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Tibetan language and interpretation study program Its main aim is to provide qualified interpreters for Dharma centers worldwide.

The Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program (LRZTP) is a 4-year interpretation program offered by the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). The program consists of two years of study in Dharamsala, India, followed by two years of onsite training at a center as an apprentice interpreter under a Tibetan teacher. LRZTP1 started in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, in 1996, and si

nce then close to 30 students have successfully completed the four-year program. Students without the aim to become a Dharma translator/interpreter are welcome to join the first two years of the program for intensive Tibetan language and Dharma studies. LRZTP now offers a comprehensive online Tibetan language program as well as individual tutoring.

08/12/2025

The new students of LRZTP 10 come from: Mexico, Austria, United States, Canada, Israel, Brazil, France, Poland, Russia, Belgium, India, United Kingdom, Spain and Switzerland. The program currently has eighteen students and two who attend the first eight weeks of the course. The new program was inaugurated on 17th October and classes began on 20th October.

2025 has been an eventful year for Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translation Program. First, there was the bittersweet moment of saying goodbye to the graduates of LRZTP 9, who in June received their certificates and are now continuing their studies in monasteries or training as interpreters in various pla...

27/10/2025

Geshe-la left this life on September 8th 2025 surrounded by friends and students while being cared for in Delek Hospital Dharamshala. His friendly guidance will be sorely missed by all of us at LRZTP and all others who were close to him.

It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of LRZTP’s beloved teacher Geshe Tenzin Wangdak (1972-2025) after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

30/06/2025

✨Hi All, it's not too late to join us in Dharamshala for the next intensive 2-year program - registration is open till August 1st. The program includes intensive colloquial Tibetan study, foundational Dharma study in Tibetan, translation and interpreter training, and so much more!✨

17/06/2025

The group of eleven students who came to Dharamsala in 2023 from all over the world are now happy graduates of one of the most demanding programs in the world of Tibetan language studies.

After two years of hard work and dedication the students of LRZTP 9 can finally say: yes, we have made it!

04/04/2025

It is quite hard to believe but the ninth two-year Tibetan language program of the Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo school in Dharamsala is almost coming to an end.

20/03/2025

03/03/2025

Happy Losar! LRZTP wishes everyone a very happy and auspicious year of the wood snake ✨

19/01/2025

https://www.lrztp.org/best-opportunity-to-study-tibetan-language-in-depth-in-lrztp/

31/12/2024

Happy New Year 2025 everyone!

Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program wishes to send everyone greetings of the Happiest New Year 2025!

13/11/2024

And we are ready for LRZTP 10 next year! Here is the official announcement as well as some news from the current program.

We are very happy to announce that the registration for the next 2-year language and translation course at Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program is officially open!

09/11/2024

Hi Everyone - registration is now open for LRZTP 10 ✨
👉https://www.lrztp.org/two-year-tibetan-language-course/

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Rato Chuwar Labrang
Dharamsala
176215

Website

http://www.lrztp.org/

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