Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche

Khentrul Lodrö Thayé Rinpoche spent fifteen years studying at Kat'hog Monastery in eastern Tibet, Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok's Serthar Buddhist Institute in Kardze, Tibet, and Penor Rinpoche's monastery Namdroling in India. Acknowledged as a scholar of the highest level, he twice received the title of khenpo (equivalent to a Doctor of Philosophy), making him a khenchen, or double doctorate. He received the entire Nyingt'hig lineage (including Nyingt'hig Yabzhi, Dzod Dun, Ngalso Korsum, Yeshe Lama, and Chetzun Nyingt'hig), as well as many empowerments, scriptural transmissions, and explanations on the pith instructions for Great Perfection practice. In addition, Khentrul Rinpoche received the rarely bestowed oral transmission of Khenpo Ngakchung's Nyingt'hig lineage. From Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche, Dodrubchen Rinpoche, Penor Rinpoche, and Katok Moktza Rinpoche, he received all of the empowerments and scriptural transmissions for the Kama and Terma cycles of the Nyingma school.

He has taught for many years at monasteries in Tibet and India and is the abbot of Mardo Tashi Choling in eastern Tibet where he established a retreat center and shedra. He directs the education and spiritual practice of 300 monks, seventy advanced-degree candidates, sixty children, and twenty retreatants.

He was invited by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche shortly before his death, primarily to create and teach a shedra program at Rigdzin Ling, as well as to teach in North America at the Chagdud Gonpa centers and elsewhere.

He now travels all over North America giving teachings. [http://orgyanshadrubling.com/id31.htm] He gives an annual month-long shedra, or Dharmic educational intensive retreat, at Rigdzin Ling in Junction City, California, the main center of Chagdud Rinpoche's Chagdud Gonpa centers. He has groups meeting in Ashland, Oregon and in Lafayette, Louisiana.

External links

* [http://www.katogcholing.com/ Katog Choling]