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Dampa Charchen + (One of the group of students of Phadampa S … One of the group of students of Phadampa Sangye associated with his final visit to Tibet that are collectively known as the ''Four Gatekeeper Yogins'' (''sgo ba'i rnal 'byor bzhi''), each of which are associated with one of the cardinal directions. Dampa Charchen is associated with the eastern gate (''shar sgo'').ated with the eastern gate (''shar sgo'').)

Tsongkhapa + ( *Assumes office 1409 dga' ldan dgon (stag rtse rdzong) *Leaves office 1419 dga' ldan dgon (stag rtse rdzong) *Founds monastery 1409 dga' ldan dgon (stag rtse rdzong) *Final Ordination 1381 yar klung rnam rgyal dgon )
Tenth Karmapa Chöying Dorje + ( *He enjoyed the patronage of the ruler of … *He enjoyed the patronage of the ruler of gtsang karma bstan skyong dbang po who invited him to gzhis ka rtse to celebrate the smon lam.*In 1632 he founds rgyud sde dgon in padma rdzong in mgo log.*In 1634 he visited spo bo en route to ljang sa tham where he had been invited by the ruler. *In 1644 he received his final ordination vows. *Founds Monastery 1632 at rgyud sde dgon.*After the fall of his patron at the hands of gu shrI khan he fled to 'jang via khams.*He constructed 13 new karma kaM tshang monasteries in 'jang. *Toward the end of his life he was invited back to Tibet by the 5th Dalai Lama.*According to bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus, he died at the age of 71.*He was a very controversial figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism and a very famous painter.Tibetan Buddhism and a very famous painter. )
Ngawang Chöjor Gyatso + (According to Filippo Brambilla, Ngawang Ch … According to Filippo Brambilla, Ngawang Chöjor Gyatso (Ngag dbang chos 'byor rgya mtsho) "was the fourth vajrācārya of gTsang ba [monastery], who had been one of ’Ba’ mda’ dge legs’ closest disciples." (Filippo Brambilla, "A Late Proponent of the Jo nang gZhan stong Doctrine: Ngag dbang tshogs gnyis rgya mtsho (1880–1940)" [''Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines'' 45 (2018)], 5–50).Furthermore, Brambilla writes, Ngawang Chöjor Gyatso, along with several of the vajra masters of gTsang ba monastery (such as Ngag dbang chos ’phel rgya mtsho, Ngag dbang chos kyi ’phags pa, Kun dga’ mkhas grub dbang phyug, and ’Ba’ mda’ dGe legs himself, had a relationship with leading figures of the nonsectarian movementlike Jamgön Kongtrul (1813-1899) and Patrul Rinpoche (1808-1887), most of these Jonang scholars studying with them at dPal spung and rDzogs chen monasteries (Ibid., 11–12).nd rDzogs chen monasteries (Ibid., 11–12).)
Dudjom Dorjee + (Born to a nomadic family in eastern Tibet, … Born to a nomadic family in eastern Tibet, Lama Dudjom Dorjee Rinpoche grew up in India and received a distinguished Acharya degree from Sanskrit University in Varanasi. In 1981, at the request of the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa, he came to the United States as a representative of the Karma Kagyu lineage. He is presently Resident Lama of Karma Thegsum Choling in Dallas, Texas.of Karma Thegsum Choling in Dallas, Texas.)
Chapa Chökyi Senge + (From [https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=W00EGS101 … From [https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=W00EGS1016899 shAkya mchog ldan] a more detailed description of important students: དཔེ་འགྲེམས་ཀྱི་གྲྭ་པ་ལྔ་སྟོང་ཙམ་བྱུང་བར་གྲགས། དེའི་ནང་ནས་མཆོག་ཏུ་གྱུར་པ། གྲུབ་ཐོབ་མི་གསུམ། ཇོ་སྲས་མི་བཞི། ཤེས་རབ་ཅན་མི་གསུམ། སེང་ཆེན་བརྒྱད ་རྣམས་སོ། །དང་པོ་ནི། རྗེ་དུས་གསུམ་མཁྱེན་པ། ཕག་མོ་གྲུབ་པ། གསལ་སྟོ་ཤོ་སྒོམ་རྣམས་སོ། །ལ་ལ་ཞང་འཚལ་པ་ཡིན་ཞེས་ཟེར། གཉིས་པ་ནི། ས་ཇོ་སྲས་བསོད་ནམས་རྩེ་མོ། མཉོས་ཇོ་སྲས་དཔལ་ལེ། ཁུ་ཇོ་སྲས་ནེ་ཙོ། རྔོག་ཇོ་སྲས་ར་མོ་རྣམས་སོ། །གསུམ་པ་ནི། རྐོང་པོ་འཇག་ཆུང༌། ལྷོ་པ་སྒོག་གཟན། པར་བུ་བ་བློ་གྲོས་སེང་གེ་རྣམས་སོ། །སྒོག་གཟན་ནི་ལྷོ་པ་ཐམས་ཅད་མཁྱེན་པར་གྲགས་པ་སྟེ། ལྷོ་པ་དྷར་སེང་ངོ༌། །བཞི་པ་ནི། ཕྱྭ་པའི་རྗེས་སུ་གདན་ས་ལོ་ལྔ་མཛད་པའི་བརྩེགས་དབང་ཕྱུག་སེང་གེ་གཙང་ནག་པ་བརྩོན་འགྲུས་སེང་གེ་ རྨ་བྱ་རྩོད་པའི་སེང་གེ་ བྲུ་ཤ་བསོད་ནམས་སེང་གེ་ མྱང་བྲན་པ་ཆོས་ཀྱི་སེང་གེ་ དན་འབག་པ་སྨྲ་བའི་སེང་གེ་ འདམ་པ་དཀོན་མཆོག་སེང་གེ་ རྐྱང་དུར་བ་གཞོན་ནུ་སེང་གེ་ ལ་ལ་དག་འུ་ཡུག་པ་བསོད་ནམས་སེང་གེ ཞེས་ཟེར་ཡང་དུས་མི་འགྲིག་Another list of the seng chen rgyad can be found in the [https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=W7499 Chos 'byung mkhas pa'i dga' ston], p. 729:སློབ་མ་ཐུགས་སྲས་སེང་ཆེན་བརྒྱད་ཅེས། གཙང་ནག་པ་བརྩོན་འགྲུས་སེང་གེ དན་འབག་སྨྲ་བའི་སེང་གེ བྲུ་ཤ་བསོད་ནམས་སེང་གེ རྨ་བྱ་རྩོད་པའི་སེང་གེ རྩགས་དབང་ཕྱུག་སེང་གེ ཉང་བྲན་ཆོས་ཀྱི་སེང་གེ འདན་མ་དཀོན་མཆོག་སེང་གེ གཉལ་པ་ཡོན་ཏན་སེང་གེ ཁ་ཅིག་གཙང་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་སེང་གེ་ཡང་འདྲེན།And again in the [https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=W1KG2733 Chos rnam kun btus], p. 1853:1. gtsang nag pa brtson 'grus seng ge2. dan 'bag pa smra ba'i seng ge3. bru sha bsod nams seng ge4. rmya ba rtsod pa'i seng ge5. rtsags dbang phyug seng ge6. myang bran chos kyi seng ge7. ldan ma dkon mchog seng ge8. gnyal pa yon tan seng gemchog seng ge 8. gnyal pa yon tan seng ge)
Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje + (Important master of the karma kaM tshang t … Important master of the karma kaM tshang tradition *He is regarded as the first of the incarnation lamas in tibet, since he became widely recognized as the embodiment of karma pak+Si.*He was installed first at karma dgon and then established at kam po gnas nang.*He is famed for the building of the iron bridge over the sog chu.*In 1331 he was invited to court by the yuan emperor and received by prince rat+na shrI.*After the prince's demise, his elder brother brought him to sman rtse.*According to the bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus he died at 56. bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus he died at 56.)
Fourth Karmapa Rolpai Dorje + (Important master of the karma kaM tshang b … Important master of the karma kaM tshang bka' brgyud tradition*In 1345 he was brought to brag dkyil lha khang where he recognized the belongings of his predecessors*Ta'i si tu recognizes him as the reembodiment of rang byung rdo rje*Brought to mtshur phu for education*In 1360 he was invited to China by the emperor tho gan the mur.*Returns to tibet via mi nyag and byang ngos*Founds go ra dgon gtsug lag khang*According to bod kyi gal che'i lo rgyus: born rngod a la rong and died at the age of 44 rngod a la rong and died at the age of 44)
Khenpo Dawa Paljor + (Khenpo Dawa Paljor (Tib. ཟླ་བ་དཔལ་འབྱོར་, … Khenpo Dawa Paljor (Tib. ཟླ་བ་དཔལ་འབྱོར་, Wyl. zla ba dpal 'byor) was born in 1975 in Thimphu in Bhutan as the son of Tsering Lhamo, his mother, and Sangyé Dorje, his father who worked at the royal court of Bhutan. Until the age of eleven Khenpo studied at a regular English school before he started focusing on Tibetan grammar and Dharma studies at the Semtokha school in Bhutan which was founded by Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Finishing school at 18 he traveled to Bodhgaya, and after partaking in the Nyingma Mönlam, he was inspired to monkhood. At the age of 19 Khenpo enrolled at the Namdroling Monastery Shedra. In his penultimate year he went to Bir where he taught at Ringu Tulku Rinpoche's Palyul Chökhorling Monastery.After their nine year education Khenpos are required to serve on behalf of their monasteries for at least three years. In Khenpo Dawé Paljor's case he taught for four years on Vajrayana, Tibetan grammar and other subjects. After teaching at the nunnery in Namdroling for a year he went back to teach at the Shedra where he was a former student, before leaving for Dzogchen Monastery in south India where he taught for another year.In the last three years he has been teaching at Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's Shechen Monastery where his main subject has been Longchenpa's Finding Comfort and Ease in the Nature of Mind (Tib. Semnyi Ngalso, Wyl. sems nyid ngal gso). Upon leaving Shedra East Khenpo will return to Shechen to continue to teach.Besides his root teacher, Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche, he has been studying with Dzetrul Rinpoche, Khenpo Namdrol and Khenpo Pema Sherab. On one occasion he also received a long life empowerment from Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. (Source: [http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Khenpo_Dawa_Paljor Rigpa Shedra])hp?title=Khenpo_Dawa_Paljor Rigpa Shedra]))
Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche + (Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche was born in the pr … Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche was born in the province of Amdo – eastern Tibet – in 1926, and at age six was recognized as the reincarnation of the former abbot of the Kirti Gompa. At the age of nine, He was ordained as a monk. Rinpoche received teachings from many high Lamas of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Lama Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche is one of the holders of the tantra of Kalachakra lineage, having received that empowerment when he was 14 years old. At the age of 32 and having completed his monastic studies he was appointed as the Abbot of Kirti.After escaping from Tíbet in 1959, Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche taught Tibetan orphans at the Tibetan Children’s Village, Dharamsala, India. At the age of 45 he began a fifteen-year meditation retreat in a small stone hermitage above Dharamsala, “big enough for a bed, prostrations, and a stove”. He spent seven years in meditation on Lam Rim, three years on “Seven Point Thought Transformation”, and some generation and completion stage tantra. Two years were spent only on generation and completion stages and in the final 3 years, Rinpoche repeated all of the above. Rinpoche has given Kalachakra commentary to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and is a teacher of Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Lama Zopa Rinpoche has said of Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche, “He is a great Kadampa master who shows real Kadampa Tradition…so completely renounced. There’s not one slightest worldly activity, not the slightest eight worldly dharmas, no self cherishing thought. Even talking, everything is as much as possible pleasing to sentient being’s minds.” [https://fpmt.org/teachers/lineage-lamas/kirtitsenshab/kirtitsenshab_bio/ Source]s/kirtitsenshab/kirtitsenshab_bio/ Source])
Garje Khamtrul Jamyang Döndrup + (Kyabje Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche Jamyang Dho … Kyabje Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche Jamyang Dhondup (Tib. སྒ་རྗེ་ཁམས་སྤྲུལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་འཇམ་དབྱངས་དོན་གྲུབ་) is the incarnation of the third Khamtrul, Gyurme Trinle Namgyal and a revered Nyingma master. Khamtrul Rinpoche was born on 29 December 1928 in Lithang, Kham province in Tibet. At the age of 8, Rinpoche was recognised as the reincarnation of the third Khamtrul, Gyurme Trinle Namgyal. During the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959, Rinpoche came to exile in India along with tens of thousand Tibetan refugees.In 1962 Rinpoche, at age of 34, was summoned to Dharamshala by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to assist in efforts to establish the Tibetan community in exile. In 1966 Rinpoche was appointed Under Secretary of the Department of Religion and Culture. During his tenure as Under Secretary, Khamtrul Rinpoche helped in efforts to resettle monks from the refugee camps bordering Bhutan to South India. With fellow staff, he helped build the institutions that would serve as centres for the preservation of Tibetan culture and identity in exile.From 1971 to 76, Rinpoche served as the Chief of Staff of the Department of Religion and Culture. He was then deputed to the Kollegal in South India to assist in the resettlement efforts. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Rinpoche also served as a doctor to tend to the hundreds of Tibetan refugees battling with various epidemic diseases and others induced by the change in climate. In 1980, Rinpoche was appointed as Secretary fo the Department of Religion and Culture, a post he held until his retirement at the age of 60 in 1987. During these years of his service, Rinpoche formed a close bond with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon Rinpoche’s retirement, His Holiness asked Rinpoche to remain in Dharamshala as His Holiness’ consultant on Nyingma affairs. In this capacity, Rinpoche presided over countless ceremonies dedicated to the wellbeing of the Tibetan people and the Tibetan administration.In 1991, Rinpoche founded the Lhundrup Chime Gatsaling Nyingmapa Monastery in Mcleod Ganj near His Holiness’ temple. In 2005, a second Chime Gatsaling was built-in Sidhpur. On 12 April 2009, His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurated the new monastery with hundreds of students and followers. Rinpoche has since given countless teachings and permissions to Buddhist devotees. He has contributed significantly to the social and spiritual wellbeing of the Tibetan people and Buddhist Sangha. [https://tibet.net/cta-holds-prayer-service-for-kyabje-garje-khamtrul-rinpoche/ Central Tibetan Administration]-rinpoche/ Central Tibetan Administration])
Paṇchen Lama, 6th + (Lobsang Palden Yeshe was the sixth Panchen … Lobsang Palden Yeshe was the sixth Panchen Lama of Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet. He was the elder stepbrother of the 10th Shamarpa, Mipam Chödrup Gyamtso (1742–1793).The Panchen Lama was distinguished by his writings and interest in the world. In 1762 he gave the Eighth Dalai Lama his pre-novice ordination at the Potala Palace and named him Jamphel Gyatso.He befriended George Bogle, a Scottish adventurer and diplomat who had made an expedition to Tibet and stayed at Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse from 1774-1775. He negotiated with Warren Hastings, the Governor of India, through Bogle. The Rājā of Bhutan invaded Cooch Behar (in the plains of Bengal - neighboring British India), in 1772 and Palden Yelde, tutor to the young Dalai Lama at the time, helped arbitrate the negotiations.He also had dealings with Lama Changkya Hutukhtu, Counsellor of the Emperor of China and chief advisor on Tibetan affairs, about speculations that the Chinese god of war and patron of the Chinese dynasty, Guandi (Kuan-ti), was identical with Gesar, the hero of Tibet's main epic story, who was prophesied to return from Shambhala to Tibet to help it when the country and Buddhism were in difficulties. Others believed Guandi/Gesar was an incarnation of the Panchen Lama. Palden Yeshe wrote a half-mystical book about the road to Shambhala, the Prayer of Shambhala, incorporating real geographical features.In 1778, the Qianlong Emperor invited Palden Yeshe to Beijing to celebrate his 70th birthday. He left with a huge retinue in 1780 and was greeted along the way by Chinese representatives. To mark the occasion, Qianlong ordered the construction of Xumi Fushou Temple, based on the design of Tashilhunpo Monastery, at the Chengde Mountain Resort. When Palden Yeshe reached Beijing, he was showered with riches and shown the honour normally given to the Dalai Lama. However, he contracted smallpox and died in Beijing on November 2, 1780.Palden Yeshe's stepbrother, the 10th Shamarpa Mipam Chödrup Gyamtso, had hoped to inherit some of the riches given to his brother in Beijing after his death. When this didn't happen, he conspired with the Nepalese who sent a Gurkha army in 1788 which took control of Shigatse. The Shamarpa, however, did not keep his side of the bargain and the Gurkha army returned three years later to claim their spoils, but the Chinese sent an army to support the Tibetans and drove them back to Nepal in 1792.The tombs from the Fifth to the Ninth Panchen Lamas were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and have been rebuilt by the 10th Panchen Lama with a huge tomb at Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, known as the Tashi Langyar.Source[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobsang_Palden_Yeshe,_6th_Panchen_Lama]ki/Lobsang_Palden_Yeshe,_6th_Panchen_Lama])
Dza Rongpu Ngawang Tendzin Norbu + (Ngawang Tenzin Norbu, aka the 10th Dzatrul … Ngawang Tenzin Norbu, aka the 10th Dzatrul Rinpoche (1867-1940/42), who was one of the main teachers of Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, is remembered especially for his commentaries on the Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas. One of the foremost disciples of Trulshik Dongak Lingpa, he became known as the Buddha of Dza Rongphu (རྫ་རོང་ཕུ་, Wyl. rdza rong phu) after his place of residence in the upper valley of the Dzakar River, which became known as Rongpuk Monastery. It was there that he undertook retreat and founded the monastery of Dongak Zungjuk Ling in 1901 on the northern slopes of Mount Everest. He also studied for many years at Mindroling Monastery.In 1922 Ngawang Tenzin Norbu met a group of climbers led by General C. G. Bruce and later wrote about the encounter in his autobiography.After he passed away his body was enshrined in a case made of akaro wood. It was later brought out of Tibet by Trulshik Rinpoche and the monks of Dza Rongphu as they fled in 1959. The body was cremated at Thangmé Monastery in the Solu Khumbu region of Nepal. (Source: [https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Ngawang_Tenzin_Norbu Rigpa Wiki])hp?title=Ngawang_Tenzin_Norbu Rigpa Wiki]))
Fifth Shamarpa Könchok Yenlak + (One of the greatest names in the karma kaM … One of the greatest names in the karma kaM tshang tradition.*1538 - Received teachings from dpa' bo 2 gtsug lag 'phreng ba.*1538 - Took rab byung vows from mi bskyod rdo rje.*1539 - Installed at yangs pa can.*1542 - Final monastic ordination.*1542 - Studies with stag lung mkhas mchog ngag dbang grags pa.*1546 - Solitary retreat at tsA ri tra.*1561 - Installs dbang phyug rdo rje at mtshur phu and confers teachings.His gsung 'bum is about 8 volumes. ([https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P1426 Source: BDRC])://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P1426 Source: BDRC]))
Tukse Kunga + (One of the group of students of Phadampa S … One of the group of students of Phadampa Sangye associated with his final visit to Tibet that are collectively known as the ''Four Gatekeeper Yogins'' (''sgo ba'i rnal 'byor bzhi''), each of which are associated with one of the cardinal directions. Tukse Kunga, often referred to as Kunga the Bodhisattva (''byang chub sems dpa' kun dga'''), is associated with the northern gate (''byang sgo'').ed with the northern gate (''byang sgo'').)
Dampa Charchen +
Dampa Charchung + (One of the group of students of Phadampa S … One of the group of students of Phadampa Sangye associated with his final visit to Tibet that are collectively known as the ''Four Gatekeeper Yogins'' (''sgo ba'i rnal 'byor bzhi''), each of which are associated with one of the cardinal directions. Dampa Charchung is associated with the western gate (''nub sgo'').iated with the western gate (''nub sgo'').)
Vajra Krodha + (One of the group of students of Phadampa S … One of the group of students of Phadampa Sangye associated with his final visit to Tibet that are collectively known as the ''Four Gatekeeper Yogins'' (''sgo ba'i rnal 'byor bzhi''), each of which are associated with one of the cardinal directions. Vajra Krodha is associated with the southern gate (''lho sgo'').ated with the southern gate (''lho sgo'').)
Patsab Lotsāwa Nyima Drakpa + (Patsab Lotsāwa Nyima Drakpa was a major tr … Patsab Lotsāwa Nyima Drakpa was a major translator of Madhyamaka texts into Tibet. A a monk of Sangpu Monastery, he traveled in in Kashmir to work with paṇḍitas such as X and Y. Among his translations are Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, Āryadeva's Catuhśataka-śāstra (Four Hundred Verses), and Candrakīrti's Madhyamakāvatāra. His commentary on the Nagarjuna is possibly the earliest Tibetan exegesis of the work. In Tibet he is considered the founder of the Prasangika school of Madhyamaka.er of the Prasangika school of Madhyamaka.)
Tenth Shamarpa Mipham Chodrub Gyamtso + (The Ninth Shamarpa died at age 8 and this … The Ninth Shamarpa died at age 8 and this Shamarpa was an important karma kaM tshang master and a significant political figure in the history of Tibet, Nepal and China. Because of the alleged complicity of chos grub rgya mtsho in the Nepalese invasion of Tibet, his monastery of yangs pa can was confiscated and the entire property of the zhwa dmar bla brang was impounded. The recognition of further incarnations of the zhwa dmar was prohibited.arnations of the zhwa dmar was prohibited.)
Tenga Rinpoche + (Ven. Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche was born in eas … Ven. Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche was born in eastern Tibet, the northern snow-enclosure, the cool land of the dharma valleys, the segment of the mandala field known as "the six ranges of lower Dokham" [...] , on the fourth day of the sixth lunar month in the Water-Monkey year of 1932. To be more specific, Rinpoche was born in the region of Dokham known as Ga. His father was descended from the upper eastern clan of the miraculously born Magyal Pomra known as Drong Sekar Gyalpo and their descendants. Rinpoche's father was Gönpo Tobgyal, one of the sons of the then Drong district official. His mothers name was Rigdzin Drölma, who came from the Gegyal Barma family clan. [https://benchen.org/en/tenga-rinpoche Keep reading at Benchen.org]enga-rinpoche Keep reading at Benchen.org])
Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche + (Venerable Emeritus Abbot Khensur Rinpoche … Venerable Emeritus Abbot Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa (known as Geshe Trinley Topgye) was born in 1937 in Nyaktren, a sector of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. In 1947 at the age of 10, he gained admission to Sera Mey Monastery of the Sera Mahayana Monastic University near Lhasa – one of the three major seats of highest Buddhist studies.In 1952, he received his novice monk vows from the late Minyag Tondues Rinpoche, the 95th Throne Holder of Gelugpa Tradition in Tibetan Buddhism. In 1959, he received the complete Bhikshu vows – the highest level of ordination – from His Eminence, the late Yongzin Ling Rinpoche, the 97th Throne Holder of Gelugpa Tradition and also senior Tutor to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Khensur Rinpoche studied in Tibet until 1959 when he fled to India after China invaded and forcefully occupied Tibet.Rinpoche soon returned to his studies in the exiled Sera monastery, reconstructed under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political head of the Tibetan people. From 1959-70, he resided with more than 1500 monks from four Tibetan Buddhist sects at Buxar, an old British Army camp in West Bengal. In 1970, the monks of Sera Mey relocated to Mysore district in Karnataka State in southern India.The monks reestablished Sera Mey Monastic University in Bylakuppe. Khensur Rinpoche continued his spiritual training and studies there with his characteristic dedication and enthusiasm. In 1986, he completed the final Geshe exam and received the esteemed honor of Geshe Lharampa (equivalent to a PhD), the highest level awarded. From 1980 to the present, Khensur Rinpoche has continued to teach at Sera Mey Monastic University. In 1989, he assumed the position of Discipline Master for one year. Then in 1990, he received the advanced degree of Ngagrampa (highest degree in Buddhist Tantra studies) from Gyumed Tantric College after extensively studying the secret teachings of the Mahayana tradition.In 1993, Khensur Rinpoche became Discipline Master of Gyumed. Monastic leaders soon after submitted his name and that of eight other prominent Geshes to the Dalai Lama as candidates for the post of Lama Umdze (Head Lama to lead all rituals) of the Tantric College. On January 7, 1994, the Dalai Lama selected Khensur Rinpoche to serve as the Lama Umdze (Vice Abbot), and on November 12, 1996, the Dalai Lama appointed him as the honorable Abbot of the Gyumed Tantric College.Khensur Rinpoche completed his three-year term as Abbot with dedication and success. He taught tantric studies continuously for three years and conducted numerous religious rituals and ceremonies.On completion of his term, Khensur Rinpoche returned to his teaching position at Sera Mey Monastic University, and continues to teach sutra and tantra to students and senior Geshes. He also continues his active leadership and participation in all religious ceremonies of the monastery.During his term as Abbot of Gyumed, Khensur Rinpoche made his first visit to the USA and Canada to conduct various religious teachings and rituals at the request of the Gyumed College administrators and western students. A considerable number of Westerners benefited from this initial tour. In 2003, he taught widely in Singapore and Malaysia.Khensur Rinpoche is both a scholar of great knowledge and understanding, and a holder of many traditional teaching lineages. His generous presence and contributions to the Sera Mey Monastic University have proven indispensable. A living example of Buddha's teachings, he divides his time between personal meditation and practices, and teaching a growing network of Western and Tibetan students. He is highly qualified to teach on all levels of Buddhist practice and to conduct all Buddhist rituals. He currently teaches at The Guhyasamaja Center [in Washington, D.C.], and at his [newly established] center in Redding, CT, Do Ngak Kunphen Ling (DNLK). ([http://guhyasamaja.org/index.php/teachers/rinpoche Source Accessed Sept 11, 2020])s/rinpoche Source Accessed Sept 11, 2020]))