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Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, Nyingma master living in Dordogne, France. Instrumental in bring Vajrayana, Nyingma in particular, to France. Heads the [[Padmakara Translation Group]].
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[[Tulku Pema Wangyal]], [[Taklung Tsetul]] (1945-present), is the first son of the Rimey Dzogchen master [[Kangyur Rinpoche]] of [[Riwoche]] (1893-1974). He is the main resident master of the 3 year Nyingmapa retreats in Dordogne, France, leader of the [[Chanteloube Buddhist Association]] and founder of the [[Padmakara Translation Group]].


===Alternate Names===
==Sogyal Rinpoche==
* [[Tulku Pema Wangyal Rinpoche]]
Born in Kham in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of [[Lerab Lingpa Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.
* [[Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche]], [[Taklung Tsetrül Rinpoche]]


==Prayer for the Long Life of Pema Wangyal Rinpoche==
In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, serving as their translator and aide.


Om swasti Tsé lha gyatso’i chinlap tenjung lé
With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of Tibetan Buddhism in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most renowned teachers of our time. He is also the author of the highly-acclaimed and ground breaking book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.
Om Swasti! Through dependent causation and the blessings of the infinity of long life deities,
Lung zin tak tsé’i gyutrül péma wang
May Pema Wangyal, prophesied magical emanation of the Taklung Tsetrul,
Sangsum ngadra’i gyalpo tar ten né
Be firm in body, speech and mind like the King of the Sounding Drum (Amitabha),
Lapchen ten dro’i zhétön thar gyé sho
And may the great waves of his wishes for the teachings and beings spread out to their ultimate extent.


This prayer for the health and long life of the supreme refuge Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, body speech and mind son of the mighty learned and accomplished Kyabjé Kangyur Rinpoche, was felt as an aspiration, written down and offered by the totally ignorant Buddhist monk known as Ngawang Chökyi Lodrö at [[Tashi Pelbar Ling]] in France on the auspicious twenty-second day of the Ripening (tenth) Month of the Earth Hare Year. Virtue !
Rinpoche is also the founder and spiritual director of [[Rigpa]], an international network of 106 Buddhist centres and groups in 23 countries around the world. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia, addressing thousands of people on his retreats and teaching tours.


===Other Reference Sources===
(From the Rigpa Website)
[http://perso.wanadoo.fr/chanteloube/english/songtsen.htm Songtsen activities]
[http://padmakara.com/ Padmakara Translations]


==Primary Teachers==
[[Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro]] [[Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje]]; [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] [[Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje]]
==Lineage==
[[Longchen Nyingthig]]  [[Terton Sogyal Terma]]
==External Links==
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Rigpa Website]
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]
==Publications==
*Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen and Padmasambhava
*Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
[[Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers]]
[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]
[[Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers]]

Revision as of 04:25, 25 December 2005


Sogyal Rinpoche

Born in Kham in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa Tertön Sogyal, a teacher to the thirteenth Dalai Lama, by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.

In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, serving as their translator and aide.

With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of Tibetan Buddhism in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most renowned teachers of our time. He is also the author of the highly-acclaimed and ground breaking book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.

Rinpoche is also the founder and spiritual director of Rigpa, an international network of 106 Buddhist centres and groups in 23 countries around the world. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia, addressing thousands of people on his retreats and teaching tours.

(From the Rigpa Website)

Primary Teachers

Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje; Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje

Lineage

Longchen Nyingthig Terton Sogyal Terma

External Links

Publications

  • Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen and Padmasambhava
  • Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
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