Biodata:
The Venerable Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche was born in India to Tibetan parents in 1964 and was recognized as an emanation of the 18th century master Jamgon Kongtrul the Great, on of the founding lamas of Tibet's Rime (nonsectarian) movement. From the ages of nine to twenty-one, Rinpoche lived in a monastic environment and received extensive training in the traditional teachings of the Buddhist doctrine from some of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist teachers of the 20th century.

Since Rinpoche has been living mainly in the USA where he has been Professor in the Buddhist Studies Department at the Naropa Institute for the past five years. Rinpoche travels extensively conducting courses throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.