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'''Khandro Rinpoche Tsering Paldrön''' is the daughter of Kyabjé [[Minling Trichen Rinpoche]], head of the [[Nyingma]] | '''Khandro Rinpoche Tsering Paldrön''' (b.1967) is the daughter of Kyabjé [[Minling Trichen Rinpoche]], head of the [[Nyingma]] school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. | ||
Khandro Rinpoche has received teachings and transmissions from some of the most accomplished masters of the 20th century, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, [[Minling Trichen]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], [[Tenga Rinpoche]], [[Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche]] and [[Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche]]. | She was recognized at the age of two by His Holiness the [[16th Karmapa]] as the reincarnation of the great dakini of [[Tsurphu]], Khandro Ugyen Tsomo, one of the most renowned female masters of her time. The present Khandro Rinpoche holds the lineages of both the Nyingma and [[Kagyü]] traditions. | ||
Khandro Rinpoche has received teachings and transmissions from some of the most accomplished masters of the 20th century, including His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]], [[Minling Trichen]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], [[Tenga Rinpoche]], [[Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche]] and [[Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche]]. | |||
Rinpoche maintains a rigorous schedule, teaching from both the Kagyü and Nyingma traditions in the USA including Hawaii, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Germany, France, the Czech Republic and Greece. She has established and heads the Samten Tse Retreat Center in Mussoori, India, which is home to 30 nuns and also provides a place of study and retreat for monastics and western lay practitioners. Rinpoche is also resident teacher at the Lotus Garden Retreat Center in Virginia, USA, which she established to provide retreat practice, the study of important Buddhist texts, and visiting teachers from all lineages. Rinpoche is also actively involved with the [[Mindroling Monastery]] in Dehra Dun, India. | Rinpoche maintains a rigorous schedule, teaching from both the Kagyü and Nyingma traditions in the USA including Hawaii, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Germany, France, the Czech Republic and Greece. She has established and heads the Samten Tse Retreat Center in Mussoori, India, which is home to 30 nuns and also provides a place of study and retreat for monastics and western lay practitioners. Rinpoche is also resident teacher at the Lotus Garden Retreat Center in Virginia, USA, which she established to provide retreat practice, the study of important Buddhist texts, and visiting teachers from all lineages. Rinpoche is also actively involved with the [[Mindroling Monastery]] in Dehra Dun, India. | ||
She also heads a variety of charitable projects that supply health care and Buddhist education for monastics and lay practitioners who work side by side in a variety of challenging | She also heads a variety of charitable projects that supply health care and Buddhist education for monastics and lay practitioners who work side by side in a variety of challenging settings—including a leprosy project. | ||
Her first book, entitled ''This Precious Life: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on the Path to Enlightenment'', was published by Shambhala Publications in 2003. | Her first book, entitled ''This Precious Life: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on the Path to Enlightenment'', was published by Shambhala Publications in 2003. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http:// | *[http://vkr.org/ Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche's website] | ||
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]] | [[Category:Nyingma Teachers]] | ||
Revision as of 14:25, 31 December 2008
Khandro Rinpoche Tsering Paldrön (b.1967) is the daughter of Kyabjé Minling Trichen Rinpoche, head of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.
She was recognized at the age of two by His Holiness the 16th Karmapa as the reincarnation of the great dakini of Tsurphu, Khandro Ugyen Tsomo, one of the most renowned female masters of her time. The present Khandro Rinpoche holds the lineages of both the Nyingma and Kagyü traditions.
Khandro Rinpoche has received teachings and transmissions from some of the most accomplished masters of the 20th century, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Minling Trichen, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Trulshik Rinpoche, Tenga Rinpoche, Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche and Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.
Rinpoche maintains a rigorous schedule, teaching from both the Kagyü and Nyingma traditions in the USA including Hawaii, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Germany, France, the Czech Republic and Greece. She has established and heads the Samten Tse Retreat Center in Mussoori, India, which is home to 30 nuns and also provides a place of study and retreat for monastics and western lay practitioners. Rinpoche is also resident teacher at the Lotus Garden Retreat Center in Virginia, USA, which she established to provide retreat practice, the study of important Buddhist texts, and visiting teachers from all lineages. Rinpoche is also actively involved with the Mindroling Monastery in Dehra Dun, India.
She also heads a variety of charitable projects that supply health care and Buddhist education for monastics and lay practitioners who work side by side in a variety of challenging settings—including a leprosy project.
Her first book, entitled This Precious Life: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on the Path to Enlightenment, was published by Shambhala Publications in 2003.