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These are the teachers who have guided, shaped, supported or inspired what we do here at the Buddhist Center.
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H.H. The 16th KarmapaHis Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa Rangjung Rikpe Dorje was, until his death in 1981 the supreme head of the Karma Kagyu Lineage whose roots extend back to Tilopa, the great Indian master of the 10th century. H.H. Holiness Karmapa was greatly loved by all for his tremendous warmth and compassion. He was the teacher of nearly all of the Kagyu lamas alive today. |
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H.H. The 17th KarmapaHis Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje is the supreme head of the Kagyu lineage. In 2001 Karmapa fled Tsurphu, his home monastery in Tibet, to India so that he could continue his training and his responsibilities to the lineage. |
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H.H. Dilgo Khyentse RinpocheBorn in 1910, His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was the direct incarnation of the great scholar and meditation master Jamgon Khyentse Wangpo. He spent nearly 30 years in solitary retreat, in later life becoming the head of the Nyigma Linaege. He was the teacher to most of the lamas of his generation, including H.H. the Dalai Lama. Scholar, sage and poet, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche never ceased to inspire all who encountered him through his extraordinary presence, simplicity, dignity and humor. |
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The Ven. Tulku Urgyen RinpocheTulku Urgyen Rinpoche is widely acknowledged as one of the great meditation masters of modern times. He was born in eastern Tibet in 1920. He was a highly revered meditation master of the Dzogchen and Mahamudra traditions and was regarded by the late Karmapa as his last living teacher. Until his last days, he resided at the mountain retreat of Nagi Gompa above the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Tulku Urgyen is the inspiration for all of what we do at the Buddhist Center. |
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The Ven. Chšgyam Trungpa RinpocheMaster of meditation, social visionary, author, artist, poet--Chšgyam Trungpa (1939-1987) founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist university in North America; the Shambhala Training program; and Vajradhatu, an international association of meditation centers (now known under the name Shambhala International. At the age of 18 months Trungpa Rinpoche was recognized as the 11th in the line of the illustrious Trungpa tulkus. After an extraordinary training in scholastics, and meditation, Trungpa Rinpoche fled Tibet in 1959. He went on to become the most creative and dynamic Buddhist teacher in the west. |
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The Ven. Chškyi Nyima RinpocheThe eldest son of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Chškyi Nyima Rinpoche was born in 1951 in Eastern Tibet. At the age of 18 months, he was recognized as the seventh incarnation of the Drikung Kagyu lama Gar Drubchen, a Tibetan siddha and a spiritual emanation of Nagarjuna, the second-century Indian Buddhist philosopher. Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche teaches throughout the world and is the Abbot of Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling, the largest monastery in Nepal situated in the Kathmandu Valley. |
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The Ven. Tsoknyi RinpocheTsoknyi Rinpoche III was recognized by His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa as the reincarnation of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche I. He is a renowned master of the Drukpa Kagyu and Nyingma traditions. Rinpoche is the abbot of Ngedon Osel Ling Monastery in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. He is the abbot of two nunneries in Nepal, and Rinpoche watches over fifty-five monasteries in eastern Tibetan. |
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The Ven. Mingyur RinpocheThe seventh incarnation of the Mahasiddha Yongey Mingyur Dorje, Mingyur Rinpoche was born in 1976., combining academic study with intensive meditation practice. He entered his first three-year retreat in 1988 then served as retreat master for several subsequent retreats while continuing his training and studies. Rinpoche teaches widely and has already gained a reputation for his direct and profound meditation instructions. |
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Phakchok RinpocheBorn in 1981, Phakchok Rinpoche is grandson of Tulku Ugyen Rinpoche and the eldest brother of the incarnation of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he has studied with a number of great lamas, including Khyentse Rinpoche, Dudjom Rinpoche, and Tulku Ugyen Rinpoche. An dynamic young lama, his teachings are direct, accessible, and always fresh, opening up our minds in a playful and inspiring way. Phakchok Rinpoche 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. |
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H. H. Lopen Ngawang Tenzin RinpocheHis Holiness is the most revered lama of the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan and the highest reincarnation of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Rinpoche has occupied the office of Tsenye Lopen (Master of Philosophy) within the Royal Government of Bhutan. As such, he was responsible for the education of every Buddhist monk in Bhutan. He is now the Master of Religious Training for the government, a rank equivalent to that of a cabinet minister. He spends his time in retreat, traveling abroad occasionally to teach. |
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The Ven. Thrangu RinpocheThe Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche was born in Kham, Tibet, in 1933. At the age of five, he was formally recognized by His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa and Tai Situpa as the ninth incarnation of the great Thrangu Tulku. Thrangu Rinpoche was a very close to Trungpa Rinpoche and is the leading scholar of the, and is a teacher to most of the lamas of the Kagyu lineage today. Rinpoche's dharma activities are vast, encompassing many schools, retreat centers, monasteries and social service programs. His home center is in Sarnath, India, the site of the Buddha's first teaching. |
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The Ven. Dzongsar Khyentse RinpocheDzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche was born in Bhutan in 1961, and was recognized as the main incarnation of the great Jamyang Khyentse Chškyi Lodrš. From a young age he has been active for the preservation of the Buddhist teaching, establishing centers of learning, supporting practitioners, publishing books and teaching all over the world. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche supervises his traditional seat of Dzongsar Monastery and its retreat centers in Eastern Tibet, as well as his new colleges in India and Bhutan. While being one of the luminaries of the Buddhist word, Rinpoche has found time to write and produce two award winning films, The Cup and Travelers and Magicians. |
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Sakyong Mipham RinpocheThe Sakyong, Jamgšn Mipham Rinpoche, is the eldest son, and spiritual heir of Chšgyam Trungpa Rinpoche. He holds the Mukpo family lineage, descending from the Tibetan warrior-king Gesar of Ling. He also holds the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages. He is the incarnation of Mipham the Great , who is revered in Tibet as an emanation of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom. The Sakyong is the head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and is the spiritual director of Shambhala, a global network of meditation and retreat centers. |
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The Ven. Dzigar Kongtrul RinpocheRecognized as an incarnation of the great master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodrš Thaye, he received the teachings of the Nyingma lineage from his root teacher, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Rinpoche also studied extensively with Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and the great scholar Khenpo Rinchen. Rinpoche lives in Crestone, Colorado where he established the mountain retreat center of Longchen Jigme Samten Ling. He currently spends much of his time there in retreat and guides students in long-term retreat practice. |
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The Ven. Dzogchen Pšnlop RinpocheThe Dzogchen Pšnlop Rinpoche was born at Rumtek Monastery. His father was Dhamchö Yongdu, General Secretary of His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa. His Holiness Karmapa immediately recognized him as the seventh in the line of Dzogchen Ponlop incarnations. The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is acknowledged as one of the foremost scholars of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is known for his sharp intellect, humor, and the lucidity of his teaching style. Fluent in the English language and well-versed in Western culture, Rinpoche is also an accomplished calligrapher, visual artist and poet. |
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The Ven. Sogyal RinpocheBorn in Kham in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa Tertön Sogyal, a teacher to the thirteenth Dalai Lama, by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, one of the most outstanding masters of the twentieth century. With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of Tibetan Buddhism in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most prolific teachers of his generation. He is the author of the well know Buddhist classic, The Tibetan Book of living and Dying. |
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The Ven. Ringu TulkuRingu Tulku Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist Master of the Kagyu Order. He was trained in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism under many great masters such as HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa and HH Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche. He took his formal education at Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok and Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India and has served as Professor of Tibetology in Sikkim for 17 years. |
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Pema ChšdršnPema Chšdršn is an American Buddhist nun and resident teacher at Gampo Abbey, a monastic center for men and women in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She began studying Buddhism in the early 1970s, working closely with the renowned Chšgyam Trungpa Rinpoche of the Shambhala Buddhist tradition until his death in 1987. Pema spends most of each year in retreat. She is a brilliant teacher and prolific author. Her books include Start Where You Are, When Things Fall Apart and No Time To Lose. |
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Shambhala InternationalShambhala International, a worldwide organization of more than one hundred meditation and retreat centers, founded by the late Chšgyam Trungpa Rinpoche , and now under the guidance of his son, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Shambhala Buddhism draws on the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and the ancient Shambhala tradition of spiritual warriorship. Shambhala Buddhism emphasizes contemplative practices of non-aggression and the creation of a society based on the principles of fundamental goodness and fearlessness. |
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Shambhala Mountain CenterShambhala Mountain Center is a mountain valley retreat located on 600 acres in northern Colorado. (about 1 1/2 hours drive from Steamboat Springs) Since 1971 the Center has offered hundreds of programs on Buddhist meditation, yoga and other contemplative disciplines. Tamed by thirty years of use as a contemplative retreat, Shambhala Mountain Center is a place where one of the basic truths of Buddhism--that people can be profoundly open to the wisdom of the present moment--is always readily available. |
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Gampo AbbeyLocated on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Gampo Abbey is the largest Buddhist monastery in the western hemisphere. Founded by Chšgyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1984, it is an affiliate Shambhala International . The abbot of Gampo Abbey is the Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche and Ani Pema Chšdršn is the principal teacher. Gampo Abbey offers intensive training for monastics and lay people of all Buddhist traditions. |
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Naropa UniversityFounded in 1978 by Chšgyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Naropa University is located in Boulder, Colorado. Naropa University is a Buddhist-inspired, fully accredited private college, offering graduate degrees in contemplative psychotherapy, somatic psychology, and transpersonal psychology. |
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Rangjung Yeshe InstituteRangjung Yeshe Institute was founded in 1981 by Chškyi Nyima Rinpoche in accordance with the wishes of his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, as a yearly two-week seminar focusing on specific Buddhist topics. Since 1997 the Institute has expanded to offered an extended and integrated course of study of Mahayana Buddhism. Based at Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, the Institute is an excellent resource for deep immersion into Buddhist study, life and culture. |
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