About Bardor Tulku Rinpoche

The Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche (May 1, 1949 – April 1, 2021) was a revered Tibetan Buddhist teacher and a lineage holder of Terchen Barway Dorje. Born in Kham, East Tibet, he fled to India after the 1959 uprising. Trained by the 16th Karmapa at Rumtek Monastery, he later moved to the U.S. to support Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra. Rinpoche founded Kunzang Palchen Ling and the Raktrul Foundation in Red Hook, New York, and was dedicated to preserving and teaching the Barom Kagyu lineage's treasure teachings.
The Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche (May 1, 1949 – April 1, 2021) was a revered Tibetan Buddhist teacher and a lineage holder of Terchen Barway Dorje. Born in Kham, East Tibet, he fled to India after the 1959 uprising. Trained by the 16th Karmapa at Rumtek Monastery, he later moved to the U.S. to support Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra. Rinpoche founded Kunzang Palchen Ling and the Raktrul Foundation in Red Hook, New York, and was dedicated to preserving and teaching the Barom Kagyu lineage's treasure teachings.