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Khordong Terchen Tulku Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche 
H.H Khordong Terchen Tulku Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche, also known to many as [[C.R. Lama]], was one of the highest Nyingmapa Lamas of his time. He was born in 1922 in the Kham Region of Tibet. When he was 4 years old, several prominent Lamas, among them H.H. The [[13th Dalai Lama]], H.H. [[Minling Trichen]] and H.H. The [[Sakya Trizin]] confirmed that [[Chhimed Rigdzin]] is the 4th incarnation of the great Terton [[Nudan Dorje Drophan Lingpa]]. The lineage of [[Nudan Dorje]] begins with [[Shariputra]], one of the main disciples of Lord Buddha, and went on to [[Humkara]], the pupil of [[Garab Dorje]], and [[Khyechung Lotsawa]], one of [[Padmasambhava's 25 main disciples]].
Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche was installed on the throne of the [[Khordong Monastery]] in Kham, Tibet at the age of 4. He was educated in Mandala, Grammar, Philosophy and Tantra. At the age of 7 he began to exhibit many miracles. It is said, that he left footprints in a rock and crushed a rock with his bare hand. Also at 7 he discovered his first Terma, a hidden text written by Padmasambhava in the 8th century. 
Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche completed his education at the age of 19 with the degree of [[Dorje Lopön Chenpo]] ([[Mahavajracharya]]), a title that is comparable to that of a doctorate. Then, on the advice of his Guru [[Tulku Tsurlo]], he left the monastery to enter into the traditional three year retreat at [[Tso Pema]]. Following that, he visited all the Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Tibet, Sikkim, Bhutan and India as monk and wandering [[Ngakpa]].
From 1954 to 1987 Rinpoche was Head of the Department for Indo-Tibetan studies at the [[Visvabharati University]] at Santiniketan in West Bengal, India. In the late 50's he was invited by Professor Tucci to teach in Rome. During that time he met H.H. Pope John XXIII. In the following year he was invited to teach at the University of Munich by Prof. Hofmann.
During his journey to Tibet in 1985 he became known as the Rainbow Lama, because wherever he went rainbows would appear in the sky. The [[Mahabodhi Society]] of India awarded him the honorary title of Bodhisattva for his meritorious activities and for spreading the dharma. Since his retirement in 1987, Rinpoche visited Europe every year, where he guided a small but devoted group of pupils. Rinpoche was considered to be the mind emanation of Padmasambhava.
:from [http://www.khordong-india.com/ The Chhimed Rigdzin Society website]
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