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| '''Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche'''<br>short biography
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| [[Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche]] is one of the foremost teachers of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. As well as being the senior scholar of the lineage he was given the degree of [[Geshe Rabjam]], the highest scholastic degree, by the Dalai Lama. He is also an acknowledged master of Mahamudra meditation.<br>
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| Thrangu Rinpoche is the ninth reincarnated of the Thrangu lineage. The [[7th Karmapa]] recognized the first Thrangu tulku as the emanation of [[Palgyi Senge]], one of the [[twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche]]. Given the name, Thrangu Rinpoche, he was then established by the Karmapa in his own monastery, [[Pal Thrangu Tashi Choling]], in the eastern region of Tibet know as Kham. The monastic college for higher Buddhist studies there became one of the great seats of learning in Tibet. The famous scholar, [[Mipham Rinpoche]] stayed there for some time.<br>
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| Thrangu Rinpoche escaped from Tibet after the invasion by China, finally reaching [[Rumtek Monastery]] in Sikkim where the l6th Karmapa had settled after leaving Tibet. The Karmapa appointed him Chief Abbot of Rumtek Monastery and the [[Nalanda Monastic College]]. Thrangu Rinpoche is presently the main teacher of the [[17th Karmapa, Orgyen Thinley]], and was teacher of the [[four regents of the Kagyu lineage]] and many of the Kagyu tulkus.<br>
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| Presently, Thrangu Rinpoche's main residence is the monastery which he established [[Boudhanath]], Nepal by the [[great Stupa of Boudhanath]]. Rinpoche now has his own monastic college at [[Namo Buddha]] that is located in the mountains near Kathmandu. Also at Namo Buddha is a retreat center, [[Thrangu Dharmakara Publications]], a school for young monks, and a temple that is under construction. Rinpoche also founded [[Thrangu Tara Abbey]], a nunnery near Kathmandu, a school for children of Tibetan and Himalayan cultures in Boudhanath and The [[Vajra Vidya Institute for Buddhist Studies]] in Sarnath, India, where the Buddha gave the first cycle of teachings. Thrangu Monastery in Tibet is being rebuilt and now has a monastic college and retreat centers. Thrangu Rinpoche is founder of many Buddhist centers and foundations in the West, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.<br>
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| ===Alternate Names & Spellings===
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| *[[Thrangu Rinpoche]]
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| *[[Khenchen Thrangu Tulku]]
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| ===Reference===
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| *[[Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche longer biography]]
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| For information about his activities and teaching schedule, please see: http://www.rinpoche.com/<br>
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| [[Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers]]
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| [[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
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| [[Category:Kagyu Masters]]
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| [[Category:Karma Kagyu]]
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