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[[image:OT and father.jpg|thumb|480px|'''H.E. Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche''']]
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'''Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche''' (Tib. ཨོ་རྒྱན་སྟོབས་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''o rgyan stobs rgyal rin po che'') was born in 1951 in [[Nangchen]] region of [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet. He is the son of the [[Third Neten Chokling Rinpoche]]. Although he is known as Gyalchen Tulku, the activity emanation of [[Taksham Nüden Dorje]], he was not formally recognised as a [[tulku]]—incarnate lama—in his younger years, because it was said that this would create obstacles to his life. He is the elder brother of [[Khyentse Yeshe Rinpoche]], Jamyang Gyaltsen and [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] and is affectionately called Abu Rinpoche (Abu meaning 'older brother' in the Kham dialect of Tibetan). At the end of the 1950s he left Tibet and went to [[Sikkim]] with his parents where he lived for a few years. People say that he used to follow his father wherever he went. In 1967 Chokling Rinpoche started the Tibetan settlement of Bir in Himachal Pradesh, North East India. It was on the way from Delhi to Bir that His Eminence died tragically in a car accident in 1973.


'''Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche''' was born in 1951 in Nangchen region of Kham in Eastern Tibet. He is the son of the [[Third Neten Chokling Rinpoche]]. Although he is known as the reincarnation of [[Taksham Nuden Dorje]], he was not formally recognised as a [[tulku]]—incarnate lama—in his younger years, because it was said that this would create obstacles to his life. He is the elder brother of [[Khyentse Yeshe Rinpoche]], Jamyang Gyaltsen and [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] and his affectionately called Abu Rinpoche (Abu meaning 'older brother' in the Kham dialect of Tibetan). At the end of the 1950s he left Tibet and went to [[Sikkim]] with his parents where he lived for a few years. People say that he used to follow his father wherever he went. In 1967 Chokling Rinpoche started the Tibetan settlement of Bir in Himachal Pradesh, North East India. It was on the way from Delhi to Bir that His Eminence died tragically in a car accident in 1973.  
After the passing away of his father, Rinpoche took care of his monastery—[[Pema Ewam Chögar Gyurme Ling Monastery]]—in Bir. He raised the young reincarnation of his father, the 4th [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]], before passing over to him in 2004 full responsibility for a monastery that had become famous throughout the Tibetan world, particularly among the [[Nyingma]] school, for its expertise in elaborate [[Vajrayana]] rituals, Rinpoche's specialty.  


After the passing away of his father, Rinpoche took care of his monastery in Bir. He raised the young reincarnation of his father, the 4th Neten Chokling Rinpoche, before passing over to him in 2004 full responsibility for a monastery that had become famous throughout the Tibetan world, particularly among the [[Nyingma]] school, for its expertise in elaborate [[Vajrayana]] rituals, Rinpoche's specialty.  
Rinpoche also attended [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] for many years, and it was with him that he first went to the West. After he first taught in Dordogne, France, at [[Pema Wangyal Rinpoche]]'s centre, his mother heard that his teachings had been recorded, and asked for the tapes. When she listened to them, she was amazed at her son's knowledge, because she had never really seen him study. Rinpoche is well known for his incredible memory and the depth of his knowledge, particularly in the field of Vajrayana practices and rituals, and history.
[[image:OT and father.jpg|thumb|A young Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche with his father, the [[Third Neten Chokling Rinpoche]]]]
Between 2004 and 2006 Rinpoche went twice to Tibet in order to rebuilt the monastery of his father, [[Neten Gön]]. Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche is also a Member of the Tibetan Parliament for the region of [[Kham]], first elected in 2000 and reelected in 2005, and has a reputation as a formidable orator. Nowadays Rinpoche still lives in Bir, and travels occasionally to Europe, America, and Taiwan.
 
Along with the monks of his monastery, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche has been a regular visitor to [[Lerab Ling]] and [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] centres since 1996, where he has taught on many aspects of the [[Vajrayana]], and led many elaborate practices. He has also been closely involved in every phase of the building of the temple at Lerab Ling and has himself presided over many of the spiritual practices that are an integral part of the building process.


Rinpoche also attended [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] for many years, and it was with him that he first went to the West. After he first taught in Dordogne, France, at [[Pema Wangyal Rinpoche]]'s centre, his mother heard that his teachings had been recorded, and asked for the tapes. When she listened to them, she was amazed at her son's knowledge, because she had never really seen him study. Rinpoche is well known for his incredible memory and the depth of his knowledge, particularly in the field of Vajrayana practices and rituals, and history.
==Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha==
*Lerab Ling, 18, 23 & 24 August 1996, The Lives of [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] and [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]
*Berkeley, 13-15, 16-18 & 20-22 September 1996, [[Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo]]
*Lerab Ling, 20-21 August 1997, [[kyerim]]
*Lerab Ling, 26 July 1998, [[kyerim]]
*Lerab Ling, 26 & 28 July 1998, [[Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik]]
*San Francisco, 30 October-5 November 1998, [[Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo]]
*Lerab Ling, 29 July 1999, '[[Kyerim]], [[Dzogrim]] and the [[Six Yogas]]'
*Lerab Ling, 23 July 2006, how to do [[retreat]]
*Lerab Ling, 25 August 2008, the [[Rimé]] tradition
*Lerab Ling, 13 May 2009, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik
*[[Rigpa centre, Levallois]], France, 29 May 2009, [[Tendrel Nyesel]]
*Lerab Ling, 21 & 26 July 2010, [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]]
*Lerab Ling, 1-7 August 2010, [[Lamrim  Yeshe Nyingpo]], Vol. 1, Section One, 'Prologue and Teachings on the Title, The Sign Script, and The Homage' (Chapters 1-3)
*Lerab Ling, 30 July-7 August 2011, [[Lamrim  Yeshe Nyingpo]], Vol. 1, Section Two, 'The Setting, The Circumstances, The Four Vajra Syllables, The Five Perfections and Instructions to Retain the Teaching, The Meaning of the Ground' (Chapters 4-8)
*Rigpa Berlin centre, 18 August 2011, Heart Advice by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
*Rigpa centre, Levallois, France, 25 August 2011, ''A Beautiful String of Jewels—Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro's Heart Advice to Khandro Tséring Chödrön''. Text available [http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/beautiful-string-of-jewels here]
*Lerab Ling, 17-22 August 2012, [[Lamrim  Yeshe Nyingpo]], Vol. 1, Section Two cont'd & Section Three (Chapters 8-13, up to page 127)
*Lerab Ling, 27 July-5 August 2014, teaching on the [[Seven Line Prayer]] using Mipham Rinpoche's [[White Lotus|commentary]].
*Sukhavati, Bad Saarow, Germany, 28 July-3August 2018, [[phowa]]
*Newcastle, Australia, 22 October 2018
*Sydney, Australia, 21 October 2018
*Rigpa centre, Levallois, France
**10 September 2023: [[Zabtik Drolchok]] and variety of topics
**13 September 2023: How to be an authentic lay Dharma Practitioner
*Rigpa Amsterdam centre, Netherlands, 20 September 2023: The History of the Vajrayana
*Dharma Mati, Berlin, Germany, 26 September 2023: Prayer for the Dawning of Clear Light by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö


Between 2004 and 2006 Rinpoche went twice to Tibet in order to rebuilt the monastery of his father, [[Neten Gön]]. Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche is also a Member of the Tibetan Parliament for the region of [[Kham]], first elected in 2000 and reelected in 2005, and has a reputation as a formidable orator. Nowadays Rinpoche still lives in Bir, and travels occasionally to Europe, America, and Taiwan.
==Practices Led at Rigpa Centres==
*[[Lerab Ling]], 18 August 1997, [[tenshyuk]] ceremony for [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]
*Lerab Ling, 23 August 1997, Vajrakilaya Dokpa and black-hat ceremony with [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]]
*Lerab Ling, 31 July 1998, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
*Lerab Ling, summer 2002—[[Kurukulla]] [[drupchen]] led by Neten Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche
*Lerab Ling, summer 2003—a [[Lama Norlha (Chokling)|Lama Norlha]] [[drupchen]] led by Neten Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche.
*Lerab Ling, 2 August 2003, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
*Lerab Ling, 20-28 July 2004—a [[Tukdrup Barché Kunsel]] drupchen led by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and the monks of Chokling Monastery.
*Lerab Ling, 21 July 2004, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
*Lerab Ling, 26 July 2006, simple tenshyuk ceremony combined with a [[rabné]] practice
*Lerab Ling, 24 August 2008, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
*Lerab Ling, 16 May 2009, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
*[[Rigpa centre, Levallois]], France, 30 May 2009, rabné ceremony
*Rigpa Berlin, May 2009, rabné ceremony
*Lerab Ling, 11-19 August 2010—an elaborate Tukdrup Barché Kunsel drupchen led by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and the monks of [[Chokling Monastery]], and included the practices of rabne, tenshyuk and [[mendrup]].
*Lerab Ling, 8 August 2011, [[sundok]] & tenshyuk for Sogyal Rinpoche
*[[Dharma Mati]], Germany, October/November 2012, Tukdrup Barche Kunsel drupchen with mendrup <ref>Info provided by Gabrielle Maas</ref>
*Lerab Ling, August 2018, [[Netik Phurba]] drupchen
*Rigpa National Australian Centre, Sydney, 12 October 2018, wealth vase consecration
*Lerab Ling, 26 May-4 June 2019, Chime Phakmé Nyingtik drupchen
*Rigpa centre, Levallois, France, 10 September 2023: [[Zabtik Drolchok]] practice
*Amsterdam Rigpa centre, Netherlands, 20 September 2023: [[Sixteen Arhats]] prayer & rabné for the new Vajrayana shrine
*Dharma Mati, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 September 2023: Drupchö of Pema Khandro Kurukulla
*Lerab Ling, France, 5-7 October 2023, Chime Phakmé Nyingtik drupchö


===Long Life Prayer===
==Publications==
'''Prayer for the Long Life of Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche'''
*''Pure Buddhism–authentic transmission'', in [[View magazine]], Issue 11
*Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche, ''Straight Talk: Discourses on Practice'' (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2019)


OM  SWASTI<br>
==References==
MI  SHIK  TIKLÉ  GÖNPO  TSÉ  TAYÉ<br>
<small><references/></small>
DÜ  PUNG  JOM  DZÉ  LHAMO  NAM  PAR  GYAL<br>
PAK  SHYI  YUM  GYUR  JETSÜN  YI  SHYIN  KOR<br>
DENG  DIR  GONG  LA  TSE  WANG  NGÖDRUP  TSOL<br>
ORGYEN  BIMA  NGA  DAK  YAP  SÉ  KYI<br>
TRINLÉ  CHOK  KÜN  PELWÉ  CHE  PO  RU<br>
TSÉ  WÉ  YONG  SHAR  TOP  CHÜI  SEM  PA  CHÉ<br>
MI  NUP  GYAL  TSEN  CHEN  POR  TAK  TEN  SOL<br>
NGÉ  JUNG  SO  TAR  TRIM  KYI  TSAWA  TEN<br>
NGÉ  LEK  CHANGCHUP  SEM  KYI  LODAP  GYÉ<br>
NGÉ  SANG  LA  MÉ  DRÉ  BÜI  KHUR  CHI  WÉ<br>
SUM  DEN  DORJE  DZIN  KHYÖ  SHYAP  TEN  SOL<br>
DE  TAR  TSÉ  CHIK  SOLWA  TAP  PÉ  TÜ<br>
PALDEN  LAMÉ  SHYAP  PÉ  TENPA  DANG<br>
SHE  DRUP  DAR  GYÉ  GENDÜN  DÉ  NYI  PEL<br>
JIKTEN  DÉ  SHYING  KYI  PÉ  TASHI  SHOK<br>


OM SVASTI<br>
==Internal Links==
Indestructible tiklé, the protector Boundless Life ([[Amitayus]]),<br>
*[[Long life practice]] (includes a brief teaching by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche)
Sarvavijaya who destroys the forces of [[Mara]],<br>
*[[Prayer for the Long Life of Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]]
And the mother of the four Aryas, Jetsün Yishyin Khorlo,<br>
Think of us and grant us the siddhi of power over life!<br>
Out of love, you appear as one who furthers the
enlightened activity<br>
Of the masters in the lineages of [[Padmasambhava]]  
and [[Vimalamitra]].<br>
A great being with the ten powers of a [[Buddha]].<br>
May you always remain like a great victory banner!<br>
With the foundation of renunciation, [[pratimoksha]] vows
and discipline,<br>
And the truly excellent [[Bodhichitta]] in full blossom,<br>
You carry the weight of the unsurpassed results of the
[[secret mantra]].<br>
Vajra holder, keeper of the three vows, may your life be secure!<br>
Through the power of this one-pointed prayer,<br>
May the life of this glorious master remain secure!<br>
May the study and practice of the Dharma spread and the two sanghas increase!<br>
And may all be auspicious for peace and happiness throughout the world!


==External Links==
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/orgyen-tobgyal-rinpoche/|Orgyen Tobgyal Series on Lotsawa House}}
*[http://all-otr.org/ all-otr.org: website dedicated to Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche's teachings]
*The Life of [[Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa|Chokgyur Lingpa]], by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Rangjung Yeshe Publications. [http://www.rangjung.com/authors/Chokgyur_Lingpa_Life.pdf Download as PDF]


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Latest revision as of 13:39, 8 October 2023

Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche in Lerab Ling

Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche (Tib. ཨོ་རྒྱན་སྟོབས་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wyl. o rgyan stobs rgyal rin po che) was born in 1951 in Nangchen region of Kham in Eastern Tibet. He is the son of the Third Neten Chokling Rinpoche. Although he is known as Gyalchen Tulku, the activity emanation of Taksham Nüden Dorje, he was not formally recognised as a tulku—incarnate lama—in his younger years, because it was said that this would create obstacles to his life. He is the elder brother of Khyentse Yeshe Rinpoche, Jamyang Gyaltsen and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and is affectionately called Abu Rinpoche (Abu meaning 'older brother' in the Kham dialect of Tibetan). At the end of the 1950s he left Tibet and went to Sikkim with his parents where he lived for a few years. People say that he used to follow his father wherever he went. In 1967 Chokling Rinpoche started the Tibetan settlement of Bir in Himachal Pradesh, North East India. It was on the way from Delhi to Bir that His Eminence died tragically in a car accident in 1973.

After the passing away of his father, Rinpoche took care of his monastery—Pema Ewam Chögar Gyurme Ling Monastery—in Bir. He raised the young reincarnation of his father, the 4th Neten Chokling Rinpoche, before passing over to him in 2004 full responsibility for a monastery that had become famous throughout the Tibetan world, particularly among the Nyingma school, for its expertise in elaborate Vajrayana rituals, Rinpoche's specialty.

Rinpoche also attended Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche for many years, and it was with him that he first went to the West. After he first taught in Dordogne, France, at Pema Wangyal Rinpoche's centre, his mother heard that his teachings had been recorded, and asked for the tapes. When she listened to them, she was amazed at her son's knowledge, because she had never really seen him study. Rinpoche is well known for his incredible memory and the depth of his knowledge, particularly in the field of Vajrayana practices and rituals, and history.

A young Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche with his father, the Third Neten Chokling Rinpoche

Between 2004 and 2006 Rinpoche went twice to Tibet in order to rebuilt the monastery of his father, Neten Gön. Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche is also a Member of the Tibetan Parliament for the region of Kham, first elected in 2000 and reelected in 2005, and has a reputation as a formidable orator. Nowadays Rinpoche still lives in Bir, and travels occasionally to Europe, America, and Taiwan.

Along with the monks of his monastery, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche has been a regular visitor to Lerab Ling and Rigpa centres since 1996, where he has taught on many aspects of the Vajrayana, and led many elaborate practices. He has also been closely involved in every phase of the building of the temple at Lerab Ling and has himself presided over many of the spiritual practices that are an integral part of the building process.

Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha

  • Lerab Ling, 18, 23 & 24 August 1996, The Lives of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
  • Berkeley, 13-15, 16-18 & 20-22 September 1996, Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo
  • Lerab Ling, 20-21 August 1997, kyerim
  • Lerab Ling, 26 July 1998, kyerim
  • Lerab Ling, 26 & 28 July 1998, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik
  • San Francisco, 30 October-5 November 1998, Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo
  • Lerab Ling, 29 July 1999, 'Kyerim, Dzogrim and the Six Yogas'
  • Lerab Ling, 23 July 2006, how to do retreat
  • Lerab Ling, 25 August 2008, the Rimé tradition
  • Lerab Ling, 13 May 2009, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik
  • Rigpa centre, Levallois, France, 29 May 2009, Tendrel Nyesel
  • Lerab Ling, 21 & 26 July 2010, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
  • Lerab Ling, 1-7 August 2010, Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, Vol. 1, Section One, 'Prologue and Teachings on the Title, The Sign Script, and The Homage' (Chapters 1-3)
  • Lerab Ling, 30 July-7 August 2011, Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, Vol. 1, Section Two, 'The Setting, The Circumstances, The Four Vajra Syllables, The Five Perfections and Instructions to Retain the Teaching, The Meaning of the Ground' (Chapters 4-8)
  • Rigpa Berlin centre, 18 August 2011, Heart Advice by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
  • Rigpa centre, Levallois, France, 25 August 2011, A Beautiful String of Jewels—Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro's Heart Advice to Khandro Tséring Chödrön. Text available here
  • Lerab Ling, 17-22 August 2012, Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, Vol. 1, Section Two cont'd & Section Three (Chapters 8-13, up to page 127)
  • Lerab Ling, 27 July-5 August 2014, teaching on the Seven Line Prayer using Mipham Rinpoche's commentary.
  • Sukhavati, Bad Saarow, Germany, 28 July-3August 2018, phowa
  • Newcastle, Australia, 22 October 2018
  • Sydney, Australia, 21 October 2018
  • Rigpa centre, Levallois, France
    • 10 September 2023: Zabtik Drolchok and variety of topics
    • 13 September 2023: How to be an authentic lay Dharma Practitioner
  • Rigpa Amsterdam centre, Netherlands, 20 September 2023: The History of the Vajrayana
  • Dharma Mati, Berlin, Germany, 26 September 2023: Prayer for the Dawning of Clear Light by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Practices Led at Rigpa Centres

  • Lerab Ling, 18 August 1997, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
  • Lerab Ling, 23 August 1997, Vajrakilaya Dokpa and black-hat ceremony with Neten Chokling Rinpoche
  • Lerab Ling, 31 July 1998, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
  • Lerab Ling, summer 2002—Kurukulla drupchen led by Neten Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche
  • Lerab Ling, summer 2003—a Lama Norlha drupchen led by Neten Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche.
  • Lerab Ling, 2 August 2003, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
  • Lerab Ling, 20-28 July 2004—a Tukdrup Barché Kunsel drupchen led by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and the monks of Chokling Monastery.
  • Lerab Ling, 21 July 2004, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
  • Lerab Ling, 26 July 2006, simple tenshyuk ceremony combined with a rabné practice
  • Lerab Ling, 24 August 2008, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
  • Lerab Ling, 16 May 2009, tenshyuk ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche
  • Rigpa centre, Levallois, France, 30 May 2009, rabné ceremony
  • Rigpa Berlin, May 2009, rabné ceremony
  • Lerab Ling, 11-19 August 2010—an elaborate Tukdrup Barché Kunsel drupchen led by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and the monks of Chokling Monastery, and included the practices of rabne, tenshyuk and mendrup.
  • Lerab Ling, 8 August 2011, sundok & tenshyuk for Sogyal Rinpoche
  • Dharma Mati, Germany, October/November 2012, Tukdrup Barche Kunsel drupchen with mendrup [1]
  • Lerab Ling, August 2018, Netik Phurba drupchen
  • Rigpa National Australian Centre, Sydney, 12 October 2018, wealth vase consecration
  • Lerab Ling, 26 May-4 June 2019, Chime Phakmé Nyingtik drupchen
  • Rigpa centre, Levallois, France, 10 September 2023: Zabtik Drolchok practice
  • Amsterdam Rigpa centre, Netherlands, 20 September 2023: Sixteen Arhats prayer & rabné for the new Vajrayana shrine
  • Dharma Mati, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 September 2023: Drupchö of Pema Khandro Kurukulla
  • Lerab Ling, France, 5-7 October 2023, Chime Phakmé Nyingtik drupchö

Publications

  • Pure Buddhism–authentic transmission, in View magazine, Issue 11
  • Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche, Straight Talk: Discourses on Practice (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2019)

References

  1. ↑ Info provided by Gabrielle Maas

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