Interviewee Bio: Gebchak Wangdrak Rinpoche

Gebchak Wangdrak Rinpoche is the third reincarnation of a Vajrayana yogi who was instrumental in the founding years of Gebchak Nunnery, at the turn of the 19th century. The present Wangdrak Rinpoche became a monk at age 9 (right after the Cultural Revolution) and later earned a Khenpo degree at Dzongsar College in Eastern Tibet. Wangdrak Rinpoche is based in Nangchen on the Tibetan Plateau, where he looks after Gebchak Nunnery and provides facilities for training in Gebchak’s practice system.