Matthieu Ricard

Biography

Matthieu Ricard is a Nepalese French writer, photographer, translator and Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal. He 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.

Directed

1. Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche (1995) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Wheel of Time (2003) — Self
2. Unity (2015) — Narrator (voice)
3. From Stress to Happiness (2020) — Self
4. Who We Were (2021) — Self - Buddhist Monk
5. Viananda (2023)
6. Salut les Terriens ! (2006) — Self - Guest
7. The A Talks (2022) — Self - Guest
8. The Altruism Revolution (2015) — Himself
9. C à vous (2009) — Self - Guest
10. Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (2010) — Self
11. My Year of Living Mindfully (2020) — Himself
12. Quelle époque ! (2022) — Self - Guest
13. Return to Gandhi Road (2020) — himself
14. Bhutan: Following in the Footsteps of Matthieu Ricard (2024) — himself
15. The devotion of Matthieu Ricard (2009) — himself
16. Upper Story: On the Road to Well-Being (2020) — Self
17. The Sweet Taste of Success (2022) — Matthieu Ricard
18. Dharma Rising (2011)
19. LIVING IS A DREAM (2024)
20. La saveur d’une vie (2025) — Self