Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

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Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་ཨོ་རྒྱན་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་ sprul sku o rgyan rin po che) (1920 - February 13, 1996) was a Buddhist master of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages who lived at Nagi Gompa hermitage in Nepal. He was a renowned teacher of Mahamudra and Dzogchen.[1]

He was also well-known for "his profound meditative realization and for the concise, lucid and humorous style with which he imparted the essence of the teachings."[1]

He is the father of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Mingyur Rinpoche.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 RW icon height 18px.png Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Rigpa Shedra Wiki


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