Trulshik Rinpoche

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Trulshik Rinpoche Ngawang Chökyi Lodrö ('khrul zhig ngag dbang chos kyi blo gros) (1 January 1923 – 2 September 2011) born in Yardrok Taklung, Central Tibet was one of the main teachers of HH the 14th Dalai Lama^[1] and of many of the younger generation of Nyingma lamas today including Sogyal Rinpoche.^[2] He is considered the spiritual heir of several senior Nyingma masters of the last century such as Dudjom Rinpoche^[2] and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.^[3] Rinpoche is the subject of a documentary film Destroyer of Illusion narrated by Richard Gere. Trulshik Rinpoche founded the monastery of Thubten Chöling in Nepal.^[3] In 2010 he became the official head of the Nyingma school.^[4]

Rinpoche lived in Solukhumbu, Nepal.

Trulshik Rinpoche died on September 2, 2011,^[2] and was succeeded by Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche who accepted the position on 22 March, 2012.^[5]

Footnotes

↑ Tibetan Administration Official Media (2011-09-05). "Tibetan officials Mourn Passing Away of Kyabje Trulshig Rinpoche". The Tibet Post International. TPI. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 [Wiki editors] (2011-09-08). "Trulshik Rinpoche". Rigpa Shedra Wiki. Rigpa Shedra. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche". Chanteloube. Songtsen. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
↑ Mindrolling News Staff (2010-03-06). "Kyabje Trulshig Rinpoche Accepts Position As Head of the Nyingma School". News. Mindrolling International. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
↑ In Tibetan.

External links

Destroyer of Illusion at YouTube
listing at TibetanLama.com with date of birth
http://chiwongmonastery.com/the-abbot/his-holiness--trulshig-rinpoche.htm

Persondata
Name	Rinpoche, Trulshik
Alternative names
Short description	Buddhist Lama
Date of birth	1 January 1923
Place of birth	Yardrok Taklung, Central Tibet
Date of death	2 September 2011
Place of death	Kathmandu, Nepal

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