Khenpo

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

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Short Biography

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

• Khenpo Kunpal
• Dzogchen Rinpoche Thupten Chokyi Dorje
• Khenpo Ngakchung
• Chadrel Choying Rangdrol

Primary Students

• Khenchen Thupten Ozer
• Khenchen Pema Tsewang
• Tarthang Tulku
• Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche
• Khenpo Jigme Phuntsog
• Rahor Khenpo Thupten
• Khenpo Chökhyab
• Khenpo Dazer

Primary Lineage

• Longchen Nyingthig

Publications

• lta grub shan 'byed gnad kyi sgron me yi tshig don rnam bshad 'jam dbyangs dgongs rgyan
• sher phyin mngon par rtogs pa'i rgyan gyi tshig don rnam par bshad pa ma pham zhal lung
• dbu ma bzhi brgya pa'i tshig don rnam par bshad pa klu dbang dgongs rgyan

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

• Profile on TBRC
• Brief Dzogchen Nyingtig/Mipham lineage including Bötrül Rinpoche, in English [3]
• A small biography by Khenpo Pentse, in English [4]