Gen Kelsang Dzogden
Born in Halifax, Dzogden (pronounced ‘sogden’) has been practicing meditation and Buddhism
for over 15 years and has been ordained as a monk since 2001.
Dzogden teaches the Wednesday evening class, Workshops and the Foundation Programme held at the Centre.
Martin Allingham
Martin has been a Buddhist since 1996 and lives with his wife and son in Hipperholme near Halifax. Martin teaches our Wednesday lunchtime class.
Susannah Selwyn
Susannah first became involved in Buddhism when she lived in Spain.
She has been practicing Buddhism and meditation for eight years and presently manages our World Peace Cafe.
Susannah teaches the Monday evening meditation class and our branch class in Ripponden.
Jude Simpkins
Jude, originaly from Newcastle has been studying and practicing Buddhism for many years.
Jude teaches classes at the Centre, as well as in the local community
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
The Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU is Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, a Buddhist nun and senior disciple of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Gen-la Dekyong has studied and practiced Kadampa Buddhism for many years under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Her responsibilities include giving Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments, granting precepts, and instructing Kadampa Teachers from around the world on the International Teacher Training Program.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Author of Books on Buddhism & Meditation
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism.
He is the author of 21 highly acclaimed books on Buddhism and the founder of over 900 Kadampa Meditation Centers and Groups throughout the world.
Geshe Kelsang presents Buddha’s teachings clearly and practically, empowering us to take them to heart and use them to improve the quality of our daily life.
He is a perfectly qualified spiritual Teacher who can show us directly from his own experience how to begin, make progress on, and complete the spiritual path.
Kadampa Buddhism
Geshe Kelsang first introduced Kadampa Buddhism to the West in 1977. Kadampa Buddhism is a Mahayana Buddhist School, following the teachings of
Buddha Shakyamuni as presented by the great Indian Buddhist Master Atisha (982-1054).
The external forms of presenting Buddhism may change as it meets with different cultures and societies, but its essential authenticity is ensured through the continuation of an unbroken lineage of realized practitioners.
The Kadampa Buddhism of the NKT-IKBU (New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union) is an entirely independent Buddhist tradition and has no political affiliations.
