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==Short description==
==Short description==
Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche was born in Tibet in 1950, and was recognized as a tulku of [[Sherab Khyentse]], an abbot of [[Gochen Monastery]] in Kham. Khenpo escaped from Tibet with his brother, [[Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche]], and their family in 1960. In India, he studied at the [[Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies]], and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Sanskrit University in 1970. In 1978, H. H. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] appointed him as the abbot of the [[Wish-fulfilling Nyingmapa Institute]] in [[Boudhanath]], Nepal. During the 1980’s Khenpo studied and worked closely with Dudjom Rinpoche in France and at the [[Yeshe Nyingpo]] center in New York. In 1988, he and his brother founded the [[Padmasambhava Buddhist Centers]], which now have branches in the U.S., India, and Russia.  
Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche was born in Tibet in 1950, and was recognized as a tulku of [[Sherab Khyentse]], a great abbot of [[Gochen Monastery]] in Kham. Khenpo escaped from Tibet with his brother, [[Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche]], and their family in 1960. In India, he studied at the [[Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies]], and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Sanskrit University in 1970. In 1978, H. H. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] appointed him as the abbot of the [[Wish-fulfilling Nyingmapa Institute]] in [[Boudhanath]], Nepal. During the 1980’s Khenpo studied and worked closely with Dudjom Rinpoche in France and at the [[Yeshe Nyingpo]] center in New York. During the 198o's began doing the oral translation for the teachings of his brother, Khenchen Palden Sherab, at various centers in the U.S. In 1988, the "Khenpo brothers" founded the [[Padmasambhava Buddhist Centers]], which now have branches in the U.S., India, and Russia.
Khenpo Tsewang has written in Tibetan a two-volume history of the Nyingma lineage during the sixth through ninth centuries, and a biography of H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche. His Tibetan book of poems, ''Praise to the Lotus Born'', was translated into English in 2004.
Khenpo Tsewang has written in Tibetan and a biography of H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche. His Tibetan book of poems, ''Praise to the Lotus Born'', was translated into English in 2004.


===Main teachers===
===Main teachers===


===Published Works===
===Published Works===
 
''khyed chos che drug (The Six Sublime Pillars of the Nyingma School'', pecha 2001) by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal. This is a two-volume history of the Nyingma lineage during the sixth through ninth centuries.
''ye shes rdo rje 'od zer (Light Rays of Indestructible Wisdom)'' (Pema Samye Chokhor Ling, 2003) by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal. A biorgraphy of H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche, Jigdral Yeshe Dorje. This is currently being translated into English by Khenpo Tsewang and Carl Stuendel).
''Praise to the Lotus Born: A Verse Garland of Waves of Devotion (Dharma Samudra, 2004, English and Tibetan) by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal.
 
===Active Projects===
===Active Projects===


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Revision as of 11:14, 6 January 2006

Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche

Short description

Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche was born in Tibet in 1950, and was recognized as a tulku of Sherab Khyentse, a great abbot of Gochen Monastery in Kham. Khenpo escaped from Tibet with his brother, Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche, and their family in 1960. In India, he studied at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Sanskrit University in 1970. In 1978, H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche appointed him as the abbot of the Wish-fulfilling Nyingmapa Institute in Boudhanath, Nepal. During the 1980’s Khenpo studied and worked closely with Dudjom Rinpoche in France and at the Yeshe Nyingpo center in New York. During the 198o's began doing the oral translation for the teachings of his brother, Khenchen Palden Sherab, at various centers in the U.S. In 1988, the "Khenpo brothers" founded the Padmasambhava Buddhist Centers, which now have branches in the U.S., India, and Russia. Khenpo Tsewang has written in Tibetan and a biography of H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche. His Tibetan book of poems, Praise to the Lotus Born, was translated into English in 2004.

Main teachers

Published Works

khyed chos che drug (The Six Sublime Pillars of the Nyingma School, pecha 2001) by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal. This is a two-volume history of the Nyingma lineage during the sixth through ninth centuries. ye shes rdo rje 'od zer (Light Rays of Indestructible Wisdom) (Pema Samye Chokhor Ling, 2003) by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal. A biorgraphy of H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche, Jigdral Yeshe Dorje. This is currently being translated into English by Khenpo Tsewang and Carl Stuendel). Praise to the Lotus Born: A Verse Garland of Waves of Devotion (Dharma Samudra, 2004, English and Tibetan) by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal.

Active Projects

Unpublished Works (completed)

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