Lopen Pema Wangdak (2018, 2019)
Lopon Pema Wangdak was born in 1985 in Thimphu, Bhutan. He did his normal schooling in Bhutan till 12th standard. After that he has chosen a monastic life at 20 and enrolled in Namdroling Monastery—one of the well-known Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Mysore, south India– in 2006. He started learning Tibetan language, grammars, ritual arts, comprising Buddhist philosophy and practices pertaining to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for several years. As an ordained monk he started learning Buddhist philosophical texts for nine years in Ngagyur Nyingma Institute. He has successfully completed his college (9 years course) in 27th March 2015.
Since then, he has served as a manager and member of Padma Mani Translation Committee, educational branch of the same monastery for 3 years.
He received several empowerments from HH Kabje Penor Rinpoche, Kyabje Yangthang Rinpoche, Kyabje Dodrubchen Rinpoche and HH Karam Kuchen Rinpoche.
Lopen Geduen Drukpa (2016, 2017, 2021)
Lopen Geduen Drukpa was born in 1984 in East Bhutan. After completing ninth grade from Jigme Sherabling Higher Secondary School, he joined Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, the Centre for Higher Buddhist Studies & Research at Namdroling in Mysore, South India. Subsequently, he completed nine-year advanced Buddhist course in 2015. While he was undertaking course, he served for three years as an editorial member for the Ngagyur Rigzod Editorial Committee.
He is well versed scholar on Buddhist philosophy. He has a good command over English language, which is especially helpful in communicating details. He has also received many major empowerments and transmissions from His Holiness the Third Drubwang Penor Rinpoche, HH the 14th Dalai Lama, HH Dodrupchen Rinpoche, the late HH Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, HH. Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche, HH Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, HE Tulku Thubzang Rinpoche, HE Domang Yangthang Rinpoche, HE Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche, HE Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche, HE Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche, HE Khen Rinpoche Katyayana and many other eminent masters. He also represented Buddhist World in some seminars and conferences.