Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

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. [ [http://www.dpr.info/biography.htm Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche | Biography ] ]

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. [ [http://nalandabodhi.org/dpr_bio.html Biography of The Seventh Dzogchen Ponlop, Rinpoche ] ] As a witty, humorous and sensitive speaker Rinpoche is warmly greeted world-wide; as a teacher and prolific author [ [http://dpr.info/biography.htm Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche | Biography ] ] 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: " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1590300963/nalandabodhi Wild Awakening: The Heart of Mahamudra and Dzogchen] ." ISBN 1590300963 (SP)
* 2006: " [http://snowlionpub.com/search.php?in_item_id=8939 Penetrating Wisdom: the Aspiration of Samantabhadra] ". ISBN 1559392665 (SLP)
* 2007: His latest work, " [http://www.snowlionpub.com/search.php?isbn=MIBEDE" Mind Beyond Death] ". ISBN 1559392762 (SLP)

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External links

* [http://dpr.info DPR.info The official website of The Dzogchen Ponlop, Rinpoche]
* [http://www.nalandabodhi.org/ Nalandabodhi international homepage] ; [http://www.nalandabodhi.ca Nalandabodhi Canada]
* [http://www.nitartha.org/ Nitartha International] "The Home for Digital Tibetan"

* [http://www.karmapaxvi.com Recalling a Buddha] documentary on the life and activity of the Sixteenth Karmapa, featuring commentary by the Dzogchen Ponlop, Rinpoche, at that time an attendant to His Holiness, Karmapa

* [http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2911&Itemid=244 What the Buddha Taught] Shambhala Sun Magazine article by The Dzogchen Ponlop, Rinpoche about the three teachings of the wheel of dharma.