- Jigdrel Changchub Dorje, 6th Dzogchen Rinpoche
Jigdrel Changchub Dorje (1935-1959) was the 6th
Dzogchen Rinpoche ofTibet in theNyingma sect ofTibetan Buddhism .He was a close friend of the young
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama who was born in the same year as he. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama awarded Jigdrel the title of Hu Thok, which is the highest ranking after the King of Tibet.Living at
Dzogchen Monastery in historicalKham in Eastern Tibet, he was killed on the invasion by the Chinese in 1959 as it became a part ofSichuan where it stands today. He was just 24 years old.External links
* [http://www.dzogchen.org.in/rinpoche/past.html Dzogchen.org]
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