Public Talk by: Ven. Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche
The Buddhahood Project, in collaboration with the Pali Department of Savitribai Phule Pune University, warmly invites seekers and practitioners to a special public talk by Venerable Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche. This session will explore the timeless relevance of the Buddha’s teachings and how they offer profound guidance, wisdom, and hope for navigating the challenges of the modern world.
Buddha's Teachings: A Hope for a Troubled World!
Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche is a recognized Dzogchen Master in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in the Lhodrak Valley of south-central Tibet on the border of Bhutan, he left Tibet with his family in 1960 at the age of six. Settling in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, he received his education and at the age of ten took the monastic ordination of a novice.
In 1969 he entered the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies at Sarnath and graduated in 1978 with the degree of Acharya. Throughout his years of study he was most often at the head of his class. Upon graduating he was honored with a silver medal by His Holiness the Dalai Lama for placing first in his class among the students from the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism represented at the Institute. After graduation he was invited to teach at the Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, the monastic college of the Palyul Namdroling Monastery in South India.
Khen Rinpoche has also studied and practiced the profound teachings of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, under the guidance of several great Dzogchen masters including His Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche, His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, and Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche. In 1983 he was enthroned as a Khenpo, a professor of Buddhist studies both in theory and in practice, by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and has now been given the title of Khenchen, meaning great Khenpo.
Khen Rinpoche received all the major lineage transmissions of the Nyingma tradition from His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and His Holiness Penor Rinpoche. He was authorized by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche to transmit the Palyul lineage and Buddhist teachings and to give personal instructions to his disciples. For more than twenty years Khen Rinpoche has traveled the world teaching the Dharma and establishing and nurturing a number of Palyul Dharma centers.
His warmth, wisdom, and easy humor have made him a beloved teacher wherever he goes. Among his disciples he is affectionately known as Khenchen Guru.
Register for the Online Public Talk
28th March, 2026. 4.00 PM – 5.30 PM IST.