Person:Kangyur Rinpoche

Names

Wylie: Person:Kangyur Rinpoche
Klong chen ye shes rdo rje
bka' 'gyur rin po che klong chen ye shes rdo rje

Other Transliterations in use:
Longchen Yeshe Dorje, Kangyur Rinpoche
Kangyur Rinpoche Longchen Yeshe Dorje
Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche

Dates

(1898-1975)

Other Biographical Information

A great master and tertön from Riwoche Monastery in Kham, East Tibet, and the father of Person:Wangyal, Pema, Rangdröl Rinpoche and Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche. In exile, he lived in Darjeeling, where he met and taught some of the very first western students of Tibetan Buddhism, including Matthieu Ricard. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche recognised Mingyur Rinpoche (b.1975) as his reincarnation. Source

Writings

• Works by Kangyur Rinpoche in the research library