Marcia Binder Schmidt

“Marcia lived at the feet of one of the greatest Tibetan Masters of meditation for 17 years at the epicenter of unfolding events of Dharma that crossed many oceans.” –Tulku Thondup Rinpoche

“Marcia [Dechen Wangmo] has followed many great lamas, some of the best of this century. Her experience as an American amidst this older generation of lamas is quite important for Dharma students from the West.” –Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

Marcia Dechen Wangmo, AKA Marcia Binder Schmidt is a renowned Buddhist translator, editor, writer, and teacher. Together with Erik Pema Kunsang, she established Rangjung Yeshe Institute that has been dedicated to offering educational and practice support for practitioners and scholars of Tibetan Buddhism in 1981. In 1986 as an offshoot of this Institute, Erik and she created Rangjung Yeshe Publications and Lotus Treasure. They have translated and produced over sixty-two titles that have been translated into thirteen different languages. Marcia has helped to develop retreat centers and study groups all over the world and has been teaching in recent years, sharing her humor and human approach to traditional Tibetan Buddhist practice, all over the world.