About Chogye Trichen

Head of the Tsarpa branch of the Sakya school, he was born in Shigatse in 1920 and was recognized by the 13th Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the previous Chogye Rinpoche of Nalendra Monastery. His root teachers were the 4th Zimwog Rinpoche Kunga Tenzin and Dampa Rinpoche Shenpen Nyingpo. After the Tibetan uprising of 1959, he went to Mustang, where his sister was married to the king, Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista. He later became the Secretary General of the Council for Religious and Cultural Affairs of the Tibetan government in exile, holding this position until 1969. He founded Tashi Rabten Ling Monastery in Lumbini and Jamchen Lhakhang Monastery in Boudhanath. He passed away in January 2007, remaining in tukdam for fifteen days.
Head of the Tsarpa branch of the Sakya school, he was born in Shigatse in 1920 and was recognized by the 13th Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the previous Chogye Rinpoche of Nalendra Monastery. His root teachers were the 4th Zimwog Rinpoche Kunga Tenzin and Dampa Rinpoche Shenpen Nyingpo. After the Tibetan uprising of 1959, he went to Mustang, where his sister was married to the king, Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista. He later became the Secretary General of the Council for Religious and Cultural Affairs of the Tibetan government in exile, holding this position until 1969. He founded Tashi Rabten Ling Monastery in Lumbini and Jamchen Lhakhang Monastery in Boudhanath. He passed away in January 2007, remaining in tukdam for fifteen days.
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Tibetan Buddhist Practices for the Four Special Days

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