About Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche

Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche was born in the Golok region of Eastern Tibet, a fourth descendant of the renowned Tibetan master Dudjom Lingpa. Recognized at 15 as the reincarnation of Rigzin Longsel Nyingpo, Rinpoche studied extensively at Larung Gar Monastery under Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok and Dakini Kunzang Wangmo. In Tibet, he published Dudjom Lingpa's writings and the Nyingma Gyudbum. Since 2011, he has resided in the San Francisco Bay Area, founding The Abhaya Fellowship in 2014 and opening Longsal Ling Dharma center in 2016 to preserve the Dudjom lineage.
Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche was born in the Golok region of Eastern Tibet, a fourth descendant of the renowned Tibetan master Dudjom Lingpa. Recognized at 15 as the reincarnation of Rigzin Longsel Nyingpo, Rinpoche studied extensively at Larung Gar Monastery under Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok and Dakini Kunzang Wangmo. In Tibet, he published Dudjom Lingpa's writings and the Nyingma Gyudbum. Since 2011, he has resided in the San Francisco Bay Area, founding The Abhaya Fellowship in 2014 and opening Longsal Ling Dharma center in 2016 to preserve the Dudjom lineage.