Lama Yeshe Rimpoche'

Lama Thubten Yeshe, Vajrapani Institute, Boulder Creek, California, life-size, bronze.  Lama Yeshe, who died in 1984, was the founder of numerous retreat centers throughout the world, and was a major force in bringing Tibetan-style Buddhist theory and practice to the West. His portrait was commissioned by his numerous former students.