Maniwa Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche, who received his Buddhist education and meditation realization under the direct guidance of the 16th Karmapa, stands behind all aktivity of NALA endowment fund. As one of few Buddhist masters of Tibetan vajrayana Buddhism finished his training both in Buddhist philosophy and deep meditation practice. The title Maniwa is given to a practitioner of Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) meditation and it means that he or she inspired people to recite more than one billion OM MANI PEME HUNG mantras. Rinpoche has  built many stupas – Buddhist objects that wish good wishes of beings and balance out negative energies in the space. Many of them stand in the West, including the Enlightenment stupa in the Pilsner region of the Czech Republic.