Jeffrey Allen

Jeffrey Allen translates Rinpoche's teachings at the center and often accompanies Rinpoche in his teachings throughout the United States.

Jeff began studying various traditions of Tibetan Buddhism in 1995, with emphasis on the teachings of HH Dalai Lama XIV. In 1998, Khenshur Geshe Wangdak Rinpoche moved to Middletown where Jeff began studying directly under Rinpoche, while also serving as his attendant. In 2001, Jeff moved to Drepung Loseling Monastic University in South India, where he became a student of Geshe Lobsang Gonpo and learned to debate Buddhist Philosophy as presented in the Five Great Philosophical Texts.