Chimé Rigdzin
Chimé Rigdzin Rinpoche (, 1922-2002), popularly known as C. R. Lama, was an Indian lama of Tibetan Buddhism who was the lineage holder of the Northern Treasures () tradition in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Biography At the age of four he was recognized and enthroned as the 4th incarnation of Khordong Terchen Nüden Dorjé Dropen Lingpa () the main re-incarnate lama of Khordong Monastery in Kham, Tibet, located in today's Sichuan province. At seven years old he had already started discovering spiritual treasures (terma (religion), terma) hidden by Padmasambhava He was mostly trained by Tülku Tsurlo (, 1895-1954Chos dbying [2015], , (p. 786-814 for the biography of ), vol. 62 in the 63-vol. collection (2015, publisher, etc., unknown).) and completed his education at the age of 19 with the degree of Dorje Lopön Chenpo (). Shortly after he left the monastery to enter into a traditional three-year retreat at Rewalsar, India, Tsö Pema (Rewalsar) in India. Following t ...
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Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (also referred to as Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Lamaism, Lamaistic Buddhism, Himalayan Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism) is the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion. It is also in majority regions surrounding the Himalayan areas of India (such as Ladakh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and a minority in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand), in much of Central Asia, in the southern Siberian regions such as Tuva, and in Mongolia. Tibetan Buddhism evolved as a form of Mahāyāna Buddhism stemming from the latest stages of Indian Buddhism (which also included many Vajrayāna elements). It thus preserves many Indian Buddhist tantric practices of the post-Gupta early medieval period (500 to 1200 CE), along with numerous native Tibetan developments. In the pre-modern era, Tibetan Buddhism spread outside of Tibet primarily due to the influence of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), founded by Kublai Khan, which had ruled Chin ...
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