Gyalwang Drukchen Rinpoche

His Holiness the 12th Gyalwang Drukchen Rinpoche is the supreme head of the Drukpa Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He is considered to be an emanation of the Buddha of Compassion, as well as an incarnation of several great masters of the past including Naropa and Gampopa.

Rinpoche’s teachers include Kyabjé Thuksey Rinpoche, Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, H.H. the Dalai Lama, Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Kyabjé Bairo Tulku Rinpoche and Pawo Rinpoche.

He has re-established a home for the Drukpa Kagyu lineage in exile at his monastery in Darjeeling. He oversees many monasteries in this tradition in Ladakh, Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim and the Far East, and now has centres in the West.

Rinpoche speaks excellent English, and his teaching is noted for its directness, frankness and freedom from convention.