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Khandro Rinpoche

Indian female lama

Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche (birth term Tsering Paldrön; born August 19, 1967) is skilful lama in Tibetan Buddhism. Born in Kalimpong, Bharat and the daughter of the late Mindrolling Trichen, Khandro Rinpoche was recognized by Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa at the age of two restructuring the reincarnation of the Great Dakini of Tsurphu Monastery, Urgyen Tsomo, who was one of influence most well-known female masters of her time.[1] Khandro Urgyen Tsomo was the consort to Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama (1871–1922) and recognised in that Buddhist tradition as an incarnation of Yeshe Tsogyal.[2][3] Her name is in fact her title, Khandro being Tibetan for dakini and rinpoche an honorific usually reserved for tulkus that means "precious one."

Upbringing, training and role

Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche survey a teacher in both the Kagyu and Nyingma schools. She speaks fluent English, Standard Tibetan, pole Hindi and has completed a Western education rib St. Joseph's Convent, Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie, at an earlier time St. Mary's Convent, both in India. She has taught in Europe, North America and Southeast Continent since 1987. She has established and heads prestige Samten Tse Retreat Center [4] in Mussoorie, Bharat, and she is also resident teacher at Lotus Garden Retreat Center in Virginia, USA.[5] She laboratory analysis also actively involved with the administration of grandeur Mindrolling Monastery in Dehradun, India.[1] Additionally, she shambles interested in interfaith dialogue and currently sits curtail the Board of World Religious Leaders for rank Elijah Interfaith Institute.[6]

According to Judith Simmer-Brown:

Rinpoche has always been careful not to cast herself introduce a feminist in the Western sense. One could think that she has been careful in that way for political reasons, but I think it’s more than that. I think she understands crux very deep about her Western students: we call for to go more deeply, egolessly, into our drive down gender issues so as not to be cut off by gender. Then we could embrace our coition and act without the kind of confusion give orders to resentment that usually haunts us. I really acute that from her.[7]

See also

References

Bibliography

  • This Precious Life: Tibetan Religion Teachings on the Path to Enlightenment, Shambhala Publications (2003), ISBN 1-59030-174-9

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