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His Eminence the 9th Kunsang Dorjie Rinpoche was born on the 10th day of the 5th Tibetan month of the iron horse year following auspicious signs. During his birth his mother saw visions of offering dakinis with nectar vases pouring milk on her as she gave birth and she gave birth instantly without any pain or difficulty. When the family went to pray in the altar room, they found all the water bowls in the prayer had turned to milk. Astonished, the family thought that this child was not a normal being. And when they experience the young boy’s character of choosing to sit upright in a meditative position to sleep rather than lying down they thought that he must be a reincarnation of a great meditator. Then at the age of 2 the young boy had nightmares of himself being killed at the same time every night just after midnight. He would shout “don’t kill me,don’t kill me” later that they confirmed with other high lamas that he was the reincarnation of the 8th Kyabje Kunsang Dorje Chang who was being killed during the time of the cultural revolution in Tibet. Rinpoche at a young age unlike other children had no interest in playing games or being with crowds. He rather spent his time building mandalas out of sticks and paper and would burn it down the moment he finished it, he would then teach about impermanence to anyone who had come to see him. Rinpoche’s grandfather an accomplished master himself groomed him and guided him in the dharma teachings since his childhood and inspired him to continue his spiritual duties from his previous life. He gave the teenage boy all the transmissions and empowerment of the lineage and advised him to go for a 3 year retreat which Rinpoche completed. After his 3 year retreat at 18 years old, Rinpoche took the interest of pursuing a normal education and attended college and eventually finished his architecture degree. He later took the responsibility of his lineage to continue travelling the world to spread the teachings and inspiring others with the teachings of the Buddha. Till today ,Rinpoche had travelled and taught in more than 16 countries around the world and is now based in India and Nepal where he lives and teaches.

Ven Geshe Dorji Damdul is the Director at Tibet House, New Delhi, Cultural Centre of His Holiness the Dalai Lama since 2011. He completed his formal training from the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics (Dharamsala), the Drepung Loseling Monasitc University and Gyudmed Tantric College. He had been a visiting fellow at Cambridge University (2003) and has served as the interpreter for H.H the Dalai Lama from 2005. Geshe-la has been a contributor to, and a translator of several key texts, journals and papers related to Buddhism, science, epistemology, philosophy and psychology; and has served as editor for the Dreloma magazine and Lhaksam Tsekpa. Currently, he leads retreats and teaches various topics in Buddhist philosophy, psychology, logic and practice extensively, both in India and abroad.

Geshe Lharampa Lobsang Tenzin joined Sera Jey Monastic University in 1994 where he continued his studies in Buddhist philosophy. In 2016 he completed a Geshe Lharampa degree which is a PhD in Buddhist Philosophy. Geshe la also participated in certificate programs with Emory Tibet Science Initiative, Science Leadership and Science meets Dharma’ program where he studied Western Philosophy, Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and NeuroScience. In 2017, he went to Gyume Tantra College for one year to study Tantra. Geshe la has been in Mumbai since June 2018 and Geshe la teaches Buddhist philosophy, psychology and meditation etc in Mumbai.

Pemba Norche Tamang is came from a small village in Nepal. He became a monk and entered Kopan monastery at the age of twelve, where he excelled in his studies and not before long assumed the position of the monastery’s Chant Master. He was continued his studies in Buddhist philosophy, and so he received his certificate of Masters in Parmita Buddhist Philosophy in 2013 and Masters certificate of Madhyamika Buddhist Philosophy In 2017 from Nepal Buddhist Gelug Institute. In past he had travelled with FPMT to dharma centers in Malaysia and Singapore, conducting pujas and offering services. In 2018 he moved to Menlhai Jamtse Buddhist Centre Mumbai for assistant and translator of Geshe Lobsang Tenzin la. In 2019 he moved to Thailand. And did acquired a post graduate diploma in Yogic science & Ayurveda from Mahidol University in Thailand. Elderly Care Training Diploma level 3 from online Alpha Academic. Currently he is living in Bangkok for his job but sometimes he comes to Mumbai to serve at Menlhai Jamtse Buddhist Centre.