Three Tenzin Gyatso Scholars at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. Left to right: Lama Trinley, Khenpo Kunga and Nuptul Tenpei Nyima Rinpoche. The Tenzin Gyatso Scholars program is a visionary endeavour that fuses together two entire systems of human inquiry: the ancient Tibetan Buddhist wisdom tradition and the scientific and humanistic traditions of the West. Learn about the remarkable Scholars, named after His Holiness the Dalai Lama, enrolled in American universities who are fulfilling his wishes.