
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche possesses a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner. His profound yet accessible teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. Most uniquely, Rinpoche’s teachings weave together his own personal experiences with modern scientific research, relating both to the… more »
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche was born in Bhutan in 1961, and was recognized as the main incarnation of the Khyentse lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He was recognized by Sakya Trizin as the reincarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro, an outstanding teacher who had passed away in 1959. The young tulku was educated primarily by another… more »
Kyabgon Phakchok Rinpoche
Born in 1981 to Chokling Rinpoche and his wife Dechen Paldron, Phakchok Rinpoche is the grandson of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and the eldest brother of Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche. He is the abbot of a monastery in Chapagaon in the southern Kathmandu Valley, as well as head of Riwoche Monastery in Tibet’s Dokham region. Recognized by… more »
H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche
Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche was born as the eldest daughter of Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen Gyurme Künzang Wangyal, the 11th Mindrolling throne holder of the renowned Mindrolling lineage. The Mindrolling lineage is one of the six main Nyingma Lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. Throughout its history, some of the greatest masters of their time have… more »
Upcoming Programs: The Four Dharmas of Gampopa,
Catherine Dalton
After receiving a BA in Religion at Middlebury College, Catherine moved to Kathmandu, Nepal in 2001 to continue her studies of Tibetan Buddhism. From 2003 to 2011 she worked as an oral interpreter and Tibetan language instructor at Kathmandu University’s Centre for Buddhist Studies and directed the Centre’s Translator Training program for several years. Catherine… more »
Ryan Damron
Ryan travelled to South Asian in 1998 and remained for nearly a decade, settling in Kathmandu. He studied Buddhist classics and taught intermediate Tibetan at the Center for Buddhist Studies at Kathmandu University and joined the Dharmachakra Translation Committee for its inaugural publication of Middle Beyond Extremes (2005). After leaving Kathmandu he spent a year as manager… more »
Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel
Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel has studied and practiced the Buddhadharma for 25 years under the guidance of her teacher and husband, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. After meeting Rinpoche in Nepal, she became his first Western student. She has been intimately involved with Rinpoche’s work in bringing Buddhist wisdom to the West, in particular to the development of Mangala… more »
Upcoming Programs: Are We Really Practicing?,
