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== Bardor Tulku Rinpoche ==
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===<span class=TibUni16>སྐུ་ཕྲེང༌།</span> ''-'' The successive incarnations===
 
*1st: [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]]
Born in 1950 in Kham, East Tibet, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche <ref> See also biography of Bardor Tulku Rinpoche on [http://www.kunzang.org/btr.html Kunzang Palchen Ling] and [http://www.kagyu.org/kagyulineage/teachers/tea14.php Karma Triyana Dharmachakra] 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/lineage/kag41.php His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang 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.
*2nd: [[Alak Zenkar Pema Ngodrup Rolpe Dorje]]
 
*3rd: [[Alak Zenkar Thupten Nyima]]
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 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.
 
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 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, and Bardor Tulku Rinpoche has been overseeing translations of [[Terchen]] [[Barway Dorje]]’s termas into English. Rinpoche himself is an author of many 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>.
 
== Published teachings by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche (books and DVD) ==
''Practice of Green Tara'' (1999) Rinchen Publications<br />
''Preparing for Death and Dying'' (1999) Vajra Echoes<br />
''Twenty-One Praises to Tara'' (1999) Vajra Echoes<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 />
''Life of Yeshe Tsogyal'' (2008) Karma Kagyu Institute<br />
 
 
 
== References ==
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== See also ==
 
[[Barom Kagyu]]<br>
[[Dzogchen]]<br>
[[Guru Padmasambhava]]<br>
[[Karma Kagyu]]<br>
[[Terma]]<br>
[[Vajrayana|Vajrayana Buddhism]]<br>
 


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*[[Dzinpa Rangdrol]]<br>
===Alternate Names & Spellings===
*[[Alag Zenkar]]<br>
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ཨ་ལགས་གཟན་དཀར་རིན་པོ་ཆེ།
a lags gzan dkar rin po che

སྐུ་ཕྲེང༌། - The successive incarnations

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