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'''Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok''' (Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok) is a younger generation lama of the [[Dudjom Tersar]] lineage who, since 1999, has assisted his uncle and teacher [[Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche]] with his dharma centers in North America. Originally from [[Pemakö]], Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok is also overseeing in this hidden land a [[Zangdokpalri]] temple he has been able to built recently: [[Deden Tashi Chöling]]

==Birth and Recognition==
Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok was born in Pemakö, in northeastern India, as the son of [[Lama Rigdzin Phuntsok]]. He was recognized at a young age by [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] as the reincarnation of [[Togden Kunzang Longrol]], his father’s root guru. Togden Kunzang Longrol was a great Dzogchen yogi from the [[Powo]] region who had been a main disciple of Dudjom Rinpoche, and who had been influential in spreading the dharma and the [[Dudjom Tersar]] lineage both in Tibet and in upper and lower Pemakö.

==Training==
Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok spent his early years in retreat in Pemakö, at his own monastery, under the blessings of his first root teacher, the great master Tulku Dawa Rinpoche. 
Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok underwent vigorous training in multiple fields of study, including various ritual [[sadhana]] performances from different [[terma]] lineages, with an emphasis on the [[Dudjom Tersar]] lineage, all under the care of his previous incarnation’s disciples, including his father Lama Rigzin Phuntsok.

At the age of 15, Tulku Orgyen commenced advanced studies in southern India at [[Namdroling Monastery]], the largest [[Nyingma]] monastery in India, established by [[Penor Rinpoche]]. 
There, Tulku Orgyen completed a nine-year-long program of study, obtaining the degree of Khenpo. While appointed to a teaching position for the duration of his final three years at the monastery, he taught various Buddhist philosophies to monks. Over the course of his nine years of study, he also received empowerments and transmissions from many masters of the Nyingma lineage such as:
*Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche
*[[Lama Rigdzin Phuntsok]]
*[[Penor Rinpoche]]
*[[Tulku Dawa Rinpoche]]
 
Upon completion of his studies at Namdroling monastery, Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok returned to his retreat land in Pemakö, where he engaged in solitary retreat and completed the requisite practices to become a qualified [[Vajra master]] in this lineage.

==Activity==
Since late 1999, Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok has assisted his uncle and teacher, [[Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche]], by giving teachings, leading practices and retreats, and undertaking various other Dharma activities at Vairotsana Foundation Centers in California and New Mexico and in various cities in North America and Asia. 
In order to gain a western education and perspective, Tulku Orgyen studied and guest lectured at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Currently, Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok splits his time between North America and Asia, spending winters in Pemakö where he oversees reconstruction of the temple.

==External Links==
#[http://www.vairotsana.org/our-teachers/ Vairotsana Foundation]
#[http://www.pemakoddharmawheel.org The Pema Köd Retreat Land Project]

[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]
[[Category:Nyingma Teachers]]
[[Category:Dudjom Tersar Teachers]]