19 Facts About Khamtrul Rinpoche

The Khamtrul Rinpoche is said to be an authentic emanation of Padmasambhava and an emanation of King Gesar, the hero of the epic tale King Gesar.

Khamtrul Rinpoche was sent to Samten Lingpey Densa monastery, where – under the guidance of the master Sonam Gyaltshen – he was taught the preliminary studies and named Sonam Wangchuk.

Khamtrul Rinpoche soon received the vows of monkhood from him and was given the name Ngawang Tenphel.

Khamtrul Rinpoche returned to Kham soon afterwards, supposedly in the garb of a yogi.

The people of Kham were reluctant in accepting the Khamtrul Rinpoche and are said to have abused and beat him almost to death.

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Khamtrul Rinpoche continued his practice and his teaching until his death, including spending periods of up to three years on meditation retreat.

Khamtrul Rinpoche died at a retreat centre named Mishig Dorji Dzong gyi Drubney.

Khamtrul Rinpoche remained in Tibet through the resistance movement in Kham and Amdo in June 1956, but when this was crushed, with serious ramifications for the citizens – including the monks and nuns – he realised he had to leave.

Khamtrul Rinpoche rebuilt the Khampagar monastery, with the work being done by the lay community, monks and reincarnated lamas together.

Khamtrul Rinpoche is well known as the root guru of Tenzin Palmo, an English nun and only the second Western woman to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist sramaneri and, subsequently, one of the first Tibetan Buddhist women ever to be ordained as a full bhiksu in 1973.

The 8th Khamtrul Rinpoche gave her the Tibetan name Tenzin Palmo and instructed her to build a nunnery near Tashi Jong.

In later life, the 8th Khamtrul Rinpoche visited Bhutan on a few occasions, giving teachings and initiations.

Khamtrul Rinpoche was recognised as a reincarnation of the 8th by Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa and by Dilgo Khyentse, who both predicted the same names of the parents.

Khamtrul Rinpoche received training and instruction from various sources, including from Tokden Amtrin, a highly respected yogi at Tashi Jong and from the late Adeu Rinpoche.

Khamtrul Rinpoche is the spiritual head of Tenzin Palmo's monastery, Dongyu Gatsal Ling.

Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche Jigme Pema Nyinjadh was born in 1981, into the family of the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa, supreme head of the Drukpa Lineage.

Khamtrul Rinpoche was recognized by the Dalai Lama, the Gyalwang Drukpa and the First Thuksey Rinpoche.

Khamtrul Rinpoche has completed the nine-year course in Buddhist philosophy at Tango University in Bhutan, as advised by the Gyalwang Drukpa.

Now Khamtrul Rinpoche is the representative of the Gyalwang Drukpa in all Asian countries and resides mainly in Nepal at Druk Amitabha mountain the seat of Gyalwang Drukpa the Head of Drukpa Lineage.