The Perfection of Wisdom: Teachings on the Heart Sutra with Khenpo Kunga 

A weekend retreat with Tergar Senior Lama Khenpo Kunga and translation by Cortland Dahl.

About Khenpo Kunga

Khenpo Kunga became a monk at a young age and began his education at Tergar monastery, where he studied the rituals, prayers, and other traditional practices of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. At fifteen, he entered an extended meditation retreat and spent three years mastering the profound contemplative practices of the Kagyü lineage. Following this period of intense meditation practice, he entered the renowned Dzongsar monastic college near Dharamsala in Northwest India. After studying there for eleven years and receiving his Khenpo degree (roughly equivalent to a PhD), he taught at Dzongsar college for three additional years. Khenpo Kunga’s primary teacher is Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, though he has studied with many other revered masters as well. In recent years, Khenpo Kunga has taught in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States as one of the main teachers for the worldwide network of Tergar monasteries, meditation centers, and meditation groups.

About Cortland Dahl

Cortland has been meditating for more than twenty years and lived for eight years in Asia, where he spent time on retreat in Japan, Burma, India, and Nepal. He holds a Master’s Degree in Buddhist Studies from Naropa University. As an author and translator, Cortland  has published numerous works, including Entrance to the Great Perfection; Great Perfection,  Volumes I & II; and Deity, Mantra and Wisdom. Cortland currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tergar International and lives in Madison, Wisconsin, where he is pursuing a PhD under the guidance of Dr. Richard Davidson.