Empowerments Given to the Rigpa Sangha
A complete list of empowerments given to the Rigpa Sangha:
The 1970s
- Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche, London, November 1975 Rigdzin Düpa
The 1980s
- Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Paris, 24th April 1980 Rigdzin Düpa
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Paris, 7th October 1982
- Dzogchen Rinpoche, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, December 1985 Rigdzin Düpa
- Dzogchen Rinpoche, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, December 1985 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Rigpa London, 20th May 1987 Rigdzin Düpa
- Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, London, 1st July 1987 Lama Yangtik and Khandro Nyingtik
- Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche, London, 11th - 15th November 1988 Nyingtik Yabshyi (including Zabmo Yangtik)
- Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Brunissard, France, 22nd August 1989 Rigdzin Düpa
- Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Brunissard, France, 23rd August 1989 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, San Jose, California, 1989
The 1990s
- Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Prapoutel, 16th August 1990 Tendrel Nyesel
- Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Prapoutel, 17th August 1990 Yang Nying Pudri
- Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Prapoutel, 18th August 1990 Rigdzin Düpa
- Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Prapoutel, 19th August 1990 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Prapoutel, 20th and 21st August 1990 Khandro Nyingtik
- Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Berlin, November 1991 Rigdzin Düpa
- Tulku Kalzang, Munich, January 1994 Rigdzin Düpa
- Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, Berkeley, CA, March 1995 Tendrel Nyesel
- Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 17th July 1995 Tendrel Nyesel
- Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 18th - 21st July 1995 Nyingtik Yabshyi (not including Zabmo Yangtik)
- Khenpo Petse Rinpoche, Munich, June 1997 (?) Rigdzin Düpa
- Sherab Özer Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 3rd August 1998 Tendrel Nyesel
- Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 10th August 1998 Rigdzin Düpa
- Dzogchen Rinpoche, Kirchheim, December 1998 Rigdzin Düpa
- Dzogchen Rinpoche, Kirchheim, December 1998 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, San Francisco, September 1999 Rigdzin Düpa
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, San Francisco, September 1999 Tendrel Nyesel
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 13th November 1999 Rigdzin Düpa
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 13th November 1999 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 14th November 1999 Tendrel Nyesel
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 14th November 1999 Yang Nying Pudri
- Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, 16th December, 1999 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
The 2000s
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lerab Ling, 19th September 2000 Yang Nying Pudri
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lerab Gar, 23rd September 2000 Tukdrup Yang Nying Kundü
- Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, 8th October 2000 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- Dzogchen Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 2001 Rigdzin Düpa
- Kyabjé Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, Rigpa London, 30th October 2002 Rigdzin Düpa
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dharamsala, 27 March 2003 Tendrel Nyesel (at Sogyal Rinpoche's request)
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 23rd June 2003 Rigdzin Düpa
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 28th June 2003 Yang Nying Pudri
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 29th June 2003 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 29th June 2003 Tendrel Nyesel
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, June-July 2003 Döjo Bumzang
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 1st July 2003 Lama Yangtik
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Kirchheim, 29th December 2003 Rigdzin Düpa
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Kirchheim, 29th December 2003 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche, Kirchheim, 30th December 2003 Yang Nying Pudri
- Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche, Kirchheim, 31st December 2003 Tendrel Nyesel
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 1st December 2005 Tendrel Nyesel(Medium Length Practice)
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 1st - 3rd December 2005 Lama Yangtik and Khandro Nyingtik
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche,Lerab Ling, 8th December 2005 Yang Nying Pudri
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 10th December 2005 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 10th December 2005 Rigdzin Düpa
- Chokling Jigme Palden Rinpoche, Swiss, 2nd February 2008 Rigdzin Düpa