His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa

The Gyalwang Drukpa, the head of the Drukpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, was awarded an honorary fellowship by the University of Oxford’s Wolfson College on Friday. The award was “in recognition of his tireless commitment to cultural preservation in the Himalayas.”The Drukpa Lineage is the state religion of Bhutan. The Gyalwang Drukpa works to support education and environmentalism in the Himalayas, in particular through his NGO, Live to Love International.