Pema Wangyal Rinpoche
| PersonType | Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Pema |
| LastName / namelast | Wangyal |
| MainNamePhon | Pema Wangyal Rinpoche |
| SortName | Wangyal, Pema |
| bio | Taklung Tsetrul Pema Wangyal Rinpoche is the eldest son of Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche.
He was born in Rong Dakmar, Tibet. In 1958 he and his family were forced into exile, settling in Darjeeling, India. Some years after his father’s passing, in 1975, Pema Wnagyal Rinpoche and his family came to live in Dordogne, France. Pema Wangyal Rinpoche studied extensively under the guidance of Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, and other great masters. Although living in the West for over four decades, Rinpoche is deeply committed to nourishing the well being of Tibetan communities in exile, travelling frequently to India and Asia to supervise developmental, religious, educational and cultural projects. Pema Wangyal Rinpoche developed a highly reputed program of traditional three-year retreats in Dordogne (France). These retreats have flourished under his continued supervision since their inception in 1980. Together with Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche and Rangdrol Rinpoche, he also developed a series of parallel retreats in France and Portugal, allowing students who were unable to join the traditional three-year retreat to engage in a ‘parallel’ program of teachings. Pema Wangyal is also the founder of the Padmakara Translation Group, as well as of several humanitarian and environmental organisations in many countries, including C.A.S.A. – Centro de Apoio ao Sem Abrigo, Mother Earth, Siddhartha’s Project. (Source Accessed May 15, 2026) |
| YearBirth | 1945 |
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Names
Tibetan: པདྨ་དབང་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་
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Other Transliterations in use:
- Tsetrul Pema Wangyal Rinpoche
- Tsetul Pema Wangyal Rinpoche
- Pema Wangyal Rinpoche
- Taklung Tsetrul Pema Wangyal Rinpoche
Dates
Born: 1945
Died:
Affiliation
Education
Other Biographical Information
Taklung Tsetrul Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, the eldest son of the late Longchen Yeshe Dorje. Pema Wangyal Rinpoche was born in Rong Dakmar, central Tibet. His family escaped from Tibet in 1958 and eventually resettled in Darjeeling, India. After Longchen Yeshe Dorje passed away in 1975, Pema Wangyal Rinpoche and his family settled in Dordogne, France.
Under the guidance of Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, and other great masters of Tibetan Buddhism, Pema Wangyal Rinpoche has studied extensively and spent many years in retreat.
Dedicated to continuing the activities of his teachers and aspiring to fulfil their wishes, Pema Wangyal Rinpoche has shaped the organization’s activities for more than three decades. With his intimate knowledge of the needs of the Tibetan community in exile, as well as Himalayan communities in need, he has continuously cared for the needs of Tibetan people with the help of international donors. Rinpoche frequently travels to Asia to oversee educational, cultural and development projects.
Rinpoche has been active as a teacher since 1975, giving teachings at the request of Dharma groups and institutions around the world, making the teachings accessible in the form of seminars, courses, and providing students with individual guidance. Since 1980, Rinpoche has been guiding the traditional three-year intensive practise and study retreats in France. In 2000, Rinpoche established the ‘parallel retreats’ as an alternative to the three-year retreat, allowing Buddhist practioners with families to follow a cycle of teachings similar to that of an intensive retreat.
Pema Wangyal Rinpoche’s longstanding concern with the preservation of rare texts has led him to initiate many projects centred on the conservation and restoration of ancient manuscripts, their calligraphic or computer transcription and reprinting. He also supervises the translation and preservation work of the Padmakara Translation Group in France. Source
