Naropa

Naropa

male, deceased (1100)
Mystic, Indian, nalanda, enlightenment, Mahasiddhas, Tibetan language…TibetanBuddhist, Buddhist, tibetan, tibetan buddhism
Naropa (Tibetan; Sanskrit: "Nadaprada", 1016-1100) was an Indian Buddhist mystic and monk, the pupil of Tilopa and brother, or some sources say...
Gampopa

Gampopa

male, deceased (1153)
lama, Indian, Mahamudra, six yogas of Naropa, Marpa, Tantric Buddhism…Old Tibetan, tibetan buddhism, TibetanBuddhist
Gampopa (1079-1153), also known as Dagpo Lhaje ("physician from Dagpo") and Dakpo Rinpoche ("Precious Master from Dagpo"), founded the Kagyu...
Thubten Chodron

Thubten Chodron

female, 59 years old
University of California, Lama Tzong Khapa Institute, Venerable Thubten Chodron, Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Mahayanan Buddhist monk, Ven. Lama Zopa Rinpoche…Buddhist, Tibetan Buddhist teacher, TibetanBuddhist, Tibetan Buddhist nun
Venerable Thubten Chodron is an American Tibetan Buddhist nun and a central figure in reinstating the Bhikshuni (tib. Gelongma) ordination of...
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

male
lama, Nitartha Institute, tulku, Lamas, Karma Kagyu, TibetanBuddhist
The Seventh Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is president of Nalandabodhi, a leading Tibetan Buddhist scholar, and a meditation master. He is also one of...
Matthieu Ricard

Matthieu Ricard

male, 63 years old
Jean-Francois Revel, TIbet, An Inner Journey, The Quantum and the Lotus, The Monk and the Philosopher, Molecular Genetics, Monk Dancer of Tibet…Buddhist Himalayas, TibetanBuddhist, tibetan buddhism, buddhist monk, Buddhist
Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal. Born in Paris, he is the son of Jean-François R...
Tenzin Palmo

Tenzin Palmo

female, 66 years old
nun, tibetan buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Himachal Pradesh, TibetanBuddhist, Tibetan Buddhist nun
Ani Tenzin Palmo is a Tibetan Buddhist nun in the Drukpa Kagyu lineage, author, and founder of Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery in Himachal Pradesh, India.
Altan Khan

Altan Khan

male, deceased (1582)
ordos, Chahar, Dayan Khan, tibet, mongolia, Inner Mongolia…TibetanBuddhist
Altan Khan 　(Chinese: 俺答汗, Mongolian: Алтан Хаан), whose given name was Anda, was the de facto ruler of the Right Wing of the Mongols and exerc...
Garab Dorje

Garab Dorje

male
lama, devas, tibetan buddhism, dzogchen, deva, TibetanBuddhist
Garab Dorje (Sanskrit: Prahevajra) was the semi-historical first human teacher of the Dzogchen or Great Perfection teachings according to Tibetan...
Geshe Tashi Tsering

Geshe Tashi Tsering

male
writer, Buddhist, philosopher, lama, tibetan, Tibetan Buddhist teacher…TibetanBuddhist, Jamyang Buddhist Centre
Geshe Tashi Tsering (born 1958) has been the resident Tibetan Buddhist teacher at Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London, since 1994. Geshe Tashi was born...

Vimalamitra

male
Tib., Ma Rinchen Chok, Guhyasamaja Tantra, dzogchen, nyingma, Terma…TibetanBuddhist, Buddhist
Vimalamitra (Tib. Drime Shenyen), an 8th century Indian adept, is key to the history of Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen practice. He lived equally in...