Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
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Venerable Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche is a lama in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He was recognized as an incarnation of Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, one of the most illustrious lamas of recent history.
Born in the Northern Indian province of Himachel Pradesh to Tibetan parents, he grew up in a monastic environment. He was trained in the Longchen Nyingtik lineage of the Nyingma by his root guru H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Rinpoche also studied extensively under Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and the great scholar Khenpo Rinchen. He moved to the United States in 1989 with his family and began a five-year tenure as a professor of Buddhist philosophy at Naropa University (then Institute) in 1990.
Not long after arriving in the United States, Rinpoche founded Mangala Shri Bhuti, an organization established to further the practice of the Longchen Nyingtik lineage. He established a mountain retreat center, Longchen Jigme Samten Ling, in southern Colorado, where he spends much of his time in retreat and guides students in long-term retreat practice. When not in retreat, Rinpoche travels widely throughout the world teaching and furthering his own education.
His most well-known student in the Western world is Pema Chödrön, who took him as her primary teacher years after the death of her root guru, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
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Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. It's Up to You : The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path Shambhala Publications, Boston, Mass. 2005. ISBN 1-59030-148-X
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