Khamtrul Dongyu Nyima Rinpoche

Khamtrul Dongyu Nyima was the eighth Khamtrul Rinpoche, a highly realized Drukpa Kagyu master who was also a great artist. His main monastary was called Khampagar, situated in the eastern Tibetan province of Nangchen. After his escape from Tibet he eventually founded his seat in India, starting the Tibetan community called Tashi Jong, in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India. He passed away in 1980 and his reincarnation, the 9th Khamtrul is now 25 years old and head of the Khampagar Monastary in Tashi Jong.