Dhakpa Rinpoche is a former Abbot of Sera Mey Monastic University who is the recognized reincarnation of the 49th Ganden Tripa, Lobsang Dhargye Rinpoche, former head of the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

The Bodhisattva’s Jewel Garland (Tib. Jangchub Sempey Norbu Trengwa) is a twenty-seven-verse text composed by the Indian Mahayana spiritual master Dipamkara Shrijñana (972–1054). Known more popularly as Lord Atisha, this holy teacher travelled to Tibet at a somewhat advanced age and taught there for the remainder of his life, a period of some thirteen years.

The Jewel Garland presents his personal instruction on the key elements that are essential for Mahayana dharma practitioners to develop and complete their spiritual training. These verses are the root text to a twenty-six chapter work called The Jewel Garland of Responses to Questions (Tib. Shülen Norbu Trengwa), which forms part of the two-volume collection known as The Precious Kadampa Scripture (Tib. Kadam Rinpoche Lekbam). This material is also referred to as the Father’s Teachings (Tib. Pa Chö) in that the instructions were given by Lord Atisha in response to questions posed by his principal Tibetan disciple Dromtön Gyelwey Jungne. Dromtönba is recognized as the spiritual father of the Tibetan lineage whose followers were known as “Kadampas,” which literally means “those who regard all the Buddha’s word as personal spiritual instruction.”