Trungpa tülkus

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Trungpa tülku
Tibetan: དྲུང་པ་སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་
Wylie: Drung-pa sprul-sku
ZWPY: Chungba zhügu

The Trungpa tülkus are a line of incarnate Tibetan lamas who traditionally head Surmang monastery (complex) in Kham (Eastern Tibet). There have been twelve such tulkus thus far. Mahasiddha Trungmase was the teacher of the first Trungpa Tulku, Kunga Gyaltsen.

[edit] The Line of the Trungpa Tulkus

Kunga Gyaltsen
Kunga Zangpo
Kung Oser
Kunga Namgyal
Tendrel Chögyal
Lodro Tenphel
Jampel Chögyal
Gyurme Tenphel
Karma Tenphel
Chökyi Nyinche (1875 to 1938)
Chökyi Gyamtso (Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche), the XI Trungpa tulku, (1940 - April 4, 1987) was one of the most influential teachers of Buddhism in the west. He is the founder of Shambhala International.
Chökyi Sengay (Sengye/Senge) (Choseng Trungpa Rinpoche), the XII Trungpa tulku (b. February 6, 1989). Chokyi Sengay is the present Trungpa tulku.