For a number of years, Dr. Andreas Doctor has studied Buddhist history and philosophy under the guidance of Tibetan monks and lamas, mostly in Nepal at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery. As a founding member of Rangjung Yeshe Institute, he spent fifteen years teaching at the Institute, and for most of this period, he served as Director of Studies at Kathmandu University’s Centre for Buddhist Studies. Dr. Doctor is the Director of the Dharmachakra Translation Committee, where he has participated in numerous translation projects, most recently in translating sutras and tantras from the Tibetan canon. He is also a founding member of Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Denmark.

Dr. Doctor completed BA and MA degrees in Tibetan Studies from the University of Copenhagen and received a PhD (2004) in Religious Studies from the University of Calgary. He lives with his family in Denmark.