Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche

SERKONG TSENSHAB RINPOCHE

JOINS HOST DANIEL AITKEN FOR A SPECIAL EPISODE OF
WISDOM DHARMA CHATS
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025, AT 7:00 PM EDT

We’re thrilled to welcome Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche into the studio and onto Wisdom Dharma Chats this September. As a first-time guest, Rinpoche will join host Daniel Aitken to reflect on his life—including being recognized as the reincarnation of Tsenshap Serkong Tugse Rinpoche, one of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s master debate partners—and his journey of training and teaching in the Dharma. They’ll also discuss Rinpoche’s upcoming Wisdom Academy online course, which he will have just finished filming. This episode promises to offer rare insights into lineage, practice, and how these profound traditions can be skillfully shared today. We hope you’ll join us live in-studio or online over Zoom.

JOIN OUR LIVE IN-STUDIO AUDIENCE IN NEW YORK CITY

This is a ticket to be a live studio audience member during the filming of the Wisdom Dharma Chat episode with Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche on Monday, September 29, 2025, at 132 Perry St., New York, NY 10014. 

Tickets for the in-studio audience are available for $20.00 to help make Wisdom Dharma Chats possible. Doors will open at 6:20 p.m. and will close promptly at 6:55 p.m. Please do not be late. The Wisdom Dharma Chat will start at 7:00 p.m. and will last until approximately 8:45 p.m., including a short intermission around 8:00 p.m.

Seats are limited, so please be sure to reserve a ticket for the in-studio audience if you plan on coming in person.

OR, REGISTER TO SAVE YOUR SEAT IN OUR ONLINE AUDIENCE AND WATCH OVER ZOOM

Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche

Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche was born in the Spiti valley, in India, in 1984. At the age of two, Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II (1984 – present) pointed to the photo of the recently deceased Assistant Tutor of the 14th Dalai Lama and said, “That’s me!” When he was about three years old, he was recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the incarnation of Kyabje Tsenshap Serkong Tugse Rinpoche (1914-1983), who was one of the seven master debate partners to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Rinpoche began his Buddhist studies and training at Ganden Jangtse Monastery in South India. After deciding to continue his work for the Dharma as a lay person, he completed his education at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala. On the advice of the Dalai Lama, Rinpoche completed three years of intensive study of English in Canada.

Rinpoche teaches at Dharma Centers around the world, combining his experience of the study and practice of Buddhism with his acquaintance with the Western world. His fascinating teachings are full of wisdom, grace and humor. Rinpoche feels privileged to continue the responsibilities of Tsenshap Serkong Tugse Rinpoche to teach and benefit people as much as he can.

Daniel Aitken

Daniel is the CEO and Publisher of Wisdom Publications, as well as the host of the popular Wisdom Podcast and Wisdom Dharma Chats. In addition to publishing some of the most important books and online courses on Buddhism, he has interviewed over 200 Buddhist masters from a variety of Buddhist traditions. Daniel has a PhD in Buddhist Philosophy. His lifelong interest in Tibetan Buddhism, the Tibetan language, and its literature has taken him across Australia, America, India, Nepal, and Tibet to pursue a deeper understanding of Buddhist theory and practice with some of the greatest masters from the living tradition.