Khenchen Thrangu, born in Tibet in 1933, is one of the foremost teachers of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He travels extensively to teach in North America, Europe, and Asia. He is the former abbot of Rumtek Monastery in India, and currently serves as abbot ofGampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has also established a monastic college in India, two abbeys in Nepal, and a boarding school for Himalayan children in Nepal.
