A Living Lineage
Today’s teachers
Over the last fifty years, Dechen centres have hosted visits from many Tibetan Buddhist masters, including the spiritual heads of the Kagyu and Sakya Schools.
His Holiness the 17th Karmapa
His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje, is the head of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Buddhism.
His Holiness was born in Tibet and then moved to India, where he was educated by many great contemporary Buddhist masters.
He is now based in Kalimpong, India, but teaches around the world.
Karma Thinley Rinpoche
Karma Thinley Rinpoche is a Buddhist master of the Sakya and Kagyu traditions who was born into the noble family of Bongsar in 1931 in the Nangchen area of Kham, Eastern Tibet.
Lama Jampa Thaye
Lama Jampa Thaye is a scholar and meditation master trained in the Sakya and Karma Kagyu traditions of Buddhism. He is particularly close to HH Thaye Dorje, the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa and has received teachings from over thirty masters. He is authorised as a Lama and Vajrayana master by his two main teachers Karma Thinley Rinpoche and His Holiness Sakya Gongma Trichen.
