Bokar Tulku Rinpoche () (1940 – 17 August 2004) was heart-son of the Second

Kalu Rinpoche Kalu Rinpoche (1905 – May 10, 1989) was a Tibetan Buddhist lama, meditation master, scholar and teacher. He was one of the first Tibetan masters to teach in the West. Early life and teachers Kalu Rinpoche was born in 1905 during the Fema ...

and a holder of the

Karma Kagyü Karma Kagyu (), or Kamtsang Kagyu (), is a widely practiced and probably the second-largest lineage within the Kagyu school, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The lineage has long-standing monasteries in Tibet, China, Russia, Mo ...

and Shangpa Kagyü lineages.

Rinpoche Rinpoche, also spelled Rimpoche (), is an honorific term used in the Tibetan language. It literally means "precious one", and may refer to a person, place, or thing—like the words "gem" or "jewel" (Sanskrit: '' Ratna''). The word consists of '' ...

(, ) is an honorific used in

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, D ...

. It means "precious one". - Rinpoche: Honorific title meaning "Precious One." It is frequently given to Buddhist reincarnated masters.

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Rinpoche literally means "Great (che) Jewel (rinpo)". It is ''figuratively'' rendered as "Precious One." 1940 births 2004 deaths 20th-century lamas Karma Kagyu lamas Shangpa Kagyu lamas Tibetan Buddhist spiritual teachers Tulkus {{Asia-reli-bio-stub