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Dorzin Konchok Dhondrup
Lama Dorzin Konchok Dhondrup took refuge under H.E. Garchen Rinpoche in 1984 and is a monk from the Gar Monastery.
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Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin
Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin took his monk's vows at the age of 14. He studied the Thirteen Major Texts with Khenchen Nawang Gyalpo Rinpoché and other khenpos.
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Drupon Yeshe Rinpoche
Drupon Trinley Yeshi Rinpoche is one of the head retreat masters and yogis of the Drikung Kagyu lineage.
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Khenpo Tenzin
Lama Tenzin is from the eastern part of Tibet where he attended Gar Monastery and learned the Drikung Kagyü lineage rituals and accumulated the Five-fold Path of Mahamudra practices.
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Lama Thubten Nima (Lama Gape)
Lama Thubten Nima was born in 1965 into conditions of political turmoil and exile associated with the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
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Lama Abao
Lama Abao was born in 1969 in a nomad family that endured many hardships just to survive.
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Lama Bunima
Lama Bunima was born in 1963 in Gargon village in Tibet to a nomadic family, and he kept watch over his family's flock of yaks and goats.
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His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chungtsang
His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chungtsang, the 36th throne holder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage and the 8th reincarnation of the Chungtsang Rinpoche is a manifestation of Manjushri.
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Acharya Konchok Gamtso, DDSC Resident Ani
Ani Konchok Gamtso became a fully ordained nun in the year 2000 belonging to the Drikung Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism and joined Drikung Kagyu Samtenling Nunnery in Dehradun, India.Â
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His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang
His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, the 37th throne holder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage anKyabgönd 7th reincarnation of the Chetsang Rinpoche is a manifestation of Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara).