Bokar Tulku Rinpoche (1940 – 17 August 2004) was heart-son of the Second
Kalu Rinpoche
Kalu Rinpoche (1905 – May 10, 1989) was a 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 Female Woo ...
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, ...
and
Shangpa Kagyü lineages.
Rinpoche
Rinpoche, also spelled Rimboche and Rinboku (), 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 con ...
(, ) is an honorific used in
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (also referred to as Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Lamaism, Lamaistic Buddhism, Himalayan Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism) is the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion. It is also in majo ...
. 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
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