About Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso

Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche, a revered Dzogchen Master of the Nyingma tradition, was born in 1954 in the Lhodrak Valley of Tibet. His family fled to Darjeeling, India, in 1962, where he began his monastic education and ordination at the age of ten. Graduating as Acharya from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in 1978, he excelled, earning a silver medal from the Dalai Lama. Enthroned as Khenpo by HH Penor Rinpoche in 1983, he later received the title of Khenchen. He's renowned for teaching globally and nurturing Palyul centers worldwide, embodying warmth, wisdom, and humor in his teachings.
Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche, a revered Dzogchen Master of the Nyingma tradition, was born in 1954 in the Lhodrak Valley of Tibet. His family fled to Darjeeling, India, in 1962, where he began his monastic education and ordination at the age of ten. Graduating as Acharya from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in 1978, he excelled, earning a silver medal from the Dalai Lama. Enthroned as Khenpo by HH Penor Rinpoche in 1983, he later received the title of Khenchen. He's renowned for teaching globally and nurturing Palyul centers worldwide, embodying warmth, wisdom, and humor in his teachings.