Dzogchen Rinpoche
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- See also: Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Dzogchen Rinpoche (rdzogs chen rin po che) - The head lama of Dzogchen Monastery, one of the largest monasteries in eastern Tibet before the Chinese invasion.
The current Dzogchen Rinpoche, who is counted as the seventh in the line of incarnations, Jikme Losal Wangpo ('jigs med blo gsal dbang po), was born in Gangtok, Sikkim in 1964, as the younger brother of Sogyal Rinpoche. He was enthroned by Dodrupchen Rinpoche at the Royal Palace in Gangtok 1972. He went on to study at the Institute of Dialectics in Dharamsala, where his education was closely supervised by the 14th Dalai Lama. His main teachers include Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He established a Dzogchen Monastery in exile, in Kollegal, South India, which was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama in 1992.
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