Chonam, Lama

 

PersonType	Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers Category:Translators
FirstName / namefirst	Lama
LastName / namelast	Chonam
MainNamePhon	Lama Chönam, Chöying Namgyal
SortName	Chonam, Lama
bio	Lama Chönam, Chöying Namgyal, was born in Golog, eastern Tibet, in 1964. His root master, Khenpo Münsel, was a direct disciple of Khenpo Ngagchung and was one of the great authentic Dzogchen masters of the 20th century. Since coming to the United States in 1992, Lama Chönam lived near and studied extensively with Kyabjé Thinley Norbu Rinpoche and has engaged in extensive studies under the guidance of Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche. A co-founder of Light of Berotsana, Lama Chönam assists in translating classical Tibetan literature into English, helps beginning translators meet the highest standard of excellence, and teaches dharma and Tibetan language. (Source: Light of Berotsana Official Communication, June 14, 2024.)
YearBirth	1964
associatedwebsite	https://www.berotsana.org/
affiliation	Light of Berotsana Translation Group
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Names

Tibetan: ཆོས་དབྱིངས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ
Wylie:

• chos dbyings rnam rgyal
  

Other Transliterations in use:

• Choying Namgyal
  
• Lama Chonam
  
• Chöying Namgyal
  
• Lama Chönam
  

Dates

Born: 1964
Died:

Main Teachers

Khenpo Münsel

The disciples of the Buddha who aspire to attain individual liberation or nirvāṇa. The final goal of the Hearers is to become an arhat, a state in which one has totally eliminated the inner problems of attachment, hatred and ignorance, the main causes for rebirth in this cycle of existence. There are four stages of a śrāvaka path including eight phases.