Sogyal Rinpoche

Sogyal Rinpoche (bsod rgyal rin po che) 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.

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.

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.

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.

(From the Rigpa Website)

Primary Teachers

• Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro
• Dudjom Rinpoche
• Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
• Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche

Lineage

• Longchen Nyingthig
• Terton Sogyal Terma

External Links

• Rigpa Website
• Lerab Ling Website
• History of the Lakar Family

Publications

• Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen and Padmasambhava; ISBN __
• Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying; ISBN __