Khenpo Chöying Dorje

PersonType	Category:Khenpos Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
MainNamePhon	Khenpo Chöying Dorje
MainNameTib	ཆོས་དབྱིངས་རྡོ་རྗེ་
MainNameWylie	chos dbyings rdo rje
AltNamesWylie	Khenpo Chöying Dorjee
YearBirth	1974/08/27
affiliation	Dzongsar Institute
affiliationsecondary	Deerpark Institute
religiousaffiliation	Sakya
StudentOf	Ngag dbang kun dga' dbang phyug  ·  Khyentse, Dzongsar
IsInGyatsa	No
BnwShortPersonBio	Khenpo Chöying Dorje was born a student of the Khyentse lineage. His teacher was late Khenchen Kunga Wangchuk and he is a student of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. Khenpo joined Dzongsar Institute in 1992 and was granted many degrees over the years: in 1998 he was granted the Shastra Degree in Buddhism (equivalent to Bachelor’s Degree) and in 2001 the Archaya title (MA). He received his Khenpo title in 2002 and his Khenpo Degree (PhD) in 2004. Khenpo served as assistant principal of the shedra from 2008 to 2012, and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche appointed him head principal of Dzongsar Institute for the 2013 to 2016 term. Khenpo Chöying Dorje is known not only for his scholarship but also for his kind and compassionate heart. He teaches in America, Asia, Australia and Europe and always strives to make the teachings understandable and practically applicable.
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