His Eminence the 25th Chogye Trichen Rinpoche (1919-2007) was born on the 4th day of 8th lunar month of Tibetan calendar of Iron-Monkey year in 1919 to the Kushang family. Khangsar Khenpo Jampal Nyingpo adorned him with the Dharma name, Kunsang Chimey Wangpo. At the age of seven, he began to learn the art of […]
Chetsun Rinchen Khyentse Wangpo, the twenty-fourth abbot of Nalendra Monastery, was recognized as a rebirth of Rongton Sakya Gyaltsen. Machig Labdron prophesized that Sakya Gyaltsen was an emanation of Maitreya. […]
Khyenrab Ngedon Zangpo, the twenty-third abbot, was the younger brother of the fourth Zimwog Chetsun Tendzin Nyendrag. […]
The fourth Zimwog Rinpoche and the twenty-second abbot of Nalendra Monastery, Chetsun Tenzin Nyendrag, was born on the 23rd day of the 12th month during the male-fire-rat year as the son of Zhalu Osel Che. When he was six years old, he traveled to Nalendra, taking Kunkhyen Guna and Rigzin Choglay Namgyal as root teachers […]
Chetsun Gendun Trashi Paljor is the twenty-first abbot of Nalendra Monastery. […]
Chetsun Tenpai Wangchug Chogdrub, the twentieth abbot of Nalendra Monastery, was the nephew of Chetsun Ngawang Kunkhyen, the nineteenth abbot. He received Lamdré teachings numerous times. […]
Chetsun Ngawang Kunkhyen, the nineteenth abbot of Nalendra Monastery, played a significant role in spreading the Dharma throughout all of Central Tibet. […]
Chetsun Gachen Khyabdag Nyingpo, the eighteenth abbot of Nalendra Monastery, was the reincarnation of Khyentse Rabten, the seventeenth abbot. […]
Chetsun Khyentse Rabten, the seventeenth abbot of Nalendra Monastery, was the nephew of Chetsun Khyenrab Jampa Ngawang Lhundrub. Chetsun Khyentse Rabten was a highly realized master. His autobiography contains all his meditative experiences and realizations. He also established many temples in the Kham district such as Dezhung Monastery. […]
Dogyal Namtrul Chetsun Khyenrab Tendzin Lhundrub is the fifteenth abbot of Nalendra Monastery. […]