H E Kalu Rinpoche

The late Kalu Rinpoche was born in 1905 in eastern Tibet. In 1971, H.H. the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa sent him on a teaching journey to the West. Rinpoche subsequently founded numerous Buddhist centers in Europe and North America. By the time of his passing in 1989, Western students had claimed him as one of their most popular and influential teachers. The centers Rinpoche founded and the teachers and translators he trained continue his legacy in the West today. Some of the most authentic and...See more

The late Kalu Rinpoche was born in 1905 in eastern Tibet. In 1971, H.H. the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa sent him on a teaching journey to the West. Rinpoche subsequently founded numerous Buddhist centers in Europe and North America. By the time of his passing in 1989, Western students had claimed him as one of their most popular and influential teachers. The centers Rinpoche founded and the teachers and translators he trained continue his legacy in the West today. Some of the most authentic and authoritative Tibetan Buddhist texts now being published can be traced to Kalu Rinpoche's students. See less