Teachers

Buddha Shakyamuni is the founder of Buddhism in this world. He demonstrated the attainment of full enlightenment and how to awaken from the sleep of ignorance and cyclic rebirth. His teachings, or Dharma, then passed in an unbroken lineage through to the ancient Kadampa teachers Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa.

Gen-la Jampa is an internationally-renowned Buddhist ordained teacher and the Deputy Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU and Resident Teacher of the International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon in Williams, Arizona.​ Gen-la is well-loved for his clear and inspiring teachings, and his ability to touch people’s hearts through his sincerity and loving-kindness

Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang is highly experienced, well-respected and has been a close disciple of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for almost 30 years. She is a retired Deputy Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU and the National Spiritual Director of Austria, Switzerland, Italy and South Africa and teaches at National Festivals and Dharma Celebrations. She has won

Stig has been studying Kadam Buddhism for 6 years.   He is the main translator to Danish of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s books.   He is a sincere and dedicated practitioner of Dharma, with great experience of applying Buddha’s teachings to daily life.

Gen Kelsang Dragpa is a modern buddhist monk, the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Centre Oslo and the National Spiritual Director for the Nordic region. He was ordained in 1993 and has taught for many years in different centres in Europe. His teachings are very practical and easy to understand.

The Compassion Buddha, the embodiment of the universal compassion of all enlightened beings. By relying upon Avalokiteshvara we naturally increase our own compassion.

Buddha Vajrasattva is the Buddha of Purification. The practice of meditation and recitation of Buddha Vajrasattva is a powerful method for purifying our impure mind and actions

Buddha Green Tara can help us very quickly. She is known as the ‘Great Liberator’ who pacifies all sickness, poverty, misfortune, fighting and quarrelling, and causes the Dharma and all good fortune to flourish. Her right leg extended also indicates her readiness to help others.

The Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden in an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushi. His main function is to avert the inner and outer obstacles that prevent practitioners from gaining spiritual realizations, and to arrange all the necessary conditions for their spiritual development

Je Tsongkhapa was a great 14th century Tibetan Buddhist Master who promoted and developed the Kadampa Buddhism that Atisha had introduced three centuries earlier. His followers became known as the ‘New Kadampas’, and to this day New Kadampas worldwide study his teachings and strive to follow his pure example.