Geshe Dorji Damdul completed his schooling from Upper TCV, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. After seriously contemplating a career as a Physicist during his High School years, in 1988, he instead made the decision to join the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics (IBD), Dharamsala, for formal studies in Buddhist logic, philosophy and epistemology.

After 15 years of intensive study in Buddhist philosophy, Geshe Dorji Damdul gained his Geshe Lharampa Degree (Ph.D.) in 2002 from Drepung Loseling Monastic University, Mundgod, Karnataka. 

From 2005 to 2009, Geshe Dorji Damdul was the official English Translator to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. During this time, Geshe Dorji Damdul was also involved in written translations of many texts including Arya Nagarjuna’s Mulamadyamikakarika (Eng. Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way), and Chapter 9 of Acharya Shantideva’s Bodhicaryavatara (Eng. A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life). 

Geshe Dorji Damdul has also worked with Professor Paul Ekman, one of the pioneers of the science of micro-facial expressions. Geshela was one of the chief editors for the textbook on Buddhist Science and Philosophy. He has also worked on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s bestselling book, Beyond Religion, as well as the Art of Happiness book series jointly written with Professor Howard Cutler. Likewise, he was and is actively involved in critical editing works of other books authored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

In March 2011, Geshe Dorji Damdul was appointed as Director, Tibet House, New Delhi, The Cultural Centre of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this role, Geshe Dorji Damdul’s major activity has been undertaking teaching, by introducing and subsequently, vastly expanding the courses offered. 

As of today, more than 2,500 students are affiliated to one or more teaching programmes of the institution. Each year, except during the pandemic, Geshe Dorji Damdul travels widely within India and many countries across the globe, to hold bodhicitta retreats, undertake intensive teaching, and give lectures on various topics in Buddhist philosophy, psychology, logic and practice.

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