Brief Biography of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche.

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

Dzongsar Khyentse Thubten Chokyi Gyamtso also known as Khyentse Norbu was born on 18^th June 1961 from Father Dungsey Thinley Norbu Rinpoche (the son of Dudjom Rinpoche) and mother Jamyang (the daughter of Lama Sonam Zangpo) at Khenpajong in eastern Bhutan.

At the age of seven, He was recognized as third incarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (the founder of Khyentse Lineage) and the principal incarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro by H.H Sakya Trizin. His root teacher is His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche but he has also received complete empowerment, transmission and instructions from great masters of all four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including H.H 14^th Dalai Lama, H.H 16^th Gyalwang Karmapa, his own grandfather H.H Dudjom Rinpoche and Lama Sonam Zangpo, Chatral Rinpoche, Ngoshul Khen Rinpoche and Khenpo Appay.

Rinpoche is not only great master of Buddhism but he is also filmmaker and writer. His film includes The Cup (1999), Travellers and Magicians (2003), Vara: A Blessing (2013) and Hema Hema: Sing me a Song While I wait (2017). Moreover, Rinpoche is an author of What Makes You Not Buddhist (2007), Not for Happiness: A guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices (2012), Buddha Nature and many non-fiction works of Tibtan Buddhism. Rinpoche is supervising his traditional seat of Dzongsar Monastery and retreat centres in Tibet as well as newly established monasteries in Bhutan and India. Furthermore, Rinpoche also established dharma Centres in Australia, Europe, North America and Asia.

References

Khyentse Foundation (n.d). Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.

Rigpa Shedra (n.d). Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.