Teachers

Don Handrick

Don Handrick is a touring teacher for the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), sharing the Dharma with centers and study groups in North America and other parts of the world, both in-person and online.

Don’s study of Buddhism began in 1993 after reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche. Over the next two years he practiced with Sogyal Rinpoche’s organization, until he began attending classes in 1996 with Venerable Robina Courtin at Tse Chen Ling in San Francisco.

Don left the Bay Area in 1998 to attend the FPMT’s Masters Program of Buddhist Studies in Sutra and Tantra, a seven-year residential study program conducted at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Tuscany, Italy, taught by the scholar and kind Spiritual Friend, Geshe Jampa Gyatso. He successfully completed all five subjects of this program in 2004, receiving an FPMT final certificate with high honors.

Events with Don Handrick

North American Regional Merit-Making Friday 2025
October 3, 2025

Please join the North American Region as we joyfully practice together to collectively generate merit for our region and each of our own centers, projects, services, and study groups.   ● All are welcome – these practices are free, please invite others in the community. ● Join us for one or more sessions – drop in any time! ● Each 40-minute practice will begin at the top of the hour followed by a 20-minute break. ● The practices listed below are tentative and will be shared on the Zoom screen. We expect to do a variety of practices, including incorporating…