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|AltNamesWylie=mkhas btsun bzang po rin po che
 
|AltNamesWylie=mkhas btsun bzang po rin po che
 
|AltNamesOther=Khetsun Zangpo; Khetsün Zangpo Rinoche
 
|AltNamesOther=Khetsun Zangpo; Khetsün Zangpo Rinoche
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|bio='''Khetsün Zangpo Rinpoche''' ([[Wyl.]] ''mkhas btsun bzang po rin po che'') (1920-2009) was born in Central Tibet in 1920 from a patrilineal descent of [[ngakpa]]s. He studied the [[sutra]]s and [[tantra]]s from 1937 to 1949. After which and until 1955 he mainly practised in closed retreat. In 1959 he fled Tibet for India where he first spent two years on retreat. Then he went to Japan to teach for 10 years at the request of Kyabjé [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]. Back in India he became in charge of the [[Library of Tibetan Works and Archives]] in [[Dharamsala]]. He is the author of many volumes of teachings including the outstanding ''Biographical Dictionary of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism'' in 12 vol.
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Rinpoche lived at his monastery in Sundarijal in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, which he established at the request of Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoché. He passed into [[parinirvana]] on 6th December, 2009.
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He attended the historic gathering at [[Prapoutel 1990|Prapoutel]] in 1990. ([http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Khetsun_Zangpo_Rinpoche Source Accessed Jun 24, 2015])
 
|YearBirth=1920
 
|YearBirth=1920
 
|YearDeath=2009
 
|YearDeath=2009
|ReligiousAffiliation=Nyingma; Tibetan Buddhism
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|ReligiousAffiliation=Nyingma
 
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|StudentOf=chos dbyings bzang mo; Dudjom Rinpoche; Kangyur Rinpoche; Khyentse, Dilgo; Dalai Lama, 14th; Chatral Rinpoche
 
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== Names ==
 
'''Tibetan:''' <span class=TibUni20>[[མཁས་བཙུན་བཟང་པོ་]]</span><br>
 
<br>
 
'''Wylie:'''<br>
 
*[[mkhas btsun bzang po]]
 
*[[mkhas btsun bzang po rin po che]]
 
 
'''Other Transliterations in use:'''<br>
 
*[[Khetsun Sangpo Rinbochay]]
 
*[[Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche]]
 
*[[Khetsün Sangpo]]
 
 
== Dates ==
 
Born: 1920<br>
 
Died: 2009<br>
 
== Affiliation ==
 
 
== Other Biographical Information ==
 
 
'''Khetsün Zangpo Rinpoche''' ([[Wyl.]] ''mkhas btsun bzang po rin po che'') (1920-2009) was born in Central Tibet in 1920 from a patrilineal descent of [[ngakpa]]s. He studied the [[sutra]]s and [[tantra]]s from 1937 to 1949. After which and until 1955 he mainly practised in closed retreat. In 1959 he fled Tibet for India where he first spent two years on retreat. Then he went to Japan to teach for 10 years at the request of Kyabjé [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]. Back in India he became in charge of the [[Library of Tibetan Works and Archives]] in [[Dharamsala]]. He is the author of many volumes of teachings including the outstanding ''Biographical Dictionary of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism'' in 12 vol.
 
Rinpoche lived at his monastery in Sundarijal in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, which he established at the request of Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoché. He passed into [[parinirvana]] on 6th December, 2009.
 
 
He attended the historic gathering at [[Prapoutel 1990|Prapoutel]] in 1990. ([http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Khetsun_Zangpo_Rinpoche Source Accessed Jun 24, 2015])
 
 
== Quotes ==
 
 
== Writings About Khetsun Zangpo Rinpoche ==
 
 
== Literary Works ==
 
 
===In Tibetan===
 
*''The Biographical Dictionary of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism'' in 12 vol.
 
*An extra 13th vol. based on Dunhuang caves discovery called ''An early history of Tibet edited from the findings unearthed at the Dunhuang caves''
 
*An autobiography
 
*Proverbs and Poems
 
 
===In English===
 
*''Tantric Practice in Nyingma'' translated by J. Hopkins, Snow Lion, 1982,1996 (on the [[Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro]])
 
*''Fundamental Mind'' by Mipam Rinpoche with practical commentary by Khetsun Sangpo Rinpochay, Translated by J. Hopkins, Snow Lion, 2006.
 
{{Footer}} [[Category: Nyingma Teachers]]
 
[[Category: Dudjom Tersar Teachers]]
 

Revision as of 10:29, 24 September 2020

Sangpo, Khetsun on the DRL

མཁས་བཙུན་བཟང་པོ་
Wylie mkhas btsun bzang po
English Phonetics Khetsun Sangpo
Khetsun Sangpo.jpg
Other names
    • mkhas btsun bzang po rin po che
    Alternate names
    • Khetsun Zangpo
    • Khetsün Zangpo Rinoche
    Dates
    Birth:   1920
    Death:   2009


    Tibetan calendar dates

    About
    Religious Affiliation
    Nyingma
    Teachers
    chos dbyings bzang mo · Dudjom Rinpoche · Kangyur Rinpoche · Khyentse, Dilgo · Dalai Lama, 14th · Chatral Rinpoche

    Biographical Information

    Khetsün Zangpo Rinpoche (Wyl. mkhas btsun bzang po rin po che) (1920-2009) was born in Central Tibet in 1920 from a patrilineal descent of ngakpas. He studied the sutras and tantras from 1937 to 1949. After which and until 1955 he mainly practised in closed retreat. In 1959 he fled Tibet for India where he first spent two years on retreat. Then he went to Japan to teach for 10 years at the request of Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche. Back in India he became in charge of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala. He is the author of many volumes of teachings including the outstanding Biographical Dictionary of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism in 12 vol. Rinpoche lived at his monastery in Sundarijal in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, which he established at the request of Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoché. He passed into parinirvana on 6th December, 2009.

    He attended the historic gathering at Prapoutel in 1990. (Source Accessed Jun 24, 2015)

    Links
    BDRC Link (P00KG09697)
    http://tbrc.org/#!rid=P00KG09697
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