The 7th Dzogchen Ponlop, Rinpoche (Karma Sungrap Ngedon Tenpa Gyaltsen, 1965-present) is an abbot of Dzogchen Monastery, president of Nalandabodhi, the founder of Nitartha Institute, a leading Tibetan Buddhist scholar, and a meditation master. He is one of the highest tülkus in the Nyingma and Karma Kagyu lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. Rinpoche was formally empowered and officially proclaimed The Seventh Je-ön Ponlop Rinpoche in 1979 when, at Dharmachakra Center, Rumtek, Sikkim, India, His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa, supreme head of the Kagyu lineage, recognized his as one of the lineage holders of the Karma Kagyu school and heart son of His Holiness the Karmapa. Rinpoche graduated in 1990 as Ka-rabjampa from Karma Shri Nalanda Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies in Rumtek. (Ka-rabjampa means "one with unobstructed knowledge of scriptures", the Kagyu equivalent of the Sakya and Gelug's Geshe degree.) Also, he simultaneously earned the degree of Acharya, or Master of Buddhist Philosophy, from Sampurnanant Sanskrit University. As a witty, humorous and sensitive speaker Rinpoche is warmly greeted world-wide; as a teacher and prolific author the Dzogchen Ponlop, Rinpoche is well known for his teaching contributions to Bodhi Magazine and elsewhere. He has also penned a number of books and articles: * 2003: "Brief Histories of the Sixteen Karmapas". In: Music in the Sky: The Life, Art & Teachings of the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. Snow Lion Publications, U.S.A. First Indian Reprint: New Age Books, New Delh. (2004). ISBN 81-7822-193-4. * 2003: Wild Awakening: The Heart of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. ISBN 1590300963 (SP) * 2006: Penetrating Wisdom: the Aspiration of Samantabhadra. ISBN 1559392665 (SLP) * 2007: His latest work, Mind Beyond Death. ISBN 1559392762 (SLP) (more)
Genres: buddhism, religious
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Bodhi Magazine:
Bodhi Magazine (ISBN 1-929046-05-7) is a 72-page internationally distributed full-color glossy format Buddhist periodical that is issued on a quarterly basis. First printed in 1997, its content is created by and for Nyingma and Kagyu sanghas. Snow Li
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Tulku:
A tulku ( , also tülku, trulku) is a Tibetan Buddhist lama who has through phowa and siddhi consciously determined to be reborn, often many times, in order to continue their Bodhisattva vow. The most famous example is the lineage of Dalai Lamas, who
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Tibetan Buddhism:
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan regions, which include northern Nepal, Bhutan, India (Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Sikkim), Mongolia, Russia (Kalmykia, Buryatia a
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Nyingma:
The Nyingma tradition is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism (the other three being the Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug). "Nyingma" literally means "ancient," and is often referred to as the "school of the ancient translations" or the "ol
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Dzogchen Monastery:
Dzogchen Monastery (Tib. rdzogs chen dgon pa) is one of the six great monasteries of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located in Eastern Tibet in the Chinese province of Sichuan. It was founded by Dzogchen Pema Rigdzin (1625-1697) in
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Karma Kagyu:
Karma Kagyu ( ) or Kamtsang is the largest transmission lineage within the Kagyu school, which in turn is one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu is the Gyalwa Karmapa. With more than 600 groups and ce
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Shambhala Publications:
Shambhala Publications is an independent publishing company based in Boston, Massachusetts. According to the company, it specializes in "books that present creative and conscious ways of transforming the individual, the society, and the planet". Many
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Snow Lion Publications:
Snow Lion Publications is a book publisher established in 1980 in Ithaca, New York. It is devoted to the preservation of Tibetan Buddhist culture. It is the largest press devoted to Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, printing over one million copies, and di
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