Shamar Rinpoche

Shamar Rinpoche, the 14th Shamarpa Red Hat Lama, has worked to spread the Buddhadharma throughout the world for over thirty years. For many years he taught mainly in Karma Kagyu centers established by H.H. the 16th Karmapa, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and Kalu Rinpoche, but since 2001 he has been founding his own rime (non-sectarian) centers. His Bodhi Path Buddhist Centers can now be found across Asia, Europe, and North America, and lojong is taught as the principal practice. Shamar Rinpoche is the author of Creating a Transparent Democracy.