 H.E.The 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche
Zogchen Rinpoche, Jikme Losel Wangpo, was born in Sikkim in 1964. He was recognized by the 4th Dodrupchen Rinpoche as the seventh incarnation of Dzogchen Pema Rigdzin, the great saint and founder of the Dzogchen Monastery, and he was enthroned in 1972. Among the other great lamas from whom he has received teachings are H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche and H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. His education was closely supervised by H.H. the Dalai Lama, who feels very strongly the link between himself and Dzogchen Rinpoche that was created during the time of the 4th Dalai Lama.
Rinpoche has been the guiding spirit behind the reconstruction of the Dzogchen Monastery in India, applying himself tirelessly to the monastery and the welfare of the monks. He is deeply admired and respected as one of the most important of the younger generation of Nyingmapa masters. Few who have met him will ever forget the impact of his presence, with all it’s enchanting warmth and purity, and all who have heard him teach will know the clarity and depth of his wisdom.
In 1985, at the invitation of Sogyal Rinpoche and Rigpa, he made the first of what has become a regular series of visits to the West. In 1994-5, he taught in Europe and led Rigpa retreats in America, Ireland and Australia. Dzogchen Rinpoche is vice-chairman and life-long trustee of the annual Nyingmapa Prayer Meeting held at Bodhgaya in India.
Contributions from Rigpa Buddhist Meditation Centres have played a large part in the sponsorship of the new Dzogchen Monastery and this reflects the very close connection that exists between the work of Sogyal Rinpoche and Dzogchen Rinpoche. Dzogchen Monastery is the ‘mother monastery’ for all Rigpa’s centres.
H. E. SOGYAL RINPOCHE
Sogyal Rinpoche is a leading interpreter of Tibetan Buddhism to the west. He was born in Tibet and raised as a son by one of the most revered spiritual teachers of this century, Jamyag Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. From early childhood he benefited from a very warm and intimate relationship with his master and was steeped in the extraordinary atmosphere of wisdom, compassion and devotion that surrounded him. After Jamyang Khyentse passed away Sogyal Rinpoche continued to received teachings from his other principal teachers, Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, who were the main inspiration for his work in the west. He studied at university in Delhi and Cambridge in England, and began to teach in the west in 1974. He now teaches widely in Europe, the United States, Australia and the east, and has established Rigpa centres in many countries around the world.
Sogyal Rinpoche’s highly acclaimed book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, is regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of Tibetan Buddhist teachings ever written. Already published in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Holland, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Sweden, Poland, India and Australia, it is being translated into Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Danish, Hindi, Nepali, Hebrew, Greek, Korean and Tibetan.
Rinpoche’s book has touched thousands of hearts in India, especially in the Himalayan regions, and they younger generation of Tibetans frequently request Rinpoche to teach. They look upon Sogyal Rinpoche as a tremendous source of inspiration, and appreciate his skill in bringing alive the ancient wisdom of Tibet in these modern times. Rinpoche is considered by many senior Tibetan masters as having a crucial role to play in the future of Buddhism, in both the west and east.
DZOGCHEN MONASTERY
PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE
According to the directions of H.H. the Dalai Lama, the Dzogchen Monastery has been rebuilt in Kollegal, Mysore, South India. Work began in 1985, three hundred years exactly after the completion of the great monastic university of Dzogchen Rudam Orgyen Samten Choling in the eastern highlands of Tibet.
Now Dzogchen Monastery in India will take its place as a major centre for the Nyingmapa teachings, its study and retreat centres encouraging that learning and realization for which the great living tradition of Dzogchen is renowned. Monks who study here are being given a thorough training so that, in the future, they will be able to transmit the ancient Buddhist teachings in response to present-day needs. The monastery is also accessible to western students who have a serious interest at heart.
The original Dzogchen Monastery in Tibet placed equal emphasis on study and practice. Its Study College, the ‘Shri Singha Shedra’, was renowned as a great centre of learning. producing and attracting scholars of the highest calibre such as Patrul Rinpoche (1808-1887) and Mipham (1846-1912) whose prolific writings are widely studied today.
December 1991 saw the completion of the new Study College, modelled on its famous predecessor, with facilities for the education and training of up to one hundred monks. Teaching in the college is to be directed by some of the most distinguished khenpos (professors) of the Nyingma tradition.
Young monks drawn from the large neighboring Tibetan communities in Kollegal and Bylakuppe have enrolled to begin their training in study and practice, alongside which they will received a wide-based general education. Over the past three years senior monks from Dzogchen Monastery in Tibet who have been taking a leading part in assisting in the life of the monastery.
DZOGCHEN MONASTERY, NEPAL
The stupa at Baudhanath, Nepal, is for Tibetan Buddhists one of the most sacred power-places of all. Many of the great teachers of our time have built monasteries or temples on this holy site, and have advised Sogyal Rinpoche to build and start a small study college here. Dodrupchen Rinpoche has been asked to give guidance on the best site for construction or on buying an existing building there.
Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, a highly accomplished lama, is now living in Baudhanath as representative of the Dzogchen Monastery, accompanied by a group of monks and nuns. He and his monks and nuns are presently practising and performing rituals in this sacred place, many of which have been dedicated to Sogyal Rinpoche’s long life.
This is one of the many projects that Rinpoche holds in his heart and hopes soon to bring to completion.
The most up-to-date contact information for Dzogchen Monastery in India
through Kyabje Dzogchen Rinpoche is maintained at www.dzogchen.org.in.
Postal address for Dzogchen Monastery and
Dzogchen Shri Senha Charitable Society
P.O. Dhondenling Tibetan Settlement
Odeyarpalaya, Kollegal Taluk
Chamarajanagar District
Karnataka 571 457
INDIA
Telephone and fax
Tel/fax: +91 (0)8225 773267
Tel: +91 (0)8225 773247
Email: info@dzogchen.org.in
International
Paul Philipsen, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)20 6463456
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Chindak e.V., Germany
Ulrike Holdorf, Marktoberdorf, Germany
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Australia
Michal Armstrong, Sydney
(Shenpen Australia)
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France (1)
Eliane Autret, Clichy (Rigpa)
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France (2)
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Germany (1)
Hans Hofinger, Inning
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Email: hansho@rigpa.de
Germany (2)
Henriette Mueller, Berlin
(Shenpen Deutschland e.V.)
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Ireland
Derrick Gerety, Cork
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Marc Heijdeman, Amsterdam
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Singapore (1)
Doreen Quah
Tel: +65 9834 2412
Email: doriquah@starhub.net.sg
Singapore (2)
Tay Kuan Yan
Tel: +65 9671 0627
Email: kuanyan@aidea.com.sg
Switzerland
Thomas Rueedi, Chur
Tel/Fax: +41 (0)81 353 9192
Email: drthrueedi@swissonline.ch
United Kingdom
Angela Lewis, West Sussex
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Email: angelalewis@pinnacle.net.uk
United States and Canada
Shirley Dodge, California
Tel/Fax: +1 707 987 4479
Email: chimpu@telis.org
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