In 2000 he was installed as a lama in the Tibetan lineage of his first root teacher , Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche , by Lama Surya Das .
Makransky has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism since 1978 under the guidance of Nyingma , Kagyu , and Gelug teachers .
In 2000 Makransky was installed as a lama in the Tibetan Buddhism lineage of his first root teacher , Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche , by Lama Surya Das .
Makransky has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism since 1978 under the guidance of Nyingma , Kagyu , and Gelug teachers .