Geshe Lhakdor LaGeshe Lhakdor has served His Holiness the Dalai Lama as his translator and religious assistant since 1989. A distinguished Buddhist scholar, Geshe Lhakdor was the English translator for His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, from 1989 to 2005. He has co-ranslated and co-produced several books by the Dalai Lama. Read More Read Less