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Chimé Rigdzin
Chimé Rigdzin Rinpoche (; Eng: Immortal Vidyadhara), 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 (Rewal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia. It also has a sizable number of adherents in the areas surrounding the Himalayas, including the Indian regions of Ladakh, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, Darjeeling, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, as well as in Nepal. Smaller groups of practitioners can be found in Central Asia, some regions of China such as Northeast China, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and some regions of Russia, such as Tuva, Buryatia, and Kalmykia. Tibetan Buddhism evolved as a form of Mahayana, Mahāyāna Buddhism stemming from the latest stages of Indian Buddhism (which included many Vajrayana, Vajrayāna elements). It thus preserves many Indian Buddhist Tantra, tantric practices of the Gupta Empire, post-Gupta Medieval India, early medieval period (500–1200 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 Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
