Venerable Khenpo Kalsang Gyaltsen
Venerable Khenpo Kalsang Gyaltsen is Vice President of Tsechen Kunchab Ling,
Temple
of
All-Encompassing Great Compassion
, which is the
U.S.
headquarters of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism in the
United States. He is also Spiritual Director of
Sakya
Phuntsok
Ling
Center
for Tibetan Buddhist Studies and Meditation in Silver Spring
Maryland.
Khenpo Kalsang is a widely recognized and accomplished teacher and translator of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in
Tibet, he is learned in sutra and tantra
and has spent long
periods in meditative
retreat. Venerable
Khenpo Kalsang Gyaltsen advanced religious training from many great teachers of the Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, including His Holiness the Sakya Trizin and His Eminence Luding Khen Chen Rinpoche. For the past three decades, he has taught the Dharma widely in the
United States
and
Southeast Asia.
In 1986, Khenpo Kalsang established
Sakya
Phuntsok
Ling
Center
for Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation in
Silver Spring,
Maryland. In April, 2001, His Holiness Sakya Trizin requested him to establish Tsechen Kunchab Ling Temple in
Orange County,
New York
as His Holiness’ seat in the
United States.
As Vice President of Tsechen Kunchab Ling, he has taken primary responsibility for the temple's development and on-going management, under the blessing and guidance of His Holiness the Sakya Trizin.
Venerable Khenpo Kalsang Gyaltsen is very active in translating the Dharma into English and has translated many books on Buddhist philosophy, prayers, and rituals.
