His Holiness Ratna Vajra Rinpoche
Position: 42nd Sakya Trizin
 
His Holiness Ratna Vajra Rinpoche the 42nd throne holder of Sakya is the eldest son of HH the 41st Sakya Trizin and considered one of the most highly qualified lineage masters of Tibetan Buddhism. Renowned for his erudition and the clarity of his teachings, Rinpoche belongs to the prestigious Sakya Khön family, whose successive generations have provided an unbroken lineage of outstanding masters. more...

 
 
 
 
Khenchen Appey Rinpoche
Position: Founder of Sakya College (Dehradun, India) and International Buddhist Academy (Kathmandu, Nepal).
 
The most Venerable Khenchen Appey Rinpoche was born in 1926 in Serjong near Derge in Eastern Tibet. Although he was recognized as the incarnation of a Kagyu Master, his father being a staunch Sakyapa placed him in the village’s Sakya monastery at the age of eight. When he was thirteen years old, he began studying Buddhist philosophy at Serjong Monastic College. more...

 
 
 
 
Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin
Position: Abbot of Tsechen Dongag Choeling in Mundgod, India.
 
Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin is the abbot of Tsechen Dongag Choeling in Mundgod, South India. He studied under the late Khenchen Appey Rinpoche at Sakya College where he also taught for several years, and completed a three year retreat under the guidance of HE Chogye Trichen Rinpoche. Since 2001 Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin has been teaching philosophy and meditation at the International Buddhist Academy. more...

 
 
 
 
Khenpo Ngawang Jorden
Position: Principal of International Buddhist Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal.
 
Khenpo Dr. Ngawang Jorden was born in 1956 and grew up in Sikkim. He lived at Lachung, Sikkim until he was 12 then moved to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim where he began formal studies at Enchey School. At age 14 he joined Sa-Ngor-Choe-Tshok Monastery in Gangtok. After completing his monastic studies such as rituals, he then studied Buddhist Philosophy with the late Khenpo Lodro Zangpo. more...

 
 
 
 
Ven. Dhammadipa
Position: Visiting teacher
 
Bhante Dhammadipa was born in the Czechoslovakia, where he studied Chinese literature and philosophy. He later pursued his studies in Jerusalem, Berlin and Paris, before enrolling at the Nalanda University in India to study Sanskrit and Buddhist philosophy. He then lived in Japan, Sri Lanka and Burma, studying and practicing as a Buddhist monk under renowned contemporary masters of Buddhism. more...