His Eminence Khamtrul Rinpoche is a renowned Dzogchen master of the Nyingma tradition as well as a scholar of sutra, tantra, astrology and medicine. Rinpoche is the 4th incarnation in a lineage of scholars from Kham, Tibet.
Geshe Gedun Samdup joined Gaden Jangtse Monastery in 1971, later achieving the degree of Geshe Lharampa. Geshe-la has been living off and on in the Bay Area, generously giving teachings and leading pujas teachings at our Center.
Ven. Dhubthob Rinpoche was born in 1929 in Lhoka Draknang, south of Lhasa. In 1937 at the age of seven, Rinpoche was ordained a monk and entered Drepung Monastery where he continued his studies for the next 22 years.