The teachers at Tara Institute are part of the following lineage of the Gelugpa School of Tibetan Buddhism.
The Tibetan teachers of this Centre have all received teachings directly from His Holiness Trijang Rinpoche.

The Lineage of Our Teachings

Lineage of Extensive Deeds

Maitreya
Asanga
Vasubandbu
Vimuktisena
Vimuktisenagomin
Paranasena
Vinitasena
Vairochana
Haribhadra
Kusali
Ratnasena
Suvarnadvipi
Atisha
Dromtompa

Lineage of Profound View

Manjushri
Nagarjuna
Chandrakirti
Vidyakokila the Elder
Vidyakokila the Younger
(Avadhutipa)
Atisha
Dromtompa

Lam-Rim Lineage

Gampopa
Nüzurpa
Tagmapa
Namkha Senge
Namkha Gyälpo
Senge Zangpo Gyälsä
Namkha Gyältsän

Classical Lineage

Potowa
Sharawa
Chilbupa
Lhalung Wangchug
Göpo Rinpoche
Zangchenpa
Tsonawa
Möndrapa
Chökyab Zangpo

Instruction Lineage

Chän Ngawa
Tsultrim bar
Zhönue ö
Gyergompa
Sangyäbön
Namkha Gyälpo
Senge Zangpo
Gyälsä Zangpo
Namkha Gyältsän

Gelugpa Lineage

Tsongkapa
Jampel Gyatso
Kädrub Rinpoche
Basoje
Chökyi Dorje
Gyälwa Ensapa
Sangyä Yeshe
Lozang Choekyri Gyältsän (First Panchen Lama)
Könchog Gyältsän
Lozang Yeshe (Second Panchen Lama)
Purchog Ngagwang Jampa
Lozang Nyaendrag
Yöntän Ta-yä
Tänpa Rabgyä
Lodrö Zangpo
Lozang Gyatso
Jinpa Gyatso
Tenzin Kädrub
Lozang Lhündrub Gyatso
Jampa Tenzin Trinlae Gyatso (Pabongka Rinpoche)
Lozang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (Trijang Rinpoche)

HH Trijang Rinpoche