Yangsi Rinpoche on Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

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In this first volume of our series on Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche shares his reflections on the great master. From an interview recorded in Shechen Monastery, Nepal, in 2017.

ABOUT CHOGYAM TRUNGPA RINPOCHE
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987) was the 11th descendent in the line of Trungpa tulkus, important teachers of the Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Renowned for its strong emphasis on meditation practice, the Kagyü lineage is one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. In addition to being a key teacher within the Kagyü lineage, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was also trained in the Nyingma tradition, the oldest of the four schools, and was an adherent of the rimay or “non-sectarian” movement within Tibetan Buddhism. The rimay movement aspired to bring together and make available all the valuable teachings of the different schools, free of sectarian rivalry. Throughout his life, Trungpa Rinpoche sought to bring the teachings he had received to the largest possible audience. (Courtesy of Shambala.)

ABOUT KHYENTSE YANGSI RINPOCHE
Believed to be the reincarnation of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche was born in Nepal on the 30th of June 1993, as the son of Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche. Trulshik Rinpoche had numerous dreams and visions that clearly indicated the identity of the incarnation. Later, His Holiness the Dalai Lama confirmed that this child is the tulku of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. In December 1996, at Maratika cave, Trulshik Rinpoche performed the ceremony of offering a name and robes to the young tulku. His actual enthronement took place at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal, in December 1997. Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche is being educated in the quiet of Bhutan under the guidance of Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche and is currently following a complete nine-year shedra course.

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