The Living Masters

The Living Masters.

134 teachers across 14 traditions. Audio teachings, retreat schedules, and direct access — for members who arrive with the right intention.

Teachers134

Traditions14

Teachings2988+

Monasteries126

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Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

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Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

Khyentse lineage · Rimé (non-sectarian) movement

Bir, Himachal Pradesh, India · Bhutan · global96 teachings

Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche

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Chökyi Nyima

Ka-Nying lineage · Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche line · Drikung Kagyu / Nyingma

Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal142 teachings

Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche

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Phakchok

Ka-Nying lineage · Taklung Kagyu · Riwoche tradition

Kathmandu, Nepal · global78 teachings

H.H. 41st Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche (Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga)

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HH the 41st Sakya Gongma Trichen

Sakya lineage · Khön family line

Rajpur, Dehradun, India · global184 teachings

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche in 2016

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Yongey Mingyur

Karma Kagyu and Nyingma · Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche line

Bodh Gaya, India · Kathmandu, Nepal · global124 teachings

Tsoknyi Rinpoche

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Tsoknyi

Drukpa Kagyu and Nyingma · Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche line

Kathmandu, Nepal · global88 teachings

Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche at Nyima Dzong

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Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi

Nyingma · Khyentse lineage · reincarnation of HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal · Bhutan22 teachings

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo at Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery

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Tenzin Palmo

Drukpa Kagyu · Khamtrul Rinpoche line

Tashi Jong, Himachal Pradesh, India68 teachings

Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi

Bhikkhu Bodhi

Sri Lankan Theravada · translator of the Pali canon

Carmel, New York, USA240 teachings

Ajahn Sumedho

Ajahn Sumedho

Thai Forest tradition · Ajahn Chah lineage

Thailand · UK312 teachings

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (2022)

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Henepola Gunaratana

Sri Lankan Theravada · Amarapura Nikaya

High View, West Virginia, USA168 teachings

Sayadaw U Pandita (junior)

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Sayadaw U Pandita

Burmese Theravada · Mahasi lineage

Yangon and Hse Main Gon, Myanmar56 teachings

Bhante Anandajoti

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Bhante Anandajoti

Theravada · Western forest tradition · Pali studies

Lumbini, Nepal · Sri Lanka · global96 teachings

Ven. Dharmavati Guruma

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Dharmavati Guruma

Newar Theravada revival · Dharmodaya Sabha · Burmese vipassana

Kathmandu, Nepal84 teachings

Ven. Ashok Vajracharya

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Ashok Bajracharya

Newar Vajrayana · Vajracharya tradition · Pancha Buddha cycle

Kathmandu, Nepal38 teachings

Roshi Joan Halifax

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Joan Halifax

Soto Zen · Bernie Glassman / Peacemaker lineage · Thich Nhat Hanh ordination

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA134 teachings

Zoketsu Norman Fischer

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Norman Fischer

Soto Zen · Suzuki Roshi lineage · Everyday Zen Foundation

Mill Valley, California, USA188 teachings

Pema Chödrön at the Omega Institute, 2007

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Pema Chödrön

Shambhala · Kagyu and Nyingma · Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche line

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada220 teachings

Sister Chân Không

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Sister Chân Không

Order of Interbeing · Plum Village · Thich Nhat Hanh lineage

Plum Village, France · Vietnam · global196 teachings

Ven. Bhikkhuni Dhammananda (2020)

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Bhikkhuni Dhammananda

Thai Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha · Dharmaguptaka derived ordination

Nakhon Pathom, Thailand78 teachings

Sayalay Susila

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Sayalay Susila

Burmese Theravada · Pa Auk Sayadaw lineage

Mawlamyine, Myanmar · Penang, Malaysia · global64 teachings

Bhikshuni Thubten Chödrön

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Thubten Chödrön

Gelug · Dharmaguptaka bhikshuni ordination

Newport, Washington, USA312 teachings

Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche at Nagi Gompa

Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

Nyingma · Kagyü · Chokling Tersar · Barom Kagyu

Nagi Gompa, Shivapuri / Boudhanath, Nepal0 teachings

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Nyingma · Rimé · Khyentse incarnation line

Boudhanath, Nepal · Bhutan0 teachings

Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, Kathmandu, 2003

Chogye Trichen Rinpoche

Sakya · Tsharpa subschool · 26th throne-holder of Nalendra

Boudhanath / Lumbini, Nepal0 teachings

Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche

Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche

Nyingma · Mindrolling · Kagyü

Dehradun, India · Virginia, USA0 teachings

H.E. Garchen Rinpoche

Garchen Rinpoche

Drikung Kagyu · Nyingma Dzogchen

Arizona, USA · Tibet · global0 teachings

H.H. the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa

The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa

Drukpa Kagyu · head of the lineage

Kathmandu, Nepal · Ladakh · Bhutan0 teachings

H.H. the 41st Sakya Trichen, Ngawang Kunga

HH the 41st Sakya Trichen

Sakya · Khön family lineage · 41st Sakya Trizin (1959–2017)

Dehradun, India0 teachings

Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche

Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche

Nyingma · Riwoche · Padma Samye Ling

Sarnath, India · USA0 teachings

Yangthang Tulku Rinpoche with interfaith liaison

Yangthang Rinpoche

Nyingma · Domang Monastery

Sikkim, India0 teachings

H.H. Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche

HH the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang

Drikung Kagyu · 37th Drikung Kyabgön

Dehradun, India0 teachings

Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche

Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche

Karma Kagyü · Shentong Madhyamaka

Boudhanath, Nepal0 teachings

Lama Thubten Yeshe

Lama Thubten Yeshe

Gelug · founder of FPMT

Kathmandu, Nepal0 teachings

Kyabje Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 2008

Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Gelug · Lawudo · FPMT

Kathmandu, Nepal0 teachings

Lama Tsultrim Allione

Lama Tsultrim Allione

Karma Kagyü · Nyingma · recognised emanation of Machig Labdrön

Colorado, USA0 teachings

Anam Thubten Rinpoche

Anam Thubten Rinpoche

Nyingma · Dzogchen

San Francisco Bay Area, USA0 teachings

B. Alan Wallace

B. Alan Wallace

Gelug (former Gelug monk) · Nyingma Dzogchen

Santa Barbara, California0 teachings

Geshe Lhundub Sopa

Geshe Lhundub Sopa

Gelug · Sera Je

Madison, Wisconsin0 teachings

Drukpa Choegon Rinpoche

Drukpa Choegon Rinpoche

Himachal Pradesh, India0 teachings

Statue of Ajahn Chah (Luang Poh Chah Subhaddo) at the Thai Human Imagery Museum

Ajahn Chah

Thai Forest · root teacher of the Western Forest Sangha

Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand0 teachings

Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera

Ajahn Brahm

Thai Forest · Ajahn Chah lineage

Perth, Western Australia0 teachings

Ajahn Amaro in Bangkok, 2019

Ajahn Amaro

Thai Forest · Ajahn Chah lineage

Hertfordshire, UK0 teachings

Ajahn Pasanno at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, 2013

Ajahn Pasanno

Thai Forest · Ajahn Chah lineage

Northern California, USA0 teachings

Ajahn Sona

Ajahn Sona

Thai Forest · Ajahn Chah lineage

British Columbia, Canada0 teachings

Ajahn Jayasāro in Bangkok, 2018

Ajahn Jayasaro

Thai Forest · Ajahn Chah lineage

Thailand0 teachings

Ajahn Munindo

Ajahn Munindo

Thai Forest · Ajahn Chah lineage

Northumberland, UK0 teachings

S. N. Goenka speaking on Vipassana Meditation

S.N. Goenka

Ledi Sayadaw → Saya Thetgyi → U Ba Khin → Goenka

Igatpuri, Maharashtra0 teachings

Bhante Sujato

Bhante Sujato

Thai Forest · Ajahn Chah lineage (formerly)

Sydney, Australia0 teachings

Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa

Pa-Auk Sayadaw

Burmese Theravada · Pa-Auk Forest tradition

Mawlamyine, Myanmar0 teachings

Sayadaw U Tejaniya

Sayadaw U Tejaniya

Burmese Theravada · Shwe Oo Min lineage

Yangon, Myanmar0 teachings

Sayadaw U Paṇḍitābhivaṃsa

Sayadaw U Pandita

Burmese Theravada · Mahasi tradition

Yangon, Myanmar · Lumbini, Nepal0 teachings

Ajahn Maha Boowa Ñāṇasampanno

Ajahn Maha Boowa

Thai Forest · Ajahn Mun lineage

Udon Thani, Thailand0 teachings

Bhante Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu

Bhante Yuttadhammo

Burmese-Thai Theravada · Mahasi tradition

Ontario, Canada0 teachings

Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein

Burmese-Indian vipassana · Mahasi · co-founder Insight Meditation Society

Barre, Massachusetts0 teachings

Sharon Salzberg, 2020

Sharon Salzberg

Burmese-Indian vipassana · Mahasi · co-founder IMS

New York / Barre, MA0 teachings

Jack Kornfield, 2005

Jack Kornfield

Thai Forest (Ajahn Chah) · Burmese-Indian vipassana

Marin County, California0 teachings

Tara Brach

Tara Brach

Burmese-Indian vipassana · IMS lineage · clinical psychology

Washington, DC0 teachings

Gil Fronsdal

Gil Fronsdal

Theravada (Burmese-Indian vipassana) · Sōtō Zen (dharma transmission from Mel Weitsman)

Redwood City, California0 teachings

Bhikkhu Anālayo

Bhikkhu Anālayo

Sri Lankan Theravada · comparative early-Buddhism scholarship

Massachusetts / Germany0 teachings

Stephen Batchelor

Stephen Batchelor

Former Gelug monk · Korean Seon · Secular Buddhism

Aquitaine, France0 teachings

Thich Nhat Hanh in Paris, 2006

Thich Nhat Hanh

Vietnamese Zen · Lieu Quan dharma line · founder Plum Village tradition

Plum Village, France · Tu Hieu, Hue, Vietnam0 teachings

Chan Master Sheng Yen

Master Sheng Yen

Chinese Chan · dual transmission in Linji and Caodong

Taiwan0 teachings

Dharma Master Shih Cheng Yen

Master Cheng Yen

Chinese Mahayana · founder of the Tzu Chi Foundation

Hualien, Taiwan0 teachings

Venerable Hsing Yun

Master Hsing Yun

Chinese Chan · Linji · founder of Fo Guang Shan and Humanistic Buddhism

Kaohsiung, Taiwan0 teachings

Venerable Hsuan Hua

Master Hsuan Hua

Chinese Chan · Weiyang · founder of Dharma Realm Buddhist Association

Northern California0 teachings

Venerable Yin Kuang

Master Yin Kuang

Chinese Pure Land · 13th Patriarch

Suzhou, China0 teachings

Venerable Chin Kung

Master Chin Kung

Chinese Pure Land

Australia / Hong Kong0 teachings

Venerable Yin Shun

Master Yin Shun

Chinese Mahayana · Madhyamaka scholarship

Taiwan0 teachings

Grand Master Wei Chueh

Master Wei Chueh

Chinese Chan · Linji

Nantou, Taiwan0 teachings

Brother Pháp Dung

Brother Pháp Dung

Plum Village · Vietnamese Zen · disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh

California / France0 teachings

Brother Pháp Lai

Brother Pháp Lai

Plum Village · Vietnamese Zen · disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh

Plum Village, France0 teachings

Shunryū Suzuki at Zen Mountain Center, 1969

Shunryu Suzuki

Sōtō Zen · founder San Francisco Zen Center

San Francisco / Tassajara, California0 teachings

Shohaku Okumura Roshi

Shohaku Okumura

Sōtō Zen · disciple of Kosho Uchiyama

Bloomington, Indiana0 teachings

Henry Shukman

Henry Shukman

Sanbo Zen · disciple of Yamada Ryoun Roshi

Santa Fe, New Mexico0 teachings

John Daido Loori, Roshi

John Daido Loori

Sōtō Zen · disciple of Maezumi Roshi

Catskills, New York0 teachings

Hakuyū Taizan Maezumi Roshi

Maezumi Roshi

Sōtō Zen · Sanbo Zen · founder Zen Center of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California0 teachings

Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi

Kobun Chino

Sōtō Zen · Eiheiji line

Bay Area / Taos, New Mexico0 teachings

Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara

Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara

Sōtō Zen · White Plum (Maezumi/Glassman) lineage

New York City0 teachings

Brad Warner

Brad Warner

Sōtō Zen · disciple of Gudo Nishijima Roshi

Los Angeles0 teachings

Zen Master Seung Sahn

Seungsahn Sunim

Korean Jogye order · founder Kwan Um School of Zen

Providence, RI / Seoul0 teachings

Daehaeng Kun Sunim

Daehaeng Kun Sunim

Korean Jogye order · founder Hanmaum Seonwon

Anyang, South Korea0 teachings

Venerable Pomnyun Sunim

Pomnyun Sunim

Korean Jogye order · founder Jungto Society

Seoul, South Korea0 teachings

Haemin Sunim

Haemin Sunim

Korean Jogye order

Seoul, South Korea0 teachings

Eckhart Tolle, 2003

Eckhart Tolle

Independent contemplative · resonant with Dzogchen and Christian apophatic traditions

Vancouver, BC0 teachings

Rupert Spira

Rupert Spira

Direct Path Advaita · Francis Lucille · Atmananda Krishna Menon

Oxford, UK0 teachings

Adyashanti, 2013

Adyashanti

Western Zen-rooted non-dual · ordained by Arvis Joen Justi (Taizan Maezumi heir-line)

San Jose, California0 teachings

Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda

Ramakrishna Order · Advaita Vedanta

New York City0 teachings

Father Richard Rohr, OFM

Christian Contemplative

Father Richard Rohr

Franciscan order · Christian contemplative · founder Center for Action and Contemplation

Albuquerque, New Mexico0 teachings

Father Thomas Keating, 2012

Christian Contemplative

Father Thomas Keating

Cistercian (Trappist) · founder Centering Prayer movement

Snowmass, Colorado0 teachings

Mooji

Mooji

Direct Path Advaita · disciple of Sri Harilal Poonja (Papaji)

Alentejo, Portugal0 teachings

Krishna Das

Krishna Das

Bhakti · disciple of Neem Karoli Baba

New York0 teachings

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi Sufi · disciple of Irina Tweedie

Northern California0 teachings

Cynthia Bourgeault at the 2017 Festival of Faiths

Christian Contemplative

Cynthia Bourgeault

Episcopal priest · Christian Wisdom tradition · student of Thomas Keating

Maine / Colorado0 teachings

Sam Harris, 2016

Sam Harris

Independent · trained in vipassana with Joseph Goldstein, Dzogchen with Tulku Urgyen lineage teachers, kōan with Henry Shukman

Los Angeles0 teachings

Karen Armstrong, 2016

Karen Armstrong

Comparative religion scholarship · Charter for Compassion

London0 teachings

Donald S. Lopez Jr. at the Rubin Museum of Art, 2024

Donald Lopez

Buddhist Studies · University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan0 teachings

Robert Thurman, 2016

Robert Thurman

Tibet House US · Columbia University · former Gelug monk

New York0 teachings

Walpola Rahula

Ven. Walpola Rahula

Sri Lankan Theravada · Siyam Nikaya

Sri Lanka / USA0 teachings

The Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw

Mahasi Sayadaw

Burmese Theravada · founder of the Mahasi tradition

Yangon, Myanmar0 teachings

Webu Sayadaw

Webu Sayadaw

Burmese Theravada

Burma0 teachings

Ledi Sayadaw

Ledi Sayadaw

Burmese Theravada · root of the Ledi-Thetgyi-U Ba Khin-Goenka and Mahasi insight revivals

Monywa, Burma0 teachings

Statue and relics of Luang Pu Sao Kantasīlo at Wat Bodhisombhorn, Udon Thani

Luang Pu Sao Kantasīlo

Thai Forest · co-founder of the Kammatthāna tradition

Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand0 teachings

Luang Pu Mun Bhūridatta Thera with disciples

Luang Pu Mun Bhuridatta

Thai Forest · co-founder of the Kammatthāna tradition

Sakon Nakhon, Thailand0 teachings

Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo

Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo

Thai Forest · disciple of Ajahn Mun

Thailand0 teachings

Min Bahadur Shakya

Min Bahadur Shakya

Newar Buddhist scholarship

Kathmandu, Nepal0 teachings

Yagyaman Pati Bajracharya

Yagyaman Pati Bajracharya

Newar Vajrayana · Vajracharya priesthood

Patan, Nepal0 teachings

Lama Surya Das

Lama Surya Das

Nyingma Dzogchen · disciple of Khyentse Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khenpo

Massachusetts0 teachings

Traditional portrait of Laozi

Laozi

Classical Taoism · legendary author of the Tao Te Ching

Ancient China0 teachings

Zhuangzi (Zhuang Zhou)

Zhuangzi

Classical Taoism · author of the Zhuangzi

Ancient China0 teachings

Wang Chongyang, founder of Quanzhen Taoism

Wang Chongyang

Quanzhen School · founder of Complete Perfection Taoism

Northern China0 teachings

Qiu Chuji, founder of the Longmen lineage

Qiu Chuji

Quanzhen · Longmen · disciple of Wang Chongyang

China0 teachings

Mantak Chia at Tao Garden

Mantak Chia

Taoist internal alchemy · Universal Healing Tao

Chiang Mai, Thailand0 teachings

Eva Wong, Taoist teacher and translator

Eva Wong

Taoist internal alchemy and feng shui

Boulder, Colorado, USA0 teachings

Ramana Maharshi

Ramana Maharshi

Advaita Vedanta · Jnana Yoga · Arunachala sampradaya

Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India0 teachings

Nisargadatta Maharaj

Nisargadatta Maharaj

Navnath Sampradaya · Advaita Vedanta

Mumbai, India0 teachings

Sri Anandamayi Ma

Anandamayi Ma

Universal sadhana · Advaita · Bhakti

Kankhal, Haridwar, India0 teachings

Swami Vivekananda, Chicago, 1893

Swami Vivekananda

Ramakrishna Mission · Advaita Vedanta

India · United States0 teachings

Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda

Kriya Yoga · Self-Realization Fellowship

Los Angeles, USA · India0 teachings

Ram Dass

Ram Dass

Neem Karoli Baba · Bhakti Yoga · Karma Yoga

Maui, Hawaii, USA0 teachings

Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Rumi

Mevlevi Order · Sufi poet and mystic

Konya, Turkey0 teachings

Ibn Arabi

Shaykh al-Akbar

Ibn Arabi

Andalusian Sufism · school of the Unity of Being (wahdat al-wujud)

Damascus, Syria0 teachings

Rabia al-Adawiyya of Basra

Rabia Basri

Early Baghdad Sufism · school of divine love

Basra, Iraq0 teachings

Kabir Helminski, Mevlevi shaikh

Kabir Helminski

Mevlevi Order · Threshold Society

USA · Turkey0 teachings

Coleman Barks reading at the Festival of Silence, Norway, 2011

Coleman Barks

Rumi translator and interpreter

Athens, Georgia, USA0 teachings

Black Elk, Oglala Lakota holy man

Black Elk

Oglala Lakota · holy man and visionary

Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA0 teachings

Malidoma Somé

Malidoma Somé

Dagara people · West African shamanic tradition

Burkina Faso · USA0 teachings

Martín Prechtel, Tzutujil Maya teacher

Martín Prechtel

Tzutujil Maya · Santiago Atitlán

New Mexico, USA0 teachings

Frank Fools Crow in 1973

Fools Crow

Oglala Lakota · Ceremonial Chief

Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA0 teachings

Meister Eckhart

Christian Contemplative

Meister Eckhart

Rhine Mysticism · Dominican Order

Germany0 teachings

Santa Teresa de Ávila, Museo del Prado

Christian Contemplative

Teresa of Ávila

Carmelite Order · Spanish mysticism

Ávila, Spain0 teachings

Saint John of the Cross

Christian Contemplative

John of the Cross

Carmelite Order · Spanish mysticism

Spain0 teachings

Thomas Merton at the Abbey of Gethsemani

Christian Contemplative

Thomas Merton

Cistercian (Trappist) · Christian-Buddhist dialogue

Kentucky, USA0 teachings

Bede Griffiths at Shantivanam

Christian Contemplative

Bede Griffiths

Benedictine · Christian Vedanta · Shantivanam

Tamil Nadu, India0 teachings

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Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche

Accepting applications5mo wait

Chökyi Nyima

Ka-Nying lineage · Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche line · Drikung Kagyu / Nyingma

Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal142 teachings

Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche

Accepting applications4mo wait

Phakchok

Ka-Nying lineage · Taklung Kagyu · Riwoche tradition

Kathmandu, Nepal · global78 teachings

H.H. 41st Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche (Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga)

Accepting applications14mo wait

HH the 41st Sakya Gongma Trichen

Sakya lineage · Khön family line

Rajpur, Dehradun, India · global184 teachings

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche in 2016

Accepting applications6mo wait

Yongey Mingyur

Karma Kagyu and Nyingma · Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche line

Bodh Gaya, India · Kathmandu, Nepal · global124 teachings

Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Accepting applications5mo wait

Tsoknyi

Drukpa Kagyu and Nyingma · Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche line

Kathmandu, Nepal · global88 teachings

Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche at Nyima Dzong

Accepting applications18mo wait

Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi

Nyingma · Khyentse lineage · reincarnation of HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal · Bhutan22 teachings

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Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

Accepting applications9mo wait

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

Khyentse lineage · Rimé (non-sectarian) movement

Bir, Himachal Pradesh, India · Bhutan · global96 teachings

Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche

Accepting applications5mo wait

Chökyi Nyima

Ka-Nying lineage · Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche line · Drikung Kagyu / Nyingma

Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal142 teachings

H.H. 41st Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche (Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga)

Accepting applications14mo wait

HH the 41st Sakya Gongma Trichen

Sakya lineage · Khön family line

Rajpur, Dehradun, India · global184 teachings

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche in 2016

Accepting applications6mo wait

Yongey Mingyur

Karma Kagyu and Nyingma · Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche line

Bodh Gaya, India · Kathmandu, Nepal · global124 teachings

Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi

Bhikkhu Bodhi

Sri Lankan Theravada · translator of the Pali canon

Carmel, New York, USA240 teachings

Ven. Dharmavati Guruma

Accepting applications2mo wait

Dharmavati Guruma

Newar Theravada revival · Dharmodaya Sabha · Burmese vipassana

Kathmandu, Nepal84 teachings

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