Traleg Khandro

Traleg Khandro

In accordance with the late Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche the 9th’s wishes, his wife of 27 years, Traleg Khandro (Felicity) has assumed responsibilities for the continuation of Rinpoche’s activities in the United States and is now the Director of Rinpoche’s New York and...
Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche was born into a noble Tibetan family in Northern India. His father was the 3rd incarnation of the great tertön Chogyur Lingpa, while Rinpoche’s first teacher, his mother, was a great and renowned practitioner, completing 13 years of solitary...
Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel

Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel

Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel has studied and practiced the Buddhadharma for 30 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...
Chagdud Khadro

Chagdud Khadro

Chagdud Khadro was married to and a devoted student of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche for twenty three years. At the time of her ordination, Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche invested her as the future Spiritual Director of Chagdud Gonpa Brasil. Since Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche’s...
Khenpo Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

Khenpo Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche is a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition. He studied for ten years at Lharang Gar in Serta, eastern Tibet, with his teacher, the great Jigmed Phuntsok Rinpoche, who is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest...