oversees monasteries and educational and retreat centers throughout the world as well. Apart from his root gurus Dudjom Rinpoche and Thinley Norbu Rinpoche (his own father), he studied under many masters, and pursued higher studies at Penor Rinpoche's Institute and at the Mindrolling Monastery in India. He is responsible for the welfare of several hundred monks at Rangjung Wösel Chöling, nuns at Thegchog Kunzang Chödön, a nursing home for the elderly, and four retreat centers in eastern Bhutan. He has also established Buddhist study centers globally. At present, there are twenty-five Tröma Chöd Groups, with membership ranging from five hundred to over a thousand, throughout Bhutan; there are DudjomTersar.org also Tröma Chöd Groups in Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Germany. Garab Dorje is a lineage holder of the Dudjom New Treasure () lineage. Dudjom Rinpoche's grandsons via his second wife, Sangyum Kusho Rigzin Wangmo, and their son, Shenphen Dawa Norbu Rinpoche are also renowned lamas. Shenphen Dawa Rinpoche helped His Holiness establish his vajra seat in North America at Dudjom Tersar Yeshe Nyingpo Temple in New York City in 1976 and its sister retreat center Orgyen Chö Dzong in Greenville, NY in 1980. Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche was offered an old farm, soon to be transformed into a Dharma Center named Urgyen Samyé Chöling in Laugeral, Saint Léon-sur-Vézère France in 1979. Dungsey Shenphen Dawa Norbu Rinpoche went on to establish Dudjom Tersar centers in Southern California and Spain. From his first marriage to H.R.H. Ashi Pema Chodon Wangchuk, a royal family member of Bhutan, he has two sons. · H.E. Dungsey Namgyal Dawa Rinpoche · Kathok Situ Rinpoche One of Dudjom Rinpoche's grandsons, the 5th Kathok Situ Rinpoche, is the younger son of Shenphen Dawa Norbu Rinpoche. Kathok Situ Rinpoche oversees monasteries in Bhutan and Taiwan. Rinpoche is the "heart son" of Chatral Rinpoche, under whose guidance he is actively spreading the Kathok and Nyingma lineages throughout the East from Bhutan and the West in the US. Dungsey Shenphen Dawa Norbu Rinpoche went on to marry Sangyum Sonam Choksit la. They have two daughters, Semo Dechen Yangzom and Semo Tseyang Drolkar. H.E. Dungsey Namgay Dawa Rinpoche is the elder son of Dungsey Shenphen Dawa Norbu Rinpoche. Dungsey Namgay Dawa Rinpoche was enthroned by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche himself, who blessed him and predicted his future. Rinpoche is a main lineage holder that currently oversees Dudjom Tersar Yeshe Nyingpo Temple in New York