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Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, Nyingma master living in Dordogne, France. Instrumental in bring Vajrayana, Nyingma in particular, to France. Heads the [[Padmakara Translation Group]].
==Sogyal Rinpoche==
===Short Biography===
Born in Kham in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of [[Lerab Lingpa Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.
[[Tulku Pema Wangyal]], [[Taklung Tsetul]] (1945-present), is the first son of the Rimey Dzogchen master [[Kangyur Rinpoche]] of [[Riwoche]] (1893-1974). He is the main resident master of the 3 year Nyingmapa retreats in Dordogne, France, director of the [[Association du Centre d'Etudes de Chanteloube]] and founder of the [[Padmakara Translation Group]].
 
===Main Teachers===
In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, serving as their translator and aide.
===Main Students===
 
===Main Lineages===
With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of Tibetan Buddhism in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most renowned teachers of our time. He is also the author of the highly-acclaimed and ground breaking book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.
===Alternate Names===
* [[Tulku Pema Wangyal Rinpoche]]
* [[Tulku Pema Wangyal]]
===Other Reference Sources===
[http://www.chanteloube.asso.fr/ Association du Centre d'Etudes de Chanteloube]
[http://perso.wanadoo.fr/chanteloube/english/songtsen.htm Songtsen activities]
[http://padmakara.com/ Padmakara Translations]


Rinpoche is also the founder and spiritual director of [[Rigpa]], an international network of 106 Buddhist centres and groups in 23 countries around the world. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia, addressing thousands of people on his retreats and teaching tours.
::'''''Prayer for the Long Life of Pema Wangyal Rinpoche'''''


(From the Rigpa Website)
Om swasti Tsé lha gyatso’i chinlap tenjung lé


==Primary Teachers==
Om Swasti! Through dependent causation and the blessings of the infinity of long life deities,


[[Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro]] [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]; [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]]
Lung zin tak tsé’i gyutrül péma wang


==Lineage==
May Pema Wangyal, prophesied magical emanation of the Taklung Tsetrul,
[[Longchen Nyingthig]]  [[Terton Sogyal Terma]]


==External Links==
Sangsum ngadra’i gyalpo tar ten né
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Rigpa Website]
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/id43.html History of the Lakar Family]


==Publications==
Be firm in body, speech and mind like the King of the Sounding Drum (Amitabha),
*Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen and Padmasambhava
*Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying


Lapchen ten dro’i zhétön thar gyé sho


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And may the great waves of his wishes for the teachings and beings spread out to their ultimate extent.<br>
<small>''This prayer for the health and long life of the supreme refuge Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, body speech and mind son of the mighty learned and accomplished Kyabjé [[Kangyur Rinpoche]], was felt as an aspiration, written down and offered by the totally ignorant Buddhist monk known as [[Ngawang Chökyi Lodrö]] at [[Tashi Pelbar Ling]] in France on the auspicious twenty-second day of the Ripening (tenth) Month of the Earth Hare Year. Virtue !''</small>
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 18 November 2008

Pema Wangyal Rinpoche

Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, Nyingma master living in Dordogne, France. Instrumental in bring Vajrayana, Nyingma in particular, to France. Heads the Padmakara Translation Group.

Short Biography

Tulku Pema Wangyal, Taklung Tsetul (1945-present), is the first son of the Rimey Dzogchen master Kangyur Rinpoche of Riwoche (1893-1974). He is the main resident master of the 3 year Nyingmapa retreats in Dordogne, France, director of the Association du Centre d'Etudes de Chanteloube and founder of the Padmakara Translation Group.

Main Teachers

Main Students

Main Lineages

Alternate Names

Other Reference Sources

Association du Centre d'Etudes de Chanteloube Songtsen activities Padmakara Translations

Prayer for the Long Life of Pema Wangyal Rinpoche

Om swasti Tsé lha gyatso’i chinlap tenjung lé

Om Swasti! Through dependent causation and the blessings of the infinity of long life deities,

Lung zin tak tsé’i gyutrül péma wang

May Pema Wangyal, prophesied magical emanation of the Taklung Tsetrul,

Sangsum ngadra’i gyalpo tar ten né

Be firm in body, speech and mind like the King of the Sounding Drum (Amitabha),

Lapchen ten dro’i zhétön thar gyé sho

And may the great waves of his wishes for the teachings and beings spread out to their ultimate extent.
This prayer for the health and long life of the supreme refuge Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, body speech and mind son of the mighty learned and accomplished Kyabjé Kangyur Rinpoche, was felt as an aspiration, written down and offered by the totally ignorant Buddhist monk known as Ngawang Chökyi Lodrö at Tashi Pelbar Ling in France on the auspicious twenty-second day of the Ripening (tenth) Month of the Earth Hare Year. Virtue !

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