Sherab, Khenchen Palden

Sherab, Khenchen Palden on the DRL

Palden Sherab

Title Prefix	Khenchen
Name Suffix	Rinpoche

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Dates

Birth:	1942
Place of birth:	Kham

Tibetan calendar dates

Dates of birth

Day
Month
Gender
Element
Animal
Rab Jyung

Dates of passing

Day
Month
Gender
Element
Animal
Rab Jyung

Contact information

Website:	http://www.padmasambhava.org/

About

Primary Language:	Tibetan

Primary Affiliation (Workplace)

Padmasambhava Buddhist Center

Religious Affiliation

Nyingma

Biographical Information

Ven. Khenchen Palden Rinpoche (1942-2010) began his intensive monastic training at the age of six at Gochen Monastery. So strong was his desire to study and learn that he would sneak outdoors after curfew and into the shrubberies to read his books under the moonlight. At age 12, he entered Riwoche Monastery, one of the oldest and largest monastic institutes in eastern Tibet and famous for its philosophers and logicians. There he was trained to become the next Abbot of Gochen. He completed his studies just as the Chinese invasion reached the area. (Source Accessed Jan 29, 2015)

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Detailed Biography: http://www.padmasambhava.org/teach/longkhenchen-garland.html

The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century.