Religion & Spirituality

भाजुरत्न कंसकार

Trader and philanthropist who laid the foundations of the Jyoti Group; important figure in the revival of Theravada Buddhism in Nepal

भृकुटी

7th-century Nepali princess credited with helping bring Buddhism to Tibet as the first queen of Songtsen Gampo

Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen master and reclusive yogi who spent his later decades in Nepal

खेन्पो त्सुल्ट्रिम ग्याम्त्सो रिन्पोछे

Prominent Tibetan Buddhist teacher of the Karma Kagyu lineage, based at Boudhanath in Kathmandu

सिद्धिनरसिंह मल्ल

King of Patan who built the Krishna Mandir, a rare all-stone temple, transforming Patan into a centre of religious art and architecture

टुल्कु उर्ग्येन् रिन्पोचे

Tibetan Buddhist meditation master of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages, considered one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of his time

Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher and author, known for the bestselling book The Joy of Living and his participation in neuroscience research on meditation