Khamtrul Dongyu Nyima Rinpoche

Khamtrul Dongyu Nyima Rinpoche [1931-1980] was the eighth Khamtrul Rinpoche, a highly realized master who was very skilled in all fields of knowledge. His main monastary was called Khampagar, situated in the eastern Tibetan province of Nangchen. He came to India in 1959 with some of his chief tulkus, monks and yogis. In 1969 he established the Tashi Jong Tibetan settlement with the Khampagar monastery in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India. There student artistic monks and lay followers promote the lineage teachings and the Tibetan heritage. His reincarnation, the 9th Khamtrul is now 25 years old and heads the Khampagar Monastary in Tashi Jong.