Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche
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Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche was a Tibetan
lama
born in the Derge region of Kham.
At age five, Rinpoche joined a Sakya
monastery where he began his Buddhist
studies. At age seventeen, he studied Longchen Nyingthig
teachings and Dzogchen
at the Nyoshul monastery. In 1959, when he was twenty seven, he fled to India as the Chinese invaded Tibet.
In India, Rinpoche studied under Dudjom Rinpoche
, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa.
Some of Rinpoche's students include Lama Surya Das
and Sogyal Rinpoche
.
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...
lama
Lama
Lama is a title for a Tibetan teacher of the Dharma. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term guru .Historically, the term was used for venerated spiritual masters or heads of monasteries...
born in the Derge region of Kham.
At age five, Rinpoche joined a Sakya
Sakya
The Sakya school is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug...
monastery where he began his Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
studies. At age seventeen, he studied Longchen Nyingthig
Longchen Nyingthig
Longchen Nyingthig is a systematic explanation of Dzogchen within the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Like the world famous Bardo Thodol, the Longchen Nyingthig is a seminal example of the terma tradition...
teachings and Dzogchen
Dzogchen
According to Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, Dzogchen is the natural, primordial state or natural condition of the mind, and a body of teachings and meditation practices aimed at realizing that condition. Dzogchen, or "Great Perfection", is a central teaching of the Nyingma school also practiced by...
at the Nyoshul monastery. In 1959, when he was twenty seven, he fled to India as the Chinese invaded Tibet.
In India, Rinpoche studied under Dudjom Rinpoche
Dudjom Rinpoche
Dudjom Rinpoche is the title of a prominent line of tulkus of the Nyingmapa order of Tibetan Buddhism. Dudjom Rinpoche was born in 1904 on the tenth day of the sixth month in the year of the wood dragon in Southern Tibet in a region called the "hidden land" of Pema Ko. He died on January 17, 1987...
, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa.
Some of Rinpoche's students include Lama Surya Das
Surya Das
Lama Surya Das is an American-born lama in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He is a poet, chantmaster, spiritual activist and author of many popular works on Buddhism; a teacher and spokesperson for Buddhism in the West. He has long been involved in charitable relief projects in the Third World...
and Sogyal Rinpoche
Sogyal Rinpoche
Sogyal Rinpoche is a Tibetan Dzogchen Lama of the Nyingma tradition. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in Europe, America, Australia and Asia...
.