Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program

27/09/2026

Time flies... The first year of LRZTP 10 is done! Congratulations to all the students who are now having a well deserved (although short) holiday. We wish all of you wonderful success in your second year. Thank you for this beautiful and fruitful year and keep up the amazing work!

23/09/2026

On 15th September students and teachers of LRZTP 10 took a trip to Mentseekhang (Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute ) in Dharamshala. A wonderful occasion to learn about the traditional medical system of Tibet and meet students and professors of Mentseekhang.

15/09/2026

It was a pleasure to welcome back Itamar, our LRZTP 9 graduate. Itamar has been studying Dharma in Tibetan in south India since his graduation from LRZTP in 2025. Famously participating in Buddhist debates with the Drepung monks. We are very proud of you Itamar and thanks so much for visiting us and sharing your amazing experiences with the students!

29/08/2026

Pure joy of studying Tibetan! Join us at LRZTP. Short course? Individual classes? Or maybe a 2-year full program LRZTP11? Details are coming soon...

09/08/2026

Monsoon has arrived and with it Module Three exams. Exams went very well but monsoon has stayed and welcomed the beginning of Module Four which is the final module of the first year of LRZTP 10. The first year will end on 25th September. Will monsoon still be here then?

30/07/2026

Great Buddhist translator Rinchen Zangpo (958-1055) came from Western Tibet to Ladakh to spread Buddhism and is said to have established there 108 monasteries. One of the holiest places associated with Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo is Alchi with its beautiful complex of Ladakhi-Kashmiri style temples. There also Rinchen Zangpo is said to have stuck in the ground his walking stick. In the spot where it happened a tree grew. This type of tree cannot be found anywhere else in the whole Ladakh. And it grows there to this day. If you would like to study to become a lotsawa, we invite you to join our school for private classes (online or in Dharamshala) or the next two-year course due to begin in 2028. For all the currently available options please visit our website lrztp.org.

10/07/2026

Annual teachers' party at LRZTP: delicious food, great fun, talks and games. A big thank you to all the wonderful LRZTP teachers for your commitment and hard work for the benefit of all our students!

03/07/2026

A long Tibetan language online course has come to an end. Graduates will receive their certificates for attending the classes from 2021 to 2026 by post. But one was able to personally receive it yesterday at LRZTP. She was a recipient of a scholarship for Indian students and is just completing an extra week of free-of-charge personal classes at the school. All the graduates of the online course who happen to be at some point in Dharamsala can also use that opportunity and have a one-week free conversation classes with our teachers. Meanwhile big congratulations to all the graduates!

22/06/2026

Another day, another guest. Welcome back to LRZTP Nick and thank you for your visit and an inspiring talk to the students! Nick visited us on 18 June for the first time since that memorable March of 2020 when just after graduation from LRZTP 8 he managed to catch the last plane out of India before the Covid lockdown made all travel impossible for quite a while...

10/06/2026