Khempo Yurmed Tinly Rinpoche (1950–2005):

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scholar, teacher, and lineage holder. Khempo was born in 1950 in

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, Eastern

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and was recognized as a reincarnate

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by Nyoshul Lungtok Tulku. He received his training from the Mindrolling, Dzogchen, Palyul, and Tsopema monasteries in India under teachers such as Khochhen Rinpoche, Khenpo Tsuundru Rinpoche, Khenpo Rabgye Rinpoche, Dzongnang Rinpoche, and Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche. Upon completion of his monastic training, Khempo received his master's degree from the Sanskrit University in

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, India.

Dudjom Rinpoche Kyabje Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje (, THL ''Düjom Jikdrel Yéshé Dorjé'') was known as Terchen Drodül Lingpa and as Dudjom Rinpoche (10 June 1904 – 17 January 1987). He is considered by many Tibetan Buddhists to be from a line of importan ...

then appointed Khempo to lead the Nyingma studies program at Benares University in India. Khempo subsequently became Abbot of Bhutan's

Gangteng Monastery The Gangteng Monastery ( Dzongkha: ), generally known as ''Gangtey Gonpa'' or ''Gangtey Monastery'', is an important monastery of Nyingmapa school of Buddhism, the main seat of the Pema Lingpa tradition. located in the Wangdue Phodrang District in ...

shedra as well as Abbot of the Zilnon Kagyeling Monastery in

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, India. In 2000, Khempo was selected to represent the Nyingma school of

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at the United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit. He died in January 2005 while visiting his family in India.

Bibliography

*''Portraits of Tibetan Buddhist Masters'' by Don Farber

References

*http://www.tricycle.com/podcast/yurmed.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032427/http://www.odn-usa.com/ 1950 births 2005 deaths Tibetan educators 20th-century Tibetan people 21st-century Tibetan people