Nitartha Institute
Encyclopedia
Nītārtha Institute is a school of advanced Buddhist studies for Western students designed based upon the traditional Tibetan monastic university curriculum. Its teachers include the published translator Karl Brunnholzl
, as well as the head of Nalandabodhi
, The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
.
Karl Brunnholzl
Dr. Karl Brunnholzl has been a translator and oral interpreter for Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche at Nitartha Institute since 2000. He has received the traditional “dharma tutor” degree from Khenpo Lama Thubten of Germany’s Kamalashila Institute and is the author of a Madhyamaka compendium, "The Center...
, as well as the head of Nalandabodhi
Nalandabodhi
Nalandabodhi is a Tibetan Buddhist organization founded in the United States by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche in 1997 and named after the historic Nalanda university of India. There are now Nalandabodhi centers and study groups in Mexico, Canada, Europe and Asia...
, The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
The 7th Dzogchen Ponlop, Rinpoche is an abbot of Dzogchen Monastery, president of Nalandabodhi, the founder of Nitartha Institute, a leading Tibetan Buddhist scholar, and a meditation master...
.