Khenpo Konchog Monlam
Name of teacher (mkhan po dkon mchog smon lam)
Khenpo Konchog Monlam was born to Kyashog Sherab Gyaltsen and Ngoza Tsering Paldon in 1940 at the place called Chitod Dronmey, Kham Nangchen (Eastern Tibet). He grew up in his parent's house and spent his childhood helping his family. He became a monk at the age of 16 and began learning primary studies in Lho Lungkar Gompa.
Due to terrible changes in the region because of Chinese invasion, he had to flee his country. He visited all the holy pilgrimage sites in Nepal and India on his way in to exile, and finally reached Tso Pema where Guru Rinpoche transformed the fire into a lake when the King of Zahor tried to burn him alive.
There he received preliminary teachings on the Longchen Nyingthig teachings from Pomda Khenpo Rinpoche and Dzigar Lama Wangdor and then stayed in retreat for one year doing ngondro practice as had been advised by Drikung Khandro Rinpoche.
He received most teachings from his root guru Khenchen Thupten Ozer Rinpoche, the well-learned and highly acclaimed scholar of Dzogchen Shri Singha Institute in Tibet. He also received teachings from many great master like, HH the 14th Dalai Lama, HH Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche, Khunu Lama Tendzin Gyaltsen, Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, and many other master. At the same time he was helping his root guru to look after the affairs of his monastery Pangang Ritod which is located in Manali (Northern India).
He was initiated as a Khenpo and enthroned by his root guru in 1978 and named Khenpo Konchog Monlam. Since then he started giving teachings at his monastery in Manali and Lho Lungkar monastery. At the same time he also gave teachings to the local Tibetan at the Tibetan settlement in Bir.
In the year 1985, he went back to Tibet to visit my relatives who were left behind there. During his one year stay in Tibet, he gave reading transmissions for both the Mani Mantra and Vajra Guru Mantra and more than a thousand committed to Khen Rinpoche that they would give up alcohol and tobacco. While in Tibet he went on pilgrimage to Lhasa, Tsang, Drikung, and many other holy places, to pay respect and make offerings.
He took the responsibility of being the Head Khenpo for nine years and taught the first batch of students at the Drikung Kagyu Institute, at Jangchub Ling, established by HH Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche. He then joined the late Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Tulku Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche in their Dharma activities by looking after the affairs of Nagi Gompa Nunnery in Nepal.
Khen Rinpoche established his own retreat center "Ngodrup Charbeb Ling Retreat Center" in 1998. It is located on the west side, about 300 meters from the holy Swayambhunath Stupa, the most sacred Buddhist site in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal.
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Main Teachers
- Khenchen Thupten Ozer
- Khunu Lama Tendzin Gyaltsen
- Dodrupchen Thupten Thrinley Palzang
- Chatral Sangye Dorje
- Dilgo Khyentse
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Alternate Names
- Khenpo Konmon