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Yongey (pronounced Yon-gay) Mingyur Rinpoche is a highly venerated
teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
He was born in Nepal in 1975, and was recognized as a tulku by
both H.H. the 16th Karmapa and H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
Don't let his youthful appearance or his young age fool you.
Rinpoche has one-pointedly devoted his entire life the the study,
practice and teaching of the buddha dharma and he has accomplished
tremendous benefit for beings in this lifetime.
When Rinpoche was nine, he moved to the hermitage of Nagi Gompa in Nepal to
study Mahamudra teachings, as well as instructions on the Trekcho and Togyal
aspects of Dzogchen with his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, one of the greatest
Dzogchen meditation masters of our time. When Mingyur Rinpoche was 11 he was
invited by H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche to study at
Sherab Ling
in northern India.
There he learned the practical applications of the daily rituals of Karma
Kamtsang and the tantras according to the tradition of Marpa. Rinpoche also
completed all required studies at the monastic college or shedra.
At the age of 13, Rinpoche entered a traditional three-year retreat.
At age 17 he was asked by H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche to become the retreat
master and at age 20, Situ Rinpoche asked Mingyur Rinpoche to become
assistant Khenpo of Sherab Ling where a new monastic college was
established under Mingyur Rinpoche's guidance.
One of his current projects is the building of
Tergar Institute
in Bodhgaya, India, which will server large numbers of people attending
Buddhist events at this sacred pilgrimage site, serve as an annual
site for month-long Karma Kagyu scholastic debates, and serve as
an international study institute for monastic and lay sangha.
The institute will also have a medical clinic for local people.
Mingyur Rinpoche
teaches
actively in the West and is known for his remarkable
ability to convey the Buddhist teachings in a clear and skillful manner.
Here is a more extensive historical biography.
Here is a long life prayer for Mingyur Rinpoche in pdf format.
If you print page one
and page two back to
back you can cut them to form a miniature tibetan style text.
Thanks to Jacquie Horne for this!
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