Teachers
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union, is a renowned meditation master and the Spiritual Guide of Madhyamaka Centre. Geshe-la – as he is affectionately known – was ordained as a Buddhist monk at the age of eight and then spent almost forty years in concentrated study and meditation.
Venerable Geshe-la’s presentation of Buddhist teachings is especially suited to modern lifestyles, making meditation accessible to everyone. Since coming to the West in 1977, he has written 21 books that reveal the entire path to enlightenment, trained hundreds of qualified meditation teachers and established over one thousand meditation centres and groups around the world. He has also pioneered the International Temples Project who’s aim is to build a temple dedicated to world peace in every major city in the world.
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
The Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU is Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, a Buddhist nun and senior disciple of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Gen-la Dekyong has studied and practiced Kadampa Buddhism for many years under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Her responsibilities include giving Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments, granting precepts, and instructing Kadampa Teachers from around the world on the International Teacher Training Program.
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Kelsang Chowang
Kelsang Chöwang is the resident at Ratnasambhava Centre, she teaches the classes and courses held at Ratnasambhava Centre, she has studied at Madhyamaka Centre for many years on the teacher training programme and has been teaching meditation classes for a number of years.