Lama Tsedrup Tharchin Rinpoche () (1936–July 22, 2013) was a Tibetan Dzogchen master in the

Nyingma Nyingma (literally 'old school') is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It is also often referred to as ''Ngangyur'' (, ), "order of the ancient translations". The Nyingma school is founded on the first lineages and transl ...

school of

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. He was tenth holder of the family lineage known as the Repkong

Ngakpa In Tibetan Buddhism and Bon, a Ngagpa (male), or a Ngagmo (Female) (; Sanskrit ''mantrī'') is an ordained non-monastic practitioner of Dzogchen and Tantra. The Ngagmapa are widely credited with protecting the Nyingma school and its teachings ...

Early life and education

Tharchin Rinpoche was born in southern

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in the region of

Kongpo Kongpo () is a region of central-eastern Tibet, centered in modern Gongbo'gyamda County, Nyingchi Prefecture. It is situated on the Nyang River, a northern tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Kongpo Drula Gonpa is the oldest and largest monast ...

. He trained with Nyingma master

Dudjom Rinpoche Kyabje Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje (, THL ''Düjom Jikdrel Yéshé Dorjé'') was known as Terchen Drodül Lingpa and as Dudjom Rinpoche (10 June 1904 – 17 January 1987). He is considered by many Tibetan Buddhists to be from a line of importan ...

, head of the Nyingma school, at his monastery in Kongpo, Lamaling Monastery. He completed both a five-year and three-year retreat. His other teachers included

Chatral Rinpoche Chatral Sangye Dorje Rinpoche (, "Enlightened Indestructible Freedom From Activity"; June 18, 1913 – December 30, 2015) was a Tibetan Dzogchen master and a reclusive ''ngagpa'' yogi, known for his great realization and strict discipline. C ...

, Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, and Sherab Dorje Rinpoche. In 1960, he fled Tibet on foot, and lived with his family in India and Nepal for the next 24 years.

Teaching career

In 1984 he moved to the United States and, after being asked by his teacher

to teach, founded the Vajrayana Foundation and began to teach Tibetan Buddhist dharma in America, where he established a retreat center, Pema Ösel Ling, in Northern California.

Death

Tharchin Rinpoche suffered a sudden heart attack and died on July 22, 2013.

References

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