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'''Soktse Rinpoche''' (Tib. སོག་རྩེ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''sog rtse rin po che'') aka '''Kunzang Tendzin Gyaltsen''' (ཀུན་བཟང་བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱལ་མཚན་, ''kun bzang bstan 'dzin rgyal mtshan'') (b.1928 - 2023) was one of the oldest living disciples of [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] and a major [[Drukpa Kagyü]] and [[Dudjom Tersar]] lineage holder. Based in Ladakh, in the northern part of India, he literally spent half of his life in strict meditation retreats. He passed into parinirvana on 30th October 2023 in Delhi.<br />
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==Birth, Family and Recognition==<br />
Soktse Rinpoche was born in 1928 and is the sixth in a line of incarnations that goes back to [[Rechungpa]], the great disciple of [[Milarepa]]. The fifth Soktse Rinpoche left a letter indicating various signs about this incarnation’s birth. The abbot of [[Mindroling Monastery]] at the time, Dordzin Gaje Rinpoche, had also predicted a couple of years before where the reincarnation would be born and the eighth Drukpa Yongdzin Rinpoche, [[Tokden Paksam Gyatso]], received clear signs about Soktse Rinpoche’s rebirth. Yongdzin Rinpoche discovered the child at age five and then confirmed the reincarnation with the fifteenth Karmapa, [[Khakhyap Dorje]].<br />
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==Training==<br />
Although the previous incarnation was Drukpa Kagyü, Soktse Rinpoche’s parents insisted on putting him in a [[Gelugpa]] monastery. Soktse Rinpoche stayed in this monastery from the age of six to the age of eighteen. <br />
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Soktse Rinpoche spent several years studying with Yongzin Rinpoche, receiving many [[Kagyü]] and [[Nyingma]] transmissions, and completing the [[ngöndro]] twice, before beginning a long series of [[kyerim]] retreats. <br />
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During his time studying with Karak Yongzin Rinpoche, Soktse Rinpoche also met [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], and later met [[Bomta Khenpo]], aka Polu Khenpo Dorje, who gave him [[Dzogchen]] teachings over the course of seventeen years.<br />
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Soktse Rinpoche’s three root gurus are therefore:<br />
*Karak Yongzin Rinpoche<br />
*Dudjom Rinpoche<br />
*Polu Khenpo Dorje<br />
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==Activity==<br />
Soktse Rinpoche's main monastic seat is in the high border region of Ladakh in northern India, where he also established a nunnery called Tashi Chöling, in Hanley, Ladakh. He has also established a nunnery and retreat center at Kechuperi in the mountains of western Sikkim.<br />
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Soktse Rinpoche has literally spent half of his life in strict meditation retreats, having completed several [[three-year retreat]]s, and many shorter ones. Numerous lamas have received meditation teachings from Soktse Rinpoche.<br />
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Over the years, Soktse Rinpoche has refused many offers to travel abroad and teach in Asia, North America and Europe, preferring to stay on retreat and to spend time with his teachers, Dudjom Rinpoche and Punda Khen Rinpoche. <br />
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However, in 1991 and 1999, he made two visits to the U.S. at the request of [[Chhoje Rinpoche]], where he gave extensive teachings, including guiding a group of students on a year long retreat.<br />
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==Students==<br />
One of Soktse Rinpoche's main student is [[Chhoje Rinpoche]].<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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[[Category: Drukpa Kagyü Teachers]]<br />
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[[Category: Dudjom Tersar Teachers]]</div>Gillhttps://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Gyatrul_Rinpoche&diff=93176Gyatrul Rinpoche2023-04-09T08:30:45Z<p>Gill: Gyatrul Rinpoche parinirvana</p>
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<div>[[Image:Gyatrul Rinpoche2.png|frame|Gyatrul Rinpoche, courtesy of Vimala Treasures]]<br />
'''Gyatrul Rinpoche''' (1925 -2023) is a senior lama of the [[Palyul]] lineage of the [[Nyingma]] school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. <br />
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==Birth and Recognition==<br />
Born in the Gyalrong region of [[eastern Tibet]] in 1925, Gyatrul Rinpoche was recognized at a young age by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] and [[Tulku Natsok Rangdrol]] as the incarnation of Sampa Künkyap, a Payul lineage meditator who spent his life in retreat and who later gave [[empowerment]]s and transmissions from his retreat cave to multitudes of disciples. <br />
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==Training==<br />
After being brought to [[Domang Monastery|Palyul Domang Monastery]], home of his previous incarnation, the young Gyatrul was educated by his tutor, '''Sangye Gon'''. <br />
According to Gyatrul Rinpoche<Ref>'A Story from Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche January 29th, 2016, http://vimalatreasures.org</Ref>: <br />
:When I was a boy, I met my root guru, Tulku Natsok Rangdrol. He wanted me to learn to read and begin my dharma education, so he asked his uncle, Sangye Gön, to be my teacher. Tulku Natsok Rangdrol said, “Don’t beat this boy. He might have trouble learning, but always be patient with him." I lived with Sangye Gön. He would get up very, very early, maybe 3:00 a.m., to do his practice, including many prostrations. I could hear the rumble of his recitations as I slept. Then he would wake me up and we would have breakfast, followed by my reading lessons. He was an amazing practitioner. He continuously kept the two-day nyungne fasting discipline. So on one day, he would eat and speak, and the next day he would fast and remain silent for most of the day. [[Avalokiteshvara]] was his main practice, and in his lifetime he recited millions of the [[Mani mantra]]. At the end of his life, he suddenly grew new teeth, and his grey hair was replaced by new black hair growing in. That kind of practitioner! He was always so loving, never yelling at me or beating me. If I made a mistake when reading, he would grunt, and then I knew I had gotten something wrong. But he was always very kind to me. He did one thing, though, that I hated. When he went to bed at night and when he rose in the morning, he would do 3 prostrations to me as I lay there in my bed. I really hated that; it made me so uncomfortable! I asked Tulku Natsok Rangdrol about it, but he said, “It doesn’t matter. Let him do it. Pray to [[Guru Rinpoche]] and [[Vajrasattva]].”, <br />
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During his extensive spiritual training, Gyatrul Rinpoche received personal instruction on many Buddhist treatises by numerous renowned masters of the Nyingma tradition, including Tulku Natsok Rangdrol, [[Thubten Chökyi Dawa|Payul Chogtrul Rinpoche]], Apkong Khenpo, [[Dzongter Kunzang Nyima]], and His Holiness [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]. In Tibet he received the oral transmission and instructions on the ''[[Shyitro Gongpa Rangdrol]]'' from the eminent Lama Norbu Tenzin.<br />
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==Activity==<br />
After fleeing from Tibet into exile in India in 1959, Gyatrul Rinpoche continued his spiritual training and served the Tibetan community in India in various ways until 1972, when His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] sent him to Canada to offer spiritual guidance to Tibetans who had settled there. <br />
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Since then, he has taught widely throughout North America, establishing numerous Buddhist centers, which include Tashi Choling in Oregon, Orgyen Dorje Den in the San Francisco Bay area, Norbu Ling in Austin, Texas, Namdroling in Bozeman, Montana, and a center in Ensenada, Mexico. He presently moves back and forth between his principle center, Tashi Choling, and his home in Half Moon Bay, California.<ref>Bio information adapted from Allan Wallace's introduction to ''Natural Liberation'' and other online official resources.</ref><br />
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Venerable Dhomang Gyatrul Rinpoche, passed into paranirvana on 8 April, 2023 at his home in Half Moon Bay, California.<br />
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==Publications==<br />
*[[Padmasambhava]], ''Natural Liberation—Padmasambhava’s Teachings on the Six Bardos'', commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche, translated by Allan Wallace (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1998, 2008 for the second edition)<br />
*Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche, ''Generating the Deity'', translated by Sangye Khandro (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1996). The second revised edition was published under the title ''The Generation Stage in Buddhist Tantra'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005).<br />
*[[Karma Chagme]], ''A Spacious Path to Freedom: Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and Atiyoga'', with commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche, translated by B. Allan Wallace (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1997, 2010 for the second edition). This book was also published under the title ''Naked Awareness: Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2000).<br />
*Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche, ''Ancient Wisdom: Nyingma Teachings of Dream Yoga, Meditation & Transformation'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1993), translated by B. Allan Wallace and Sangye Khandro. The second edition was published under the title ''Meditation, Transformation, and Dream Yoga'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2002).<br />
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==Notes==<br />
<small><references/></small><br />
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[[Category: Nyingma Teachers]]<br />
[[Category: Dudjom Tersar Teachers]]</div>Gillhttps://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Pewar_Rinpoche&diff=92798Pewar Rinpoche2022-10-07T14:50:31Z<p>Gill: added year that he passed away</p>
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'''Pewar Rinpoche Chimé Dorje''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dpe war rin po che 'chi med rdo rje'') (b.1933 - 2022) is one of the most revered lamas in Tibet today. He was a student of [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], from whom he received many teachings and transmissions. He lives in [[Derge]].<br />
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Regarded as an emanation of [[Virupa]], one of the [[84 Mahasiddhas]] of India, Pewar Rinpoche was a favoured companion of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], the late head of [[Nyingma]] school. [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]] has also received teachings from him. Pewar Rinpoche has made remarkable contributions to the revival of Buddhism in the [[Kham]] region of Tibet. Aside from being the abbot of Pewar Monastery in Tibet, he has also guided the work of the “Commission for the New Tibetan [[Tripitika]]”.<br />
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Pewar Rinpoche is active in the preservation of Tibetan Buddhist Art and texts. He helped to preserve the [[Derge Printing House]] during the chaotic times of the Chinese invasion. In 1959 the Chinese Government launched many campaigns and forced lay people and monks to participate in the destruction of many monasteries, but the great [[Lhundrup Teng|Derge Gönchen Monastery]] with its famous printing press was protected by order of the central government.<br />
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Pewar Monastery houses one of the finest sets of Buddhist murals in western Sichuan. Its paintings, which are more than 270 years old and cover more than 370 square meters, survived the destruction of the Cultural Revolution.<br />
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==Further Reading==<br />
*Pamela Logan, ''Tibetan Rescue'', Tuttle Publishing, 2002<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayer for the Long Life of Pewar Rinpoche]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*{{TBRC|P1PD108247|TBRC Profile}}<br />
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[[Category:Rimé Teachers]]</div>Gillhttps://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Neten_Chokling_Rinpoche&diff=92769Neten Chokling Rinpoche2022-10-05T05:43:50Z<p>Gill: changed to his correct birthdate</p>
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<div>[[Image:Neten Chokling LL.jpg|thumb|300px|Neten Chokling Rinpoche in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
'''Neten Chokling Rinpoche''' (Tib. གནས་བརྟན་མཆོག་གླིང་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''gnas brtan mchog gling rin po che''), aka '''Rigdzin Gyurme Dorje''' (b. 5 October 1973) — the Fourth Neten Chokling was recognized by both H.H. the [[16th Karmapa]] and [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] as the reincarnation of [[Neten Chokling Pema Gyurme]]. He was born on the tenth day of the eighth month to a family of farmers in Wandipodzong, central Bhutan. <br />
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At the age of seven, he was taken to his monastery—the [[Pema Ewam Chögar Gyurme Ling Monastery]]—in Bir, India, and enthroned by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in Clement Town at the monastery Ngedön Gatsal Ling. Before arriving in his home monastery Rinpoche was also enthroned in Rumtek by H.H. Karmapa who gave him the name Rigdzin Gyurme Dorje. He has received the transmissions of the [[Kangyur]], [[Nyingma Gyübum]], [[Nyingma Kama]], [[Rinchen Terdzö]], and [[Chokling Tersar]] as well as many other teachings from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]], one of the sons of the previous Neten Chokling Rinpoche, participated in the education of his father's reincarnation before transferring to him the full responsibility of his monastery in 2004. <br />
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Neten Chokling Rinpoche is married to Tenzing Choyang Gyari, the second oldest daughter of [[Lodi Gyari Rinpoche]] and their son is [[Urgyen Jigme Rabsel Dawa|Tulku Urgyen Yangsi Rinpoche]].<br />
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Rinpoche acted in [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]]'s films ''The Cup'' (1999) and ''Travellers and Magicians'' (2003). In 2006, he directed his own first film, ''The Life of [[Milarepa]] - Part I'' (See Exteranal Links below). <br />
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Neten Chokling Rinpoche has been coming regularly to [[Lerab Ling]] since 1996 with monks from his monastery to hold [[drupchö]] and [[drupchen]] practices, for which he sometimes gives empowerments.<br />
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==Empowerments & Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==<br />
*Lerab Ling, summer 1997: [[Vajrakilaya]] empowerment<br />
*Lerab Ling, 25 July 1999: [[Vajrakilaya]] empowerment<br />
*Lerab Ling, 25 October 2013: [[Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik]] Root empowerment<br />
*Lerab Ling, 5 November 2013: essential [[Pema Khandro]] (Kurukulla) empowerment<br />
*Lerab Ling, 17 September 2014: Essential Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik empowerment<br />
*Lerab Ling, 28 September 2014: [[Kurukulla]] empowerment<br />
*Lerab Ling, 15 July 2015: Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik empowerment<br />
*Lerab Ling, 28 July 2015: Kurukulla empowerment<br />
*[[Dzogchen Beara]], 28 July 2018: question & answer session<br />
*Lerab Ling, 9 August 2018: [[Netik Phurba]] empowerment<br />
*Lerab Ling, 27 May 2019, [[Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik]] essential authorization<br />
*Lerab Ling, 17-22 July 2019: [[ngöndro]]<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Chokling Incarnation Line]]<br />
*[[Pema Ewam Chögar Gyurme Ling Monastery]]<br />
*[[Prayer for the Long Life of Neten Chokling Rinpoche]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/dilgo-khyentse/long-life-prayer-for-neten-chokling-rinpoche| Long Life Prayer for Neten Chokling Rinpoche}}<br />
*[http://www.milarepamovie.com/ Milarepa Movie Official Site]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XzWVXLrVNE Video 'A Brief History on the Lineage of the Neten Choklings']<br />
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[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]</div>Gillhttps://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Sogyal_Rinpoche&diff=92651Sogyal Rinpoche2022-07-25T10:38:37Z<p>Gill: </p>
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<div>[[Image:SR LL 2006.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
'''Sogyal [[Rinpoche]]''' (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod rgyal rin po che'') (1947-2019<ref>Western calendar: 28 August 2019; Tibetan calendar: 28th day of the 6th lunar month, of the Earth-Pig year.</ref>) was born into the [[Lakar family]] in [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet, and was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.<br />
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He went on to study with many other great masters, of all [[four schools|schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], especially [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] and [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]]. First as a translator and aide to his revered masters and then teaching in his own right, he visited many countries, observing the reality of individuals’ lives, and seeking to make the Tibetan Buddhist teachings relevant and meaningful to people today. Out of this was born his unique style of teaching and his acute ability to attune the teachings to modern life, demonstrated so vividly in his groundbreaking book, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''. <br />
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Sogyal Rinpoche dedicated his life to establishing the Buddhist path in the West, and especially the study and practice of [[Dzogchen]], the Great Perfection. He taught for over forty-five years and founded the international network of Buddhist centres and groups to which he gave the name [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]]. An inspirational and charismatic figure, Sogyal Rinpoche was known for the way he would connect personally and directly with his audience, challenge people’s assumptions and habits and teach in response to the needs of the moment. He left a unique body of instructions that reveal how the compassion and wisdom taught by Buddha can be used practically in everyday life and work. And Rinpoche’s revolutionary vision for end-of-life care has been adopted by institutions and groups of various kinds, educational, medical and spiritual.<br />
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After forty years as Spiritual Director of Rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche stepped down following accusations of misconduct from former students. Sogyal Rinpoche passed into [[parinirvana]] in Thailand on 28 August 2019. He remained in the state of [[thukdam]] for three consecutive days.<ref>This was confirmed by [[Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche]].</ref> <br />
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The legacy of his Dharma work continues to be upheld today by his students, many of whom are highly respected practitioners, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism.<br />
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The community that he founded, Rigpa, continues to thrive to this day, offering courses, seminars and retreats to anyone who is interested in exploring the profound wisdom and powerful methods of Tibetan Buddhism. These programmes are led by Rigpa’s teachers and instructors and by visiting teachers and lamas, especially from the [[Nyingma]] (‘Ancient’) lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Birth and Early Life===<br />
[[Image:Lakar house today.jpg|thumb|left|'The Lakar house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' was born into the [[Lakar family]] of [[Trehor]], Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], and his mother, [[Mayum Tsering Wangmo]] of the [[Lakar family]], was recognized as an emanation of [[Ushnishavijaya]] by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."<br />
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He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of [[Kalu Rinpoche]]. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö at [[Dzongsar]], the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the [[vajra guru mantra]] aloud three times.<br />
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Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of Tertön Sogyal."<br />
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He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]], [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] and [[Desi Sangye Gyatso]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three [[phurba]]s from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s ''[[khatvanga]]'' trident still rattling.<br />
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:Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."<br />
[[Image:SR and JKCL.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche with his master Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]<br />
According to [[Ngari Tulku|Dzongsar Ngari Tulku]] (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, ''khyung chen dpal rdzong''), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་''rgya rgan khyung ltag''), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, [[Gyarong Khandro]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.<br />
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In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the [[Dalai Lama]] at the [[Potala]] in Lhasa.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book ''Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.</ref> While in Lhasa, they stayed at the [[Samdrup Podrang]].<br />
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In 1956 they visited [[Tsurphu]], [[Mindroling]], [[Samye Chimphu]] and [[Lhodrak]], where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind. <br />
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At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited [[Tso Pema]] and [[Bodhgaya]]. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited [[Bodhgaya]] and [[Varanasi]], where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.<br />
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Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that [[Khenpo Appey]] should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."<br />
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He also studied with [[Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo]] and [[Gyaltön Rinpoche]] at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from [[Drungyik Tsering Tashi]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.<br />
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:At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.<br />
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:After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."<br />
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===In the West===<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including Dudjom Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
<br />
*In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]<br />
<br />
*In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for [[Rahor Khenpo Tupten]] at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London<br />
<br />
*In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May. <br />
<br />
*August 27th 1977 saw the Opening Ceremony for the [[Orgyen Chö Ling]] Centre in Kilburn, London. It was visited by His Holiness the [[Karmapa]] and [[Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]] in November.<br />
<br />
*September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in [[Rue Burq, Paris]].<br />
<br />
*In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the [[Pagode de Vincennes]].<br />
<br />
*In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.<br />
<br />
*In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at [[Prapoutel]], a ski resort in the French Alps.<br />
<br />
*In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of [[Lerab Ling]] near Montpellier in southern France.<br />
<br />
*In 1992, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' was published. Over three million copies of this spiritual classic have been printed in 34 languages and 80 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
<br />
*In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film ''Little Buddha'' in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.<br />
<br />
*In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see [[Lerab Gar 2000]]).<br />
<br />
*In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.<br />
<br />
*In August 2017, he retires as spiritual director of Rigpa.<br />
<br />
*Rinpoche passed into parinirvana in Thailand on 28 August 2019.<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
[[Image:TBLD.jpg|thumb|100px|[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]]]<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]''; ISBN 0962488402<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''; ISBN 0062508342<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Future of Buddhism'' (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062511262<br />
<br />
==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463. <br />
<br />
==References & Notes==<br />
<small><references/></small><br />
<br />
==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]<br />
*[[Unifying Practice]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://sogyalrinpoche.org Sogyal Rinpoche's official website]<br />
*[http://living-and-dying.org The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying]<br />
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mayum-tsering-wangmo/lakar-history|History of the Lakar Family}}<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]<br />
*How Rigpa is [https://www.rigpa.org/moving-forward moving forward] after the allegations.<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]<br />
<br />
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[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Longchen Nyingtik Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Rimé Teachers]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:SR LL 2006.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
'''Sogyal [[Rinpoche]]''' (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod rgyal rin po che'') (1947-2019<ref>Western calendar: 28 August 2019; Tibetan calendar: 28th day of the 6th lunar month, of the Earth-Pig year.</ref>) — born into the [[Lakar family]] in [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet, was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.<br />
<br />
He went on to study with many other great masters, of all [[four schools|schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], especially [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] and [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]]. First as a translator and aide to his revered masters and then teaching in his own right, he visited many countries, observing the reality of individuals’ lives, and seeking to make the Tibetan Buddhist teachings relevant and meaningful to people today. Out of this was born his unique style of teaching and his acute ability to attune the teachings to modern life, demonstrated so vividly in his groundbreaking book, ''The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying''. <br />
<br />
Sogyal Rinpoche dedicated his life to establishing the Buddhist path in the West, and especially the study and practice of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection. He taught for over forty-five years and founded the international network of Buddhist centres and groups to which he gave the name Rigpa. An inspirational and charismatic figure, Sogyal Rinpoche was known for the way he would connect personally and directly with his audience, challenge people’s assumptions and habits and teach in response to the needs of the moment. He left a unique body of instructions that reveal how the compassion and wisdom taught by Buddha can be used practically in everyday life and work. And Rinpoche’s revolutionary vision for end-of-life care has been adopted by institutions and groups of various kinds, educational, medical and spiritual.<br />
<br />
After forty years as Spiritual Director of Rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche stepped down following accusations of misconduct from former students. Sogyal Rinpoche passed into [[parinirvana]] in Thailand on 28 August 2019. He remained in the state of [[thukdam]] for three consecutive days.<ref>This was confirmed by [[Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche]].</ref> <br />
<br />
The legacy of his Dharma work continues to be upheld today by his students, many of whom are highly respected practitioners, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism.<br />
<br />
The community that he founded, [Rigpa][https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=About_Rigpa], continues to thrive to this day, offering courses, seminars and retreats to anyone who is interested in exploring the profound wisdom and powerful methods of Tibetan Buddhism. These programmes are led by Rigpa’s teachers and instructors and by visiting teachers and lamas, especially from the Nyingma (‘Ancient’) lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
===Birth and Early Life===<br />
[[Image:Lakar house today.jpg|thumb|left|'The Lakar house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' was born into the [[Lakar family]] of [[Trehor]], Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], and his mother, [[Mayum Tsering Wangmo]] of the [[Lakar family]], was recognized as an emanation of [[Ushnishavijaya]] by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."<br />
<br />
He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of [[Kalu Rinpoche]]. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] at [[Dzongsar]], the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the [[vajra guru mantra]] aloud three times.<br />
<br />
Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of [[Tertön Sogyal]]."<br />
<br />
He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]], [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] and [[Desi Sangye Gyatso]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three [[phurba]]s from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s ''[[khatvanga]]'' trident still rattling.<br />
<br />
:Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."<br />
[[Image:SR and JKCL.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche with his master [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]]]<br />
According to [[Ngari Tulku|Dzongsar Ngari Tulku]] (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, ''khyung chen dpal rdzong''), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་''rgya rgan khyung ltag''), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, [[Gyarong Khandro]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.<br />
<br />
In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the [[Dalai Lama]] at the [[Potala]] in Lhasa.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book ''Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.</ref> While in Lhasa, they stayed at the [[Samdrup Podrang]].<br />
<br />
In 1956 they visited [[Tsurphu]], [[Mindroling]], [[Samye Chimphu]] and [[Lhodrak]], where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind. <br />
<br />
At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited [[Tso Pema]] and [[Bodhgaya]]. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited [[Bodhgaya]] and [[Varanasi]], where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.<br />
<br />
Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that [[Khenpo Appey]] should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."<br />
<br />
He also studied with [[Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo]] and [[Gyaltön Rinpoche]] at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from [[Drungyik Tsering Tashi]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.<br />
<br />
:At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.<br />
<br />
:After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."<br />
<br />
===In the West===<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
<br />
*In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]<br />
<br />
*In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for [[Rahor Khenpo Tupten]] at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London<br />
<br />
*In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May. <br />
<br />
*August 27th 1977 saw the Opening Ceremony for the [[Orgyen Chö Ling]] Centre in Kilburn, London. It was visited by His Holiness the [[Karmapa]] and [[Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]] in November.<br />
<br />
*September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in [[Rue Burq, Paris]].<br />
<br />
*In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the [[Pagode de Vincennes]].<br />
<br />
*In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.<br />
<br />
*In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at [[Prapoutel]], a ski resort in the French Alps.<br />
<br />
*In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of [[Lerab Ling]] near Montpellier in southern France.<br />
<br />
*In 1992, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' was published. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
<br />
*In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film ''Little Buddha'' in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.<br />
<br />
*In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see [[Lerab Gar 2000]]).<br />
<br />
*In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.<br />
<br />
*In August 2017, he retires as spiritual director of Rigpa.<br />
<br />
*Rinpoche passed into [[parinirvana]] in Thailand on 28 August 2019.<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
[[Image:TBLD.jpg|thumb|100px|[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]]]<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]''; ISBN 0962488402<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''; ISBN 0062508342<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Future of Buddhism'' (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062511262<br />
<br />
==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463. <br />
<br />
==References & Notes==<br />
<small><references/></small><br />
<br />
==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]<br />
*[[Unifying Practice]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://sogyalrinpoche.org Sogyal Rinpoche's official website]<br />
*[http://living-and-dying.org The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying]<br />
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mayum-tsering-wangmo/lakar-history|History of the Lakar Family}}<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]<br />
*How Rigpa is [https://www.rigpa.org/moving-forward moving forward] after the allegations.<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]<br />
<br />
[[category:Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Longchen Nyingtik Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Rimé Teachers]]<br />
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<hr />
<div>[[Image:SR LL 2006.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
'''Sogyal [[Rinpoche]]''' (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod rgyal rin po che'') (1947-2019<ref>Western calendar: 28 August 2019; Tibetan calendar: 28th day of the 6th lunar month, of the Earth-Pig year.</ref>) — born into the [[Lakar family]] in [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet, was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.<br />
<br />
He went on to study with many other great masters, of all [[four schools|schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], especially [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] and [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]]. First as a translator and aide to his revered masters and then teaching in his own right, he visited many countries, observing the reality of individuals’ lives, and seeking to make the Tibetan Buddhist teachings relevant and meaningful to people today. Out of this was born his unique style of teaching and his acute ability to attune the teachings to modern life, demonstrated so vividly in his groundbreaking book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. <br />
<br />
Sogyal Rinpoche dedicated his life to establishing the Buddhist path in the West, and especially the study and practice of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection. He taught for over forty-five years and founded the international network of Buddhist centres and groups to which he gave the name Rigpa. An inspirational and charismatic figure, Sogyal Rinpoche was known for the way he would connect personally and directly with his audience, challenge people’s assumptions and habits and teach in response to the needs of the moment. He left a unique body of instructions that reveal how the compassion and wisdom taught by Buddha can be used practically in everyday life and work. And Rinpoche’s revolutionary vision for end-of-life care has been adopted by institutions and groups of various kinds, educational, medical and spiritual.<br />
<br />
After forty years as Spiritual Director of Rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche stepped down following accusations of misconduct from former students. Sogyal Rinpoche passed into [[parinirvana]] in Thailand on 28 August 2019. He remained in the state of [[thukdam]] for three consecutive days.<ref>This was confirmed by [[Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche]].</ref> <br />
<br />
The legacy of his Dharma work continues to be upheld today by his students, many of whom are highly respected practitioners, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism.<br />
<br />
The community that he founded, [Rigpa][https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=About_Rigpa], continues to thrive to this day, offering courses, seminars and retreats to anyone who is interested in exploring the profound wisdom and powerful methods of Tibetan Buddhism. These programmes are led by Rigpa’s teachers and instructors and by visiting teachers and lamas, especially from the Nyingma (‘Ancient’) lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
===Birth and Early Life===<br />
[[Image:Lakar house today.jpg|thumb|left|'The Lakar house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' was born into the [[Lakar family]] of [[Trehor]], Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], and his mother, [[Mayum Tsering Wangmo]] of the [[Lakar family]], was recognized as an emanation of [[Ushnishavijaya]] by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."<br />
<br />
He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of [[Kalu Rinpoche]]. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] at [[Dzongsar]], the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the [[vajra guru mantra]] aloud three times.<br />
<br />
Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of [[Tertön Sogyal]]."<br />
<br />
He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]], [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] and [[Desi Sangye Gyatso]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three [[phurba]]s from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s ''[[khatvanga]]'' trident still rattling.<br />
<br />
:Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."<br />
[[Image:SR and JKCL.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche with his master [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]]]<br />
According to [[Ngari Tulku|Dzongsar Ngari Tulku]] (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, ''khyung chen dpal rdzong''), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་''rgya rgan khyung ltag''), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, [[Gyarong Khandro]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.<br />
<br />
In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the [[Dalai Lama]] at the [[Potala]] in Lhasa.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book ''Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.</ref> While in Lhasa, they stayed at the [[Samdrup Podrang]].<br />
<br />
In 1956 they visited [[Tsurphu]], [[Mindroling]], [[Samye Chimphu]] and [[Lhodrak]], where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind. <br />
<br />
At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited [[Tso Pema]] and [[Bodhgaya]]. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited [[Bodhgaya]] and [[Varanasi]], where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.<br />
<br />
Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that [[Khenpo Appey]] should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."<br />
<br />
He also studied with [[Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo]] and [[Gyaltön Rinpoche]] at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from [[Drungyik Tsering Tashi]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.<br />
<br />
:At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.<br />
<br />
:After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."<br />
<br />
===In the West===<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
<br />
*In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]<br />
<br />
*In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for [[Rahor Khenpo Tupten]] at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London<br />
<br />
*In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May. <br />
<br />
*August 27th 1977 saw the Opening Ceremony for the [[Orgyen Chö Ling]] Centre in Kilburn, London. It was visited by His Holiness the [[Karmapa]] and [[Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]] in November.<br />
<br />
*September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in [[Rue Burq, Paris]].<br />
<br />
*In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the [[Pagode de Vincennes]].<br />
<br />
*In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.<br />
<br />
*In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at [[Prapoutel]], a ski resort in the French Alps.<br />
<br />
*In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of [[Lerab Ling]] near Montpellier in southern France.<br />
<br />
*In 1992, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' was published. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
<br />
*In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film ''Little Buddha'' in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.<br />
<br />
*In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see [[Lerab Gar 2000]]).<br />
<br />
*In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.<br />
<br />
*In August 2017, he retires as spiritual director of Rigpa.<br />
<br />
*Rinpoche passed into [[parinirvana]] in Thailand on 28 August 2019.<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
[[Image:TBLD.jpg|thumb|100px|[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]]]<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]''; ISBN 0962488402<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''; ISBN 0062508342<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Future of Buddhism'' (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062511262<br />
<br />
==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463. <br />
<br />
==References & Notes==<br />
<small><references/></small><br />
<br />
==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]<br />
*[[Unifying Practice]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://sogyalrinpoche.org Sogyal Rinpoche's official website]<br />
*[http://living-and-dying.org The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying]<br />
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mayum-tsering-wangmo/lakar-history|History of the Lakar Family}}<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]<br />
*How Rigpa is [https://www.rigpa.org/moving-forward moving forward] after the allegations.<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]<br />
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[[category:Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Longchen Nyingtik Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Rimé Teachers]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:SR LL 2006.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
'''Sogyal [[Rinpoche]]''' (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod rgyal rin po che'') (1947-2019<ref>Western calendar: 28 August 2019; Tibetan calendar: 28th day of the 6th lunar month, of the Earth-Pig year.</ref>) — born into the [[Lakar family]] in [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet, was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.<br />
<br />
He went on to study with many other great masters, of all [[four schools|schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], especially [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] and [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]]. First as a translator and aide to his revered masters and then teaching in his own right, he visited many countries, observing the reality of individuals’ lives, and seeking to make the Tibetan Buddhist teachings relevant and meaningful to people today. Out of this was born his unique style of teaching and his acute ability to attune the teachings to modern life, demonstrated so vividly in his groundbreaking book, [[Media:The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]. <br />
<br />
Sogyal Rinpoche dedicated his life to establishing the Buddhist path in the West, and especially the study and practice of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection. He taught for over forty-five years and founded the international network of Buddhist centres and groups to which he gave the name Rigpa. An inspirational and charismatic figure, Sogyal Rinpoche was known for the way he would connect personally and directly with his audience, challenge people’s assumptions and habits and teach in response to the needs of the moment. He left a unique body of instructions that reveal how the compassion and wisdom taught by Buddha can be used practically in everyday life and work. And Rinpoche’s revolutionary vision for end-of-life care has been adopted by institutions and groups of various kinds, educational, medical and spiritual.<br />
<br />
After forty years as Spiritual Director of Rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche stepped down following accusations of misconduct from former students. Sogyal Rinpoche passed into [[parinirvana]] in Thailand on 28 August 2019. He remained in the state of [[thukdam]] for three consecutive days.<ref>This was confirmed by [[Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche]].</ref> <br />
<br />
The legacy of his Dharma work continues to be upheld today by his students, many of whom are highly respected practitioners, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism.<br />
<br />
The community that he founded, [Rigpa][https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=About_Rigpa], continues to thrive to this day, offering courses, seminars and retreats to anyone who is interested in exploring the profound wisdom and powerful methods of Tibetan Buddhism. These programmes are led by Rigpa’s teachers and instructors and by visiting teachers and lamas, especially from the Nyingma (‘Ancient’) lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
===Birth and Early Life===<br />
[[Image:Lakar house today.jpg|thumb|left|'The Lakar house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' was born into the [[Lakar family]] of [[Trehor]], Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], and his mother, [[Mayum Tsering Wangmo]] of the [[Lakar family]], was recognized as an emanation of [[Ushnishavijaya]] by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."<br />
<br />
He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of [[Kalu Rinpoche]]. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] at [[Dzongsar]], the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the [[vajra guru mantra]] aloud three times.<br />
<br />
Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of [[Tertön Sogyal]]."<br />
<br />
He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]], [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] and [[Desi Sangye Gyatso]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three [[phurba]]s from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s ''[[khatvanga]]'' trident still rattling.<br />
<br />
:Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."<br />
[[Image:SR and JKCL.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche with his master [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]]]<br />
According to [[Ngari Tulku|Dzongsar Ngari Tulku]] (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, ''khyung chen dpal rdzong''), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་''rgya rgan khyung ltag''), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, [[Gyarong Khandro]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.<br />
<br />
In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the [[Dalai Lama]] at the [[Potala]] in Lhasa.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book ''Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.</ref> While in Lhasa, they stayed at the [[Samdrup Podrang]].<br />
<br />
In 1956 they visited [[Tsurphu]], [[Mindroling]], [[Samye Chimphu]] and [[Lhodrak]], where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind. <br />
<br />
At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited [[Tso Pema]] and [[Bodhgaya]]. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited [[Bodhgaya]] and [[Varanasi]], where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.<br />
<br />
Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that [[Khenpo Appey]] should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."<br />
<br />
He also studied with [[Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo]] and [[Gyaltön Rinpoche]] at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from [[Drungyik Tsering Tashi]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.<br />
<br />
:At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.<br />
<br />
:After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."<br />
<br />
===In the West===<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
<br />
*In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]<br />
<br />
*In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for [[Rahor Khenpo Tupten]] at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London<br />
<br />
*In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May. <br />
<br />
*August 27th 1977 saw the Opening Ceremony for the [[Orgyen Chö Ling]] Centre in Kilburn, London. It was visited by His Holiness the [[Karmapa]] and [[Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]] in November.<br />
<br />
*September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in [[Rue Burq, Paris]].<br />
<br />
*In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the [[Pagode de Vincennes]].<br />
<br />
*In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.<br />
<br />
*In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at [[Prapoutel]], a ski resort in the French Alps.<br />
<br />
*In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of [[Lerab Ling]] near Montpellier in southern France.<br />
<br />
*In 1992, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' was published. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
<br />
*In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film ''Little Buddha'' in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.<br />
<br />
*In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see [[Lerab Gar 2000]]).<br />
<br />
*In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.<br />
<br />
*In August 2017, he retires as spiritual director of Rigpa.<br />
<br />
*Rinpoche passed into [[parinirvana]] in Thailand on 28 August 2019.<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
[[Image:TBLD.jpg|thumb|100px|[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]]]<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]''; ISBN 0962488402<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''; ISBN 0062508342<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Future of Buddhism'' (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062511262<br />
<br />
==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463. <br />
<br />
==References & Notes==<br />
<small><references/></small><br />
<br />
==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]<br />
*[[Unifying Practice]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://sogyalrinpoche.org Sogyal Rinpoche's official website]<br />
*[http://living-and-dying.org The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying]<br />
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mayum-tsering-wangmo/lakar-history|History of the Lakar Family}}<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]<br />
*How Rigpa is [https://www.rigpa.org/moving-forward moving forward] after the allegations.<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]<br />
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[[category:Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Longchen Nyingtik Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Rimé Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Lakar Family]]</div>Gillhttps://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Dodrupchen_Rinpoche&diff=91663Dodrupchen Rinpoche2022-01-26T14:22:36Z<p>Gill: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Dodrup Rinpoche.JPG|frame|Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche]]<br />
'''Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche''', the '''Fourth Dodrupchen Rinpoche''', '''Tubten Trinlé Pal Zangpo''' (Tib. ཐུབ་བསྟན་ཕྲིན་ལས་དཔལ་བཟང་པོ་, [[Wyl.]] ''thub bstan phrin las dpal bzang po'') aka '''Jikmé Trinlé Palbar''' (1927-2022), was one of the most important masters in the [[Nyingma]] and [[Dzogchen]] traditions. As the fourth incarnation of Dodrupchen [[Jikmé Trinlé Özer]], the heart-son of [[Jikmé Lingpa]] who revealed the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] cycle, Dodrupchen Rinpoche was the principal holder of the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] teachings. <br />
<br />
He was born in 1927 in the [[Golok]] province of [[Dokham]] in the eastern part of Tibet. His birth was prophesized by the great [[Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche]] Tubten Chökyi Dorje, who later recognized him. At the age of four, he travelled to the Dodrupchen monastery, where he was enthroned. Up until the age of six or seven especially, he displayed many miraculous signs of attainment, including prescience and visions of the buddhas.<br />
<br />
He studied with the great khenpos of [[Dodrupchen Monastery|Dodrupchen]] and [[Dzogchen Monastery|Dzogchen monasteries]], and at the age of eleven, he was given the [[empowerment]] and transmission of the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]] and Longchen Nyingtik by [[Khenpo Kunpal]], a disciple of the Third Dodrupchen Rinpoche. Among the many great masters from whom he received teachings were [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], the [[Sixth Dzogchen Rinpoche]], [[Shechen Kongtrul Pema Drimé Lekpé Lodrö|Shechen Kongtrul]], [[Khenpo Yönten Gönpo|Dzogchen Khenpo Gönpo]] and [[Gyarong Namtrul Rinpoche]]. From [[Yukhok Chatralwa]], who was a manifestation of [[Vimalamitra]], and from [[Apang Tertön]], he received the final teachings on the meaning of [[Dzogpachenpo]], which he practised under their guidance.<br />
<br />
At the age of nineteen, he made a pilgrimage to Central Tibet, and completed a retreat in the room of Jikmé Lingpa at [[Tsering Jong]]. At Dodrupchen monastery, he built a Scriptural College, and he provided the woodblocks for printing the [[Seven Treasures]] of [[Longchenpa]]. He gave many major teachings, especially in the eastern part of Tibet.<br />
<br />
On account of the changing political situation, Dodrupchen Rinpoche left Tibet and arrived in Sikkim in October 1957; from then on, he made Gangtok his permanent residence. Once again he subsidized the printing of many books, including Longchenpa's Seven Treasures and [[Trilogy of Finding Comfort and Ease]]. He has given many empowerments, transmissions and teachings in Sikkim, where he has two monasteries, in Bhutan, where he also heads a monastery, and in India and Nepal. Dodrupchen Rinpoche recognized the Seventh [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]], whose enthronement was held in the Royal Temple at Gangtok in 1972. <br />
<br />
A master whose quiet, gentle and unassuming demeanour is complemented by a tremendous presence, Dodrupchen Rinpoche attended to the everyday spiritual needs of the people of Sikkim, and personally looked after the welfare of over a thousand monks in his care.<br />
<br />
He made a number of visits to the West, his first being in 1973, when he established a centre called the Maha Siddha Nyingmapa Centre in Massachusetts. Dodrupchen Rinpoche also visited Britain, France and Switzerland, and in 1975, gave the empowerment of [[Rigdzin Düpa]] at [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]'s request in London. He was present at Rigpa's summer retreats at [[Brunissard 1989|Brunissard]] in 1989 and [[Chateau de Cassan 1991|Chateau de Cassan]] in 1991.<br />
<br />
==Students==<br />
*[[Lobpön Thekchok Yeshe Dorje]]<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
*'''Instructions on the Stages of the Practice of the Approach and Accomplishment of the Guru, Personal Deity and Ḍākinī of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse''' ''(klong chen snying thig gi rtsa ba gsum gyi bsnyen sgrub bya ba'i rim pa grub brnyes rig 'dzin gong ma'i gshegs shul)'' (74pg). A detailed description of how to actually practice when doing retreat for any of the sadhanas of the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] cycle, arranged solely according to the tradition of Dodrupchen<br />
<br />
*Kyabje Dodrupchen Rinpoche, ''Liberation from Samsara: Oral Instructions on the Preliminary Practices of Longchen Nyingthig'' (Bozra Press, 2014)<br />
*''The Collection of Teachings on the Causes and Results of Good and Bad Actions'', by the fourth Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Tubten Trinlé Pal Zangpo (Deolari Chorten Gompa).<br />
<br />
==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Tulku Thondup]], ''Masters of Meditation and Miracles'', Shambahala, 1999, pages 314-331.<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'', Padma Publications, 2005, pages 326-338, contains the translation of an autobiography of Dodrupchen Rinpoche written in 1975.<br />
<br />
==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Dodrupchen Incarnation Line]]<br />
*[[Dodrupchen Monastery]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.mahasiddha.org/ Mahasiddha Nyingmapa Center]<br />
*{{TBRC|P7690|TBRC Profile}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Dodrup Rinpoche.JPG|frame|Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche]]<br />
'''Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche''', the '''Fourth Dodrupchen Rinpoche''', '''Tubten Trinlé Pal Zangpo''' (Tib. ཐུབ་བསྟན་ཕྲིན་ལས་དཔལ་བཟང་པོ་, [[Wyl.]] ''thub bstan phrin las dpal bzang po'') aka '''Jikmé Trinlé Palbar''' (1927-2022), was one of the most important masters in the [[Nyingma]] and [[Dzogchen]] traditions. As the fourth incarnation of Dodrupchen [[Jikmé Trinlé Özer]], the heart-son of [[Jikmé Lingpa]] who revealed the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] cycle, Dodrupchen Rinpoche was the principal holder of the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] teachings. <br />
<br />
He was born in 1927 in the [[Golok]] province of [[Dokham]] in the eastern part of Tibet. His birth was prophesized by the great [[Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche]] Tubten Chökyi Dorje, who later recognized him. At the age of four, he travelled to the Dodrupchen monastery, where he was enthroned. Up until the age of six or seven especially, he displayed many miraculous signs of attainment, including prescience and visions of the buddhas.<br />
<br />
He studied with the great khenpos of [[Dodrupchen Monastery|Dodrupchen]] and [[Dzogchen Monastery|Dzogchen monasteries]], and at the age of eleven, he was given the [[empowerment]] and transmission of the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]] and Longchen Nyingtik by [[Khenpo Kunpal]], a disciple of the Third Dodrupchen Rinpoche. Among the many great masters from whom he received teachings were [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], the [[Sixth Dzogchen Rinpoche]], [[Shechen Kongtrul Pema Drimé Lekpé Lodrö|Shechen Kongtrul]], [[Khenpo Yönten Gönpo|Dzogchen Khenpo Gönpo]] and [[Gyarong Namtrul Rinpoche]]. From [[Yukhok Chatralwa]], who was a manifestation of [[Vimalamitra]], and from [[Apang Tertön]], he received the final teachings on the meaning of [[Dzogpachenpo]], which he practised under their guidance.<br />
<br />
At the age of nineteen, he made a pilgrimage to Central Tibet, and completed a retreat in the room of Jikmé Lingpa at [[Tsering Jong]]. At Dodrupchen monastery, he built a Scriptural College, and he provided the woodblocks for printing the [[Seven Treasures]] of [[Longchenpa]]. He gave many major teachings, especially in the eastern part of Tibet.<br />
<br />
On account of the changing political situation, Dodrupchen Rinpoche left Tibet and arrived in Sikkim in October 1957; from then on, he made Gangtok his permanent residence. Once again he subsidized the printing of many books, including Longchenpa's Seven Treasures and [[Trilogy of Finding Comfort and Ease]]. He has given many empowerments, transmissions and teachings in Sikkim, where he has two monasteries, in Bhutan, where he also heads a monastery, and in India and Nepal. Dodrupchen Rinpoche recognized the Seventh [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]], whose enthronement was held in the Royal Temple at Gangtok in 1972. <br />
<br />
A master whose quiet, gentle and unassuming demeanour is complemented by a tremendous presence, Dodrupchen Rinpoche attended to the everyday spiritual needs of the people of Sikkim, and personally looked after the welfare of over four hundred monks in his care.<br />
<br />
He made a number of visits to the West, his first being in 1973, when he established a centre called the Maha Siddha Nyingmapa Centre in Massachusetts. Dodrupchen Rinpoche also visited Britain, France and Switzerland, and in 1975, gave the empowerment of [[Rigdzin Düpa]] at [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]'s request in London. He was present at Rigpa's summer retreats at [[Brunissard 1989|Brunissard]] in 1989 and [[Chateau de Cassan 1991|Chateau de Cassan]] in 1991.<br />
<br />
==Students==<br />
*[[Lobpön Thekchok Yeshe Dorje]]<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
*'''Instructions on the Stages of the Practice of the Approach and Accomplishment of the Guru, Personal Deity and Ḍākinī of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse''' ''(klong chen snying thig gi rtsa ba gsum gyi bsnyen sgrub bya ba'i rim pa grub brnyes rig 'dzin gong ma'i gshegs shul)'' (74pg). A detailed description of how to actually practice when doing retreat for any of the sadhanas of the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] cycle, arranged solely according to the tradition of Dodrupchen<br />
<br />
*Kyabje Dodrupchen Rinpoche, ''Liberation from Samsara: Oral Instructions on the Preliminary Practices of Longchen Nyingthig'' (Bozra Press, 2014)<br />
*''The Collection of Teachings on the Causes and Results of Good and Bad Actions'', by the fourth Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Tubten Trinlé Pal Zangpo (Deolari Chorten Gompa).<br />
<br />
==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Tulku Thondup]], ''Masters of Meditation and Miracles'', Shambahala, 1999, pages 314-331.<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'', Padma Publications, 2005, pages 326-338, contains the translation of an autobiography of Dodrupchen Rinpoche written in 1975.<br />
<br />
==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Dodrupchen Incarnation Line]]<br />
*[[Dodrupchen Monastery]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.mahasiddha.org/ Mahasiddha Nyingmapa Center]<br />
*{{TBRC|P7690|TBRC Profile}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Dodrup Rinpoche.JPG|frame|Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche]]<br />
'''Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche''', the '''Fourth Dodrupchen Rinpoche''', '''Tubten Trinlé Pal Zangpo''' (Tib. ཐུབ་བསྟན་ཕྲིན་ལས་དཔལ་བཟང་པོ་, [[Wyl.]] ''thub bstan phrin las dpal bzang po'') aka '''Jikmé Trinlé Palbar''' (1927-2022), was one of the most important masters in the [[Nyingma]] and [[Dzogchen]] traditions. As the fourth incarnation of Dodrupchen [[Jikmé Trinlé Özer]], the heart-son of [[Jikmé Lingpa]] who revealed the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] cycle, Dodrupchen Rinpoche was the principal holder of the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] teachings. <br />
<br />
He was born in 1927 in the [[Golok]] province of [[Dokham]] in the eastern part of Tibet. His birth was prophesized by the great [[Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche]] Tubten Chökyi Dorje, who later recognized him. At the age of four, he travelled to the Dodrupchen monastery, where he was enthroned. Up until the age of six or seven especially, he displayed many miraculous signs of attainment, including prescience and visions of the buddhas.<br />
<br />
He studied with the great khenpos of [[Dodrupchen Monastery|Dodrupchen]] and [[Dzogchen Monastery|Dzogchen monasteries]], and at the age of eleven, he was given the [[empowerment]] and transmission of the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]] and Longchen Nyingtik by [[Khenpo Kunpal]], a disciple of the Third Dodrupchen Rinpoche. Among the many great masters from whom he received teachings were [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], the [[Sixth Dzogchen Rinpoche]], [[Shechen Kongtrul Pema Drimé Lekpé Lodrö|Shechen Kongtrul]], [[Khenpo Yönten Gönpo|Dzogchen Khenpo Gönpo]] and [[Gyarong Namtrul Rinpoche]]. From [[Yukhok Chatralwa]], who was a manifestation of [[Vimalamitra]], and from [[Apang Tertön]], he received the final teachings on the meaning of [[Dzogpachenpo]], which he practised under their guidance.<br />
<br />
At the age of nineteen, he made a pilgrimage to Central Tibet, and completed a retreat in the room of Jikmé Lingpa at [[Tsering Jong]]. At Dodrupchen monastery, he built a Scriptural College, and he provided the woodblocks for printing the [[Seven Treasures]] of [[Longchenpa]]. He gave many major teachings, especially in the eastern part of Tibet.<br />
<br />
On account of the changing political situation, Dodrupchen Rinpoche left Tibet and arrived in Sikkim in October 1957; from then on, he made Gangtok his permanent residence. Once again he subsidized the printing of many books, including Longchenpa's Seven Treasures and [[Trilogy of Finding Comfort and Ease]]. He has given many empowerments, transmissions and teachings in Sikkim, where he has two monasteries, in Bhutan, where he also heads a monastery, and in India and Nepal. Dodrupchen Rinpoche recognized the Seventh [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]], whose enthronement was held in the Royal Temple at Gangtok in 1972. <br />
<br />
A master whose quiet, gentle and unassuming demeanour is complemented by a tremendous presence, Dodrupchen Rinpoche attended to the everyday spiritual needs of the people of Sikkim, and personally looked after the welfare of over four hundred monks in his care.<br />
<br />
He has made a number of visits to the West, his first being in 1973, when he established a centre called the Maha Siddha Nyingmapa Centre in Massachusetts. Dodrupchen Rinpoche has also visited Britain, France and Switzerland, and in 1975, gave the empowerment of [[Rigdzin Düpa]] at [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]'s request in London. He was present at Rigpa's summer retreats at [[Brunissard 1989|Brunissard]] in 1989 and [[Chateau de Cassan 1991|Chateau de Cassan]] in 1991.<br />
<br />
==Students==<br />
*[[Lobpön Thekchok Yeshe Dorje]]<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
*'''Instructions on the Stages of the Practice of the Approach and Accomplishment of the Guru, Personal Deity and Ḍākinī of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse''' ''(klong chen snying thig gi rtsa ba gsum gyi bsnyen sgrub bya ba'i rim pa grub brnyes rig 'dzin gong ma'i gshegs shul)'' (74pg). A detailed description of how to actually practice when doing retreat for any of the sadhanas of the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] cycle, arranged solely according to the tradition of Dodrupchen<br />
<br />
*Kyabje Dodrupchen Rinpoche, ''Liberation from Samsara: Oral Instructions on the Preliminary Practices of Longchen Nyingthig'' (Bozra Press, 2014)<br />
*''The Collection of Teachings on the Causes and Results of Good and Bad Actions'', by the fourth Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Tubten Trinlé Pal Zangpo (Deolari Chorten Gompa).<br />
<br />
==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Tulku Thondup]], ''Masters of Meditation and Miracles'', Shambahala, 1999, pages 314-331.<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'', Padma Publications, 2005, pages 326-338, contains the translation of an autobiography of Dodrupchen Rinpoche written in 1975.<br />
<br />
==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Dodrupchen Incarnation Line]]<br />
*[[Dodrupchen Monastery]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.mahasiddha.org/ Mahasiddha Nyingmapa Center]<br />
*{{TBRC|P7690|TBRC Profile}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Longchen Nyingtik Teachers]]</div>Gillhttps://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Sogyal_Rinpoche&diff=90272Sogyal Rinpoche2021-04-06T13:06:47Z<p>Gill: </p>
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<div>[[Image:SR LL 2006.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod rgyal rin po che'') (1947-2019<ref>Western calendar: 28 August 2019; Tibetan calendar: 28th day of the 6th lunar month, of the Earth-Pig year.</ref>) — born into the [[Lakar family]] in [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.<br />
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In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all [[four schools|schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
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With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche was one of the most renowned teachers of our time. He was also the author of the highly-acclaimed and ground breaking book, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''. Over three million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 34 languages and 80 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
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Rinpoche was also the founder of [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]], an international network of 130 centres and groups in 30 countries around the world offering the Buddha’s teachings through courses and seminars in meditation and compassion, as well as a complete path of study and practice that follows every stage of the Buddha’s teachings. Rinpoche taught for over 40 years in Europe, America, Australia and Asia. <br />
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Following serious allegations against him and Rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche retired as the spiritual director of Rigpa in August 2017. Rigpa commissioned an independent investigation that was published in September 2018.<br />
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Since Sogyal Rinpoche’s retirement, Rigpa continues to offer courses, programmes, seminars and retreats led by its teachers and instructors, as well as visiting teachers and lamas, especially from the 'ancient' Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.<br />
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Sogyal Rinpoche passed into [[parinirvana]] in Thailand on 28 August 2019, at 1pm. He remained in the state of [[thukdam]] for three consecutive days.<ref>This was confirmed by [[Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche]].</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Birth and Early Life===<br />
[[Image:Lakar house today.jpg|thumb|left|'The Lakar house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' was born into the [[Lakar family]] of Trehor, Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], and his mother, [[Mayum Tsering Wangmo]] of the [[Lakar family]], was recognized as an emanation of [[Ushnishavijaya]] by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."<br />
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He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of [[Kalu Rinpoche]]. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] at [[Dzongsar]], the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the [[vajra guru mantra]] aloud three times.<br />
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Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of [[Tertön Sogyal]]."<br />
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He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]], [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] and [[Desi Sangye Gyatso]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three [[phurba]]s from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s ''[[khatvanga]]'' trident still rattling.<br />
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:Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."<br />
[[Image:SR and JKCL.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche with his master [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]]]<br />
According to [[Ngari Tulku|Dzongsar Ngari Tulku]] (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, ''khyung chen dpal rdzong''), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་''rgya rgan khyung ltag''), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, [[Gyarong Khandro]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.<br />
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In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the [[Dalai Lama]] at the [[Potala]] in Lhasa.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book ''Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.</ref> While in Lhasa, they stayed at the [[Samdrup Podrang]].<br />
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In 1956 they visited [[Tsurphu]], [[Mindroling]], [[Samye Chimphu]] and [[Lhodrak]], where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind. <br />
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At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited [[Tso Pema]] and [[Bodhgaya]]. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited [[Bodhgaya]] and [[Varanasi]], where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.<br />
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Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that [[Khenpo Appey]] should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."<br />
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He also studied with [[Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo]] and [[Gyaltön Rinpoche]] at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from [[Drungyik Tsering Tashi]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.<br />
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:At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.<br />
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:After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."<br />
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===In the West===<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
<br />
*In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]<br />
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*In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for [[Rahor Khenpo Tupten]] at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London<br />
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*In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May. <br />
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*August 27th 1977 saw the Opening Ceremony for the [[Orgyen Chö Ling]] Centre in Kilburn, London. It was visited by His Holiness the [[Karmapa]] and [[Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]] in November.<br />
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*September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in [[Rue Burq, Paris]].<br />
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*In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the [[Pagode de Vincennes]].<br />
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*In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.<br />
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*In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at [[Prapoutel]], a ski resort in the French Alps.<br />
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*In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of [[Lerab Ling]] near Montpellier in southern France.<br />
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*In 1992, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' was published. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
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*In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film ''Little Buddha'' in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.<br />
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*In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see [[Lerab Gar 2000]]).<br />
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*In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.<br />
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*In August 2017, he retires as spiritual director of Rigpa.<br />
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*Rinpoche passed into [[parinirvana]] in Thailand on 28 August 2019.<br />
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==Publications==<br />
[[Image:TBLD.jpg|thumb|100px|[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]]]<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]''; ISBN 0962488402<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''; ISBN 0062508342<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Future of Buddhism'' (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062511262<br />
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==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463. <br />
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==References & Notes==<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]<br />
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*[http://sogyalrinpoche.org Sogyal Rinpoche's official website]<br />
*[http://living-and-dying.org The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying]<br />
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mayum-tsering-wangmo/lakar-history|History of the Lakar Family}}<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]<br />
*How Rigpa is [https://www.rigpa.org/moving-forward moving forward] after the allegations.<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Lerab Ling Temple 2.JPG|thumb|The Main Temple in Lerab Ling, 2006]]<br />
Founded in 1991 by [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] and located near Montpellier in southern France, '''Lerab Ling''' is [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]]'s international retreat centre and home to the [[Rigpa Shedra]] West, and includes the newly constructed temple Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling, also known as The Institute of Wisdom and Compassion.<br />
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==History==<br />
===1991-1999===<br />
*The site was chosen on the advice of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]].<br />
*'''1991''' - 3rd and 4th August, [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]] visited the site and blessed the land. He gave the name 'Ratna Ganga' to the stream.<br />
*'''1992''' - The first three month retreat (108 days) retreat was held, led by Sogyal Rinpoche. [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]], [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche]] and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] also gave teachings.<br />
*'''1993''' - The second three month retreat led by Sogyal Rinpoche saw visits from [[Khenpo Jikmé Puntsok]], [[Thich Nhat Hanh]] and Arnaud Desjardins.<br />
*'''1994''' - Three retreats are held during the summer, with visits from [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]].<br />
*'''1995''' - Three retreats are held again, led by Sogyal Rinpoche, with the Dzogchen retreat in August featuring a visit from Kyabjé [[Penor Rinpoche]] who gave the empowerments of the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]]. [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]], [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] and [[Khenpo Namdrol]] also attended.<br />
*'''1996''' - The summer saw visits from [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]], [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]], who gave an elaborate empowerment of [[Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik]], [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]].<br />
*'''1997''' - The three months of the summer began with a visit from [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]], and saw visits from [[Khenpo Petse]], who taught [[Mipham Rinpoche]]'s commentary on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]'', [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]], who gave an empowerment of Nyenpo Lha Sum, [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] who led a [[Vajrakilaya]] [[drupchö]], [[Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche]] who taught on [[phowa]] and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] who began his [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche's Bodhicharyavatara Teachings|series of teachings]] on the [[Bodhicharyavatara]].<br />
*'''1998''' - Once again the summer retreats were led by Sogyal Rinpoche and featured a visit from [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]]. In addition, [[Sherab Özer Rinpoche]] travelled from Kalzang Monastery in Tibet, and performed an enthronement ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche, [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]] gave teachings on the practice of [[Rigdzin Düpa]], and there were also teachings from [[Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche]] and [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]]. [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] also attended and [[Dr Trogawa Rinpoche]] paid a brief visit.<br />
*'''1999''' - The theme of the three month summer retreat was [[ngöndro]], which Sogyal Rinpoche taught from an experiential perspective. [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] led a [[Vajrakilaya]] [[drupchö]]. Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche gave teachings on [[dzogrim]]. [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]] taught on View, Meditation and Action as part of the meditation retreat. [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] taught on the ''Kunzang Lama'i Shalung Zindri'' by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
**In November, Sogyal Rinpoche led an older students’ retreat and [[Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] came and gave a series of empowerments, including Vajrakilaya [[Yang Nying Pudri]], to over 500 older students.<br />
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===2000-2009===<br />
[[Image:HHDLdrupchen2000.jpg|thumb|left|[[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] during the [[empowerment]] of [[Yang Nying Pudri]], 19th September 2000, Lerab Ling]]<br />
*'''2000''' - The visit of [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]], preceded by a [[Vajrakilaya]] [[drupchen]] by the monks of [[Namgyal Monastery]] and [[Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche]]. [[Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] was also present. ''See'' [[Lerab Gar 2000]].<br />
*'''2001''' - The first [[Rigpa Shedra]] took place with teachings from [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]]. [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] gave the empowerment of [[Rigdzin Düpa]], [[Namkha Drimé Rinpoche]] gave an empowerment of [[Gesar]], and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] taught on the practice of [[Narak Kong Shak]].<br />
*'''2002''' - The second year of the Rigpa Shedra saw teachings by [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] on ''[[Chegom Khorloma]]'', [[Steven Goodman]] on [[Abhidharma]] and [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] on the ''[[Uttaratantra Shastra]]''. [[Mingyur Rinpoche]] visited for the first time, there was a [[Kurukulla]] [[drupchen]] led by [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]], who taught on [[tsok]] practice, and there was an instructor retreat led by [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]].<br />
*'''2003''' - In [[Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] came to give the empowerments of [[Döjo Bumzang]]. [[Mingyur Rinpoche]] taught during the Meditation Retreat, [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]] continued his guidance of Rigpa instructors, [[Khenpo Namdrol]] began his teachings on [[Dodrupchen Jikmé Tenpé Nyima]]'s commentary on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''. [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] led a Lama Norlha [[drupchen]], and [[Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]] visited in September.<br />
*'''2004''' - [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] and the monks of [[Pema Ewam Chögar Gyurme Ling Monastery|Chokling Monastery]] led a drupchen of [[Tukdrup Barché Kunsel]], Khenpo Namdrol continued his teachings on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''.<br />
*'''2005''' - [[Khenpo Namdrol]] continued his teachings on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]'', [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] came to speak as part of his book tour, and the shedra returned to Lerab Ling after two years in [[Dzogchen Beara]] and featured teachings by [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] on the ''[[Madhyamakalankara]]'' and by Khenpo Jampal Dorje on the ''[[Abhisamayalankara]]''.<br />
**In December, [[Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] came and gave a series of empowerments including the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]], the first major event to be held in the newly constructed temple.<br />
*'''2006''' - [[Khenpo Namdrol]] concluded his teachings on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''. The summer saw visits from [[Professor Samdhong Rinpoche]], who gave talks on the [[Dalai Lama]]'s philosophy of non-violence and the [[three levels of spiritual capacity]], [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]], [[Lodi Gyari Rinpoche]] and the [[Nechung Oracle]]. The 'All Mandala' retreat was attended by more than two thousand students.<br />
**9 August: beginning of Rigpa's first [[three-year retreat]] led by Sogyal Rinpoche. The 'First Teaching Period' of this retreat focused on retreat advice and the preliminary practices ([[ngöndro]]) of the [[Longchen Nyingtik]]. [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] also taught on the [[Seven Points of Mind Training]].<br />
**5 December: [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] arrives and takes residence at Lerab Ling.<br />
*'''2007''' - The 'Second Teaching Period' focused on the study of the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'', chapters 1-8, and the practice of [[sadhana]], with extensive teachings on [[Rigdzin Düpa]] and [[Yang Nying Pudri]]. His Holiness [[Sakya Trizin]] gave the empowerment of [[Vajrakilaya]] from the [[Khön Family Lineage of Vajrakilaya|Khön family lineage]] and [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] taught on [[Jigme Lingpa]]'s ''[[Staircase to Akanishtha]]''. There were also visits from Dr [[Lodrö Puntsok]] and [[Khenpo Puntsok Namgyal]], as well as [[Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]], [[Pewar Rinpoche]] and [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]].<br />
[[Image:Hhdl Lerab Ling 2008.jpg|thumb|[[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] in Lerab Ling, August 2008]]<br />
*'''2008''' - The 'Third Teaching Period' focused on Dzogchen, with teachings from [[Sogyal Rinpoche]], [[Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche]], [[Mingyur Rinpoche]] and [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]]. [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] taught on the ''[[Heart Treasure of the Saints]]''. The 'All Mandala' retreat with three attendance options culminated with the visit of [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] and also included teachings from [[Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche]], Father Laurence Freeman, [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] and [[Pewar Rinpoche]], and an empowerment from [[Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche]].<br />
**22 August: [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] formally inaugurates the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple of Lerab Ling in the company of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and consecrates the main Buddha statue through an elaborate [[rabné]] ceremony.<br />
:[[Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding]] visits in October and grants [[lung]], [[wang]] and [[tri]] for the practice of [[White Tara Wishfulfilling Wheel]].<br />
*'''2009''' - The 'Fourth Teaching Period'<br />
**April: Visit from [[Sera Jé]] geshes and monks. Tibetan dances and chants.<br />
**21 November: Official end of the first [[three-year retreat]].<br />
===2010, until today===<br />
*'''2010''': [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] leads a [[Tukdrup Barche Kunsel]] [[drupchen]]. [[Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche]] visits Lerab Ling for the first time, accompanied by [[Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche]] and Ven. [[Matthieu Ricard]]. Jetsün [[Khandro Rinpoche]], [[Khenchen Pema Sherab]], [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] and [[Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche]] all visit during the year. Almost one thousand people attend the Third International Forum on Buddhism and Medicine, entitled Meditation and Health, which is held in the temple.<br />
*'''2011''': At the end of May, Khandro Tsering Chödrön, who has lived at Lerab Ling since 2006, passes away. The ''dung chö'' ceremonies take place on 2 September, presided over by HH [[Sakya Trizin]]. Also present are HE [[Ratna Vajra Rinpoche]] and HE [[Gyana Vajra Rinpoche]], HH Sakya Trizin’s wife Gyalyum Chenmo-la, [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]], [[Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Pema Wangyal Rinpoche]], [[Rangdröl Rinpoche]], Khenchen Sherab Gyaltsen Amipa Rinpoche, Sogyal Rinpoche, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and other eminent lamas and monks. Dzogchen Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and Dzogchen Pönlop Rinpoche also visit during the summer.<br />
*'''2012''': Lerab Ling celebrates its twentieth anniversary. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, Phakchok Rinpoche, Khenchen Pema Sherab, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and Chagdud Khadro are all invited to teach during the summer months.<br />
*'''2014''' - Consecration of [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]]'s [[stupa]]<br />
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==Temple==<br />
[[Image:Temple North 440.jpg|thumb|North side of the temple at Lerab Ling]]<br />
The temple at Lerab Ling, given the name Palri Pema Osal Dargye Ling by [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], was inaugurated by [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] on August 22nd, 2008.<br />
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Sogyal Rinpoche said this about his vision for the temple and its future:<br />
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:"In whatever way we choose to see it—as a representation of Tibetan culture, a home for [[Tibetan Buddhism]], a centre from which to offer the Buddha's teachings far and wide, or a place of pilgrimage for generations to come—we have built this temple because it is, we believe, one of the greatest contributions we can make towards bringing wisdom, compassion and peace into the world.<br />
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:"In many places today, people are recognizing that spiritual development is not a luxury, but a sheer necessity for our survival. Witness the almost desperate hunger and need everywhere for spiritual vision, and for the tools to negotiate the challenges of life, find happiness and understand and transform the mind. This is why the very existence of spiritual centres like Lerab Ling has now assumed truly vital importance, because it is on the accessibility of spiritual teachings and the building of a spiritual culture that the very future of humanity depends.<br />
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:"This temple is for Tibet, and it is for the world."<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Lerab Gar 2000]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/index.php Lerab Ling website]<br />
*[http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZrhQCbG-cA Video of the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling in August 2008]<br />
*[http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=zChUnluGyI8&feature=channel_page Video of the visit of His Holiness Sakya Trizin to Lerab Ling in June 2007]<br />
*[http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=xi5sDwdh2O4&feature=channel_page Video of the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling in September 2000]<br />
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'''Patrick Gaffney''' (b. 6 February 1949)<br />
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Patrick Gaffney was born in England and studied at Cambridge University, where he first met Sogyal Rinpoche. He has served as Rinpoche’s personal assistant since the mid-nineteen seventies, and throughout that time has played a key role in the development of Rinpoche’s work to bring the [[Buddha]]’s teachings to the West.<br />
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Patrick was responsible for editing Rinpoche’s teachings for publication, and was co-editor of Rinpoche’s groundbreaking book, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''. He has also edited two of [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]]’s books, ''[[Dzogchen]]—The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', and ''Mind in Comfort and Ease: The Vision of Enlightenment in the Great Perfection''.<br />
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Patrick teaches regularly at retreats and public events in Rigpa centres around the world, and he assisted Rinpoche in guiding students during the [[three-year retreat]] at Rigpa’s international retreat centre, [[Lerab Ling]], in France, which concluded in November 2009.<br />
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Regarding Patrick, Sogyal Rinpoche has said: “He is one of my oldest and closest students; and if anyone were to understand my mind or my work, it is him.”<br />
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==Publications==<br />
===As Editor===<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying'' (HarperSanFrancisco, Revised and Updated, 2002)<br />
*The Dalai Lama, ''Dzogchen—The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'' (Shambhala Publications, 2004)<br />
*The Dalai Lama, ''Mind in Comfort and Ease: The Vision of Enlightenment in the Great Perfection'' (Wisdom Publications, 2007)<br />
*''Talent for Humanity: Stories of Creativity, Compassion and Courage to Inspire You on Your Journey'' (Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2015)<br />
===As Translator===<br />
*The 'Bodhichitta' chapter of ''[[A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' by [[Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang]] under the auspices of the Dipamkara and Padmakara Translation Groups.<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Rigpa Translations]]<br />
*[[Prayer for the Long Life of Patrick Gaffney]] written by [[Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*'Finding the Voice' [https://living-and-dying.org/finding-the-voice/ article]<br />
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'''Lodi Gyari Rinpoche''' (Pema Lodrö Gyaltsen, རྒྱ་རི་བློ་གྲོས་) (b. 1949 - 2018) — the special envoy to [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] in Washington D.C., USA. He is also one of the founding members of the Tibetan Youth Congress and the Executive Chairman of the Board of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). In terms of the [[Nyingma]] lineage, he received a traditional monastic education as the [[tulku]] of [[Khenchen Jampal Dewé Nyima]] from [[Lumorap Monastery]] in Tibet, before fleeing the country with his family in 1959. His predecessor was one of the main teachers of [[Dudjom Rinpoche]].<br />
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Lodi Gyari Rinpoche passed away in San Francisco on 29 October 2018.<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayer to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by Lodi Gyari Rinpoche]]<br />
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*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/15/AR2007101501712.html Article on Lodi Gyari Rinpoche in Washington Post]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Lodi Gyari Rinpoche.jpg|frame|'''Lodi Gyari Rinpoche''' photo courtesy of Matthew Pistono]]<br />
'''Lodi Gyari Rinpoche''' (Pema Lodrö Gyaltsen, རྒྱ་རི་བློ་གྲོས་) (b. 1949 - 2018) — the special envoy to [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] in Washington D.C., USA. He is also one of the founding members of the Tibetan Youth Congress and the Executive Chairman of the Board of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). In terms of the [[Nyingma]] lineage, he received a traditional monastic education as the [[tulku]] of [[Khenchen Jampal Dewé Nyima]] from [[Lumorap Monastery]] in Tibet, before fleeing the country with his family in 1959. His predecessor was one of the main teachers of [[Dudjom Rinpoche]].<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayer for the Long Life of Lodi Gyari Rinpoche]]<br />
*[[Prayer to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by Lodi Gyari Rinpoche]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/15/AR2007101501712.html Article on Lodi Gyari Rinpoche in Washington Post]<br />
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<div>[[Image:RigpaLogo.jpg|frame|Rigpa logo]]'''Rigpa''' is an international network of centres and groups offering the Buddha’s teachings in a way that is based on an authentic tradition, yet also relevant and beneficial for people in the modern world. Rigpa offers courses and seminars in meditation and compassion, as well as a complete path of study and practice for every stage of the Buddha’s teachings.<br />
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Rigpa was founded in 1979 by Sogyal Rinpoche, a Buddhist teacher from Tibet, who is also the author of ''The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying''. Rigpa has the gracious patronage of [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]], and each national Rigpa association has charitable and non-profit status.<br />
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Inviting teachers of all traditions: Uniquely, Rigpa regularly hosts teachers of all Tibetan Buddhist traditions who give teachings and empowerments, as well as Buddhist masters of other lineages, and teachers from different spiritual traditions. Such diversity is a continuation of the rimé or ‘non-sectarian’ approach, advocated by Sogyal Rinpoche's master Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö who was an incarnation of one of the initiators of the Rimé movement—the great 19th century master Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. <br />
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Buddhism and western science: In more recent years this open spirit of inquiry has also resulted in an active and a mutually illuminating dialogue with experts from other disciplines, both spiritual and scientific, that continues to develop Tibetan Buddhism, in particular including through Rigpa's conference programme.<br />
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[[Sogyal Rinpoche]]:<br />
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:"[[Rigpa]] is a Tibetan word, which in general means 'intelligence' or 'awareness'. In [[Dzogchen]], however, the highest teachings in the Buddhist tradition of Tibet, rigpa has a deeper connotation, 'the innermost nature of the mind'. The whole of the teaching of Buddha is directed towards realizing this, our ultimate nature, the state of omniscience or enlightenment – a truth so universal, so primordial that it goes beyond all limits, and beyond even religion itself."<br />
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Inspired by the meaning of the word rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche gave this as the name for his work and to the vehicle he was developing to serve the Buddha's teaching in the West. Today, Rigpa has more than 130 centres in 30 countries around the world.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*1971 Sogyal Rinpoche studies comparative religion at Cambridge University, England.<br />
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*1973 He helps arrange His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s first visit to the west, in Rome, Switzerland and the U.K. Meeting with Pope Paul VI.<br />
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*1974 Sogyal Rinpoche begins to teach in London.<br />
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*1975 Rinpoche founds his first Dharma centre, Orgyen Chö Ling in North London; Dodrupchen Rinpoche and Khenpo Thubten both give teachings.<br />
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*1976 Invites [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] to London; translates for him in USA. Sogyal Rinpoche begins to teach in Paris.<br />
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*1977 Orgyen Chö Ling hosts Gyalwang Karmapa; Sogyal Rinpoche publishes View, Meditation and Action.<br />
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*1978 His Holiness [[Sakya Trizin]] is invited to London; Sogyal Rinpoche teaches in Ireland; Face to Face published; Dudjom Rinpoche's centre established in Paris at [[rue Burq]] under Rinpoche's guidance; first [[Rigpa Tibetan Calendar]] produced.<br />
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*1979 [[Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling]] hosts [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] for one month in London; Sogyal Rinpoche translates for him in USA, and gives his first teaching there; Sogyal Rinpoche names his work 'Rigpa'.<br />
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*1980 [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Ling Rinpoche]] visit the Paris centre; Sogyal Rinpoche teaches in USA and in Holland; first residential retreat is held in Derbyshire, UK.<br />
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*1981 Rigpa co-sponsors [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]]'s teachings on 'Training the Mind' in London.<br />
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*[[Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche]] invited to London; London centre moves to [[St Paul’s Crescent]].<br />
<br />
*First Easter retreat at Jouy in France, first Summer retreat at Grasse in France with [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]]; Sogyal Rinpoche teaches in Santa Cruz, California; [[Serkong Rinpoche]] teaches at Rigpa Paris and London.<br />
<br />
*1982 Rinpoche invites Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche to Rigpa London; invites His Holiness the Dalai Lama to give an empowerment of [[Padmasambhava]] in Paris.<br />
<br />
*1983 Sogyal Rinpoche takes part in 'New Dimensions in Death and Dying' conference with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and Kenneth Ring; in USA, Rigpa is established as a non-profit organization. [[Kalu Rinpoche]] teaches at Paris and London centres.<br />
<br />
*1984 His Holiness the Dalai Lama is invited to give a one day [[Dzogchen]] teaching in London; Rigpa students attend Dudjom Rinpoche's final teaching in Dordogne, France, also receiving teachings from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]].<br />
<br />
*1985 Sogyal Rinpoche is invited to teach in Australia and Germany; retreats in France and U.S. with Nyoshul Khenpo; [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] invited to the West; Rinpoche teaches at Esalen and California Institute of Transpersonal Psychology.<br />
<br />
*1986 First Australian retreat; Nyoshul Khenpo invited to retreats in Wales, France and California; Rinpoche gives plenary address to U.S. National Hospice Organization; first [[Kirchheim]] retreat, Germany, winter 1986-7.<br />
<br />
*1987 Rigpa Paris established at [[rue Burq]]; Rinpoche is invited to be director of [[Dzogchen Beara]] in Ireland; Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche visits London with [[Trulshik Rinpoche]]; summer retreat at [[Les Ages 1987|Les Ages]], with Nyoshul Khenpo, [[Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche]], [[Pema Wangyal Rinpoche]] and [[Shenphen Dawa Rinpoche]]; [[Kalu Rinpoche]] teaches in Paris; Rigpa Germany established.<br />
<br />
*1988 [[Penor Rinpoche]] gives the transmissions of the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]] for Rigpa London; first Thanksgiving retreat in Oakland; Dublin centre opens in Ireland.<br />
<br />
*1989 First Australian retreat at Tiona Park; Rigpa established in Holland; [[His Holiness Sakya Trizin]] teaches in Paris and at the Easter retreat, Cornwall UK; summer retreat in French Alps with [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]] and Nyoshul Khenpo and Dzogchen Rinpoche.<br />
<br />
*His Holiness the Dalai Lama is invited to give [[Dzogchen]] teachings and a [[Padmasambhava]] [[empowerment]] in San Jose; ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]'' published.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Prapoutel lama group wikiedit.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and other lamas at [[Prapoutel 1990|Prapoutel]]]]<br />
<br />
*1990 Sogyal Rinpoche gives Dzogchen teachings at the Bordeaux Easter retreat; the summer retreat is at [[Prapoutel 1990|Prapoutel]] in France with Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and many other masters; [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]] teaches at Rigpa London; first Dzogchen Beara Christmas retreat.<br />
<br />
*1991 Rigpa Switzerland is established; the new London Centre in [[Caledonian Road]] opens; [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]] teaches in London, Dzogchen Beara and at the summer retreat in Cassan, France, he blesses the new retreat land of [[Lerab Ling]]; His Holiness Sakya Trizin gives [[Vajrakilaya]] enpowerment in Rigpa London; Nyoshul Khenpo attends the winter retreat at Kirchheim in Germany.<br />
<br />
*1992 [[Dzogchen Monastery]] is inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; the first three-month retreat is held at Lerab Ling; ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' is published; Dzogchen Beara trust established; courses and instructor training in Rigpa begin to be formalized.<br />
<br />
*1993 [[Thich Nhat Hanh]] and [[Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok]] invited to the Lerab Ling summer retreat; centres open in Amsterdam, Munich and Sydney; Spiritual Care programme begins.<br />
<br />
*1994 One-year retreats begin at Dzogchen Beara; Nyoshul Khenpo teaches in Paris and Lerab Ling; Rinpoche begins to teach at Salle Adyar, Paris; Dzogchen Rinpoche teaches widely; [[View magazine]] begins; Chindak Tibetan aid project is launched. [[Dzogchen Pönlop Rinpoche]] teaches at Rigpa London.<br />
<br />
*1995 His Holiness Sakya Trizin in London with [[Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding|Jetsun Chimey]]; [[Penor Rinpoche]] teaches in Paris, London and at Lerab Ling's summer retreat; Rigpa 'streams' course programme initiated in eight countries.<br />
<br />
*1996 Easter retreat at Millfield, England, with [[Khenpo Petse Rinpoche|Khenchen Pema Tsewang]] and [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]]. His Holiness Sakya Trizin teaches in Paris and Lerab Ling. Nyoshul Khenpo and [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] at summer retreat at Lerab Ling, with [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]]. Rigpa arranges Hospice conference at Germering in Germany; first Konocti Harbour retreat in U.S.A.<br />
<br />
*1997 New Sydney centre opens in Australia; Rigpa co-sponsors the [[Nyingma Mönlam Chenmo]] in [[Bodhgaya]], organized by [[Dzogchen monastery]]; Zam audio and video founded; [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] tours Rigpa centres in Europe. At the Lerab Ling summer retreat there are teachings by [[Khenchen Pema Tsewang]] on [[Guhyagarbha Tantra]], and with Neten Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche; new San Francisco centre opens; Khenchen Pema Tsewang teaches widely in Rigpa centres.<br />
<br />
*1998 Lerab Ling invites [[Sherab Özer Rinpoche]], Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]] and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche to the summer retreat. The winter retreat at Kirchheim, Germany, with Dzogchen Rinpoche; first '[[Three Roots]]' retreat at Dzogchen Beara.<br />
<br />
[[File:Trulshik SR.jpg|thumb|[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] with [[Trulshik Rinpoche|Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
*1999 New Paris centre blessed by Trulshik Rinpoche; summer retreats at Lerab Ling with Dzogchen Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche; Trulshik Rinpoche teaches in San Francisco, New York and Lerab Ling; new Amsterdam centre; Kirchheim Millennium retreat with Dzogchen Rinpoche, [[Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche]] and a [[Vajrakilaya]] [[drupchö]] is held. Trulshik Rinpoche teaches at Lerab Ling in November.<br />
<br />
*2000 His Holiness Sakya Trizin teaches in Paris and London centres; [[Trulshik Rinpoche]] teaches in London; summer retreat at Lerab Ling with Chokling Rinpoche; His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits Lerab Ling, and gives a major teaching entitled The Path to Enlightenment over 10 days.<br />
<br />
*2001 The [[Rigpa Shedra]] takes place for the first time, with Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] giving an introduction to Buddhist philosophy.<br />
<br />
*2002 Lerab Ling is officially recognised as a 'religious congregation'. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche and Professor Steven Goodman teach at the Shedra. [[Mingyur Rinpoche]], Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche visit Lerab Ling.<br />
<br />
*2003 Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche confers the most important transmissions from the Nyingma and Dzogchen tradition, and blesses the site of the new temple at Lerab Ling. Mingyur Rinpoche, Dzogchen Rinpoche, Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche visit Lerab Ling. From 2003 to 2006, [[Khenpo Namdrol]] teaches the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]'', one of the most profound and definitive teachings on the [[Vajrayana]] path. It is the first time [[Dodrupchen Jikme Tenpe Nyima]]'s commentary on the ''Gyü Sangwa Nyingpo'', requested and transcribed by [[Tertön Sogyal]], has been taught in the West. Construction work on the temple begins in November.<br />
<br />
*2004 Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche performs consecration ceremonies on the site of the Lerab Ling temple. Neten Chokling Rinpoche leads a [[Guru Rinpoche]] [[drupchen]] at Lerab Ling.<br />
<br />
*2005 Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche visits Lerab Ling to confer the most important empowerments and transmissions associated with the [[Nyingma]] and Dzogchen teachings.<br />
<br />
*2006 Construction of the Lerab Ling temple is completed. More than 1,000 Rigpa students attend the main summer retreat. On August 9th, Rigpa's [[Three-year retreat]] begins.<br />
<br />
*2007 Building work begins on the new Spiritual Care Centre at Dzogchen Beara. [[Pewar Rinpoche]] visits Lerab Ling. His Holiness Sakya Trizin visits Lerab Ling to give teachings and an elaborate empowerment of Vajrakilaya, according to the Khön family lineage of which he is a direct descendant. Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche teach at Lerab Ling. On 4 October 2007, Sogyal Rinpoche officially opened Rigpa's new Centre in Berlin, Germany, in the presence of officials from the Mayor's office, representatives of other Buddhist groups, and 350 sangha members also attended.<br />
<br />
==Centres==<br />
[[File:LerabLing.jpg|frame|Lerab Ling]]<br />
===Main Centres===<br />
*[[Dzogchen Beara]]—retreat centre<br />
*[[Lerab Ling]]—retreat centre<br />
*[[Rigpa centre, Levallois]]—Paris city centre<br />
*[[Dharma Mati]]—Berlin city centre<br />
*Rigpa centre [[Caledonian Road]]—London city centre<br />
<br />
===Historical Centres===<br />
*[[Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling]], London<br />
*[[St Paul’s Crescent]], London<br />
*[[Rue Burq, Paris]]<br />
*[[Rue Denis Poisson, Paris]]<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
*[[Khyentse Özer]]<br />
*[[Rigpa Tibetan Calendar]]<br />
*[[View: The Rigpa Journal]]<br />
<br />
==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Rigpa Shedra]]<br />
*[[Empowerments Given to the Rigpa Sangha]]<br />
*[[Oral Transmissions Given to the Rigpa Sangha]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Rigpa website], main Rigpa website<br />
<br />
[[Category:Rigpa Centres]]<br />
[[Category:Dharma Centres]]</div>Gillhttps://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=About_Rigpa&diff=84769About Rigpa2018-09-14T09:10:31Z<p>Gill: </p>
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<div>[[Image:RigpaLogo.jpg|frame|Rigpa logo]]'''Rigpa''' is an international network of centres and groups offering the Buddha’s teachings in a way that is based on an authentic tradition, yet also relevant and beneficial for people in the modern world. Rigpa offers courses and seminars in meditation and compassion, as well as a complete path of study and practice for every stage of the Buddha’s teachings.<br />
<br />
Rigpa was founded in 1979 by Sogyal Rinpoche, a Buddhist teacher from Tibet, who is also the author of ''The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying''. Rigpa has the gracious patronage of [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]], and each national Rigpa association has charitable and non-profit status.<br />
<br />
Inviting teachers of all traditions: Uniquely, Rigpa regularly hosts teachers of all Tibetan Buddhist traditions who give teachings and empowerments, as well as Buddhist masters of other lineages, and teachers from different spiritual traditions. Such diversity is a continuation of the rimé or ‘non-sectarian’ approach, advocated by Sogyal Rinpoche's master Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö who was an incarnation of one of the initiators of the Rimé movement—the great 19th century master Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. <br />
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Buddhism and western science: In more recent years this open spirit of inquiry has also resulted in an active and a mutually illuminating dialogue with experts from other disciplines, both spiritual and scientific, that continues to develop Tibetan Buddhism, in particular including through Rigpa's conference programme.<br />
<br />
[[Sogyal Rinpoche]]:<br />
<br />
:"[[Rigpa]] is a Tibetan word, which in general means 'intelligence' or 'awareness'. In [[Dzogchen]], however, the highest teachings in the Buddhist tradition of Tibet, rigpa has a deeper connotation, 'the innermost nature of the mind'. The whole of the teaching of Buddha is directed towards realizing this, our ultimate nature, the state of omniscience or enlightenment – a truth so universal, so primordial that it goes beyond all limits, and beyond even religion itself."<br />
<br />
Inspired by the meaning of the word rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche gave this as the name for his work and to the vehicle he was developing to serve the Buddha's teaching in the West. Today, Rigpa has more than 130 centres in 30 countries around the world.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*1971 Sogyal Rinpoche studies comparative religion at Cambridge University, England.<br />
<br />
*1973 He helps arrange His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s first visit to the west, in Rome, Switzerland and the U.K. Meeting with Pope Paul VI.<br />
<br />
*1974 Sogyal Rinpoche begins to teach in London.<br />
<br />
*1975 Rinpoche founds his first Dharma centre, Orgyen Chö Ling in North London; Dodrupchen Rinpoche and Khenpo Thubten both give teachings.<br />
<br />
*1976 Invites [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] to London; translates for him in USA. Sogyal Rinpoche begins to teach in Paris.<br />
<br />
*1977 Orgyen Chö Ling hosts Gyalwang Karmapa; Sogyal Rinpoche publishes View, Meditation and Action.<br />
<br />
*1978 His Holiness [[Sakya Trizin]] is invited to London; Sogyal Rinpoche teaches in Ireland; Face to Face published; Dudjom Rinpoche's centre established in Paris at [[rue Burq]] under Rinpoche's guidance; first [[Rigpa Tibetan Calendar]] produced.<br />
<br />
*1979 [[Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling]] hosts [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] for one month in London; Sogyal Rinpoche translates for him in USA, and gives his first teaching there; Sogyal Rinpoche names his work 'Rigpa'.<br />
<br />
*1980 [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Ling Rinpoche]] visit the Paris centre; Sogyal Rinpoche teaches in USA and in Holland; first residential retreat is held in Derbyshire, UK.<br />
<br />
*1981 Rigpa co-sponsors [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]]'s teachings on 'Training the Mind' in London.<br />
<br />
*[[Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche]] invited to London; London centre moves to [[St Paul’s Crescent]].<br />
<br />
*First Easter retreat at Jouy in France, first Summer retreat at Grasse in France with [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]]; Sogyal Rinpoche teaches in Santa Cruz, California; [[Serkong Rinpoche]] teaches at Rigpa Paris and London.<br />
<br />
*1982 Rinpoche invites Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche to Rigpa London; invites His Holiness the Dalai Lama to give an empowerment of [[Padmasambhava]] in Paris.<br />
<br />
*1983 Sogyal Rinpoche takes part in 'New Dimensions in Death and Dying' conference with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and Kenneth Ring; in USA, Rigpa is established as a non-profit organization. [[Kalu Rinpoche]] teaches at Paris and London centres.<br />
<br />
*1984 His Holiness the Dalai Lama is invited to give a one day [[Dzogchen]] teaching in London; Rigpa students attend Dudjom Rinpoche's final teaching in Dordogne, France, also receiving teachings from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]].<br />
<br />
*1985 Sogyal Rinpoche is invited to teach in Australia and Germany; retreats in France and U.S. with Nyoshul Khenpo; [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] invited to the West; Rinpoche teaches at Esalen and California Institute of Transpersonal Psychology.<br />
<br />
*1986 First Australian retreat; Nyoshul Khenpo invited to retreats in Wales, France and California; Rinpoche gives plenary address to U.S. National Hospice Organization; first [[Kirchheim]] retreat, Germany, winter 1986-7.<br />
<br />
*1987 Rigpa Paris established at [[rue Burq]]; Rinpoche is invited to be director of [[Dzogchen Beara]] in Ireland; Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche visits London with [[Trulshik Rinpoche]]; summer retreat at [[Les Ages 1987|Les Ages]], with Nyoshul Khenpo, [[Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche]], [[Pema Wangyal Rinpoche]] and [[Shenphen Dawa Rinpoche]]; [[Kalu Rinpoche]] teaches in Paris; Rigpa Germany established.<br />
<br />
*1988 [[Penor Rinpoche]] gives the transmissions of the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]] for Rigpa London; first Thanksgiving retreat in Oakland; Dublin centre opens in Ireland.<br />
<br />
*1989 First Australian retreat at Tiona Park; Rigpa established in Holland; [[His Holiness Sakya Trizin]] teaches in Paris and at the Easter retreat, Cornwall UK; summer retreat in French Alps with [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]] and Nyoshul Khenpo and Dzogchen Rinpoche.<br />
<br />
*His Holiness the Dalai Lama is invited to give [[Dzogchen]] teachings and a [[Padmasambhava]] [[empowerment]] in San Jose; ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]'' published.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Prapoutel lama group wikiedit.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and other lamas at [[Prapoutel 1990|Prapoutel]]]]<br />
<br />
*1990 Sogyal Rinpoche gives Dzogchen teachings at the Bordeaux Easter retreat; the summer retreat is at [[Prapoutel 1990|Prapoutel]] in France with Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and many other masters; [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]] teaches at Rigpa London; first Dzogchen Beara Christmas retreat.<br />
<br />
*1991 Rigpa Switzerland is established; the new London Centre in [[Caledonian Road]] opens; [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]] teaches in London, Dzogchen Beara and at the summer retreat in Cassan, France, he blesses the new retreat land of [[Lerab Ling]]; His Holiness Sakya Trizin gives [[Vajrakilaya]] enpowerment in Rigpa London; Nyoshul Khenpo attends the winter retreat at Kirchheim in Germany.<br />
<br />
*1992 [[Dzogchen Monastery]] is inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; the first three-month retreat is held at Lerab Ling; ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' is published; Dzogchen Beara trust established; courses and instructor training in Rigpa begin to be formalized.<br />
<br />
*1993 [[Thich Nhat Hanh]] and [[Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok]] invited to the Lerab Ling summer retreat; centres open in Amsterdam, Munich and Sydney; Spiritual Care programme begins.<br />
<br />
*1994 One-year retreats begin at Dzogchen Beara; Nyoshul Khenpo teaches in Paris and Lerab Ling; Rinpoche begins to teach at Salle Adyar, Paris; Dzogchen Rinpoche teaches widely; [[View magazine]] begins; Chindak Tibetan aid project is launched. [[Dzogchen Pönlop Rinpoche]] teaches at Rigpa London.<br />
<br />
*1995 His Holiness Sakya Trizin in London with [[Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding|Jetsun Chimey]]; [[Penor Rinpoche]] teaches in Paris, London and at Lerab Ling's summer retreat; Rigpa 'streams' course programme initiated in eight countries.<br />
<br />
*1996 Easter retreat at Millfield, England, with [[Khenpo Petse Rinpoche|Khenchen Pema Tsewang]] and [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]]. His Holiness Sakya Trizin teaches in Paris and Lerab Ling. Nyoshul Khenpo and [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] at summer retreat at Lerab Ling, with [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]]. Rigpa arranges Hospice conference at Germering in Germany; first Konocti Harbour retreat in U.S.A.<br />
<br />
*1997 New Sydney centre opens in Australia; Rigpa co-sponsors the [[Nyingma Mönlam Chenmo]] in [[Bodhgaya]], organized by [[Dzogchen monastery]]; Zam audio and video founded; [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] tours Rigpa centres in Europe. At the Lerab Ling summer retreat there are teachings by [[Khenchen Pema Tsewang]] on [[Guhyagarbha Tantra]], and with Neten Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche; new San Francisco centre opens; Khenchen Pema Tsewang teaches widely in Rigpa centres.<br />
<br />
*1998 Lerab Ling invites [[Sherab Özer Rinpoche]], Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]] and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche to the summer retreat. The winter retreat at Kirchheim, Germany, with Dzogchen Rinpoche; first '[[Three Roots]]' retreat at Dzogchen Beara.<br />
<br />
[[File:Trulshik SR.jpg|thumb|[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] with [[Trulshik Rinpoche|Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
*1999 New Paris centre blessed by Trulshik Rinpoche; summer retreats at Lerab Ling with Dzogchen Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche; Trulshik Rinpoche teaches in San Francisco, New York and Lerab Ling; new Amsterdam centre; Kirchheim Millennium retreat with Dzogchen Rinpoche, [[Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche]] and a [[Vajrakilaya]] [[drupchö]] is held. Trulshik Rinpoche teaches at Lerab Ling in November.<br />
<br />
*2000 His Holiness Sakya Trizin teaches in Paris and London centres; [[Trulshik Rinpoche]] teaches in London; summer retreat at Lerab Ling with Chokling Rinpoche; His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits Lerab Ling, and gives a major teaching entitled The Path to Enlightenment over 10 days.<br />
<br />
*2001 The [[Rigpa Shedra]] takes place for the first time, with Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] giving an introduction to Buddhist philosophy.<br />
<br />
*2002 Lerab Ling is officially recognised as a 'religious congregation'. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche and Professor Steven Goodman teach at the Shedra. [[Mingyur Rinpoche]], Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche visit Lerab Ling.<br />
<br />
*2003 Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche confers the most important transmissions from the Nyingma and Dzogchen tradition, and blesses the site of the new temple at Lerab Ling. Mingyur Rinpoche, Dzogchen Rinpoche, Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche visit Lerab Ling. From 2003 to 2006, [[Khenpo Namdrol]] teaches the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]'', one of the most profound and definitive teachings on the [[Vajrayana]] path. It is the first time [[Dodrupchen Jikme Tenpe Nyima]]'s commentary on the ''Gyü Sangwa Nyingpo'', requested and transcribed by [[Tertön Sogyal]], has been taught in the West. Construction work on the temple begins in November.<br />
<br />
*2004 Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche performs consecration ceremonies on the site of the Lerab Ling temple. Neten Chokling Rinpoche leads a [[Guru Rinpoche]] [[drupchen]] at Lerab Ling.<br />
<br />
*2005 Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche visits Lerab Ling to confer the most important empowerments and transmissions associated with the [[Nyingma]] and Dzogchen teachings.<br />
<br />
*2006 Construction of the Lerab Ling temple is completed. More than 1,000 Rigpa students attend the main summer retreat. On August 9th, Rigpa's [[Three-year retreat]] begins.<br />
<br />
*2007 Building work begins on the new Spiritual Care Centre at Dzogchen Beara. [[Pewar Rinpoche]] visits Lerab Ling. His Holiness Sakya Trizin visits Lerab Ling to give teachings and an elaborate empowerment of Vajrakilaya, according to the Khön family lineage of which he is a direct descendant. Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche teach at Lerab Ling. On 4 October 2007, Sogyal Rinpoche officially opened Rigpa's new Centre in Berlin, Germany, in the presence of officials from the Mayor's office, representatives of other Buddhist groups, and 350 sangha members also attended.<br />
<br />
==Centres==<br />
[[File:LerabLing.jpg|frame|Lerab Ling]]<br />
===Main Centres===<br />
*[[Dzogchen Beara]]—retreat centre<br />
*[[Lerab Ling]]—retreat centre<br />
*[[Rigpa centre, Levallois]]—Paris city centre<br />
*[[Dharma Mati]]—Berlin city centre<br />
*Rigpa centre [[Caledonian Road]]—London city centre<br />
<br />
===Historical Centres===<br />
*[[Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling]], London<br />
*[[St Paul’s Crescent]], London<br />
*[[Rue Burq, Paris]]<br />
*[[Rue Denis Poisson, Paris]]<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
*[[Khyentse Özer]]<br />
*[[Rigpa Tibetan Calendar]]<br />
*[[View: The Rigpa Journal]]<br />
<br />
==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Rigpa Shedra]]<br />
*[[Empowerments Given to the Rigpa Sangha]]<br />
*[[Oral Transmissions Given to the Rigpa Sangha]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Rigpa website], main Rigpa website<br />
<br />
[[Category:Rigpa Centres]]<br />
[[Category:Dharma Centres]]</div>Gillhttps://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Sogyal_Rinpoche&diff=84768Sogyal Rinpoche2018-09-14T08:53:27Z<p>Gill: </p>
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<div>[[Image:SR LL 2006.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod rgyal rin po che'') — Born into the [[Lakar family]] in [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.<br />
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In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all [[four schools|schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
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With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most renowned teachers of our time. He is also the author of the highly-acclaimed and ground breaking book, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''. Over three million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 34 languages and 80 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
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Rinpoche is also the founder of [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]], an international network of 130 centres and groups in 30 countries around the world offering the Buddha’s teachings through courses and seminars in meditation and compassion, as well as a complete path of study and practice that follows every stage of the Buddha’s teachings. Rinpoche has been teaching for over 40 years in Europe, America, Australia and Asia. <br />
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He retired as the Spiritual Director of Rigpa in 2017, is currently in retreat and not giving public teachings. Since Sogyal Rinpoche’s retirement, Rigpa continues to offer courses, programmes, seminars and retreats led by its teachers and instructors, as well as visiting teachers and lamas, especially from the 'ancient' Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Birth and Early Life===<br />
[[Image:Lakar house today.jpg|thumb|left|'The Lakar house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' was born into the [[Lakar family]] of Trehor, Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], and his mother, [[Mayum Tsering Wangmo]] of the [[Lakar family]], was recognized as an emanation of [[Ushnishavijaya]] by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."<br />
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He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of [[Kalu Rinpoche]]. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] at [[Dzongsar]], the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the [[vajra guru mantra]] aloud three times.<br />
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Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of [[Tertön Sogyal]]."<br />
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He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]], [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] and [[Desi Sangye Gyatso]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three [[phurba]]s from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s ''[[khatvanga]]'' trident still rattling.<br />
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:Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."<br />
[[Image:SR and JKCL.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche with his master [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]]]<br />
According to [[Ngari Tulku|Dzongsar Ngari Tulku]] (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, ''khyung chen dpal rdzong''), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་''rgya rgan khyung ltag''), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, [[Gyarong Khandro]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.<br />
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In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the [[Dalai Lama]] at the [[Potala]] in Lhasa.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book ''Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.</ref> While in Lhasa, they stayed at the [[Samdrup Podrang]].<br />
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In 1956 they visited [[Tsurphu]], [[Mindroling]], [[Samye Chimphu]] and [[Lhodrak]], where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind. <br />
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At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited [[Tso Pema]] and [[Bodhgaya]]. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited [[Bodhgaya]] and [[Varanasi]], where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.<br />
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Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that [[Khenpo Appey]] should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."<br />
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He also studied with [[Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo]] and [[Gyaltön Rinpoche]] at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from [[Drungyik Tsering Tashi]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.<br />
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:At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.<br />
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:After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."<br />
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===In the West===<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
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*In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]<br />
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*In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for [[Rahor Khenpo Tupten]] at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London<br />
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*In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May. <br />
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*August 27th 1977 saw the Opening Ceremony for the [[Orgyen Chö Ling]] Centre in Kilburn, London. It was visited by His Holiness the [[Karmapa]] and [[Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]] in November.<br />
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*September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in [[Rue Burq, Paris]].<br />
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*In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the [[Pagode de Vincennes]].<br />
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*In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.<br />
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*In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at [[Prapoutel]], a ski resort in the French Alps.<br />
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*In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of [[Lerab Ling]] near Montpellier in southern France.<br />
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*In 1992, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' was published. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
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*In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film ''Little Buddha'' in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.<br />
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*In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see [[Lerab Gar 2000]]).<br />
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*In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.<br />
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==Publications==<br />
[[Image:TBLD.jpg|thumb|100px|[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]]]<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]''; ISBN 0962488402<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''; ISBN 0062508342<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Future of Buddhism'' (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062511262<br />
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==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463. <br />
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==References & Notes==<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://sogyalrinpoche.org Sogyal Rinpoche website]<br />
*[http://living-and-dying.org The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying]<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]<br />
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mayum-tsering-wangmo/lakar-history|History of the Lakar Family}}<br />
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/sogyal-rinpoche|Sogyal Rinpoche Series on Lotsawa House}}<br />
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<div>[[Image:RigpaLogo.jpg|frame|Rigpa logo]]'''Rigpa''' aims to present the [[Tibetan Buddhism|Buddhist tradition of Tibet]] in a way that is both completely authentic, and as relevant as possible to the lives and needs of modern men and women.<br />
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Open to all schools and traditions of Buddhist wisdom, and with the guidance and gracious patronage of [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]], Rigpa offers those following the Buddhist teachings a complete path of study and practice, along with the environment they need to experience the teachings fully.<br />
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At the same time, Rigpa seeks to explore how the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha's teachings can benefit many different areas of life in today's world.<br />
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[[Sogyal Rinpoche]]:<br />
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:"[[Rigpa]] is a Tibetan word, which in general means 'intelligence' or 'awareness'. In [[Dzogchen]], however, the highest teachings in the Buddhist tradition of Tibet, rigpa has a deeper connotation, 'the innermost nature of the mind'. The whole of the teaching of Buddha is directed towards realizing this, our ultimate nature, the state of omniscience or enlightenment – a truth so universal, so primordial that it goes beyond all limits, and beyond even religion itself."<br />
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Inspired by the meaning of the word rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche gave this as the name for his work and to the vehicle he was developing to serve the Buddha's teaching in the West. Today, Rigpa has more than 130 centres in 30 countries around the world.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*1971 Sogyal Rinpoche studies comparative religion at Cambridge University, England.<br />
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*1973 He helps arrange His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s first visit to the west, in Rome, Switzerland and the U.K. Meeting with Pope Paul VI.<br />
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*1974 Sogyal Rinpoche begins to teach in London.<br />
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*1975 Rinpoche founds his first Dharma centre, Orgyen Chö Ling in North London; Dodrupchen Rinpoche and Khenpo Thubten both give teachings.<br />
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*1976 Invites [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] to London; translates for him in USA. Sogyal Rinpoche begins to teach in Paris.<br />
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*1977 Orgyen Chö Ling hosts Gyalwang Karmapa; Sogyal Rinpoche publishes View, Meditation and Action.<br />
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*1978 His Holiness [[Sakya Trizin]] is invited to London; Sogyal Rinpoche teaches in Ireland; Face to Face published; Dudjom Rinpoche's centre established in Paris at [[rue Burq]] under Rinpoche's guidance; first [[Rigpa Tibetan Calendar]] produced.<br />
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*1979 [[Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling]] hosts [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] for one month in London; Sogyal Rinpoche translates for him in USA, and gives his first teaching there; Sogyal Rinpoche names his work 'Rigpa'.<br />
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*1980 [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Ling Rinpoche]] visit the Paris centre; Sogyal Rinpoche teaches in USA and in Holland; first residential retreat is held in Derbyshire, UK.<br />
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*1981 Rigpa co-sponsors [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]]'s teachings on 'Training the Mind' in London.<br />
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*[[Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche]] invited to London; London centre moves to [[St Paul’s Crescent]].<br />
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*First Easter retreat at Jouy in France, first Summer retreat at Grasse in France with [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]]; Sogyal Rinpoche teaches in Santa Cruz, California; [[Serkong Rinpoche]] teaches at Rigpa Paris and London.<br />
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*1982 Rinpoche invites Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche to Rigpa London; invites His Holiness the Dalai Lama to give an empowerment of [[Padmasambhava]] in Paris.<br />
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*1983 Sogyal Rinpoche takes part in 'New Dimensions in Death and Dying' conference with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and Kenneth Ring; in USA, Rigpa is established as a non-profit organization. [[Kalu Rinpoche]] teaches at Paris and London centres.<br />
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*1984 His Holiness the Dalai Lama is invited to give a one day [[Dzogchen]] teaching in London; Rigpa students attend Dudjom Rinpoche's final teaching in Dordogne, France, also receiving teachings from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]].<br />
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*1985 Sogyal Rinpoche is invited to teach in Australia and Germany; retreats in France and U.S. with Nyoshul Khenpo; [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] invited to the West; Rinpoche teaches at Esalen and California Institute of Transpersonal Psychology.<br />
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*1986 First Australian retreat; Nyoshul Khenpo invited to retreats in Wales, France and California; Rinpoche gives plenary address to U.S. National Hospice Organization; first [[Kirchheim]] retreat, Germany, winter 1986-7.<br />
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*1987 Rigpa Paris established at [[rue Burq]]; Rinpoche is invited to be director of [[Dzogchen Beara]] in Ireland; Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche visits London with [[Trulshik Rinpoche]]; summer retreat at [[Les Ages 1987|Les Ages]], with Nyoshul Khenpo, [[Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche]], [[Pema Wangyal Rinpoche]] and [[Shenphen Dawa Rinpoche]]; [[Kalu Rinpoche]] teaches in Paris; Rigpa Germany established.<br />
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*1988 [[Penor Rinpoche]] gives the transmissions of the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]] for Rigpa London; first Thanksgiving retreat in Oakland; Dublin centre opens in Ireland.<br />
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*1989 First Australian retreat at Tiona Park; Rigpa established in Holland; [[His Holiness Sakya Trizin]] teaches in Paris and at the Easter retreat, Cornwall UK; summer retreat in French Alps with [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]] and Nyoshul Khenpo and Dzogchen Rinpoche.<br />
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*His Holiness the Dalai Lama is invited to give [[Dzogchen]] teachings and a [[Padmasambhava]] [[empowerment]] in San Jose; ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]'' published.<br />
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[[Image:Prapoutel lama group wikiedit.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and other lamas at [[Prapoutel 1990|Prapoutel]]]]<br />
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*1990 Sogyal Rinpoche gives Dzogchen teachings at the Bordeaux Easter retreat; the summer retreat is at [[Prapoutel 1990|Prapoutel]] in France with Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and many other masters; [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]] teaches at Rigpa London; first Dzogchen Beara Christmas retreat.<br />
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*1991 Rigpa Switzerland is established; the new London Centre in [[Caledonian Road]] opens; [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]] teaches in London, Dzogchen Beara and at the summer retreat in Cassan, France, he blesses the new retreat land of [[Lerab Ling]]; His Holiness Sakya Trizin gives [[Vajrakilaya]] enpowerment in Rigpa London; Nyoshul Khenpo attends the winter retreat at Kirchheim in Germany.<br />
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*1992 [[Dzogchen Monastery]] is inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; the first three-month retreat is held at Lerab Ling; ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' is published; Dzogchen Beara trust established; courses and instructor training in Rigpa begin to be formalized.<br />
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*1993 [[Thich Nhat Hanh]] and [[Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok]] invited to the Lerab Ling summer retreat; centres open in Amsterdam, Munich and Sydney; Spiritual Care programme begins.<br />
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*1994 One-year retreats begin at Dzogchen Beara; Nyoshul Khenpo teaches in Paris and Lerab Ling; Rinpoche begins to teach at Salle Adyar, Paris; Dzogchen Rinpoche teaches widely; [[View magazine]] begins; Chindak Tibetan aid project is launched. [[Dzogchen Pönlop Rinpoche]] teaches at Rigpa London.<br />
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*1995 His Holiness Sakya Trizin in London with [[Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding|Jetsun Chimey]]; [[Penor Rinpoche]] teaches in Paris, London and at Lerab Ling's summer retreat; Rigpa 'streams' course programme initiated in eight countries.<br />
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*1996 Easter retreat at Millfield, England, with [[Khenpo Petse Rinpoche|Khenchen Pema Tsewang]] and [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]]. His Holiness Sakya Trizin teaches in Paris and Lerab Ling. Nyoshul Khenpo and [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] at summer retreat at Lerab Ling, with [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]]. Rigpa arranges Hospice conference at Germering in Germany; first Konocti Harbour retreat in U.S.A.<br />
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*1997 New Sydney centre opens in Australia; Rigpa co-sponsors the [[Nyingma Mönlam Chenmo]] in [[Bodhgaya]], organized by [[Dzogchen monastery]]; Zam audio and video founded; [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] tours Rigpa centres in Europe. At the Lerab Ling summer retreat there are teachings by [[Khenchen Pema Tsewang]] on [[Guhyagarbha Tantra]], and with Neten Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche; new San Francisco centre opens; Khenchen Pema Tsewang teaches widely in Rigpa centres.<br />
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*1998 Lerab Ling invites [[Sherab Özer Rinpoche]], Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]] and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche to the summer retreat. The winter retreat at Kirchheim, Germany, with Dzogchen Rinpoche; first '[[Three Roots]]' retreat at Dzogchen Beara.<br />
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[[File:Trulshik SR.jpg|thumb|[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] with [[Trulshik Rinpoche|Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
*1999 New Paris centre blessed by Trulshik Rinpoche; summer retreats at Lerab Ling with Dzogchen Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche; Trulshik Rinpoche teaches in San Francisco, New York and Lerab Ling; new Amsterdam centre; Kirchheim Millennium retreat with Dzogchen Rinpoche, [[Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche]] and a [[Vajrakilaya]] [[drupchö]] is held. Trulshik Rinpoche teaches at Lerab Ling in November.<br />
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*2000 His Holiness Sakya Trizin teaches in Paris and London centres; [[Trulshik Rinpoche]] teaches in London; summer retreat at Lerab Ling with Chokling Rinpoche; His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits Lerab Ling, and gives a major teaching entitled The Path to Enlightenment over 10 days.<br />
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*2001 The [[Rigpa Shedra]] takes place for the first time, with Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] giving an introduction to Buddhist philosophy.<br />
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*2002 Lerab Ling is officially recognised as a 'religious congregation'. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche and Professor Steven Goodman teach at the Shedra. [[Mingyur Rinpoche]], Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche visit Lerab Ling.<br />
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*2003 Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche confers the most important transmissions from the Nyingma and Dzogchen tradition, and blesses the site of the new temple at Lerab Ling. Mingyur Rinpoche, Dzogchen Rinpoche, Chokling Rinpoche and Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche visit Lerab Ling. From 2003 to 2006, [[Khenpo Namdrol]] teaches the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]'', one of the most profound and definitive teachings on the [[Vajrayana]] path. It is the first time [[Dodrupchen Jikme Tenpe Nyima]]'s commentary on the ''Gyü Sangwa Nyingpo'', requested and transcribed by [[Tertön Sogyal]], has been taught in the West. Construction work on the temple begins in November.<br />
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*2004 Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche performs consecration ceremonies on the site of the Lerab Ling temple. Neten Chokling Rinpoche leads a [[Guru Rinpoche]] [[drupchen]] at Lerab Ling.<br />
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*2005 Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche visits Lerab Ling to confer the most important empowerments and transmissions associated with the [[Nyingma]] and Dzogchen teachings.<br />
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*2006 Construction of the Lerab Ling temple is completed. More than 1,000 Rigpa students attend the main summer retreat. On August 9th, Rigpa's [[Three-year retreat]] begins.<br />
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*2007 Building work begins on the new Spiritual Care Centre at Dzogchen Beara. [[Pewar Rinpoche]] visits Lerab Ling. His Holiness Sakya Trizin visits Lerab Ling to give teachings and an elaborate empowerment of Vajrakilaya, according to the Khön family lineage of which he is a direct descendant. Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche teach at Lerab Ling. On 4 October 2007, Sogyal Rinpoche officially opened Rigpa's new Centre in Berlin, Germany, in the presence of officials from the Mayor's office, representatives of other Buddhist groups, and 350 sangha members also attended.<br />
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==Centres==<br />
[[File:LerabLing.jpg|frame|Lerab Ling]]<br />
===Main Centres===<br />
*[[Dzogchen Beara]]—retreat centre<br />
*[[Lerab Ling]]—retreat centre<br />
*[[Rigpa centre, Levallois]]—Paris city centre<br />
*[[Dharma Mati]]—Berlin city centre<br />
*Rigpa centre [[Caledonian Road]]—London city centre<br />
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===Historical Centres===<br />
*[[Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling]], London<br />
*[[St Paul’s Crescent]], London<br />
*[[Rue Burq, Paris]]<br />
*[[Rue Denis Poisson, Paris]]<br />
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==Publications==<br />
*[[Khyentse Özer]]<br />
*[[Rigpa Tibetan Calendar]]<br />
*[[View: The Rigpa Journal]]<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Rigpa Shedra]]<br />
*[[Empowerments Given to the Rigpa Sangha]]<br />
*[[Oral Transmissions Given to the Rigpa Sangha]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Rigpa website], main Rigpa website<br />
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<div>[[Image:Lerab Ling Temple 2.JPG|thumb|The Main Temple in Lerab Ling, 2006]]<br />
Founded in 1991 by [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] and located near Montpellier in southern France, '''Lerab Ling''' is [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]]'s international retreat centre and home to the [[Rigpa Shedra]] West, and includes the newly constructed temple Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling, also known as The Institute of Wisdom and Compassion.<br />
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==History==<br />
===1991-1999===<br />
*The site was chosen on the advice of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]].<br />
*'''1991''' - 3rd and 4th August, [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]] visited the site and blessed the land. He gave the name 'Ratna Ganga' to the stream.<br />
*'''1992''' - The first three month retreat (108 days) retreat was held, led by Sogyal Rinpoche. [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]], [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche]] and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] also gave teachings.<br />
*'''1993''' - The second three month retreat led by Sogyal Rinpoche saw visits from [[Khenpo Jikmé Puntsok]] and [[Thich Nhat Hanh]].<br />
*'''1994''' - Three retreats are held during the summer, with visits from [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]].<br />
*'''1995''' - Three retreats are held again, led by Sogyal Rinpoche, with the Dzogchen retreat in August featuring a visit from Kyabjé [[Penor Rinpoche]] who gave the empowerments of the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]]. [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]], [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] and [[Khenpo Namdrol]] also attended.<br />
*'''1996''' - The summer saw visits from [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]], [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]], who gave an elaborate empowerment of [[Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik]], [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]].<br />
*'''1997''' - The three months of the summer began with a visit from [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]], and saw visits from [[Khenpo Petse]], who taught [[Mipham Rinpoche]]'s commentary on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]'', [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]], who gave an empowerment of Nyenpo Lha Sum, [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] who led a [[Vajrakilaya]] [[drupchö]], [[Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche]] who taught on [[phowa]] and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] who began his [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche's Bodhicharyavatara Teachings|series of teachings]] on the [[Bodhicharyavatara]].<br />
*'''1998''' - Once again the summer retreats were led by Sogyal Rinpoche and featured a visit from [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]]. In addition, [[Sherab Özer Rinpoche]] travelled from Kalzang Monastery in Tibet, and performed an enthronement ceremony for Sogyal Rinpoche, [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]] gave teachings on the practice of [[Rigdzin Düpa]], and there were also teachings from [[Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche]] and [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]]. [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] also attended and [[Dr Trogawa Rinpoche]] paid a brief visit.<br />
*'''1999''' - The theme of the three month summer retreat was [[ngöndro]], which Sogyal Rinpoche taught from an experiential perspective. [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] led a [[Vajrakilaya]] [[drupchö]]. Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche gave teachings on [[dzogrim]]. [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]] taught on View, Meditation and Action as part of the meditation retreat. [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] taught on the ''Kunzang Lama'i Shalung Zindri'' by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
**In November, Sogyal Rinpoche led an older students’ retreat and [[Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] came and gave a series of empowerments, including Vajrakilaya [[Yang Nying Pudri]], to over 500 older students.<br />
===2000-2009===<br />
[[Image:HHDLdrupchen2000.jpg|thumb|left|[[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] during the [[empowerment]] of [[Yang Nying Pudri]], 19th September 2000, Lerab Ling]]<br />
*'''2000''' - The visit of [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]], preceded by a [[Vajrakilaya]] [[drupchen]] by the monks of [[Namgyal Monastery]] and [[Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche]]. [[Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] was also present. ''See'' [[Lerab Gar 2000]].<br />
*'''2001''' - The first [[Rigpa Shedra]] took place with teachings from [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] and [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]]. [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] gave the empowerment of [[Rigdzin Düpa]], [[Namkha Drimé Rinpoche]] gave an empowerment of [[Gesar]], and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] taught on the practice of [[Narak Kong Shak]].<br />
*'''2002''' - The second year of the Rigpa Shedra saw teachings by [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] on ''[[Chegom Khorloma]]'', [[Steven Goodman]] on [[Abhidharma]] and [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] on the ''[[Uttaratantra Shastra]]''. [[Mingyur Rinpoche]] visited for the first time, there was a [[Kurukulla]] [[drupchen]] led by [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]], who taught on [[tsok]] practice, and there was an instructor retreat led by [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]].<br />
*'''2003''' - In [[Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] came to give the empowerments of [[Döjo Bumzang]]. [[Mingyur Rinpoche]] taught during the Meditation Retreat, [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]] continued his guidance of Rigpa instructors, [[Khenpo Namdrol]] began his teachings on [[Dodrupchen Jikmé Tenpé Nyima]]'s commentary on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''. [[Neten Chokling Rinpoche]] and [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] led a Lama Norlha [[drupchen]], and [[Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]] visited in September.<br />
*'''2004''' - [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] and the monks of [[Pema Ewam Chögar Gyurme Ling Monastery|Chokling Monastery]] led a drupchen of [[Tukdrup Barché Kunsel]], Khenpo Namdrol continued his teachings on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''.<br />
*'''2005''' - [[Khenpo Namdrol]] continued his teachings on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]'', [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] came to speak as part of his book tour, and the shedra returned to Lerab Ling after two years in [[Dzogchen Beara]] and featured teachings by [[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] on the ''[[Madhyamakalankara]]'' and by Khenpo Jampal Dorje on the ''[[Abhisamayalankara]]''.<br />
**In December, [[Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]] came and gave a series of empowerments including the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]], the first major event to be held in the newly constructed temple.<br />
*'''2006''' - [[Khenpo Namdrol]] concluded his teachings on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''. The summer saw visits from [[Professor Samdhong Rinpoche]], who gave talks on the [[Dalai Lama]]'s philosophy of non-violence and the [[three levels of spiritual capacity]], [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]], [[Lodi Gyari Rinpoche]] and the [[Nechung Oracle]]. The 'All Mandala' retreat was attended by more than two thousand students.<br />
**9 August: beginning of Rigpa's first [[three-year retreat]] led by Sogyal Rinpoche. The 'First Teaching Period' of this retreat focused on retreat advice and the preliminary practices ([[ngöndro]]) of the [[Longchen Nyingtik]]. [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] also taught on the [[Seven Points of Mind Training]].<br />
**5 December: [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] arrives and takes residence at Lerab Ling.<br />
*'''2007''' - The 'Second Teaching Period' focused on the study of the ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'', chapters 1-8, and the practice of [[sadhana]], with extensive teachings on [[Rigdzin Düpa]] and [[Yang Nying Pudri]]. His Holiness [[Sakya Trizin]] gave the empowerment of [[Vajrakilaya]] from the [[Khön Family Lineage of Vajrakilaya|Khön family lineage]] and [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] taught on [[Jigme Lingpa]]'s ''[[Staircase to Akanishtha]]''. There were also visits from Dr [[Lodrö Puntsok]] and [[Khenpo Puntsok Namgyal]], as well as [[Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]], [[Pewar Rinpoche]] and [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]].<br />
[[Image:Hhdl Lerab Ling 2008.jpg|thumb|[[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] in Lerab Ling, August 2008]]<br />
*'''2008''' - The 'Third Teaching Period' focused on Dzogchen, with teachings from [[Sogyal Rinpoche]], [[Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche]], [[Mingyur Rinpoche]] and [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]]. [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] taught on the ''[[Heart Treasure of the Saints]]''. The 'All Mandala' retreat with three attendance options culminated with the visit of [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] and also included teachings from [[Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche]], Father Laurence Freeman, [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] and [[Pewar Rinpoche]], and an empowerment from [[Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche]].<br />
**22 August: [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] formally inaugurates the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple of Lerab Ling in the company of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and consecrates the main Buddha statue through an elaborate [[rabné]] ceremony.<br />
:[[Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding]] visits in October and grants [[lung]], [[wang]] and [[tri]] for the practice of [[White Tara Wishfulfilling Wheel]].<br />
*'''2009''' - The 'Fourth Teaching Period'<br />
**April: Visit from [[Sera Jé]] geshes and monks. Tibetan dances and chants.<br />
**21 November: Official end of the first [[three-year retreat]].<br />
===2010, until today===<br />
*'''2010''': [[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]] leads a [[Tukdrup Barche Kunsel]] [[drupchen]]. [[Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche]] visits Lerab Ling for the first time, accompanied by [[Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche]] and Ven. [[Matthieu Ricard]]. Jetsün [[Khandro Rinpoche]], [[Khenchen Pema Sherab]], [[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]] and [[Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche]] all visit during the year. Almost one thousand people attend the Third International Forum on Buddhism and Medicine, entitled Meditation and Health, which is held in the temple.<br />
*'''2011''': At the end of May, Khandro Tsering Chödrön, who has lived at Lerab Ling since 2006, passes away. The ''dung chö'' ceremonies take place on 2 September, presided over by HH [[Sakya Trizin]]. Also present are HE [[Ratna Vajra Rinpoche]] and HE [[Gyana Vajra Rinpoche]], HH Sakya Trizin’s wife Gyalyum Chenmo-la, [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]], [[Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Pema Wangyal Rinpoche]], [[Rangdrol Rinpoche]], Khenchen Sherab Gyaltsen Amipa Rinpoche, Sogyal Rinpoche, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and other eminent lamas and monks. Dzogchen Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and Dzogchen Pönlop Rinpoche also visit during the summer.<br />
*'''2012''': Lerab Ling celebrates its twentieth anniversary. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, Phakchok Rinpoche, Khenchen Pema Sherab, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and Chagdud Khadro are all invited to teach during the summer months.<br />
*'''2014''' - Consecration of [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]]'s [[stupa]]<br />
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==Temple==<br />
[[Image:Temple North 440.jpg|thumb|North side of the temple at Lerab Ling]]<br />
The temple at Lerab Ling, given the name Palri Pema Osal Dargye Ling by [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], was inaugurated by [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]] on August 22nd, 2008.<br />
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Sogyal Rinpoche said this about his vision for the temple and its future:<br />
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:"In whatever way we choose to see it—as a representation of Tibetan culture, a home for [[Tibetan Buddhism]], a centre from which to offer the Buddha's teachings far and wide, or a place of pilgrimage for generations to come—we have built this temple because it is, we believe, one of the greatest contributions we can make towards bringing wisdom, compassion and peace into the world.<br />
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:"In many places today, people are recognizing that spiritual development is not a luxury, but a sheer necessity for our survival. Witness the almost desperate hunger and need everywhere for spiritual vision, and for the tools to negotiate the challenges of life, find happiness and understand and transform the mind. This is why the very existence of spiritual centres like Lerab Ling has now assumed truly vital importance, because it is on the accessibility of spiritual teachings and the building of a spiritual culture that the very future of humanity depends.<br />
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:"This temple is for Tibet, and it is for the world."<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Lerab Gar 2000]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/index.php Lerab Ling website]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DtvJwzsGSs&eurl=http://video.google.fr/videosearch?hl=fr&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=8jc&resnumiurl=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/1DtvJwzsGSs/hqdefault.jpg Construction of the Temple]<br />
*[http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZrhQCbG-cA Video of the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling in August 2008]<br />
*[http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=zChUnluGyI8&feature=channel_page Video of the visit of His Holiness Sakya Trizin to Lerab Ling in June 2007]<br />
*[http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=xi5sDwdh2O4&feature=channel_page Video of the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling in September 2000]<br />
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<div>[[Image:SR LL 2006.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod rgyal rin po che'') — Born into the [[Lakar family]] in [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.<br />
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In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all [[four schools|schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
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With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most renowned teachers of our time. He is also the author of the highly-acclaimed and ground breaking book, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''. Over three million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 34 languages and 80 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
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Rinpoche is also the founder of [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]], an international network of 130 centres and groups in 30 countries around the world. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia, addressing thousands of people on his retreats and teaching tours.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Birth and Early Life===<br />
[[Image:Lakar house today.jpg|thumb|left|'The Lakar house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' was born into the [[Lakar family]] of Trehor, Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], and his mother, [[Mayum Tsering Wangmo]] of the [[Lakar family]], was recognized as an emanation of [[Ushnishavijaya]] by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."<br />
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He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of [[Kalu Rinpoche]]. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] at [[Dzongsar]], the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the [[vajra guru mantra]] aloud three times.<br />
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Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of [[Tertön Sogyal]]."<br />
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He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]], [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] and [[Desi Sangye Gyatso]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three [[phurba]]s from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s ''[[khatvanga]]'' trident still rattling.<br />
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:Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."<br />
[[Image:SR and JKCL.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche with his master [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]]]<br />
According to [[Ngari Tulku|Dzongsar Ngari Tulku]] (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, ''khyung chen dpal rdzong''), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་''rgya rgan khyung ltag''), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, [[Gyarong Khandro]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.<br />
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In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the [[Dalai Lama]] at the [[Potala]] in Lhasa.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book ''Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.</ref> While in Lhasa, they stayed at the [[Samdrup Podrang]].<br />
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In 1956 they visited [[Tsurphu]], [[Mindroling]], [[Samye Chimphu]] and [[Lhodrak]], where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind. <br />
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At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited [[Tso Pema]] and [[Bodhgaya]]. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited [[Bodhgaya]] and [[Varanasi]], where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.<br />
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Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that [[Khenpo Appey]] should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."<br />
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He also studied with [[Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo]] and [[Gyaltön Rinpoche]] at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from [[Drungyik Tsering Tashi]].<br />
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Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
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:"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.<br />
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:At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.<br />
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:After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."<br />
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===In the West===<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
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*In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]<br />
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*In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for [[Rahor Khenpo Tupten]] at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London<br />
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*In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May. <br />
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*August 27th 1977 saw the Opening Ceremony for the [[Orgyen Chö Ling]] Centre in Kilburn, London. It was visited by His Holiness the [[Karmapa]] and [[Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]] in November.<br />
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*September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in [[Rue Burq, Paris]].<br />
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*In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the [[Pagode de Vincennes]].<br />
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*In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.<br />
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*In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at [[Prapoutel]], a ski resort in the French Alps.<br />
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*In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of [[Lerab Ling]] near Montpellier in southern France.<br />
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*In 1992, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' was published. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
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*In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film ''Little Buddha'' in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.<br />
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*In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see [[Lerab Gar 2000]]).<br />
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*In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.<br />
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==Publications==<br />
[[Image:TBLD.jpg|thumb|100px|[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]]]<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]''; ISBN 0962488402<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''; ISBN 0062508342<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Future of Buddhism'' (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062511262<br />
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==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463. <br />
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==References & Notes==<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://sogyalrinpoche.org Sogyal Rinpoche website]<br />
*[http://living-and-dying.org The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying]<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]<br />
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mayum-tsering-wangmo/lakar-history|History of the Lakar Family}}<br />
*[http://rigpanews.blogspot.com/ Rigpa News]<br />
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/sogyal-rinpoche|Sogyal Rinpoche Series on Lotsawa House}}<br />
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[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Longchen Nyingtik Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Rimé Teachers]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:SR LL 2006.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod rgyal rin po che'') — Born into the [[Lakar family]] in [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.<br />
<br />
In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all [[four schools|schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
<br />
With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most renowned teachers of our time. He is also the author of the highly-acclaimed and ground breaking book, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
<br />
Rinpoche is also the founder of [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]], an international network of 130 centres and groups in 30 countries around the world. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia, addressing thousands of people on his retreats and teaching tours.<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
===Birth and Early Life===<br />
[[Image:Lakar house today.jpg|thumb|left|'The Lakar house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' was born into the [[Lakar family]] of Trehor, Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], and his mother, [[Mayum Tsering Wangmo]] of the [[Lakar family]], was recognized as an emanation of [[Ushnishavijaya]] by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."<br />
<br />
He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of [[Kalu Rinpoche]]. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] at [[Dzongsar]], the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the [[vajra guru mantra]] aloud three times.<br />
<br />
Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of [[Tertön Sogyal]]."<br />
<br />
He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]], [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] and [[Desi Sangye Gyatso]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three [[phurba]]s from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s ''[[khatvanga]]'' trident still rattling.<br />
<br />
:Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."<br />
[[Image:SR and JKCL.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche with his master [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]]]<br />
According to [[Ngari Tulku|Dzongsar Ngari Tulku]] (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, ''khyung chen dpal rdzong''), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་''rgya rgan khyung ltag''), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, [[Gyarong Khandro]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.<br />
<br />
In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the [[Dalai Lama]] at the [[Potala]] in Lhasa.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book ''Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.</ref> While in Lhasa, they stayed at the [[Samdrup Podrang]].<br />
<br />
In 1956 they visited [[Tsurphu]], [[Mindroling]], [[Samye Chimphu]] and [[Lhodrak]], where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind. <br />
<br />
At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited [[Tso Pema]] and [[Bodhgaya]]. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited [[Bodhgaya]] and [[Varanasi]], where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.<br />
<br />
Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that [[Khenpo Appey]] should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."<br />
<br />
He also studied with [[Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo]] and [[Gyaltön Rinpoche]] at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from [[Drungyik Tsering Tashi]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.<br />
<br />
:At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.<br />
<br />
:After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."<br />
<br />
===In the West===<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
<br />
*In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]<br />
<br />
*In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for [[Rahor Khenpo Tupten]] at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London<br />
<br />
*In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May. <br />
<br />
*August 27th 1977 saw the Opening Ceremony for the [[Orgyen Chö Ling]] Centre in Kilburn, London. It was visited by His Holiness the [[Karmapa]] and [[Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]] in November.<br />
<br />
*September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in [[Rue Burq, Paris]].<br />
<br />
*In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the [[Pagode de Vincennes]].<br />
<br />
*In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.<br />
<br />
*In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at [[Prapoutel]], a ski resort in the French Alps.<br />
<br />
*In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of [[Lerab Ling]] near Montpellier in southern France.<br />
<br />
*In 1992, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' was published. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
<br />
*In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film ''Little Buddha'' in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.<br />
<br />
*In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see [[Lerab Gar 2000]]).<br />
<br />
*In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
[[Image:TBLD.jpg|thumb|100px|[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]]]<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]''; ISBN 0962488402<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''; ISBN 0062508342<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Future of Buddhism'' (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062511262<br />
<br />
==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463. <br />
<br />
==References & Notes==<br />
<small><references/></small><br />
<br />
==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://sogyalrinpoche.org Sogyal Rinpoche website]<br />
*[http://living-and-dying.org The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying]<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]<br />
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mayum-tsering-wangmo/lakar-history|History of the Lakar Family}}<br />
*[http://rigpanews.blogspot.com/ Rigpa News]<br />
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/sogyal-rinpoche|Sogyal Rinpoche Series on Lotsawa House}}<br />
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[[category:Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Longchen Nyingtik Teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Rimé Teachers]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:SR LL 2006.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in [[Lerab Ling]]]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod rgyal rin po che'') — Born into the [[Lakar family]] in [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.<br />
<br />
In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all [[four schools|schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
<br />
With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most renowned teachers of our time. He is also the author of the highly-acclaimed and ground breaking book, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
<br />
Rinpoche is also the founder of [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]], an international network of 130 centres and groups in 41 countries around the world. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia, addressing thousands of people on his retreats and teaching tours.<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
===Birth and Early Life===<br />
[[Image:Lakar house today.jpg|thumb|left|'The Lakar house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby]]<br />
'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' was born into the [[Lakar family]] of Trehor, Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], and his mother, [[Mayum Tsering Wangmo]] of the [[Lakar family]], was recognized as an emanation of [[Ushnishavijaya]] by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."<br />
<br />
He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of [[Kalu Rinpoche]]. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] at [[Dzongsar]], the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the [[vajra guru mantra]] aloud three times.<br />
<br />
Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of [[Tertön Sogyal]]."<br />
<br />
He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]], [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] and [[Desi Sangye Gyatso]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three [[phurba]]s from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s ''[[khatvanga]]'' trident still rattling.<br />
<br />
:Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."<br />
[[Image:SR and JKCL.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche with his master [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]]]<br />
According to [[Ngari Tulku|Dzongsar Ngari Tulku]] (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, ''khyung chen dpal rdzong''), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་''rgya rgan khyung ltag''), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, [[Gyarong Khandro]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.<br />
<br />
In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the [[Dalai Lama]] at the [[Potala]] in Lhasa.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book ''Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.</ref> While in Lhasa, they stayed at the [[Samdrup Podrang]].<br />
<br />
In 1956 they visited [[Tsurphu]], [[Mindroling]], [[Samye Chimphu]] and [[Lhodrak]], where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind. <br />
<br />
At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited [[Tso Pema]] and [[Bodhgaya]]. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited [[Bodhgaya]] and [[Varanasi]], where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.<br />
<br />
Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that [[Khenpo Appey]] should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."<br />
<br />
He also studied with [[Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo]] and [[Gyaltön Rinpoche]] at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from [[Drungyik Tsering Tashi]].<br />
<br />
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br><br />
<br />
:"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.<br />
<br />
:At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.<br />
<br />
:After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."<br />
<br />
===In the West===<br />
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]<br />
*In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.<br />
<br />
*In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]<br />
<br />
*In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for [[Rahor Khenpo Tupten]] at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London<br />
<br />
*In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May. <br />
<br />
*August 27th 1977 saw the Opening Ceremony for the [[Orgyen Chö Ling]] Centre in Kilburn, London. It was visited by His Holiness the [[Karmapa]] and [[Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]] in November.<br />
<br />
*September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in [[Rue Burq, Paris]].<br />
<br />
*In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the [[Pagode de Vincennes]].<br />
<br />
*In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.<br />
<br />
*In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at [[Prapoutel]], a ski resort in the French Alps.<br />
<br />
*In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of [[Lerab Ling]] near Montpellier in southern France.<br />
<br />
*In 1992, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' was published. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.<br />
<br />
*In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film ''Little Buddha'' in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.<br />
<br />
*In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see [[Lerab Gar 2000]]).<br />
<br />
*In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
[[Image:TBLD.jpg|thumb|100px|[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]]]<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]''; ISBN 0962488402<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''; ISBN 0062508342<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Future of Buddhism'' (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644<br />
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062511262<br />
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==Further Reading==<br />
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463. <br />
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==References & Notes==<br />
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==Internal Links==<br />
*[[Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche]]<br />
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://sogyalrinpoche.org Sogyal Rinpoche website]<br />
*[http://living-and-dying.org The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying]<br />
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]<br />
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]<br />
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mayum-tsering-wangmo/lakar-history|History of the Lakar Family}}<br />
*[http://rigpanews.blogspot.com/ Rigpa News]<br />
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/sogyal-rinpoche|Sogyal Rinpoche Series on Lotsawa House}}<br />
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