Original sentence: 16th Karmapa.Born Jeffrey Miller, and raised on Long Island, Lama Surya Das later spent many years in India and Tibet studying with Tibetan lamas including H.He is the dharma heir of Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, a teacher in the Rime movement.In 2003, at the request of Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, he founded Dzogchen Osel Ling as a sanctuary, hermitage, and lineage seat in Austin, Texas.Lama Surya Das also travels and teaches throughout the United States.Lama Surya Das is an American-born lama in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, an author of popular works on Buddhism, and a respected teacher of Buddhism in the United States
Edited sentence: 16th Karmapa, and many others.By 2005, more than a dozen local practice groups flourish, meeting throughout the country, under the guidance of Lama Surya Das and Lama John Makransky.He is an authorized lineage-holder of the non-sectarian Rime movement teachings of Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, having mastered both the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions.In 2003, according to the wishes of his root guru Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, he founded Dzogchen Osel Ling as his hermitage and lineage seat in Austin, Texas.Lama Surya Das is one of the foremost American-born lamas in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and a popular teacher of Buddhism in the United States.Lama Surya Das travels and teaches throughout the United States each year, continuing his mission of transmission.Surya Das spent nearly 30 years in India and Tibet studying with the most revered 20th century Tibetan lamas, including H