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| =='''Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche''' ==
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| Resident Teacher at [[Ewam Choden Tibetan Buddhist Center]]
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| Rinpoche Lama Kunga Thartse was born into a noble family in Lhasa in 1935, the son of [[Tsipon Shuguba]], Treasurer in the Dalai Lama's government.
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| At the age of 7, he was recognized as a reincarnation of [[Sevan Repa]], a heart disciple of [[Milarepa]], Tibet’s great 11th century poet-saint. Rinpoche entered [[Ngor Monastery]] at eight and was ordained as a monk at sixteen. In 1959, he was Vice-Abbot of Ngor Monastery, in the [[Sakya Tradition]], but fled Western Tibet with his countrymen at the time of Chinese invasion.
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| In 1972 Rinpoche came to America and at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama joined Geshe Wangyal in New Jersey. Later, at the requests of students he came to Kensington, California and established the Ewam Choden Tibetan Buddhist Center. Lama Kunga has also taught in New Jersey, New York, Washington, D.C., Wisconsin, Oregon, Florida, Utah, Minnesota, and Arkansas.
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| Over his years in America Lama Kunga was hosted the great masters of many traditions of Tibetan Buddhism at Ewam Choden. These masters include:
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| * [[the Dalai Lama]]
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| * [[Chobgye Trichen]]
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| * [[Sakya Trizin]]
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| * [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]
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| * [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]]
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| * [[Kalu Rinpoche]]
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| * [[Dezhung Rinpoche]]
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| * [[Chogyam Trungpa]]
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| With unparalleled patience and generosity Lama Kunga has responded to the heartfelt supplication of his students and taught, line by line, word by word, week after week, many of the great jewels of the Sakya tradition including:
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| From the [[Lam Dre]] tradition
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| * The Triple Tantra (rgyud gsum) of [[Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrup]]
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| * The Later Eight Cycles (lam skor phyi ma brgyad) of [[Dragpa Gyaltsen]]
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| * Many commentaries on the practice of Hevajra
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| Commentaries on the Tradition of Vajrayogini (Naropa's Khecari) by
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| * [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]
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| * [[Dragpa Gyaltsen]] (rtsa dbu ma khrid yig)
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| * [[Thartse Khen Ngawang Palzang]]
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| * [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk]] (The Six Summaries (sdom drug) also known as the "Seven Day Teaching"
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| * As well as many smaller works by [[Losel Tankyong]], [[Ludrup Mangtho Gyatso]], and others.
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| [[Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers]]
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| [[Category:Sakya Masters]]
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