Kalu Rinpoche received the entire empowerments for the Shangpa Kaygu Lineage from Venerable Bokar Rinpoche and completed his first three-year retreat in 2008. Rinpoche continues the unbroken precious transmissions of the Shangpa and Karma Kagyu lineages, ensuring that these precious teachings remain available to those who seek to walk the blessed Path of Liberation. Read More
Spiritual Head: His Eminence the 2nd Kalu Rinpoche
Lama Tenzin was born in Nepal and joined Samdrub Dhargay Choling Monastery, Sonada in 1989. He received full-ordained monks vows from the previous Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche and received all instructions and empowerments in the Shangpa Kagyu tradition. He joined the three-year retreat centre at Lava, near Kalimpong, India, under the guidance of H.E. Jamgon Kongtrul Read More
KKC Resident Spiritual Teacher: Lama Tenzin
Lama Sue Salter (Karma Lhamo) has been a student of Kalu Rinpoche since 1974, and completed the 3 year retreat at Palden Shangpa La Boulaye in France in 1980. Subsequently she volunteered at KKC and KDOL – serving on the board of directors, as retreat coordinator, and teaching beginners Tibetan. (Lama Sue also worked for Read More
KKC Senior Spiritual Teacher: Lama Sue (Karma Lhamo)
His Eminence Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche was born in eastern Tibet in 1904. He was considered the supreme meditation master of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and the activity emanation of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great. Having spent more than one-third of his 80 years in solitary meditation he became an expert on the nature Read More
Founding Spiritual Head: His Eminence Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche
