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'''Sakyong Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, Jampal Trinley Dradul''' (b. [[1962]]) is the head of the [[Shambhala Buddhism|Shambhala Buddhist]] lineage and [[Shambhala International]], a worldwide network of urban Buddhist meditation centers, retreat centers, monasteries, a university, and other enterprises, founded by his father, the Buddhist teacher [[Chögyam Trungpa]] Rinpoche (XI Trungpa [[Tulku]]). Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is a high lama in the [[Kagyü]] and [[Nyingma]] lineages of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. He is believed to be the second incarnation of [[Mipham|Mipham the Great]], who is revered in Tibet as an emanation of [[Manjushri]], the bodhisattva of wisdom. "[[Rinpoche]]" is an honorific (meaning "precious one" in [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]]) commonly afforded to Tibetan [[lama]]s.
One the [[six principal Nyingma monasteries]] in Tibet.


==Biography==
==Lineage Masters==
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche was born '''Ösel Rangdröl Mukpo''' in 1962 in [[Bodhagaya, India]]. He spent his early years with his mother, Lady Kunchok Palden, in a Tibetan refugee village in northwest India, where he began his study of Buddhism. At the age of seven, he went to live with his father in the [[United Kingdom]]. His father moved to the [[United States]] in [[1970]], and Osel Mukpo rejoined him there two years later, where his education continued. He also began to receive training in various contemplative arts such as [[kyudo]] (Japanese archery), [[calligraphy]], and horsemanship.
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The Sakyong also received many teachings from many of the great contemporary teachers of Tibetan Buddhism, in particular [[Penor Rinpoche]], supreme head of the [[Nyingma]] lineage. The Nyingma teacher, [[Dilgo Khyentse]] Rinpoche, was like a grandfather to the Sakyong. After the death of his father, the Sakyong moved to [[Nepal]] and studied with [[Khyentse Rinpoche]] for many years.
==Current Lineage Holders==
*[[Penor Rinpoche]]
*[[Khenpo Namdrol Rinpoche]]


In [[1995]], with many dignitaries in attendance and much celebration, Ösel Rangdröl was formally enthroned as Sakyong and confirmed as the rebirth of Mipham the Great. Penor Rinpoche performed the ceremony.
==Practices and Teachings==
*[[Namcho]]
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==Dharma activity==
==Contact Information==
In [[2001]] Sakyong Mipham visited Tibet for the first time. Here he was greeted by thousands of people, not only as the Sakyong and the rebirth of Mipham, but also as living proof of the vitality of Buddhism, returning to the place that his father had left in [[1959]]. Huge audiences gathered to hear his teachings and receive his blessings. [[Choseng Trungpa]], the Twelfth [[Trungpa tülkus|Trungpa Tulku]], along with the other tulkus and leaders of [[Surmang]], asked him to assume stewardship of the Surmang monasteries and their people. While in Tibet he was also asked to assume responsibility for [[Weyen monastery]], the [[Gesar]] orphanage, and the Mipham Institute in Golok, and [[Khamput Monastery]] in [[Kham]]; his support for all of these is now directed through the [[Kunchok Foundation]].


In 2004 he returned to India to meet for the first time with the Seventeenth Gyalwa [[Karmapa]], and also journeyed back to Tibet to visit the monasteries under his care.


The Sakyong continually maintains his personal meditation, study, and writing. He travels extensively, teaching throughout the world. He is a poet and an artist. He enjoys [[golf]], running, horseback riding, and [[yoga]].
==External Links==


==Lineage of Sakyongs==
[[Category:Six Main Nyingma Monasteries]]
The Sakyong holds and propagates the teachings of [[Shambhala]], an enlightened society. This tradition emphasizes confidence in the basic goodness of all beings and teaches courageous rulership based on wisdom and compassion. The term "Sakyong" literally means "earth-protector" in Tibetan, although it is colloquially understood to mean "king".  Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is regarded as a ''[[chögyal]]'' ([[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] ''dharmaraja'') – "king of truth" – who combines the spiritual and worldly paths. The first [[Rigden king]] of Shambhala, [[Dawa Sangpo]], was said to have been empowered directly by the Buddha.  The Sakyong is the earthly embodiment or emanation of the [[Rigden]] — enlightened awareness — and in this sense he is a ''[[tulku]]'' (Tibetan), or ''nirmanakaya'' ([[Sanskrit]]) of the Rigden.
 
Trungpa Rinpoche is regarded as the first in this lineage of Sakyongs, and as such he is referred to as the "Druk Sakyong", or "Dragon Earth-Protector". In 1978, the Trungpa Rinpoche performed a ceremony officially confirming Ösel Rangdröl as his Shambhala heir and the future Sakyong.
 
===Sakyong Wangmo===
The [[dakini|consort]] of the Sakyong is referred to as the Sakyong Wangmo. The first and present Sakyong Wangmo is Trungpa Rinpoche's widow, Lady Diana Mukpo. The future Sakyong Wangmo is Semo Tseyang Palmo, daughter of His Eminence Terton Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche, whom Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche married in 2005.
 
==Books==
*''Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies for Modern Life'', Morgan Road Books, 2005, ISBN 0767920651
*''Turning the Mind into an Ally'', Riverhead Books, 2004, ISBN 157322345X
 
==See also==
*[[Shambhala]]
*[[Shambhala Buddhism]]
*[[Shambhala Training]]
*[[Rigden kings]]
*[[Urgyen Trinley Dorje]]
*[[Thrangu Rinpoche]]
*[[Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche]]
*[[Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche]]
*[[Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche]]
*[[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche]]
*[[Pema Chödrön]]
*[[Reginald Ray]]
 
==External links==
*[http://www.chronicleproject.com/ A Commemoration of the Life of the Druk Sakyong, Shambhala founder Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche]
*[http://www.mipham.com/ Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche's homepage]
*[http://www.shambhala.org/centers/index.html Shambhala Centres]
*[http://www.konchok.org/ Kunchok Foundation]
 
[[Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers]]

Revision as of 09:18, 28 October 2006

One the six principal Nyingma monasteries in Tibet.

Lineage Masters

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Current Lineage Holders

Practices and Teachings

Contact Information

External Links

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