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[[Image:SR LL 2006.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in [[Lerab Ling]]]]
'''Sogyal [[Rinpoche]]''' (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod rgyal rin po che'') (1947-2019<ref>Western calendar: 28 August 2019; Tibetan calendar: 28th day of the 6th lunar month, of the Earth-Pig year.</ref>) was born into the [[Lakar family]] in [[Kham]] in Eastern Tibet, and was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.


'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' (''bsod rgyal rin po che'')
He went on to study with many other great masters, of all [[four schools|schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], especially [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] and [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]]. First as a translator and aide to his revered masters and then teaching in his own right, he visited many countries, observing the reality of individuals’ lives, and seeking to make the Tibetan Buddhist teachings relevant and meaningful to people today. Out of this was born his unique style of teaching and his acute ability to attune the teachings to modern life, demonstrated so vividly in his groundbreaking book, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''.  
Born into the [[Lakar family]] in Kham in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa [[Tertön Sogyal]], a teacher to the [[Thirteenth Dalai Lama]], by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.


In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.
Sogyal Rinpoche dedicated his life to establishing the Buddhist path in the West, and especially the study and practice of [[Dzogchen]], the Great Perfection. He taught for over forty-five years and founded the international network of Buddhist centres and groups to which he gave the name [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]]. An inspirational and charismatic figure, Sogyal Rinpoche was known for the way he would connect personally and directly with his audience, challenge people’s assumptions and habits and teach in response to the needs of the moment. He left a unique body of instructions that reveal how the compassion and wisdom taught by Buddha can be used practically in everyday life and work. And Rinpoche’s revolutionary vision for end-of-life care has been adopted by institutions and groups of various kinds, educational, medical and spiritual.


With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of Tibetan Buddhism in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most renowned teachers of our time. He is also the author of the highly-acclaimed and ground breaking book, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''. Two million copies of this spiritual classic have been sold in 29 languages and 56 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.
After forty years as Spiritual Director of Rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche stepped down following accusations of misconduct from former students. Sogyal Rinpoche passed into [[parinirvana]] in Thailand on 28 August 2019. He remained in the state of [[thukdam]] for three consecutive days.<ref>This was confirmed by [[Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche]].</ref>


Rinpoche is also the founder and spiritual director of [[Rigpa]], an international network of 106 Buddhist centres and groups in 23 countries around the world. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia, addressing thousands of people on his retreats and teaching tours.
The legacy of his Dharma work continues to be upheld today by his students, many of whom are highly respected practitioners, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism.


* See also [[Sogyal Rinpoche Biography]].
The community that he founded, Rigpa, continues to thrive to this day, offering courses, seminars and retreats to anyone who is interested in exploring the profound wisdom and powerful methods of Tibetan Buddhism. These programmes are led by Rigpa’s teachers and instructors and by visiting teachers and lamas, especially from the [[Nyingma]] (‘Ancient’) lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.


==Videos - Sogyal Rinpoche==
==Biography==
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'''Sogyal Rinpoche''' was born into the [[Lakar family]] of [[Trehor]], Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], and his mother, [[Mayum Tsering Wangmo]] of the [[Lakar family]], was recognized as an emanation of [[Ushnishavijaya]] by [[Khenpo Ngakchung]].
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==Long Life Prayer==
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br>


'''Prayer for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche'''
:"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."


OM  SWASTI<br>
He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of [[Kalu Rinpoche]]. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö at [[Dzongsar]], the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the [[vajra guru mantra]] aloud three times.
Om svasti!<br>


SÖNAM    YÉSHÉ    TSOK      NYI    CHU    TER      LÉ<br>
Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of Tertön Sogyal."
This supreme and noble being is born like a stream of nectar from the ocean of merit and wisdom.<br>


LEK  TRUNG  DAMPÉ  KYÉ  CHOK    DÜDTSI  TER<br>
He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]], [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] and [[Desi Sangye Gyatso]].
Like an opening water lily he radiates benefit and well-being <br>


TEN          DRÖ  PEN        DEI      KUMÜ    SHYÉ  PA  YI<br>
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br>
For the Dharma and for all beings and upholds the
victory-banner of Buddha’s teaching: <br>


TUPTEN  GYALTSEN  DZIN  SHYIN  SHYAP  TEN  SOL<br>
:"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three [[phurba]]s from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s ''[[khatvanga]]'' trident still rattling.
May his life be secure and long!<br>


''“Written by the old man Mangala in response to many enthusiastic requests. May its meaning be truly realized!”''
:Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."
[[Image:SR and JKCL.JPG|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche with his master Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]
According to [[Ngari Tulku|Dzongsar Ngari Tulku]] (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, ''khyung chen dpal rdzong''), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་''rgya rgan khyung ltag''), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, [[Gyarong Khandro]], [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]] and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.


Listen to Sogyal Rinpoche's Long Life Prayer: [http://www.rigpawiki.org/Media/Audio/SRLongLife.mp3 Sogyal Rinpoche Long Life Prayer.mp3]
In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the [[Dalai Lama]] at the [[Potala]] in Lhasa.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book ''Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection'', by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.</ref> While in Lhasa, they stayed at the [[Samdrup Podrang]].
 
In 1956 they visited [[Tsurphu]], [[Mindroling]], [[Samye Chimphu]] and [[Lhodrak]], where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind.
 
At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited [[Tso Pema]] and [[Bodhgaya]]. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited [[Bodhgaya]] and [[Varanasi]], where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.
 
Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).
 
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br>
 
:"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that [[Khenpo Appey]] should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."
 
He also studied with [[Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo]] and [[Gyaltön Rinpoche]] at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from [[Drungyik Tsering Tashi]].
 
Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:<br>
 
:"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.
 
:At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.
 
:After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."
 
===In the West===
[[Image:Sogyal dudjom translator.jpg|thumb|Sogyal Rinpoche translating for [[Dudjom Rinpoche|Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche]]]]
*In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including Dudjom Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], serving as their translator and aide.
 
*In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the [[Dalai Lama]] on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]
 
*In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for [[Rahor Khenpo Tupten]] at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London
 
*In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May.
 
*August 27th 1977 saw the Opening Ceremony for the [[Orgyen Chö Ling]] Centre in Kilburn, London. It was visited by His Holiness the [[Karmapa]] and [[Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]] in November.
 
*September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in [[Rue Burq, Paris]].
 
*In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the [[Pagode de Vincennes]].
 
*In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.
 
*In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at [[Prapoutel]], a ski resort in the French Alps.
 
*In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of [[Lerab Ling]] near Montpellier in southern France.
 
*In 1992, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' was published. Over three million copies of this spiritual classic have been printed in 34 languages and 80 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.
 
*In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film ''Little Buddha'' in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.
 
*In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see [[Lerab Gar 2000]]).
 
*In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.
 
*In August 2017, he retires as spiritual director of Rigpa.
 
*Rinpoche passed into parinirvana in Thailand on 28 August 2019.


==Publications==
==Publications==
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Dzogchen and Padmasambhava''; ISBN 0962488402
[[Image:TBLD.jpg|thumb|100px|[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]]]
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062508342
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]''; ISBN 0962488402
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''; ISBN 0062508342
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''The Future of Buddhism'' (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644
*Sogyal Rinpoche, ''Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying''; ISBN 0062511262
 
==Further Reading==
*[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463.
 
==References & Notes==
<small><references/></small>
 
==Internal Links==
*[[Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche]]
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche Incarnation Line]]
*[[Unifying Practice]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://sogyalrinpoche.org Sogyal Rinpoche's official website]
*[http://living-and-dying.org The Tibetan Blog of Living and Dying]
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mayum-tsering-wangmo/lakar-history|History of the Lakar Family}}
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]
*[http://www.rigpa.org/ Main Rigpa Website]
*How Rigpa is [https://www.rigpa.org/moving-forward moving forward] after the allegations.
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]
*[http://www.lerabling.org/ Lerab Ling Website]
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/lakar.html History of the Lakar Family]
*[http://rigpanews.blogspot.com/ Rigpa News]
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/sogyal_rinpoche.html Sogyal Rinpoche Series on Lotsawa House]


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Sogyal Rinpoche teaching in Lerab Ling

Sogyal Rinpoche (Tib. བསོད་རྒྱལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wyl. bsod rgyal rin po che) (1947-2019[1]) was born into the Lakar family in Kham in Eastern Tibet, and was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa Tertön Sogyal, a teacher to the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised him like his own son.

He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, especially Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. First as a translator and aide to his revered masters and then teaching in his own right, he visited many countries, observing the reality of individuals’ lives, and seeking to make the Tibetan Buddhist teachings relevant and meaningful to people today. Out of this was born his unique style of teaching and his acute ability to attune the teachings to modern life, demonstrated so vividly in his groundbreaking book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.

Sogyal Rinpoche dedicated his life to establishing the Buddhist path in the West, and especially the study and practice of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection. He taught for over forty-five years and founded the international network of Buddhist centres and groups to which he gave the name Rigpa. An inspirational and charismatic figure, Sogyal Rinpoche was known for the way he would connect personally and directly with his audience, challenge people’s assumptions and habits and teach in response to the needs of the moment. He left a unique body of instructions that reveal how the compassion and wisdom taught by Buddha can be used practically in everyday life and work. And Rinpoche’s revolutionary vision for end-of-life care has been adopted by institutions and groups of various kinds, educational, medical and spiritual.

After forty years as Spiritual Director of Rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche stepped down following accusations of misconduct from former students. Sogyal Rinpoche passed into parinirvana in Thailand on 28 August 2019. He remained in the state of thukdam for three consecutive days.[2]

The legacy of his Dharma work continues to be upheld today by his students, many of whom are highly respected practitioners, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism.

The community that he founded, Rigpa, continues to thrive to this day, offering courses, seminars and retreats to anyone who is interested in exploring the profound wisdom and powerful methods of Tibetan Buddhism. These programmes are led by Rigpa’s teachers and instructors and by visiting teachers and lamas, especially from the Nyingma (‘Ancient’) lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

Biography

Birth and Early Life

'The Lakar house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby

Sogyal Rinpoche was born into the Lakar family of Trehor, Kham in Eastern Tibet in the Fire Pig year (1947-8). His father was Jamga, a nephew of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and his mother, Mayum Tsering Wangmo of the Lakar family, was recognized as an emanation of Ushnishavijaya by Khenpo Ngakchung.

Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:

"At his birth, there were many wonderful signs, such as rainbows arching over the roof of the house, and on that auspicious day there was not the slightest problem of any kind."

He was delivered by Ratak Sogyal, the brother of Kalu Rinpoche. Only six months later, the young child was invited to see Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö at Dzongsar, the seat of the Khyentses. Whilst on the way, his father Jamga and mother Tsering Wangmo, as well as Ani Pema Lhamo, the male servant Tsering Pépé, the female servant Apé Lhadzom and many others heard him utter his very first words as he recited the vajra guru mantra aloud three times.

Khyentse Rinpoche invited the party to join him for a special meal on an auspicious date, and when they went in to see him, everything had been prepared for an enthronement ceremony. As soon as Ani-la saw what was intended, she was amazed and said aloud, “What are you doing? He is the family’s only son. He can not be given away to anyone.” In response, Khyentse Rinpoche wrote a statement in his own hand, in which he clearly identified the boy as a genuine incarnation of Tertön Sogyal."

He was also recognized as an incarnation of several other masters, including Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje, Lingtsang Gyalpo and Desi Sangye Gyatso.

Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:

"On another occasion, when the family were in Hor, the young Sogyal tulku took three phurbas from under the carpet while he played in his room. His mother and father tried many times to discover whose they were, but noone claimed them, and they became objects of worship. Once, when he was playing in the Guru Rinpoche temple, he was heard shouting, “Come quickly! Guru Rinpoche is standing up!” But before anyone could get there, the Guru Rinpoche statue had sat back down again. The first to arrive later remarked how he had seen Guru Rinpoche’s khatvanga trident still rattling.
Sogyal Tulku’s games were not like those of other children. For toys, he would use the ritual instruments from the monastery, and everyone observed how he was always well-mannered and polite."
Sogyal Rinpoche with his master Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

According to Dzongsar Ngari Tulku (Tenzin Khedrup Gyatso), on one occasion [c.1952], when Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was opening the sacred place of Khyungchen Paldzong (Tib. ཁྱུང་ཆེན་དཔལ་རྫོང་, khyung chen dpal rdzong), known locally as Gyalgen Khyungtak (Tib. རྒྱ་རྒན་ཁྱུང་ལྟག་rgya rgan khyung ltag), above Dzongsar Monastery, Jamyang Khyentse, Gyarong Khandro, Khandro Tsering Chödrön and Sogyal Rinpoche all left their handprints in the solid rock.

In 1955, Sogyal Rinpoche left Kham, together with his family, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and around fifty other people, and travelled to Central Tibet. They met the Dalai Lama at the Potala in Lhasa.[3] While in Lhasa, they stayed at the Samdrup Podrang.

In 1956 they visited Tsurphu, Mindroling, Samye Chimphu and Lhodrak, where Jamyang Khyentse introduced the young Sogyal Tulku to the nature of mind.

At the end of 1956, they arrived in India, and visited Tso Pema and Bodhgaya. In 1957, they stayed mostly in Sikkim, at the Palace Monastery in Gangtok. They once again visited Bodhgaya and Varanasi, where they met the Dalai Lama. In 1958, they spent the summer in Darjeeling, staying at Kuch Behar at the Maharaj's palace.

Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passed away in Gangtok on the sixth day of the fifth Tibetan month in the Earth Pig year (1959).

Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:

"As he was passing away in Sikkim, Khyentse Rinpoche gave instructions that Khenpo Appey should take charge of Sogyal Tulku’s education. When studying with Khenpo Appey, the young Sogyal was always at the head of his class, and came first or second in examinations taken with many other lamas and tulkus."

He also studied with Khenpo Lodrö Zangpo and Gyaltön Rinpoche at this time, and learned Tibetan calligraphy from Drungyik Tsering Tashi.

Mayum Tsering Wangmo remembers:

"Later, when he attended school [in Kalimpong], he outperformed the other children to such a degree that he used to complete two years’ classes in a single year! Not only that, as he felt compassion and concern for his parents, he chose not to sleep at the school, and when his teachers asked him why he could not stay on the school premises, he replied that his parents were having difficulties, because they had no less than fifty-five old lamas in their care.
At one point, the children were told that an important foreign guest would be visiting their school in a few days, and that to mark the occasion they each had to write a special essay. Rinpoche wrote something, which was read by the guest, who immediately asked after its author. “He is a boy in class five,” he was told. The guest was amazed: “Impossible! A child in class five could never write something like this,” he said. “Bring him here!” When Rinpoche arrived, they talked for a while and the guest went away most impressed. He later became Rinpoche’s sponsor.
After he finished school, Rinpoche accompanied the Prince of Sikkim to college in Delhi, and afterwards to England, where he studied at Cambridge, and gained an unrivalled knowledge of the religious traditions in the East and West."

In the West

Sogyal Rinpoche translating for Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche
  • In 1971, Rinpoche went to England where he received a Western education, studying Comparative Religion at Cambridge University. He went on to study with many other great masters, of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including Dudjom Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, serving as their translator and aide.
  • In 1973 he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his first trip to Europe, and accompanied him when he travelled to Italy and the Vatican where they met Pope Paul VI, and to Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. [check!!]
  • In 1974, he began teaching publicly. He also translated for Rahor Khenpo Tupten at Marilyn Silverstone’s house in London
  • In 1975 he taught two or three evenings a week in a private flat in Swiss Cottage. Between January and April he taught on meditation, the history of Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha, and Tibetan language. The emerging group moved to premises in Chatsworth Road at the end of May.
  • September 28th 1978 saw the French sangha's first meeting at its centre in Rue Burq, Paris.
  • In 1982, he requested and organized the teachings given in Paris by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Pagode de Vincennes.
  • In 1989, Rigpa organized the historic teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at San Jose, and Sogyal Rinpoche gave the welcome address, congratulating His Holiness for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as a translator during the teachings.
  • In August 1990, Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa hosted Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on his final visit to the West, together with an extraordinary gathering of masters at Prapoutel, a ski resort in the French Alps.
  • In 1991, he founded the retreat centre of Lerab Ling near Montpellier in southern France.
  • In 1992, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying was published. Over three million copies of this spiritual classic have been printed in 34 languages and 80 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.
  • In 1993, he appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film Little Buddha in the role of Khenpo Tenzin.
  • In 2000, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lerab Ling (see Lerab Gar 2000).
  • In 2008, he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama again to Lerab Ling. The Dalai Lama consecrated the Palri Pema Ösel Dargyé Ling temple and its main Buddha statue.
  • In August 2017, he retires as spiritual director of Rigpa.
  • Rinpoche passed into parinirvana in Thailand on 28 August 2019.

Publications

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
  • Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen and Padmasambhava; ISBN 0962488402
  • Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying; ISBN 0062508342
  • Sogyal Rinpoche, The Future of Buddhism (contains 'The Future of Buddhism', 'The Spiritual Heart of Tibetan Medicine', 'View and Wrong View' & 'Being on Top of Things'), Rider, 2002, ISBN 0712615644
  • Sogyal Rinpoche, Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying; ISBN 0062511262

Further Reading

  • Nyoshul Khenpo, A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), '15. The Students of Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö and Other Masters', Lakar Sogyal Choktrul Rinpoché, pages 462-463.

References & Notes

  1. Western calendar: 28 August 2019; Tibetan calendar: 28th day of the 6th lunar month, of the Earth-Pig year.
  2. This was confirmed by Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche.
  3. Sogyal Rinpoche describes in some detail his first encounter with the Dalai Lama in his foreword to the book Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.

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