About Traktung Yeshe Dorje

Traktung Rinpoche, also known as Stuart Alan Kirkpatrick, is a revered lama leading the Vajrayana Buddhist community Flaming Jewel based in Ann Arbor. Since 1990, he has spread teachings across the US, Europe, and Latin America, establishing sanghas in Germany, New York, and Michigan. Recognized as a tulku of Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje, an incarnation of Jigme Lingpa and Dorje Trollo, Traktung Rinpoche honors Dungsay Thinley Norbu as his root lama. He founded Vision Builders, aiding Himalayan children, and Lhundrüp Topgyé Ling, a ngakpa dratsang in India's Pemako region, and established the Sengcham Drukmo Home for Girls in Golok, Tibet.
Traktung Rinpoche, also known as Stuart Alan Kirkpatrick, is a revered lama leading the Vajrayana Buddhist community Flaming Jewel based in Ann Arbor. Since 1990, he has spread teachings across the US, Europe, and Latin America, establishing sanghas in Germany, New York, and Michigan. Recognized as a tulku of Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje, an incarnation of Jigme Lingpa and Dorje Trollo, Traktung Rinpoche honors Dungsay Thinley Norbu as his root lama. He founded Vision Builders, aiding Himalayan children, and Lhundrüp Topgyé Ling, a ngakpa dratsang in India's Pemako region, and established the Sengcham Drukmo Home for Girls in Golok, Tibet.