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100 living teachers

Here’s a broad, inter-tradition snapshot of 100 living teachers whom sizable communities regard as highly realized / awakened / enlightened (or close). I’m not certifying anyone’s enlightenment —the “/10” is a light, community-recognition & visibility gauge (how strongly and widely their followers regard them as awakened today). It’s inevitably subjective, but useful as a quick map. Tradition = primary stream they’re associated with (many are syncretic). Score (/10) = community recognition & visibility, not a “truth meter.” Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama) — Tibetan Buddhism — 10/10 Mingyur Rinpoche (Yongey) — Tibetan Buddhism — 9/10 Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche — Tibetan Buddhism — 8/10 Garchen Rinpoche — Tibetan Buddhism — 8/10 Tsoknyi Rinpoche — Tibetan Buddhism — 8/10 Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche — Tibetan Buddhism — 8/10 Ogyen Trinley Dorje (17th Karmapa) — Tibetan Buddhism — 9/10 Thaye Dorje (17th Karmapa) — Tibetan Buddhism — 8/10 Pema Chödrön — Tibetan Buddhism — 8/1...