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[[Image:SR GR.jpg|frame|Garchen Rinpoche and [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] in [[Lerab Ling]], August 2009]]
'''His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche''' ([[Wyl.]] ''mgar chen rin po che''), aka '''Könchok Gyaltsen''' (Wyl. ''dkon mchog rgyal mtshan''), the '''Eighth Garchen Rinpoche''' (b. 1936), is a [[Drikung Kagyü]] lama who was known in the thirteenth century as the siddha Gar Chödingpa, a heart disciple of [[Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön|Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön]], founder of the Drikung Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. In ancient India, he had incarnated as mahasiddha [[Aryadeva]], the lotus-born disciple of the great [[Nagarjuna]]. In the seventh century, he was known as Lönpo Gar, the minister of the Tibetan Dharma [[King Songtsen Gampo]].
'''His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche''' (Tib. མགར་ཆེན་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''mgar chen rin po che''), aka '''Könchok Gyaltsen''' (Tib. དཀོན་མཆོག་རྒྱལ་མཚན་, Wyl. ''dkon mchog rgyal mtshan''), the '''Eighth Garchen Rinpoche''' (b. 1936), is a [[Drikung Kagyü]] lama who was known in the thirteenth century as the [[siddha]] Gar Chödingpa, a heart disciple of [[Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön|Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön]], founder of the Drikung Kagyü lineage of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. In ancient India, he had incarnated as [[mahasiddha]] [[Aryadeva]], the lotus-born disciple of the great [[Nagarjuna]]. In the seventh century, he was known as Lönpo Gar, the minister of the Tibetan Dharma [[King Songtsen Gampo]].


Garchen Rinpoche was recognized and enthroned in eastern Tibet by the former Drikung Kyabgön Shyiwé Lodrö (1886–1943). When he was seven, he was brought to Lho Miyal Monastery, which he administered from the age of eleven. Studying and practicing under the direction of the siddha Chime Dorje, Garchen Rinpoche received vast and profound instructions on the [[ngöndro|preliminary practices]] (ngöndro), the fivefold practice of [[Mahamudra]] and the [[Six Yogas of Naropa]].
Garchen Rinpoche was recognized and enthroned in [[eastern Tibet]] by the former Drikung Kyabgön, Shyiwé Lodrö<ref>The Sixth [[Drikung Chetsang Incarnation Line|Chetsang Rinpoche]] (1886–1943).</ref>. When he was seven, he was brought to Lho Miyal Monastery, which he administered from the age of eleven. Studying and practising under the direction of the siddha Chime Dorje, Garchen Rinpoche received vast and profound instructions on the [[ngöndro|preliminary practices]] (Tib. ''ngöndro''), the fivefold practice of [[Mahamudra]] and the [[Six Yogas of Naropa]].


Then, at the age of 22, after completing a two and a half year retreat, he was imprisoned for 20 years during the political turmoil of China's Cultural Revolution. While in the labor camp, he received meditation instruction from his root lama, the [[Nyingma]] master [[Khenpo Munsel]]. Enduring hardship and practising secretly, Garchen Rinpoche attained realization of the lama's wisdom mind. Since his release from prison in 1979, Garchen Rinpoche has made great effort to rebuild the Drikung Kagyü monasteries, reestablish the Buddhist teachings, and build two boarding schools for local children in eastern Tibet. Rinpoche is the founder and spiritual director of the Garchen Buddhist Institute in Chino Valley, Arizona.
Then, at the age of 22, after completing a two and a half year retreat, he was imprisoned for 20 years during the political turmoil of China's Cultural Revolution. While in the labour camp, he received meditation instruction from his [[root lama]], the [[Nyingma]] master [[Khenpo Munsel]]. Enduring hardship and practising secretly, Garchen Rinpoche attained realization of the lama's wisdom mind. Since his release from prison in 1979, Garchen Rinpoche has made great effort to rebuild the Drikung Kagyü monasteries, reestablish the Buddhist teachings, and build two boarding schools for local children in eastern Tibet. Rinpoche has also founded several Dharma centres in the USA and Germany.


Garchen Rinpoche is known for his vast realization, as well as for his great kindness.  
Garchen Rinpoche is known for his vast realization, as well as for his great kindness.  


==Visits to Rigpa Centres==
==Teachings & Empowerments Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==
*Rigpa Berlin, 14-16 November 1997, a public talk on '[[Karma]] and [[Compassion]]' and a week-end teaching on '[[Absolute bodhichitta|Absolute]] and [[Relative bodhichitta|Relative Bodhichitta]]'
*Rigpa Berlin, 14-16 November 1997: a public talk on '[[Karma]] and [[Compassion]]' and a week-end teaching on '[[Absolute bodhichitta|Absolute]] and [[Relative bodhichitta|Relative Bodhichitta]]'
*Rigpa Berlin, 3-5 October 2008, [[rabné]], teachings on the "[[Prayer of Kuntuzangpo]], the Primordial Buddha [[Samantabhadra]]" and [[White Tara]] [[empowerment]].
*Rigpa Berlin, 3-5 October 2008: [[rabné]], teachings on the "[[Prayer of Kuntuzangpo]], the Primordial Buddha [[Samantabhadra]]" and [[White Tara]] [[empowerment]].
*[[Lerab Ling]], 14-20 August 2009, [[White Tara]] [[empowerment]], [[rabné]] and teachings on [[Tsik Sum Ne Dek]].
*[[Lerab Ling]], 14-19 August 2009: [[White Tara Wishfulfilling Wheel]] [[empowerment]], [[rabné]] and teachings on ''[[Tsik Sum Ne Dek]]''.
*[[Dzogchen Beara]], 14-16 October 2011: teaching on the [[bardo]]s and [[phowa]] practice; empowerments of [[Amitabha]] & [[Vajrayogini]]; several [[lung]]s.
*Rigpa Newcastle, 26-27 July 2014: teachings on [[Tilopa]]'s "Ganges [[Mahamudra]]".
*Rigpa Sydney:
**1 August 2014: [[Amitabha]] empowerment
**2-3 August 2014: teachings on the [[Prayer of Kuntuzangpo]].
*Rigpa London Centre, UK, 27 July 2018: teaching on "Transforming Difficulties Into the Spiritual Path".
 
==Notes==
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==Internal Links==
==Internal Links==
*[[Prayer for the long life of Garchen Rinpoche]]
*[[Garchen Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]
*[[Garchen Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]
*[[Transforming Suffering into Love and Compassion—An Interview with Garchen Rinpoche]]
*[[Prayer for the Long Life of Garchen Rinpoche]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.garchen.net/index.html Garchen Buddhist Institute]
*{{TBRC|P8582|TBRC profile}}
*[http://www.gardrolma.org Gar Drolma Buddhist Center]
*[http://www.garchen.org Website presenting all the Dharma Centers founded by H.E. Garchen Rinpoche worldwide]
*[http://www.tbrc-dlms.org/link?RID=P8582 TBRC profile]
*[http://www.forthebenefitofallbeings.com/ For the Benefit of All Beings—a movie on the life of Garchen Rinpoche]
*[http://www.garchen.de/dokumente/GR_Biography.pdf Longer biography by Ven. Gape Lama]


[[Category:Drikung Kagyü Teachers]]
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Latest revision as of 13:20, 7 April 2022

Garchen Rinpoche and Sogyal Rinpoche in Lerab Ling, August 2009

His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche (Tib. མགར་ཆེན་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wyl. mgar chen rin po che), aka Könchok Gyaltsen (Tib. དཀོན་མཆོག་རྒྱལ་མཚན་, Wyl. dkon mchog rgyal mtshan), the Eighth Garchen Rinpoche (b. 1936), is a Drikung Kagyü lama who was known in the thirteenth century as the siddha Gar Chödingpa, a heart disciple of Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön, founder of the Drikung Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. In ancient India, he had incarnated as mahasiddha Aryadeva, the lotus-born disciple of the great Nagarjuna. In the seventh century, he was known as Lönpo Gar, the minister of the Tibetan Dharma King Songtsen Gampo.

Garchen Rinpoche was recognized and enthroned in eastern Tibet by the former Drikung Kyabgön, Shyiwé Lodrö[1]. When he was seven, he was brought to Lho Miyal Monastery, which he administered from the age of eleven. Studying and practising under the direction of the siddha Chime Dorje, Garchen Rinpoche received vast and profound instructions on the preliminary practices (Tib. ngöndro), the fivefold practice of Mahamudra and the Six Yogas of Naropa.

Then, at the age of 22, after completing a two and a half year retreat, he was imprisoned for 20 years during the political turmoil of China's Cultural Revolution. While in the labour camp, he received meditation instruction from his root lama, the Nyingma master Khenpo Munsel. Enduring hardship and practising secretly, Garchen Rinpoche attained realization of the lama's wisdom mind. Since his release from prison in 1979, Garchen Rinpoche has made great effort to rebuild the Drikung Kagyü monasteries, reestablish the Buddhist teachings, and build two boarding schools for local children in eastern Tibet. Rinpoche has also founded several Dharma centres in the USA and Germany.

Garchen Rinpoche is known for his vast realization, as well as for his great kindness.

Teachings & Empowerments Given to the Rigpa Sangha

Notes

  1. ↑ The Sixth Chetsang Rinpoche (1886–1943).

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