Buddhism
From vipassana and Zen to Tibetan Buddhism: mindfulness, wisdom and compassion.
Explore the path →
Photo by Lecheminlu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBuddhism · Mantra Chant of the Kagyu Lineage
Bhutanese-born lama of the Tibetan Buddhist Kagyu lineage, living in France since 1974, whose chanted mantras reached far beyond the meditation hall.
Lama Gyurme was born in Bhutan in 1948 and was entrusted by his family at the age of four to the monastery of Djang Tchub Tcheu Ling, where his interest in sacred music showed itself early. He became a permanent resident there at nine.
He has lived in France since 1974 and has directed the Kagyu-Dzong centre in Paris since 1982, alongside Vajradhara-Ling in Normandy and, since 2011, a centre near Barcelona — all of them working with mantra chant and meditation.
His recordings, made with the pianist Jean-Philippe Rykiel, set the chants of his lineage against a spare instrumental setting and carried them to listeners who would never otherwise have heard them.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
No talks are published yet.
From vipassana and Zen to Tibetan Buddhism: mindfulness, wisdom and compassion.
Explore the path →