Zasep Tulku Rinpoche

The Venerable Acharya Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, a highly
realized and internationally respected teacher of Gelugpa
Buddhism, was born in Tibet in the province of Kham in 1948.
Zasep Tulku Rinpoche was recognized as the 13th incarnation
of Lama Konchog Tenzin of Zuru Monastery. In 1959, during
the Chinese invasion, he escaped from Tibet and continued his
education for sixteen years in India under the tutelage of many
of the greatest teachers of Mahayana Buddhism. In 1975, His
Holiness the Dalai Lama requested Zasep Rinpoche to study
in Thailand where he joined the monks of a forest monastery.
For eighteen months he studied and practiced with them. He
then traveled to Australia and translated for Tibetan speaking
Lamas for a number of years. Since 1976 he has taught western
Dharma students in Australia, Canada, and the United States
and has developed Dharma centers in each of these countries.
Rinpoche regularly visits these centers and offers extensive
teachings, initiations and retreats which his many students
enthusiastically attend. In 1999, Rinpoche and his students
created the Gaden for the West umbrella organization to more
effectively support and nourish the study of Gelugpa Tibetan
Buddhism in the West.

For an extensive biography of Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche,
and a library of Rinpoche's teachings, please see
Golden Blue Lotus Tara Center's website.