About Ngawang Jigdral Rinpoche

Ngawang Jigdral Rinpoche, Tulku Ngawang Jigdral Rinpoche is a Nyingma tulku.
Tulku Ngawang Jigdral Rinpoche, born Pemba Sherpa in 1982, hails from the Himalayan region, known as the hidden beyul of Padmasambhava. He is revered as the 3rd reincarnation of Gomchen Rinpoche Sangay Yeshey, a renowned yogi lama from Eastern Tibet. Bestowed with the dharma name meaning "Fearless of Samsara Powerful Speech" by His Holiness Trulshik Rinpoche, Rinpoche moved back to Solukhumbu at age 10, entering Phongmoche Monastery's Sherpa Buddhist School. Graduating with distinction in 1999, he pursued his M.A. in Buddhist Philosophy at Sikkim's Taktse Nyingma Institute, earning an Acharya Certificate in 2008. Rinpoche completed a rigorous 3-year meditation retreat from 2011-2015. He received transmissions and teachings from illustrious masters including H.H. Dalai Lama, H.H. Penor Rinpoche, and H.H. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche. Rinpoche founded and heads Pema Namding Monastery in Solukhumbu, Nepal, and tirelessly imparts Buddhist teachings and blessings across the USA, Europe, Sikkim, and Himachal Pradesh, embodying wisdom and boundless compassion for all sentient beings.
Lukhang Temple mural depicting Dzogchen anuyoga practices such as tummo which work with the subtle body channels

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