H.E. Chogye Trichen Rinchen Paljor Rinpoche is the 27th throne holder of Tsarpa sub sect of Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. At the age of eight, Rinpoche took his novice vow with his granduncle His Eminence the 25th Chogye Trichen Rinpoche in Lumbini Monastery and was named Ngawang Rinchen Paljor. In 1992, His Eminence Chogye […]
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H.E. the 26th Chogye Trichen Rinpoche
His Eminence the 26th Chogye Trichen Rinpoche was born in the prominent Kushang family of Zhalu village, Shigatse in Tibet on 17 March 1981. His father is Tamding Tsewang, the nephew of H.E. the 25th Chogye Trichen Rinpoche. His mother is Deden Wangmo. He was selected to be the future Chogye Trichen. For this reason, […]
Khangsar Shabrung Rinpoche
H.E. Ngor Khangsar Rinpoche was born in Kalamentown, Dehradun, India, in 1990. At the age of seven, he was formally recognized as the reincarnation of H.E Ngor Khangsar 72nd Ngawang Khyentse Thupten Nyingpo Rinpoche by His Holiness the Sakya Trichen, and became the holder of the seat of Khangsar Labrang, Since then, Rinpoche began to […]
Phende Khen Rinpoche
His Eminence Phende Khen Rinpoche is the present head of Ngor Monastery in Tibet. […]
Luding Khenchen Rinpoche Jamyang Tenpai Nyima
His Eminence the seventy-fifth Luding Khenchen Jamyang Tenpei Nyima Rinpoche is one of the most highly respected and learned teachers of the Sakya tradition and of Tibetan Buddhism at large. It is believed that H.E Luding Khenchen Rinpoche is an emanation of Vajrapāṇi. His Eminence is the Head of the Ngor Lineage, one of the two sub-sects […]
H.E. Gongkar Dorje Denpa Rinpoche
H.E. Gongkar Dorje Denpa Rinpoche (Tenzin Jampel Lungtok Namgyal) was born in 1978 high in the mountainous region of Arunchal Predesh in northern India, close to the Tibetan border. At the age of eleven, he was recognized as the reincarnation of Dorje Dhenpa Kunga Namgyal. Further Reading: Gongkar Dorje Dhen […]
H. E. Dagyum Kusho Sakya
H. E. Dagyum Kusho, known by her friends as Dagmola, was born in eastern Tibet. Raised in a loving family of moderate affluence, her way of life and education were pervaded by the spirit of Buddhism. She was the wife of H.H. Dagchen Ngawang Kunga Sonam Jigdal, the previous head lama of the Sakya Phuntsok […]
H.E. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
The present Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Thubten Chökyi Gyamtso, was born in 1961 in eastern Bhutan. He was recognized as a tulku by H.H. Sakya Trizin, and received empowerments and teachings from many of the greatest masters of Tibetan Buddhism, including H.H. the 16th Karmapa; H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche and Lama Sonam Zangpo (his paternal and […]
H.E. Sakya Khöndung Asanga Vajra Rinpoche
His Eminence Khöndung Asanga Vajra Rinpoche is the son of H.E.Khöndung Ani Vajra Sakya Rinpoche, the second son of the Phuntsok Phodrang family and Dagmo Chimey la. He is also the youngest grandson of the His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Dorjechang Rinpoche and therefore a direct descendant of the unbroken Khön lineage which dates back to […]
H.E. Sakya Khöndung Abhaya Vajra Rinpoche
His Eminence Khöndung Abhaya Vajra Sakya, the younger son of H.E. Zaya Vajra Sakya and Dagmo Lhanze Youden, was born in Seattle in 1997. At the age of 11, he joined his brother H.E. Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche in India to pursue his education in the Sakya tradition. At the age of 12, he expressed his […]