About Chaphur Rinpoche

Geshe Chaphur Rinpoche, born in Amdo Ngaba, Eastern Tibet, was identified as the reincarnation of Chaphur Phuntsok Wangyal Rinpoche in his youth by eminent lamas including Bon-Gya Rinpoche. He earned his Geshe degree from Menri Monastery in 2008, where he later served as president of the Bon School of Dialectics. Specializing in the Oral Tradition of Zhang Zhung, he authored notable works like "Waves of an Uncontrived Mind" and "Footsteps of Buddha Shenrab of Olmo Ling." Founder of the Gyalshen Institute in San Francisco, he continues to contribute poetry and academic articles to Tibetan publications.
Geshe Chaphur Rinpoche, born in Amdo Ngaba, Eastern Tibet, was identified as the reincarnation of Chaphur Phuntsok Wangyal Rinpoche in his youth by eminent lamas including Bon-Gya Rinpoche. He earned his Geshe degree from Menri Monastery in 2008, where he later served as president of the Bon School of Dialectics. Specializing in the Oral Tradition of Zhang Zhung, he authored notable works like "Waves of an Uncontrived Mind" and "Footsteps of Buddha Shenrab of Olmo Ling." Founder of the Gyalshen Institute in San Francisco, he continues to contribute poetry and academic articles to Tibetan publications.