Tam Shek-wing

In 1984, Tam was ordered by Dudjom Rinpoche to spread the Dharma teachings in his designated mission regions, namely North America and Mainland China.

In the 60s, he started learning Tibetan Buddhism when he was converted in Taiwan under Chu Yung-kuang (屈映光上師), a disciple of Norlha Rinpoche (諾那上師) as well as Gangkar Rinpoche (貢嘎上師), and was bestowed with the teachings of the Riwoche system. Later, Chu suggested Tam to contact one of his disciples in Hong Kong - Lau Yui Chi (劉銳之上師). Subsequently, Tam joined the Hong Kong Vajrayana Esoteric Society founded by Lau. From 1972 onwards however, Tam was practising the Nyingma teachings under the direct instruction of Dudjom Rinpoche and Lau Yui Chi, and was ordained Vajra Acarya of the Nyingma School at the age of 38 by Dudjom Rinpoche. He moved to Hawaii in 1986, and has resided in Canada since 1993.

Tam Shek-wing (traditional Chinese: 談錫永; simplified Chinese: 谈锡永; Jyutping: Taam Sek-wing; pinyin: Tán Xīyǒng; born 1935), pen name Wong Ting Tze or Wang Tingzhi (Chinese: 王亭之; Jyutping: Wong Ting-ji; pinyin: Wáng Tíngzhī), is a Buddhist scholar, painter, poet, writer and social critic, the founder of the Sino-Tibetan Buddhist Studies Association in North America, and a professor at Renmin University of China.

Tam Shek-wing was born in Guangdong, China in 1935. At childhood, he followed senior family members to practice Oriental Esoteric Buddhism. He was immensely interested in Buddhist texts ever since at the age of twelve while entering into the Western Sect of the Taoist practice (道家西派).