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[[Image:Tashi Jong.JPG|frame|right|Khampagar Monastery, [[Tashi Jong]], photo courtesy of Angus Moore]] | [[Image:Tashi Jong.JPG|frame|right|Khampagar Monastery, [[Tashi Jong]], photo courtesy of Angus Moore]] | ||
'''Khampagar Monastery''' is the main seat of [[Khamtrul Rinpoche | '''Khampagar Monastery''' is the main seat of [[Khamtrul Rinpoche Incarnation Line|Khamtrul Rinpoche]] incarnation line in [[Kham]], Eastern Tibet, and is considered as one of the foremost monasteries of the [[Drukpa Kagyü]] lineage. After its destruction in Tibet, the Eighth Khamtrul Rinpoche, [[Khamtrul Rinpoche Dongyü Nyima|Dongyü Nyima]], rebuilt Khampagar Monastery in [[Tashi Jong]], Himachal Pradesh, India, in the late 1960s. It is home to the famous [[tokden]]s, yogis who have gained high levels of realization. | ||
==Lamas of Khampagar Monastery== | ==Lamas of Khampagar Monastery== | ||
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Khampagar Monastery is the main seat of Khamtrul Rinpoche incarnation line in Kham, Eastern Tibet, and is considered as one of the foremost monasteries of the Drukpa Kagyü lineage. After its destruction in Tibet, the Eighth Khamtrul Rinpoche, Dongyü Nyima, rebuilt Khampagar Monastery in Tashi Jong, Himachal Pradesh, India, in the late 1960s. It is home to the famous tokdens, yogis who have gained high levels of realization.
Lamas of Khampagar Monastery
- Khamtrul Rinpoche
- Dorzong Rinpoche
- Dugu Choegyal Rinpoche
- Choegon Rinpoche Choekyi Wangchuk
- Tokden Atrin
Further Reading
- Jeremy Russell, 'The Tokdens of Khampagar' in Chö Yang No. 7, 1996