Biography
Matthieu Ricard (French pronunciation: [matjø ʁikaʁ]; Nepali: माथ्यु रिका, born 15 February 1946) is a Nepalese French writer, photographer, translator and Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal.
Matthieu Ricard grew up among the personalities and ideas of French intellectual circles. He received a PhD degree in molecular genetics from the Pasteur Institute in 1972. He then decided to forsake his scientific career and instead practice Tibetan Buddhism, living mainly in the Himalayas.
Ricard is a board member of the Mind and Life Institute. He received the French National Order of Merit for his humanitarian work in the East with Karuna-Shechen, the non-profit organization he co-founded in 2000 with Rabjam Rinpoche. Since 1989, he has acted as the French interpreter for the 14th Dalai Lama. Since 2010, he has been travelling and giving a series of talks with and assisting in teachings by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, the incarnation of Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
Filmography
all 15
Movies 13
self 7
TV Shows 2
Voice 1
Director 1
Who We Were (2021)
From Stress to Happiness (2020)
Return to Gandhi Road (2020)
Upper Story: On the Road to Well-Being (2020)
My Year of Living Mindfully (2020)
Brainious (2018)
Les pouvoirs du cerveau (2016)
Unity (2015)
The Altruism Revolution (2015)
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (2010)
The devotion of Matthieu Ricard (2009)
Salut les Terriens ! (2006)
Wheel of Time (2003)
Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche (1995)
Dharma Rising
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1946-02-15 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceAix-les-Bains, France
ReligionTibetan Buddhism
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FatherJean-François Revel
MotherYahne Le Toumelin
SiblingsNicolas Revel, Ève Ricard
CitizenshipsFrance
AwardsKnight of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the Legion of Honour
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