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'''Name of teacher''' ([[mkhan po dkon mchog smon lam]])
[[Image:monlam.jpg|frame|Khenpo Konchog Monlam]]
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Khenpo Konchog Monlam was born to Kyashog Sherab Gyaltsen and Ngoza Tsering Paldon in 1940 at the place called Chitod Dronmey, [[Kham]] [[Nangchen]] (Eastern Tibet). He grew up in his parent's house and spent his childhood helping his family. He became a monk at the age of 13 and began learning primary studies (reading, writing and ritual) in the [[Drikung Kagyu]] monastery of [[Lho Lungkar]] Gompa.

Due to terrible changes in the region because of Chinese invasion, he had to flee his country at the age of 18. He visited all the holy pilgrimage sites in Nepal and India on his way in to exile, and finally reached [[Tso Pema]], where [[Guru Rinpoche]] transformed the fire into a lake when the King of [[Zahor]] tried to burn him alive, when he was 20.

There he received preliminary instructions on the [[Longchen Nyingthig]] teachings from [[Pomda Khenpo]] Rinpoche and [[Dzigar Lama Wangdor]] and then stayed in retreat for one year doing [[ngondro]] practice as had been advised by [[Drikung Khandro]] Rinpoche. Drikung Khandro also advised him to seek out and study with the great [[Nyingma]] master, [[Khenchen Thupten Ozer]]. At the age of 25, Khenpo took both Genyen (begining level buddhist vows) and Getsul (novice) monk vows from Khenchen Rinpoche and then at 26 took Gelong (full monk ordination) with his root guru.

He received most teachings from his root guru [[Khenchen Thupten Ozer]] Rinpoche, the well-learned and highly acclaimed scholar of [[Dzogchen Shri Singha]] Institute in Tibet. He also received teachings from many great master like, HH the [[14th Dalai Lama]], HH [[Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje]] Rinpoche, [[Dilgo Khyentse]] Rinpoche, [[Drikung Chetsang]] Rinpoche, [[Khunu Lama Tendzin Gyaltsen]], [[Nyoshul Khenpo]] Rinpoche, [[Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche]], [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]], [[Taklung Tsetrul]] Rinpoche, and many other master. At the same time he was helping his root guru to look after the affairs of his monastery Pangang Ritod which is located in Manali (Northern India).

At the age of 40, in 1978, he was initiated as a [[Khenpo]] and enthroned by his root guru and named [[Khenpo]] [[Konchog]] [[Monlam]]. Since then he started giving teachings at his monastery in Manali and [[Lho Lungkar]] monastery. At the same time he also gave teachings to the local Tibetan at the Tibetan settlement in Bir.

In the year 1985, he went back to Tibet to visit my relatives who were left behind there. During his one year stay in Tibet, he gave reading transmissions for both the [[Mani Mantra]] and [[Vajra Guru Mantra]] and more than a thousand committed to Khen Rinpoche that they would give up alcohol and tobacco. While in Tibet he went on pilgrimage to [[Lhasa]], [[Tsang]], [[Drikung]], and many other holy places, to pay respect and make offerings.

In 1987 he took the responsibility of Head [[Khenpo]] for nine years and taught the first batch of students at the [[Drikung Kagyu Institute]], at [[Jangchub Ling]], established by HH [[Drikung Chetsang]] Rinpoche. He then joined the late [[Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche]] and Tulku [[Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche]] in their Dharma activities when asked by Urgyen Rinpoche to look after the affairs of [[Nagi Gompa]] Nunnery in Nepal.

Khen Rinpoche established his own retreat center "Ngodrup Charbeb Ling Retreat Center" in 1998. It is located on the west side, about 300 meters from the holy [[Swayambhunath]] [[Stupa]], the most sacred Buddhist site in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal. To this date, there has been one set of monks and two set of nuns to have completed the traditional 3 year and 3 month retreat in the [[Longchen Nyingthig]] lineage under the guidance of Khenpo Konchog Monlam. Now there is a third set of nuns who started their retreat in mid 2005, and 18 nuns studying budhhist philosophy, ritual and sciences.

''Written by the masters humble student [BL]'' 

===Literary Works===


===Main Teachers===
*[[Khenchen Thupten Ozer]]
*[[Khunu Lama]] Tendzin Gyaltsen
*[[Dodrupchen]] Thupten Thrinley Palzang
*[[Chatral Sangye Dorje]]
*[[Dilgo Khyentse]]

===Main Students===


===Main Lineages===
*[[Longchen Nyingthig]]
*[[Drikung Kagyu]]
*[[Drikung Yangzab]]

===Alternate Names===
*Khenpo Konmon

===Other Reference Sources===
*[http://www.rangjung.com/gl/Lho_Lungkar_Monastery.htm A brief history of Lho Lungkar Gon, Ogmin Tubten Shedrub Ling.]

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