I'm Khenpo Ngawang Chophel from Ruthok in Upper Tsang, Tibet. I've devoted my life to studying and teaching Buddhist wisdom since 1997, when I first joined Shar Gum Thubten Choling monastery in Nepal. After years of deep study at Thekchok Namdrol Shedrub Dargye Ling,...
Rinchen came from Tibet at age eight in 2007, crossing the Himalayas. Overcoming the challenges of adapting to a new country and culture, she studied English, which was not her first language, and Tibetan, and later was selected to attend TCV Selakui. With a focus on...
Ugen was born in Amdo Province, Northeastern Tibet, to a nomadic family. In 2002, at the age of five, he fled to India. He completed his schooling at a Tibetan Children's Village school, a community for Tibetan orphans and refugees founded by His Holiness the 14th...
I was born in the Golok region of Dhoemey. I came to India in 2006 and joined Namdroling Monastery in South India with the blessing of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 2017, I earned a Bachelor of Buddhist Philosophy and a Higher Secondary degree in Buddhist...
When I was young, I studied how to read and write in Tibetan for about ten years. After becoming a monk, I mainly studied Tibetan Buddhism for over twenty years at Dzongsar, Sera, and other monasteries. On October 25, 2021, I came to Sini in Sarnath, and since then, I...
Khenpo Choephel was SINI’s first principal. Although he remains largely on retreat, he continues to offer valued advice and support to SINI. Originally from Gyarong, Tibet, Khenpo Choephel received his monastic vows in Tibet and his Khenpo degree from Kyabje Jigme...
Catherine Brown’s over three decades as an English language educator and teacher trainer have presented her with countless opportunities to work with and learn from students spanning the globe. She was first drawn to India and Nepal in 1991 while researching ancient...
Doug Nurnberg has been a student of Tarthang Rinpoche since 1976. Following the winds of karma, he came to work at the Odiyan Retreat Center. He was a resident worker and student with Rinpoche until 1983. From 1983 to 2004, he was a teacher and coach in Colorado and...
Khenpo Konchog Norbu Tamang Lama, born in 1977 in Nepal, joined the monastic Namdroling Junior High School in India in 1997. There he pursued Buddhist studies and the study of Tibetan literature and grammar. In 2002, he joined the Ngagyur Nyingma Institute (Higher...
Khenpo Tsultrim Namtak was born in Ladakh and studied at Lamayuru Monastery. In 1995, he joined the Kagyu College in Dehradun, where he spent 15 years studying Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan literature, and grammar. In 2011, His Holiness Drikung Skyabgon awarded him the...
Rinchen came from Tibet at age eight in 2007, crossing the Himalayas. Overcoming the challenges of adapting to a new country and culture, she studied Tibetan, which was not her first language, and English, and later was selected to attend TCV Selakui. With a focus on...
Since 2011, Dr. Pandey has served as the on-call Ayurvedic doctor at SINI. Dr. Pandey handles all health-related issues for SINI’s monks, students, and visitors. Dr. Pandey was tutored by his father, a great Sanskrit professor at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University,...