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	The Life of Thrangu Rinpoche
		Rinpoche was later asked about this genyan and he said that the genyan is a protector of the area around his monastery, in other words, a local deity who became a protector of the dharma, a dharmapala.
		Rinpoche tells them that their son is too young and needs to be with their family, but the family then begins to prostrate outside the monastery and eventually Rinpoche says he will take their son.
		Rinpoche had given isolated teachings on mahamudra, which are the only teaching mentioned by name in the Kagyu lineage supplication, but for the next four years under the direction of Lee Miracle he was to give a definitive series of teachings devoted solely to the mahamudra.
	www.rinpoche.com /trlife.html (5607 words)

	Simhanada---The Vajracarya Trungpa Rinpoche
		The 1st Trungpa Rinpoche, Kunga Gyaltsen, was a principal student of Trungmase.
		Rinpoche was known as an artist, as a teacher fluent in English and as an author.
		Therefore (since Trungpa Rinpoche empowered his eldest son Osel Rangdrol Mukpo to be the Shambhala lineage successor in 1978), on was the advice of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Osel Rangdrol Mukpo became the head of Shambhala.
	www.simhas.org /chogyamtrungpa.html (726 words)

	Kagyu Samye Dzong Cornwall \| Tibetan Buddhism in the South West of England
		Akong Tulku Rinpoche was born in 1939 near Riwoche in Kham, Eastern Tibet.
		In 1967, Akong Rinpoche and Trungpa Rinpoche founded Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, the first Tibetan Buddhist Centre to be built in the West and to introduce the religion and some aspects of its culture to the western community.
		Later, reflecting the closeness of his relationship with his guru, in 1994 Akong Rinpoche played an important role in discovering the reincarnation of the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa and in arranging the visits of the two Regents to meet the new Karmapa.
	www.cornwallbuddhism.co.uk /akongtulkurinpoche.htm (539 words)

	Buddhist Masters and Their Organisations:Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche
		Akong Tulku Rinpoche's main work has been the expansion of the work of the Rokpa Charity, through humanitarian activities, principally in Tibet and Nepal, but also in Europe, where several soup kitchens have been established to feed the homeless in major cities.
		Akong's spiritual training as a holder of the Kagyu lineage was further completed under the guidance of HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa.
		Dr Akong Tulku's main activity in the 1990s concerned the expansion of his humanitarian activities, principally in Tibet and Nepal, but also in Europe, where he created several soup kitchens to feed the homeless in major cities.
	www.buddhanet.net /masters/akong.htm (1186 words)

	Akong Tulku Rinpoche in Finland
		Akong Tulku Rinpoche fled from Tibet to India in 1959.
		Akong Rinpoche has been its leader until recent years, when he gave the responsibility to his brother Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche and concentrated in humanitarian work.
		Rinpoche, I would like to ask you if we have animal friends or people who are not actually Buddhists and if there is something negative happening to them, they are dying for example.
	www.rokpafinland.org /hki1.htm (5289 words)

	Kagyu Samye Dzong Edinburgh - Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Born in 1939, near Rioche in Kham, Eastern Tibet, Akong Tulku Rinpoche was discovered at a very young age by the search party seeking the reincarnation the previous (1st) Akong, Abbot of Dolma Lhakang monastery near Chakdado, in the Chamdo area of Kham.
		Only the latter had a bursary and Akong Rinpoche worked for some years as a simple hospital orderly, supporting himself, Trungpa Rinpoche and Tulku Chime of Benchen Monastery in the small apartment they shared.
		Dr Akong Tulku was then asked by the Karmapa to be the organiser of his 1977 6-month tour of Europe.
	www.edinburgh.samye.org /rinpoche.htm (1072 words)

	Rinpoche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rinpoche or Rimpoche (Tibetan:རིན་པོ་ཆེ་; /rin'potʃe/) is a Tibetan Buddhist religious/theological honorific title.
		Rinpoche is used as a respectful form of address to ones teacher.
		It is a mistaken assumption that the term Rinpoche indicates an incarnate Lama; although all incarnate Lamas are called Rinpoche by their students [5].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rinpoche (263 words)

	ROKPA Switzerland: Organization: Biography Akong Rinpoche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Rinpoche's life is dedicated to helping any who need help, regardless of their race or religion.
		When he returned to Tibet in the 1980's on a short visit, Rinpoche was greatly moved to discover that the Tibetan language and culture were in danger of being lost.
		Rinpoche has inspired many people worldwide with his skill and compassion, and those who work with him try their very best to emulate his ability to help others without prejudice, and with a completely pure motivation.
	www.rokpa.ch /eng/bioakong.htm (193 words)

	Response to the book "the incredible True Story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa" Nr.2
		Akong complained that even though Karmapa received so many offerings, yet he would not spare the money to buy a single dzi from a couple of lamas who were in trouble.
		Akong answered that it was his job as caretaker of the school to enforce school rules.
		Akong was also known to often criticize Gyalwa Karmapa behind his back for supposedly showing disrespect in the past to Akong's lama, Situ Rinpoche.
	www.karmapa-issue.org /politics/brown_response_2.htm (3713 words)

	Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
		Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was born in the province of Kham in Eastern Tibet in 1940 and became one of the most influential figures in the development of Buddhism in North America.
		In 1958 Rinpoche received the monastic degrees of kyorpon (doctor of divinity) and khenpo and became fully ordained as a Buddhist monk.
		Rinpoche was the founder of the Naropa Institute, a Buddhist university, in Boulder, Colorado, as well as the Shambhala community, which has over one hundred centers worldwide.
	www.tricycle.com /podcast/chogyam.html (452 words)

	Response to the book "the incredible True Story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa" Nr.7 part 2
		And because Shamar Rinpoche, his elder brother Jigme Rinpoche and Topga Rinpoche were close family as well as members of Karmapa's labrang, Karmapa did support them and act as a surrogate father.
		Situ Rinpoche and Akong came from Europe to meet Karmapa in the hospital in Chicago, but reluctantly and only in response to entreaties from Jamgon Rinpoche saying that Karmapa was dying.
		Akong was such a minor lama that Karmapa never would have been concerned about his squabbling with Trungpa in any event.
	www.karmapa-issue.org /politics/brown_response_7b.htm (2988 words)

	Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Akong Tulku is the Supreme Abbot Drolma Lhakang Monastery in Tibet.
		The Trust is under the direct guidance of Akong Tulku Rinpoche and the present Chairman of Rokpa Trust is the Ven.
		Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, and Abbot of Samye Ling Monastery.
	www.dundee.rokpa.org /introduction.htm (274 words)

	Simhanada- --The Venerable Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche
		Kagyu Samye Ling was established in Scotland by Akong Rinpoche and Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
		In 1992, Akong Rinpoche went to Tibet as the representative of Tai Situ Rinpoche to welcome the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa to his main seat of Tsurphu Monastery.
		Rinpoche's life is dedicated to benefiting people, regardless of race or religion.
	www.simhas.org /akong.html (261 words)

	Akong Tulku Rinpoche - Kagyu Samye Dzong Venice
		Only the latter had a bursary and Akong Rinpoche worked for some years as a simple hospital orderly, supporting himself, Trungpa Rinpoche and Tulku Chime of Benchen Monastery in the small appartment they shared.
		The ground was laid for the proper development of these teachings in the West when the Supreme Head of the Kagyu Lineage, HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa visited Samye Ling in 1975 and 1977.
		Dr Akong Tulku was then asked by the Karmapa to be the organisor of his 1977 6-month tour of Europe.
	www.samyedzongvenice.org /eng/masters_akong_tulku_rinpoche.html (1022 words)

	Kagyu Samye Dzong London - Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche
		At a very young age, he was discovered and identified as the reincarnation of the first Akong, Abbot of Dolma Lhakang monastery in the Chamdo area of Kham.
		Visited by people from all over the world, Akong Rinpoche made it first and foremost a place of peace and spirituality, with a strong emphasis on active, selfless compassion, open to anyone of any faith.
		In the 1990s, Akong Rinpoche continued to expand his humanitarian activities, principally in Tibet and Nepal, but also in Europe, where he created several soup kitchens to feed the homeless.
	london.samye.org /london/kagyu/teachers/akong_rinpoche.shtml (532 words)

	Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche: biography.
		Born in 1939, near Riwoche in Kham, Eastern Tibet, he was discovered at a very young age by the search party seeking the reincarnation the previous (1st) Akong, Abbot of Dolma Lhakang monastery near Chakdado, in the Chamdo area of Kham.
		He then went to the great monastic university of Secchen, where he received transmission of the quintessential mahamudra Kagyu Buddhist lineage from Secchen Kongtrul Rinpoche.
		His spiritual training as a holder of the Kagyu lineage was further completed under the guidance of HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, who also certified him as a teacher of Tibetan medicine.
	www.samye.org /arbio1.htm (215 words)

	KagyuSamyeDzongCornwall
		Kagyu Samye Dzong Cornwall is a branch of Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland, a Buddhist Centre which was established in 1967 and now has branches worldwide.
		Rinpoche, whose lives and activity are an endless source of inspiration for the thousands of people who come into contact with them every year.
		They are known for their tireless efforts in preserving the purity of the Buddha's teachings, and the Kagyu lineage in particular.
	groups.msn.com /KagyuSamyeDzongCornwall (295 words)

	Stupa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Akong Rinpoche is a doctor of Tibetan medicine and a meditation master and tulku of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
		He is one of the few Tibetan teachers who has permission from the Chinese government to travel within areas of China where, through Rokpa charity, he helps with the education and living conditions of some of the least materially well-off people on this planet.
		Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche is also a founder of many dharma centres and charity projects throughout Europe and Africa as well as the Holy Island Interfaith Centre just off the West coast of Scotland.
	stupa.org /index.htm (1013 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum > Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche
		Akong Rinpoche founded Rokpa and set up Samye Ling in Scotland originally with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
		Akong Rinpoche, interestingly, found HH the 17th Karmapa and brought him to Situ Rinpoche and Gyaltsab Rinpoche for recognition.
		Lama Yeshe is the one who started the temporary ordination practice at Samye Ling, where a person could live as a monk for a year, if they want to stay on, they stay for another three years, and only after that can they take permanent ordination.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/lofiversion/index.php/t31520.html (1209 words)

	Predictions Fulfilled: the Search Party Finds the Karmapa - Biographical Background Information - the Karmapa website
		This was interpreted at the March 1992 meeting of the council of the four seat holders to mean that he would be reborn in eastern Tibet (north of Rumtek).
		The council decided that H.E. Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche III would go to Tibet to oversee the search, as he was already scheduled to be there in June.
		(Shamar Rinpoche was not in Rumtek during the latter half of May, 1992.) They appointed Akong Rinpoche and Sherab Tharchin, as their respective representatives.
	kagyuoffice.org /karmapa.tibet.searchparty.html (734 words)

	Tara Rokpa Therapy - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It explores the benefits of developing calmer states of mind and body and introduces simple methods of relaxation/ visualisation, taught by Akong Rinpoche, as an aid to self-healing.
		This retreat is also seen as a symbolic new beginning, an opportunity to cease looking to the past for answers and to learn to trust the moment by moment unfolding of life in the present.
		Taming the Tiger Part 2 returns to Akong Rinpoche's text and over six months completes the final chapters of his book.
	www.tararokpa.org /trt_pages/trt_prog.html (819 words)

	Amazon.com: "Akong Rinpoche": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Bodhisattva Vow: A Sourcebook by Chögyam Trungpa, Sakyong Mipham, Patrul Rinpoche, Gampopa, Shantideva
		On the other hand, if Akong Rinpoche thinks, "I am going to build a temple here," he is wishing but at the same time he is doing...
		THE WEST: FOR AND AGAINST ALL With the exception of Trungpa Rinpoche and Akong Rinpoche,...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Akong-Rinpoche (557 words)

	RokpaUK - ROKPA News in Nepal
		Since Akong Rinpoche and Lea Wyler first travelled to Boudha in 1990 the soup kitchen has helped thousands of the very poorest people in Nepal.
		Ravi was one of the first children to be taken in by Rokpa after he met Rokpa founder Akong Rinpoche at the soup kitchen.
		Akong Rinpoche is asked to set up new projects wherever he goes in Tibet.
	www.vanschaik.demon.co.uk /RokpaUK/RUKNnews.htm (3633 words)

	lady2
		Akong Rinpoche acknowledges that you were the compassionate Mother, Tara, who had helped the lamas, when they had fled from Tibet.
		Akong Rinpoche recalled the occasion when as young men, he and Trungpa Rinpoche had come to the verandah of your house.
		You recounted all of this at Akong Rinpoche's home in Dumfries, as the images of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Philips faded on the television screen.
	members.tripod.com /luxlapis/lady2.html (6927 words)

	Confirmation by the Dalai Lama - the Karmapa website
		In India, meanwhile, Their Eminences Tai Situ Rinpoche and Gyaltshab Rinpoche in India waited at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim for news of the results of the search.
		In response to this, His Holiness provided his informal confirmation, replying that "It is appropriate to recognize and confirm" the candidate Apo Gaga as the reincarnation of the 16th Karmapa.
		After consideration of the evidence and additional meetings with Their Eminences Tai Situ Rinpoche, Tsurphu Gyaltsab Rinpoche and Shamar Rinpoche, His Holiness the Dalai Lama granted the Buktham Rinpoche, the official notification of the Dalai Lama's approval of the identity of His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa.
	www.kagyuoffice.org /karmapa.tibet.confirmation.html (536 words)

	Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche
		Always concerned with giving something of authentic value to the visitors coming to Kagyu Samye Ling from all over the world, he made it first and foremost a place of peace and spirituality, with a strong accent on active, selfless compassion, open to anyone of any faith.
		Also during this time, Tibet had opened up, and ex-refugees such as Dr Akong Tulku had been able to return to discover what had happened during their absence.
		Much of Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche's time since 1988 has been devoted to the Tibetan people in many humanitarian and other activities.
	www.sweb.cz /samye.dzong/english/engakong.html (751 words)

	Something Old, Something New
		Previously, at the request of Karseng Rinpoche, the late Ugyen Tendzin, a close dharma brother of the Vidyadhara, wrote an introduction and table of contents to this.
		In addition to these, with Karseng Rinpoche's help this summer, we were able to receive from Akong Rinpoche a number of other texts composed by the Vidyadhara in Tibet.
		We also hope that Karma Senge Rinpoche will be able to return to the West many times to teach and to continue to provide his indispensable assistance, not only through his elucidation of the texts' meaning, but also by providing details of Trungpa Rinpoche's early life in Tibet.
	www.shambhala.org /ntc/projects/collected_writings.htm (1094 words)

	Dechen
		Sometimes Akong Rinpoche mixed butter and tsampa with frozen raw lamb, for them to eat in Khampa fashion.
		Rinpoche wrote some poems, and some good omens also occurred at that time.
		Later, Karma Thinley Rinpoche appointed him as his regent and gave him a letter of authority that he sealed using his special seal that His Holiness Sakya Trinzin had presented to Rinpoche.
	www.karmathinleyrinpoche.com /dechen.html (522 words)

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