Lama D. Dorjee is a highly distinguished teacher in the Kagyu order of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in Tibet and grew up in India as a refugee from the Chinese Communist invasion of Tibet. He studied Buddhist philosophy at Sanskrit University in Varanasi, India and earned an Acharya degree (equivalent to a western Master's degree).

Lama D. Dorjee then completed the traditional Tibetan Buddhist retreat lasting three years and three months under the guidance of the Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche and of Beru Khyentse Rinpoche. This intensive, secluded retreat is like earning a Ph.D. in meditation and Buddhist spiritual practices.

His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa gave empowerments to Lama D. Dorjee and authorized him as one of His Holiness's direct representatives in the United States.

Lama D. Dorjee has been teaching Dharma in the west since 1982. He is known for his joy and humor, as well as his skill in presenting meditation practices in a clear and practical way for westerners.

Lama D. Dorjee is now the resident Lama at the KTC Dallas meditation center. He teaches there and throughout the United States. Of special interest are Lama D. Dorjee's two annual teaching and practice retreats. The first happens each March: a week-long teaching and practice retreat on 'The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen' held at a camp/retreat center in north Texas ,known as the "Bluebunny Retreat". The second occurs around June during the auspicious time of Saka Dawa: three successive Nyungne purification practice retreats held at KTC Dallas.