Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche was born in Tibet and is a long time student of His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche. He studied the philosophy of the four schools of Tibetian Buddhism under numerous khenpos, such as Khenpo Munsel and Khenpo Jigme Phunsok. He taught for five years at Kagyu College in India founded by His Holiness Drikung Kabgyon Chetsang, from whom he received the vast teachings and transmissions of the Drikung Kagyu lineage. He has written a commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Gong Chik and Seven Supplications of Tara – some of the significant philosophical texts of the Kagyu Lineage. He is currently the spiritual director in various centers in Mexico such as Garchen Tara Stupa, Ohio, Vancouver and Brazil. Khenpo dedicates his life to travel around the world spreading the teachings of the dharma.