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| − | Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920 - February 13, 1996) (Tibetan: སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་ཨོ་རྒྱན་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wylie: Sprul-sku O-rgyan Rin-po-che). A contemporary Buddhist master of the [[Kagyü]] and [[Nyingma]] lineages, who lived at Nagi Gompa hermitage in Nepal, Urgyen Rinpoche was considered one of the greatest [[Dzogchen]] masters of our time. | + | [[Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche]] (1920 - February 13, 1996) ([[Tibetan]]: {{BigTibetan|[[སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་ཨོ་རྒྱན་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་]]}}, Wylie: [[Sprul-sku O-rgyan Rin-po-che]]). A contemporary [[Buddhist master]] of the [[Kagyü]] and [[Nyingma]] [[lineages]], who lived at [[Nagi]] [[Gompa]] [[hermitage]] in [[Nepal]], [[Urgyen]] [[Rinpoche]] was considered one of the greatest [[Dzogchen]] [[masters]] of our [[time]]. |
| − | ==Life== | + | ==[[Life]]== |
| − | Born in Eastern Tibet in Kham, in 1920, he was recognized by Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama as both the reincarnation of the Chowang Tulku and Nubchen Sangye Yeshe, one of the twenty-five principal students of Padmasambhava. | + | Born in [[Eastern Tibet]] in [[Kham]], in 1920, he was [[recognized]] by [[Khakyab Dorje]], 15th [[Karmapa Lama]] as both the [[reincarnation]] of the [[Chowang Tulku]] and [[Nubchen Sangye Yeshe]], one of the twenty-five principal students of [[Padmasambhava]]. |
| − | Rinpoche's father was Tsangsar Chimey Dorje, a vajrayana instructor who began giving Rinpoche transmission for the Kangyur, the Buddha, and "The New Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa." As he grew older, he studied Dzogchen with Samten Gyatso. | + | [[Rinpoche's]] father was Tsangsar Chimey [[Dorje]], a [[vajrayana]] instructor who began giving [[Rinpoche]] [[transmission]] for the [[Kangyur]], the [[Buddha]], and "The [[New Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa]]." As he grew older, he studied [[Dzogchen]] with [[Samten Gyatso]]. |
| − | Urgyen Rinpoche spent thirty three years at Nagi Gompa Hermitage where he spent two decades in retreat, and eventually established six monasteries and retreat centers in Nepal. Urgyen Rinpoche was the father of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. | + | [[Urgyen Rinpoche]] spent thirty three years at [[Nagi]] [[Gompa]] [[Hermitage]] where he spent two decades in [[retreat]], and eventually established six [[monasteries]] and [[retreat]] centers in [[Nepal]]. [[Urgyen Rinpoche]] was the father of [[Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche]]. |
==Sons== | ==Sons== | ||
| − | He had four sons, each of whom is now an important Buddhist master in his own right: Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche and | + | He had four sons, each of whom is now an important [[Buddhist master]] in his own right: [[Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche]], [[Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche]], [[Tsoknyi Rinpoche]] and M[[ingyur Rinpoche]]. |
| − | ==Death and Later reincarnation== | + | ==[[Death]] and Later [[reincarnation]]== |
| − | In the early morning of February 13, 1996, Urgyen Rinpoche died. | + | In the early morning of February 13, 1996, [[Urgyen Rinpoche]] [[died]]. |
| − | : Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's special quality was to begin with the view rather than end with it; to train in devotion, compassion, and renunciation, perfecting the accumulations, and removing obscurations, all within the framework of the view. The practitioner was encouraged to see all these aspects of practice as the very expressions of the view itself. That was Tulku Urgyen's unique style. | + | : [[Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's]] special quality was to begin with the [[view]] rather than end with it; to train in [[devotion]], [[compassion]], and [[renunciation]], perfecting the accumulations, and removing [[obscurations]], all within the framework of the [[view]]. The [[practitioner]] was encouraged to see all these aspects of practice as the very expressions of the [[view]] itself. That was [[Tulku Urgyen's]] unique style. |
| − | His reincarnation was discovered in March 2006, the four year old son of Chokling Rinpoche (known as the Chokling of Neten, not to be confused with Tulku Urgyen's son who is the Chokling of Tsikey). He lives in the village of Bir in Himachal Pradesh, in India. | + | His [[reincarnation]] was discovered in March 2006, the four year old son of [[Chokling Rinpoche]] (known as the [[Chokling]] of [[Neten]], not to be confused with [[Tulku Urgyen's]] son who is the [[Chokling]] of Tsikey). He [[lives]] in the village of [[Wikipedia:Bir, Himachal Pradesh|Bir in Himachal Pradesh]], in [[India]]. |
==Writings== | ==Writings== | ||
| − | His main transmissions were the Chokling Tersar and the pointing-out instruction. | + | His main transmissions were the [[Chokling Tersar]] and the [[pointing-out instruction]]. |
| − | He is the author of the 2-volume series titled 'As It Is', which deals with the subject of emptiness. | + | He is the author of the 2-volume series titled 'As It Is', which deals with the [[subject]] of [[emptiness]]. |
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Revision as of 14:12, 17 October 2013
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920 - February 13, 1996) (Tibetan: སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་ཨོ་རྒྱན་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wylie: Sprul-sku O-rgyan Rin-po-che). A contemporary Buddhist master of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages, who lived at Nagi Gompa hermitage in Nepal, Urgyen Rinpoche was considered one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of our time.
Life
Born in Eastern Tibet in Kham, in 1920, he was recognized by Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama as both the reincarnation of the Chowang Tulku and Nubchen Sangye Yeshe, one of the twenty-five principal students of Padmasambhava.
Rinpoche's father was Tsangsar Chimey Dorje, a vajrayana instructor who began giving Rinpoche transmission for the Kangyur, the Buddha, and "The New Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa." As he grew older, he studied Dzogchen with Samten Gyatso.
Urgyen Rinpoche spent thirty three years at Nagi Gompa Hermitage where he spent two decades in retreat, and eventually established six monasteries and retreat centers in Nepal. Urgyen Rinpoche was the father of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche.
Sons
He had four sons, each of whom is now an important Buddhist master in his own right: Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Mingyur Rinpoche.
Death and Later reincarnation
In the early morning of February 13, 1996, Urgyen Rinpoche died.
- Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's special quality was to begin with the view rather than end with it; to train in devotion, compassion, and renunciation, perfecting the accumulations, and removing obscurations, all within the framework of the view. The practitioner was encouraged to see all these aspects of practice as the very expressions of the view itself. That was Tulku Urgyen's unique style.
His reincarnation was discovered in March 2006, the four year old son of Chokling Rinpoche (known as the Chokling of Neten, not to be confused with Tulku Urgyen's son who is the Chokling of Tsikey). He lives in the village of Bir in Himachal Pradesh, in India.
Writings
His main transmissions were the Chokling Tersar and the pointing-out instruction.
He is the author of the 2-volume series titled 'As It Is', which deals with the subject of emptiness.
Source
Wikipedia:Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
