Khenpo

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མདོ་སྔགས་བསྟན་པའི་ཉི་མ། (mdo sngags bstan pa'i nyi ma)


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Short bio of teacher

Born 1907 in central Tibetan, he was later recognized by the great 5th Dzogchen Rinpoche as a reincarnation, thus he became known as Böpa Tulku or the “Incarnation of Central Tibet”. Recognized as a reincarnation of Dza Patrul Rinpoche, Botrul Dongak Tempe Nyima spent thirty-seven years studying under and serving in the three way that please, his main teacher Khenchen Kunzang Palden at Dzogchen Monastery, commonly referred to as Khenpo Kunpal he was a direct student of Patrul Rinpoche and Jamgon Mipham. Khenpo Kunpal being one of Mipham Rinpoche's main lineage holders, past this lineage onto Botrul Rinpoche. Because of this and his tireless dedication and devotion to the teachings and lineage of Mipham, he thus became the spiritual heir, foremost in the teachings of Mipham Rinpoche's system, within his own generation. Bötrul Dongak Tenpe Nyima Rinpoche became a highly regarded teacher and taught at a multitude of monastic collages such as Shechen, Gekong Monastery, Kathog Monastery. Drigung Thil and Dzogchen Shri Singha, also establishing a collage, known as shedra, at the Shechen Monastery. [BL]

Primary Teachers

Primary Students

Primary Lineage

Publications

Alternate Names & Spellings

  • Poba Tulku Kunzik Dongak Tenpei Nyima (bod pa sprul sku kun gzigs mdo sngags bstan pa'i nyi ma)
  • Thupten Shedrup Thosam Gyamtso (thub bstan bshad sgrub thos bsam rgya mtsho)
  • Böpa Tulku (bod pa sprul sku)
  • Bötrül Tamchey Khyenpa
  • Bötrül Rinpoche

Internal Links

  • Another page under the name Pöpa Tulku [1]
  • Small biography in Tibetan--wylie at [2]

External Links