About Dharma College
Letter from Director

This mission governs all of our work here at the College. As both a place for learning, and a community of those who share similar interests, Dharma College is creating a vibrant environment, a place for work and serious inner and outer study.
Inviting wisdom into our lives depends on our taking the first step when the right conditions arise. We open our gates to you with the wish that we may take this journey together.

Our History
Connecting East to West for more than a decade
The Beginning
The story of Dharma College begins in Tibet. Born in 1935,
Tarthang Tulku was one of the last traditionally trained Lamas in the Nyingma
tradition. He received transmission of important Tibetan Buddhist lineages from
nearly 40 masters, including such extraordinary luminaries as Jamyang Khyentse
Chokyi Lodro, Adzom Gyalse Gyurme Dorje, Zhechen Kongtrul, and Tarthang
Choktrul.
He has written over 34 books that have been
translated into various Western languages and adopted for class use by universities
around the world.

Our Building

Meet our instructors
Executive Director

Wangmo Dixey
Wangmo Dixey was born
in Berkeley, California, in 1969, is the eldest daughter of Venerable Tarthang
Tulku. In addition to her role as Director of the College, she is Executive
Director of the Light of Buddhadharma Foundation International and President of
the International Buddhist Association of America. She has been awarded many
international accolades for her work in Asia. She holds a BA in International
Relations from UCLA and an MA in International Development from American
University. Married to Dr. Richard Dixey, she has two children. She was awarded
an honorary Ph.D. from Mahachulalongkorn Rajavidyalaya university in Bangkok in
2023.
Dean

Dr. Richard Dixey
Senior Instructors

Robin Caton

Dr. Abbe Blum
Instructors

Teri Beckman

Dr. Jonathan Clewley

Dr. Bob Dozor

Dr. Elon Goldstein

Dr. Richard Kingsland

Dr. Kathleen Lyon

Dr. Ron Purser

Dr. William Wright
Associate Instructors

Angela Bushaway

Simon Cook
