Arik Rinpoche

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Arik Rinpoche photo courtesy of Matthew Pistono

Arik Rinpoche of Tromgé (Tib. ཁྲོམ་དགེ་ཨ་རིག་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wyl. khrom dge a rig rin po che) aka Rigdzin Wangshu (c.1908-1988) — a disciple of Khenpo Ngawang Palzang and one of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche's teachers. He was also the root guru of Akhyuk Rinpoche. When Arik Rinpoche passed away rainbows manifested and five-coloured relics appeared among his physical remains.

Further Reading

  • Nyoshul Khenpo, A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage, Padma Publications, 2005, pages 519—521.

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