Chime Tulku Rinpoche is a Buddhist Tulku. Rinpoche was born in 1991 into the family of Jamyang Khechog, an official at Surmang Namgyal Tse monastery.[1]

Chime Tulku Rinpoche
Personal
Born1991 (age 32–33)
ReligionTibetan Buddhism
SchoolKagyu
LineageKarma Kagyu
Senior posting
ReincarnationBenchen Chime Tulku
Websitehttp://www.benchen.org/en/home.html

Chime Tulku Rinpoche was identified as the fourth incarnation of Benchen Chime Tulku Rinpoche one of the four Tulkus (incarnate Lamas) of Benchen Monastery by the 12th Situ Rinpoche Pema Dönyö Nyinje.[citation needed]

The Four Benchen Tulkus are

  • Chime Tulku (The subject of this article)
  • Radha Tulku (more commonly known as Chime Rinpoche) Born 1941.
    Established Marpa House the first Tibetan Buddhist Centre in England.[2][3] The present Radha Tulku has been referred to by his childhood name 'Chime' all of his life. This can be confusing, as at present two Benchen Tulkus known as 'Chime'.
  • Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche
  • Tenga Rinpoche

See also

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References

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  1. ^ benchen.org: Benchen Chime Tulku Rinpoche Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Karma Triyana Dharmachakra - Kagyu Lineage". kagyu.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Marpa House". marpahouse.org.uk. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.