Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche
Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche Jamyang Döndrup (Tib. སྒ་རྗེ་ཁམས་སྤྲུལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་འཇམ་དབྱངས་དོན་གྲུབ་, Wyl. sga rje khams sprul rin po che 'jam dbyangs don grub) (1927-2019[1]) was a teacher of Dzogchen based in Dharamsala, where he served as the General Secretary of the Council for Cultural and Religious Affairs, before he retired in 1986. He was the incarnation of the third Khamtrul, Gyurme Trinle Namgyal (1879-1926).
He taught the Rigpa sangha on several occasions, especially on Tendrel Nyesel in Lerab Ling in 1992, and on Yang Nying Pudri in Dzogchen Beara in 2000.
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- 1992, Lerab Ling, the life of Tertön Sogyal, Tendrel Nyesel
- 14 April 1995, London
- 5-7 September 1997, San Francisco
- 13-14 September 1997, San Diego
- 26-28 September 1997, New York
- 22 October 1999, San Francisco
- 2-7 October 2000, Dzogchen Beara, Yang Nying Pudri
Publications
- Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche, Memories of Lost and Hidden Lands: The Life Story of Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche, translated by Lozang Zopa, Chime Gatsel Ling, 2009
- Garje Khamtrul Jamyang Dhondup, 'The Eight Practice-Instructions of Sugatas in the Nyingma Lineage' in Tibet Journal, Vol. XV No. 2, Summer 1990
- Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorjee, The Jewel Ladder: A Preliminary Nyingma Lamrim, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1990
- The Lama's Heart Advice which Dispels all Obstacles: A Concise Guide to the Hidden Land of Pemakö, translated by Brian Gregor, 2002 (unpublished)
Notes
- ↑ Garja Khamtrul Rinpoche passed into parinirvana on December 30, 2019, which is the fourth day of the 11th lunar month in the Tibetan calendar. Source: Lhundrup Chime Gatsal Ling Nyingmapa Monastery statement.
Internal Links
- Garje Khamtrul Incarnation Line
- Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche's Lineage of Yang Nying Pudri
- Prayer for the Long Life of Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche