Garchen Rinpoche

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Garchen Rinpoche

Garchen Rinpoche (born 1936, east Tibet) is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher in the
Drikung Kagyu lineage.[1] He is believed to be an incarnation of Siddha Gar
Chodingpa, a heart-disciple of Jigten Sumgn, founder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage
in the thirteenth century, C.E. He is also believed to have incarnated as Mahasiddha
Aryadeva in ancient India - the lotus-born disciple of Nagarjuna himself. He was
known as Lonpo Gar, the minister of Tibetan dharma king Songsten Gampo in the
seventh century CE.
Contents [hide]
1 Life
2 Current activities and expertise
3 References
4 External links

Life[edit]
Garchen Rinpoche was born in 1936 in Nangchen, Kham in eastern Tibet.[1] When
Garchen Rinpoche was seven years old he was brought to Lho Miyal Monastery[1][2]
after he was recognized by the former Drikung Kyabgon Zhiwe Lodro where he was
instructed by Siddha Chime Dorje.[1]
When he was 22 he was imprisoned by the Chinese for 20 years and put in a labor
camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.[1] During that time he met with Khenpo
Munsel [1][3] who became his root guru. Khenpo Munsel was a Nyingma master who
taught him during the whole 20 years of his imprisonment. During that time, while
enduring the labor camp hardships, Garchen Rinpoche kept on practicing in secret,[1]
according to his guru's instructions until he achieved the wisdom-mind which Khenpo
Musel called "an emanation of a Bodhisattva".
Garchen Rinpoche was released from prison in 1979.[1] As soon as he was released,

he took it upon himself to rebuild the Drikung Kagyu monasteries,[1] reestablish the
Buddhist teachings, and build two boarding schools for local children in eastern Tibet.
[4]

Garchen Rinpoche first came to North America in 1997, teaching in Canada and the
United States.

Current activities and expertise[edit]

Garchen Rinpoche is the founder and spiritual director of the Garchen Buddhist
Institute in Chino Valley, Arizona,[1] the Drikung Mahayana Center in North Potomac,
Maryland[1] and Gar Drolma Choling in Dayton, Ohio.[1] Rinpoche is also the spiritual
director of many other Dharma centers[5] and teaches throughout North America,
Asia, and Europe.
Rinpoche is a master of dzogchen, the fivefold practice Mahamudra, the six yogas of
Naropa, and the preliminary practices (Tib. ngondro). He widely promotes Thogme
Zangpo's Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva and White Tara practice.[6]

References[edit]
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^ Farber, Don; Rebecca McClen Novick (2005). Portraits of Tibetan Buddhist Masters.
University of California Press. p.108. ISBN978-0-520-23973-9.
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^ Chhosphel, Samten (March 2013). "Khenpo Munsel". The Treasury of Lives:
Biographies of Himalayan Religious Masters. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
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^ Ettenborough, Kelly (2003). Arizona's Sanctuaries, Retreats, and Sacred Places. Big
Earth Publishing. p.147. ISBN978-1-56579-438-2.
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^ Staff. "Garchen Buddhist Institute - Resources for the Sangha: Affiliated Centers".
Garchen Buddhist Institute. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
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^ White Tara Practice with H.E. Garchen Rinpoche

External links[edit]

Garchen Buddhist Institute

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center
Garchen Rinpoche Biography Official Site
Garchen Rinpoche Documentary Film: Blu-ray / DVD
Full online film (1hr 40mins): "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL BEINGS, the
Extraordinary Life of Garchen Triptrul Rinpoche"
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