Tibetan Buddhist Teachers

Our gratitude is owed to the Tibetan Buddhist teachers of the present age who have generously donated years of their precious life to further the spreading of the Buddhadharma.

Intro

• Please add or update biographical information for your personal teachers. Most of the important Tibetan masters should have been included on this page, if not, please include them. We are trying to create a record of "who brought the Dharma to the West" with everyone's participation.
• Details of each teacher can be filled in by clicking on their name and pressing the edit tab.
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• Instructions on adding a new entry and/or teacher information can be found at Sample Buddhist Teacher Info & Instructions.

A - F

• Achoe Rinpoche
  
• Adeu Rinpoche
  
• Akong Rinpoche
  
• Alak Zenkar Rinpoche
  
• Ato Rinpoche
  
• Ayang Tulku Rinpoche
  
• Bairo Rinpoche, *Shichen Vairo Tulku
  
• Bakha Tulku Rinpoche
  
• Bardor Tulku, *Barway Dorje
  
• Beru Khyentse Rinpoche
  
• Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, California, 1978
  
• Chatral Rinpoche, *Chatral Sangye Dorje
  
• Chhoje Tulku Rinpoche
  
• Chime Rinpoche, Lama Chime Rinpoche
  
• Choegon Rinpoche
• Choegyal Namkhai Norbu, Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, 1964, Napoli.
  
• Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
  
• Chogye Trichen Rinpoche
  
• Chokling Rinpoche1983, Germany.
  
• Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, *Drongtrul Chokyi Nyima, 1980, Germany.
  
• Dabzang Rinpoche of Drilyag Gompa
  
• Dagyab Kyabgon Rinpoche Loden Sherab, 1966, Bonn (Germany.
  
• Dakpo Tulku
  
• Dalai Lama, His Holiness
  
• Dawa Chhodak Rinpoche, Acharya
  
• Deshung Rinpoche, *Kunga Tenpai Nyima, 1960, Seattle.
  
• Dhongthog Rinpoche
  
• Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Kyabje, 1975, France.
  
• Dodrupchen Rinpoche
  
• Dongak Tenpei Nyima
• Dorzong Rinpoche
  
• Drikung Khandro
• Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche
  
• Drugu Chogyal Rinpoche
  
• Drungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche
  
• Dudjom Rinpoche, Kyabje
  
• Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
  
• Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
  
• Dzogchen Rinpoche
  
• Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
  

G - J

• Gangteng Tulku
  
• Garchen Rinpoche
• Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche
• Gendun Rinpoche
• Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden, resident in Melbourne, Australia.
• Geshe Lozang Jamspal
• Geshe Lundrup Sopa, 1962, New Jersey.
  
• Geshe Sherab Gyaltsen Amipa, 1967, Rikon (Switzerland).
  
• Geshe Tashi Tsering, London, Uk.
  
• Geshe Wangyal, Geshe Wangyal, 1955, New Jersey.
  
• Gochen Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche
• Goshi Gyaltsab Rinpoche
  
• Gyalsey Tulku Rinpoche
  
• Gyalwang Karmapa Rangjung Rigpey Dorje
  
• Gyatrul Rinpoche
  
• Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, the III
  
• Jetsun Kushok Chimey Luding
• Jigmey Khyentse Nuden Dorje
  
• Jigmey Norbu Rinpoche
  
• Jigmey Phuntsok Rinpoche
  

K

• Kalu Rinpoche
  
• Karma Chagme Rinpoche
  
• Karma Trinley Rinpoche
  
• Kahtog Khenpo Lama Loga
• Khandro Rinpoche
  
• Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
  
• Khenchen Bentse Rinpoche, Khenpo Petse
• Khenpo Chadral
  
• Khenpo Chodrak
  
• Khenpo Chodzo
  
• Khenpo Chogah
  
• Khenpo Chokyi Gocha
  
• Khenpo Drukchung
  
• Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
• Khenpo Konchok Monlam
  
• Khenpo Ngedon
  
• Khenpo Palden Sherab
  
• Khenpo Pema Gyaltsen
  
• Khenpo Pema Sherab, Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche
  
• Khenpo Sherab Sangpo
• Khenpo Tashi Palden
  
• Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal
  
• Khenpo Tsewang Rigdzin
• Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen
  
• Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso
  
• Khensur Lungri Namgyel Rinpoche, the 101st Ganden Tripa
  
• Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche
  
• Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche
  
• Khordong Terchen Tulku Chhimed Rigdzin
  
• Khyentse Yeshe Rinpoche
  
• Kusum Lingpa Rinpoche
  
• Kunzang Dechen Lingpa
  
• Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
  

L

• Lama Akhu Pema Yugyal
  
• Lama Chonjor, Neten Gompa, Bir.
  
• Lama Gape, Drikung Kagyu lama resident in Garchen Institute in Arizona.
• Lama Kuntra, Karma Kagyu lama resident in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, formerly in Taipei City.
• Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche, (Ngor Thartse Lama Kunga)
• Lama Lodru Rinpoche
  
• Lama Namze Rinpoche
  
• Lama Norbu Repa
  
• Lama Norlha
  
• Lama Putsi Pema Tashi
  
• Lama Rigsang Dorje
  
• Lama Rinchen, resident Lama in New York
  
• Lama Tharchin Rinpoche
  
• Lama Thubten Yeshe
  
• Lama Tobgyal, crazy yogi, Denmark
  
• Lama Tubten and Lama Lodro, resident lamas in Denmark & Birmingham in the late '70es & 80s
  
• Lama Wangdor Rinpoche, meditator master at the Tsopema caves
  
• Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche
  
• Lama Zopa Rinpoche
• Lati Rinpoche
  
• Lho Drikung Ontul Rinpoche
  
• Lingtrul Rinpoche
• Lobpon Sherab Ozer
  
• Lopon Tenzin Namdak
• Lobpon Yeshe Trinley
  
• Luding Khen Rinpoche

M - S

• Mingyur Rinpoche
  
• Minling Trichen Rinpoche
  
• Mipham Rinpoche
  
• Namkha Drimed Rinpoche
  
• Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche
  
• Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche
• Ngakpa Yeshe Dorje Rinpoche
  
• Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche
  
• Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche
  
• Özer Tulku
  
• Padgyal Lingpa
  
• Pawo Rinpoche
  
• Peling Sungtrul Rinpoche
  
• Pema Kalzang Rinpoche
  
• Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, 1975, France.
  
• Penor Rinpoche, Drubwang
  
• Phakchok Rinpoche
• Poba Tulku Dongak Tenpei Nyima
• Ranyak Paltrül Rinpoche
• Ratna Vajra Rinpoche
• Kyabje Ribur Rinpoche
• Rigdzin Shikpo Rinpoche
• Ringu Tulku
  
• Sakya Dagchen Jigdral Rinpoche
  
• Sakya Tridzin Rinpoche
  
• Sang Ngak Rinpoche
  
• Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche
  
• Shamar Rinpoche
  
• Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche
  
• Shelkar Amchi Rinpoche
  
• Sherab Sangpo, Khenpo
• Shichen Vairo Tulku
  
• Sogyal Rinpoche
  
• Soktse Rinpoche
  
• Sonam Tobgyal Rinpoche
  

T - Z

• Tai Situ Rinpoche
  
• Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche
  
• Tagster Rinpoche
• Tarab Tulku Ngawang Losang
  
• Tarig Tulku Rinpoche
  
• Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche
  
• Tenga Rinpoche of Benchen Gompa
  
• Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
• Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, 1975, France.
  
• Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
  
• Traktung Rinpoche
  
• Traleg Rinpoche
  
• Troru Tsenam Rinpoche
  
• Trulshik Rinpoche
  
• Tsoknyi Rinpoche
  
• Tulku Pema Rigdzin
  
• Tulku Rangdrol
  
• Tulku Sang-ngak Rinpoche
  
• Tulku Thondup Rinpoche
  
• Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, 1980, Germany.
  
• Wangchen Rinpoche
  
• Younge Khachab Rinpoche
  
• Zangzang Tulku
  
• Zatrul Rinpoche