Phakchok Rinpoche (born 1981) is a teacher of the

Nyingma Nyingma (literally 'old school') is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It is also often referred to as ''Ngangyur'' (, ), "order of the ancient translations". The Nyingma school is founded on the first lineages and transl ...

lineage and chief lineage holder of the

Taklung Kagyu The Taklung Kagyu () is a sub-school of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. History The Taklung Kagyu lineage was founded by Taklung Thangpa Tashi Pal in 1180 CE. Like the other Sarma schools, it is part of the second founding of Buddhism in T ...

lineage of

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 ...

. He is Vajra Master of

Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. It has ties to both the Kagyu and Nyingma schools, hence the combined ''Ka-Nying in the name''. Shedrub Ling means “sanctuary for lear ...

monastery, abbot of several monasteries in Nepal, and assists monasteries and practice centers in Tibet. In addition, he serves as Director of the

Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation The Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization associated with a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling, near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, along his son, Kyabgön Phakc ...

, a nonprofit organization engaged in a wide range of humanitarian projects.

Background

Phakchok Rinpoche is the first-born grandson of

Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920A Brief Biography of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
– ...

, and his father,

Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche was a teacher, writer, religious ritual master, and meditation master of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche has been recognized by the 16th Karmapa as the fourth reincarnation of the 19th- ...

, is the fourth reincarnation of Terchen

Chokgyur Lingpa Chokgyur Lingpa or Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa (1829-1870) was a tertön or "treasure revealer" and contemporary of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Jamgon Kongtrul. Regarded as one of the major tertöns in Tibetan history, his termas are widely practiced ...

. His mother is Sangyum Dechen Paldon. His uncles Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche,

Tsoknyi Rinpoche Tsoknyi Rinpoche ( Wylie ''tshogs gnyis rin po che'') or Ngawang Tsoknyi Gyatso (born 13 March 1966) is a Nepalese Tibetan Buddhist teacher and author, and the founder of the Pundarika Foundation. He is the third Tsoknyi Rinpoche, having been reco ...

, and

Mingyur Rinpoche Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (Tibet: ཡོངས་དགེ་མི་འགྱུར་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། Wylie: yongs dge mi 'gyur rin po che) is a Tibetan teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhis ...

are active teachers in Asia and the West. Phakchok Rinpoche oversees the

along with an international network of Buddhist meditation centers.

Early life

Before he was four, Phakchok Rinpoche was recognized by the

Kagyu The ''Kagyu'' school, also transliterated as ''Kagyü'', or ''Kagyud'' (), which translates to "Oral Lineage" or "Whispered Transmission" school, is one of the main schools (''chos lugs'') of Tibetan (or Himalayan) Buddhism. The Kagyu lineag ...

regents as being seventh in the line of the

Riwoche Riwoche Monastery, or Riwoche Tsukla Khang Tragyelma (Tib. ''ri-bo-che'';Dorje and Kapstein (1991), p. 475. Ch. ''Leiwuqi Si'') is a Taklung Kagyu monastery of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1276 by Sangye On, and is one ...

Phakchok incarnations. Rinpoche entered the Dzongsar Institute of Advanced Buddhist Studies in Bir, India, where he received the Khenpo title, comparable to a PhD in Buddhist Philosophy, from

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (, born June 18, 1961),Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

and the

14th Dalai Lama The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: ''bsTan-'dzin rgya-mtsho''); né Lhamo Thondup), known as ...

. Phakchok Rinpoche has received instructions and ripening empowerments from many teachers, including

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Tashi Paljor, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche () (c. 1910 – 28 September 1991) was a Vajrayana master, scholar, poet, teacher, and recognized by Buddhists as one of the greatest realized masters. Head of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism from 198 ...

Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920A Brief Biography of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
– ...

, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche,

Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche (1926 – 23 December 2015) was a Tibetan lama and the Supreme Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. He received the highest Dzogchen teachings from Polu Khenpo Dorje, a direct disciple of Khenpo Ngakchung. "K ...

Trulshik Rinpoche 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 the 14th Dalai Lama and of many of the younger gen ...

Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche Nyoshül Khenpo Rinpoche (1932–1999), more fully Nyoshül Khenpo Jamyang Dorje (), was a Tibetan lama born in the Derge region of Kham.

, and others.

Current work

Phakchok Rinpoche has a growing number of centers and Dharma groups around the world as well as students in over fifty countries including Malaysia, United States, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Austria, Scotland, Great Britain and Israel. In the United States, his main retreat center is Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Cooperstown in upstate New York. Through his various foundations, Phakchok Rinpoche directs a number of projects, including a Monastic Education Fund that serves monks in two monasteries in the Kathmandu Valley, the Vajra Varahi Healthcare Clinic in Kathmandu, and dental and medical camps to serve remote areas of Nepal with the help of doctors from Singapore, Malaysia and Germany. Phakchok Rinpoche sits on the board of the non-profit organisation Rangjung Yeshe Shenpen, also based in Nepal. In addition, Phakchok Rinpoche supports the translation and publication of Buddhist texts through the Lhasey Lotsawa translation group, which focuses especially on the teachings of the

Chokling Tersar In Tibetan Buddhism the Chokling Tersar (Tib. མཆོག་གླིང་གཏེར་གསར་ Wyl: ''mchog gling gter gsar.'') are a collection of formerly hidden teachings or termas revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa, whose current reincarna ...

and the

Taklung Taklung is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Sta ...

traditions.Lhasey Lotsawa Translations & Publications
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Publications

''In the Footsteps of Bodhisattvas: Buddhist Teachings on the Essence of Meditation'', Shambala Publications (October 27, 2020)''Radically Happy: A User's Guide to the Mind'', Shambala Publications (October 2018)''Eightfold Supreme Path of Mind Training'', Lhasey Lotsawa Publications (December 4, 2012)''Keys to Happiness and a Meaningful Life'', Lhasey Lotsawa Publications (June 27, 2012)

References

External links

Official Website of Phakchok RinpocheSamye Institute - Dharma Education PlatformChokgyur Lingpa FoundationMental Strength in the 21st Century
(December 2014) a dharma talk for '' Tricycle: The Buddhist Review'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Phakchok Rinpoche, Kyabgon Tulkus Lamas from Tibet Kagyu Buddhists Taklung Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist spiritual teachers 21st-century lamas Living people 1981 births