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'''Rahor Khenpo Tupten''' (''ra hor mkhan po thub bstan'') - the tutor of [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]]. He was from Rahor, a branch of [[Dzogchen monastery]] founded by the [[Third Dzogchen Rinpoche]] in Gyalrong near Derge. He was a student of [[Pöpa Tulku]]. He escaped from Tibet together with his former classmate [[Khenpo Dazer]] and went together with him to Sikkim via Bhutan.
'''Rahor Khenpo Tupten''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ra hor mkhan po thub bstan'') the tutor of [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]]. He was from Rahor, a branch of [[Dzogchen monastery]] founded by the [[Third Dzogchen Rinpoche]] in Gyalrong near [[Dergé]]. He was a student of [[Pöpa Tulku]]. He escaped from Tibet together with his former classmate [[Khenpo Dazer]] and went together with him to Sikkim via Bhutan.


In 1975, Khenpo Tupten taught on Buddhist practice and meditation in London, with [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] translating. He stayed for three months at Chatsworth Rd, the first centre of what would become the Rigpa sangha.
In 1975, Khenpo Tupten taught on Buddhist practice and meditation in London, with [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] translating. He stayed for three months at Chatsworth Rd, the first centre of what would become the Rigpa sangha.

Revision as of 11:08, 22 May 2009

Rahor Khenpo Tupten with the young Dzogchen Rinpoche

Rahor Khenpo Tupten (Wyl. ra hor mkhan po thub bstan) — the tutor of Dzogchen Rinpoche. He was from Rahor, a branch of Dzogchen monastery founded by the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche in Gyalrong near Dergé. He was a student of Pöpa Tulku. He escaped from Tibet together with his former classmate Khenpo Dazer and went together with him to Sikkim via Bhutan.

In 1975, Khenpo Tupten taught on Buddhist practice and meditation in London, with Sogyal Rinpoche translating. He stayed for three months at Chatsworth Rd, the first centre of what would become the Rigpa sangha.

Further Reading

  • Marilyn Silverstone, 'Five Nyingmapa Lamas in Sikkim', Kailash: A Journal of Himalayan Studies, 1973, vol. 1.1