The UK-based Tibetan monk Kelsang Gyatso, who has died aged 91, split from the Tibetan Buddhist mainstream to found, in 1991, the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT), which became one of the UK’s fastest-growing religious groups. His disciples considered him a “fully realised” master, while his detractors regarded him as a rogue teacher and a threat to the Dalai Lama.
A small, pixie-like man, whose sharp eyes peered from behind large glasses, Kelsang lived in a small room in the NKT’s Cumbria base and had few personal possessions. His life was devoted to study, meditation and teaching, and he wrote 24 books that have been translated into numerous languages.
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