Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was a Tibetan Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, scholar, and author. He was the founder and spiritual director of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT), a global Buddhist organization. Born in Tibet in 1931, he studied extensively in Tibetan monastic universities and received the Geshe degree. After escaping to India in 1959, he eventually moved to the UK in 1977 to teach Buddhism. He authored numerous books on Buddhist philosophy and meditation, aiming to make these teachings accessible to modern practitioners worldwide. He passed away on September 17, 2022.