Chokyinyima Rinpoche

Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche was born in 1951 into the Tsangsar family as the first-born son of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. He was recognized as the seventh incarnation of the Drikung Kagyu Lama, Gar Drubchen,...visualizza altroChokyi Nyima Rinpoche was born in 1951 into the Tsangsar family as the first-born son of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. He was recognized as the seventh incarnation of the Drikung Kagyu Lama, Gar Drubchen, a Tibetan siddha and spiritual emanation of Nagarjuna, the second-century Indian Buddhist philosopher. Soon after, he was enthroned at his predecessor’s monastery, Drong Gon Tubten Dargye Ling Monastery in Nakchukha, Central Tibet where he resumed his role as Dharma Master to 500 monks. In 1959, Chokyi Nyima migrated with his parents and younger brother, Chokling Rinpoche, to Gangtok, Sikkim. During his younger years, he was enrolled at the Young Lamas’ School in Dalhousie, India. At the age of 13, he entered Rumtek, seat of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism, and spent the next eleven years studying the Karma Kagyu, Drikung Kagyu, and Nyingma traditions under the guidance of such eminent masters as H.H. the sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. At a very early age, Tulku Chokyi Nyima achieved the degree of Khenpo. In 1974, Tulku Chokyi Nyima left Rumtek, and joined his father and younger brother, Chokling Rinpoche, in Boudhanath, where, they established Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery close to the Great Stupa Jarung Khashor. After its completion in 1976, he was instructed by the Karmapa to become its 25-year-old abbot. His Holiness also advised Tulku Chokyi Nyima to turn his efforts towards instructing Western practitioners. To fulfill this directive, Rinpoche honed his English language skills and began to offer weekend teachings to the Western travelers. In 1981, Tulku Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche founded the Rangjung Yeshe Institute for Buddhist Studies, and later established the Rangjung Yeshe Publications.visualizza meno