Karma Shedrup Tenpé Nyima

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The Ninth Benchen Sangyé Nyenpa Rinpoche

Karma Shedrup Tenpé Nyima (Wyl. ka.rma bshad sgrub bstan pa'i nyi ma) (1897-1962), the Ninth Benchen Sangyé Nyenpa Rinpoche (Wyl. ban chen sangs rgyas mnyan pa rin po che) — an important Karma Kagyü master and head of Benchen Monastery in Tibet. He was also the older brother of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and the root teacher of Tenga Rinpoche.

Further Reading

  • Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, sangs rgyas mnyan sprul dgu pa'i rnam thar mdor bsdus pa'i sa bon, Vol. 1, pp. 275-306 of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's collected works.
  • Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Brilliant Moon: An Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Shambhala 2008.