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'''Alak Zenkar Rinpoche''' ([[a lags gzan dkar rin po che]])
== Bardor Tulku Rinpoche ==
===Brief Biography===
Alak Zenkar Rinpoche is great Nyingmapa scholar from Eastern Tibet who is said to be an emanation of [[Do Khyentse]] and at present lives in New York. [AJP] from The Great Image ISBN 1-59030-069-6


<span class=TibUni18>༼[[འབར་རྡོར་སྤྲུལ་སྐུ།]] ༽</span> - ([['bar rdor sprul sku]])
He is the premier Tibetan lexicographer and scholar Tudeng Nima (Alak Zenkar) ...


Born in 1950 in Kham, East Tibet, the Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche (Tenpay Nyima) <ref> See also biography of Bardor Tulku Rinpoche on [http://www.kunzang.org/btr.html Kunzang Palchen Ling], [http://www.kagyu.org/kagyulineage/teachers/tea14.php Karma Triyana Dharmachakra], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Bardor_Tulku_Rinpoche EN-Wikipedia] web sites. </ref> was recognized as the third incarnation of Terchen Barway Dorje <ref> [http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Terton_Barway_Dorje Terchen Barway Dorje], a student of [[Orgyen Chokgyur Lingpa|Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa]] and the Ninth Tai Situ Rinpoche, was an incarnation of [[Nubchen Sangye Yeshe|Nupchen Sangye Yeshe]], one of the twenty-five principal disciples of [[Padmasambhava|Guru Padmasambhava]] and a prime minister for the [[Trisong Detsen|King Trisong Detsen]]. He was also the founder of Raktrul Monastery in Eastern Tibet. The inner autobiography of Terchen Barway Dorje has been published in English as ''[http://www.ktdpublications.org/book%20catalog/Precious%20Essence/Precious_Essence.php Precious Essence. The Inner Autobiography of Terchen Barway Dorje]'' (KTD Publications, 2005). A collection of his songs of realizations is available in English as ''[http://www.ktdpublications.org/book%20catalog/Treasure%20of%20Eloquence/Treasure_of_Eloquence.php Treasury of Eloquence. The songs of Barway Dorje]'' (KTD Publications, 2007) </ref> (1836-1920) by is Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa <ref> [http://www.kagyu.org/kagyulineage/karmapa/index.php Karmapa] is the head of the [[Karma Kagyu|Karma Kagyu]] lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. </ref> (1924-1981). After the Communist invasion of [[Tibet|Tibet]] in 1959, Rinpoche and his family, like many Tibetans, fled their homeland to seek safety in India. The arduous journey over the Himalayas and later the tropical climate of Assam brought death to all Rinpoche’s family, and the young Rinpoche found himself alone in a foreign country. With a twelve-year old friend, Rinpoche left Assam and  traveled to Darjeeling where His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa found him and arranged for him to be taken to Rumtek Monastery <ref> [http://www.rumtek.org/ Rumtek Monastery] is the main seat of the Karmapas outside of Tibet. </ref> in Sikkim.  
Tudeng Nima (Alak Zenkar Rinpoche) was recognized as the reincarnation of Zenkar Rinpoche of [[Amdo]] in 1946. He was born in the 1943 in the Sichuan Province of the People’s Republic of China.


Bardor Tulku Rinpoche underwent his training as a [[Tulku|''tulku'']] (reincarnate lama) under the tutelage of the 16th Karmapa at Rumtek Monastery. He remained close to His Holiness throughout his life, serving as his attendant and traveling with him overseas. At His Holiness’s request, he stayed in the United States to help Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche <ref> See biography of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche on the web site for [http://www.kagyu.org/kagyulineage/teachers/tea15.php Karma Triyana Dharmachakra] </ref> and Tenzin Chonyi <ref> See biography of Tenzin Chonyi on the web site for [http://www.kagyu.org/ktd/monastery/tenzinchonyi.php Karma Triyana Dharmachakra] </ref> establish the Karmapa’s Seat in North America, Karma Triyana Dharmachakra <ref> [http://www.kagyu.org Karma Triyana Dharmachakra] (KTD), the main seat of the Karmapa in North America, is located in Woodstock, NY. </ref>.  Since 1980s, Rinpoche has taught at KTD and its affiliated centers across the United States and abroad. Some of his teachings have been published as books and DVDs; many more still await publication.
Presently, he is a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University in the East Asian Institute and is the Director and Founder of the [[Project for Searching and Making Available Rare Texts]] in Chengdu China. He is also the main editor and Co-Founder of the [[Project for the Compedium Dictionary of Tibetan Buddhist Terminology of Eight Different Schools]], jointly with the [[Nitartha Organization]] of Vancouver, BC , Canada.
 
In 2000, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche established the Raktrul Foundation <ref> [http://www.raktrul.org Raktrul Foundation] is a non-profit organization, the mission of which is to assist underprivileged communities in Tibet by developing and implementing programs for education, medical care, and basic community support. </ref> and in 2003 a Tibetan Buddhist center, Kunzang Palchen Ling <ref> [http://www.kunzang.org Kunzang Palchen Ling] is a Tibetan Buddhist center in Red Hook, NY. Its mission is to make available the teachings of all major traditions of [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhism]]. </ref>, in Red Hook NY, where he offers teachings and empowerments. In 2005, a ground-breaking ceremony for a new building at Kunzang Palchen Ling was held. When the new facility is completed, all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism will be taught there. Furthermore, Bardor Rinpoche intends to make the center available to people of other spiritual affiliations as a quiet and sacred space where they can seek refuge from the busyness of daily life.
 
In the fall of 2008, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche resigned from his responsibilities at KTD and is now focusing fully on the activities of Kunzang Palchen Ling. In addition to providing access to the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism in general, the center also serves as a venue for the preservation of the treasure (''[[terma]]'') teachings of [[Terchen]] [[Barway Dorje]] and the hidden teachings of the [[Barom Kagyu]] lineage. As well as overseeing translations of Terchen Barway Dorje's [[terma]]s into English, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche himself composes liturgies and [[songs of realization]] (''dohas''). <ref> Samples of Bardor Tulku Rinpoche's dohas can be viewed on [http://www.kunzang.org/btr-dohas.html Kunzang Palchen Ling] web site. </ref>.
 
 
== Bibliography ==
''Practice of Green Tara'' (1999) Rinchen Publications<br />
''Living in Compassion'' (2004) Rinchen Publications<br />
''Tashi Prayer'' (2000) Rinchen Publications<br />
''Rest for the Fortunate: The Extraordinary Practice of Nyungne'' (2004) Rinchen Publications<br />
 
 
== Teachings on DVD ==
''Preparing for Death and Dying'' (1999) Vajra Echoes<br />
''Twenty-One Praises to Tara'' (1999) Vajra Echoes<br />
''Life of Yeshe Tsogyal'' (2008) Karma Kagyu Institute<br />
 
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
 
== See also ==
 
[[Barom Kagyu]]<br>
[[Dzogchen]]<br>
[[Guru Padmasambhava]]<br>
[[Karma Kagyu]]<br>
[[Terma]]<br>
[[Vajrayana|Vajrayana Buddhism]]<br>


===Literary Works===
==In Tibetan==
* A Two volume history of the Nyingma lineage
* [[bod rgya tshig mdzod chen mo]]; Three volume Tibetan-Tibetan-Chinese dictionary
* [[An Encyclopaedic Tibetan-English Dictionary]] = bod dbyin tshig mdzod chen mo : A Revised Version of [[bod rgya tshig mdzod chen mo]] : Volume One, Ka - Nya ; [[Tadeusz Skorupski]] red., [[Gyurme Dorje]] and Tudeng Nima overs. Beijing/London: The nationalities Publishing House & The School of Oriental and African Studies, 2001.
==In English==
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/id32.html A Brief Presentation of the Nine Yanas]
===Main Teachers===
*[[Khenpo Thubten Nyendrak]]
*[[Sixth Dzogchen Rinpoche Jikdral Changchub Dorje]]
*[[Khenpo Yönten Gönpo]]
*[[Khenpo Ngawang Norbu]]
*[[Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro]]
*[[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]]
*[[Tsara Khenpo Chodrak]]
===Main Students===
*[[Dzogchen Khenpo Dorje Tashi]]<br>
===Main Lineages===
*[[Longchen Nyingthig]]<br>
===Alternate Names & Spellings===
*[[Thubten Nyima]]
*[[Tudeng Nima]]<br>
===Other Reference Sources===
*<br>
===Internal Links===
*<br>
===External Links===
*[http://www.tbrc.org/cgi-bin/tbrcdatx?do=so&resource=P2362 TBRC link]
* Alak Zenkar's Biog page at [http://tbrc.org/about/bio.php?bio_str=tnr TBRC]


[[Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers]]
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[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]

Revision as of 21:43, 19 June 2015

Alak Zenkar Rinpoche (a lags gzan dkar rin po che)

Brief Biography

Alak Zenkar Rinpoche is great Nyingmapa scholar from Eastern Tibet who is said to be an emanation of Do Khyentse and at present lives in New York. [AJP] from The Great Image ISBN 1-59030-069-6

He is the premier Tibetan lexicographer and scholar Tudeng Nima (Alak Zenkar) ...

Tudeng Nima (Alak Zenkar Rinpoche) was recognized as the reincarnation of Zenkar Rinpoche of Amdo in 1946. He was born in the 1943 in the Sichuan Province of the People’s Republic of China.

Presently, he is a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University in the East Asian Institute and is the Director and Founder of the Project for Searching and Making Available Rare Texts in Chengdu China. He is also the main editor and Co-Founder of the Project for the Compedium Dictionary of Tibetan Buddhist Terminology of Eight Different Schools, jointly with the Nitartha Organization of Vancouver, BC , Canada.

Literary Works

In Tibetan

In English

Main Teachers

Main Students

Main Lineages

Alternate Names & Spellings

Other Reference Sources


Internal Links


External Links

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