![]() He attended the first Nyingmapa retreat center in Dordogne, France in 1980. He resided at the monastery from 1977 to 1980. In 1977, Surya Das helped establish Gyalwa Karmapa's Karma Triyana Dharmachakra monastery on a mountaintop overlooking Woodstock, New York. In 19, he lived in Kyoto, Japan, where he taught English and studied Zen Buddhism with Uchiyama Roshi. ĭuring his travels in India and Nepal, Surya Das studied with Tibetan Buddhist Lamas Thubten Yeshe, Kalu Rinpoche, The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, Tulku Urgyen, Thrangu Rinpoche, Dezhung Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse, and Kangyur Rinpoche. Neem Karoli Baba gave him the name Surya Das in 1972. Goenka and Anagarika Munindra, of the Theravadin tradition. There he studied Hinduism with Neem Karoli Baba as well as Vipassana with S. Early studies Īfter his best friend's girlfriend, Allison Krause, was killed during the Kent State shootings, Surya Das began pursuing spirituality. He attended the State University of New York at Buffalo, graduating with honors in 1971, with a degree in creative education. Surya Das was born Jeffrey Miller and raised in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York. Surya Das is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His name, which means "Servant of the Sun" in a combination of Sanskrit ( sūrya) and Hindi (das, from the Sanskrit dāsa), was given to him in 1972 by the Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba. ![]() He received Nyoshul Khenpo's authorization to teach in 1993. Surya Das is a Dharma heir of Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, a Nyingma master of the non-sectarian Rime movement, with whom he founded the Dzogchen Foundation and Center in 1991. He has long been involved in charitable relief projects in the developing world and in interfaith dialogue. He is a poet, chantmaster, spiritual activist, author of many popular works on Buddhism, meditation teacher and spokesperson for Buddhism in the West. ![]() Surya Das (born Jeffrey Miller in 1950) is an American lama in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. ![]()
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