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Revision as of 19:00, 17 October 2019
PersonType | Category:Ordained (Monks and Nuns) Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers |
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MainNamePhon | Lama Gendun Rinpoche |
YearBirth | 1918 |
YearDeath | 1997 |
IsInGyatsa | No |
BnwShortPersonBio | Gendun Rinpoche (1918–1997) belonged to that extraordinary group of great Tibetan Buddhist meditators trained entirely in Tibet who were driven into exile by the Chinese occupation of their homeland and who later in their lives spread the Buddhist teachings in the West.
Practicing in the Karma Kagyu tradition, he spent over 30 years meditating in closed retreat in Tibet and India. His accomplishments were such that his principal teacher, the 16th Karmapa, who sent him to Europe to teach, compared him to the great 11/12th century Tibetan yogi Milarepa. In the final years of his activity in Europe he succeeded in firmly planting the Buddhist teachings in Western soil by establishing numerous teaching, practice and retreat centers. He trained more than a hundred Western disciples as teachers or lamas who are now continuing his legacy. The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa said about him: "Gendun Rinpoche is like Milarepa - in this life he attained the state of Vajradhara." (Source Accessed October 17, 2019) |
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