Tsokyé Nyingtik

Guru Rinpoche blessed Khyentsé Wangpo and dissolved into his heart. As a result of this, the root practice of Guru Tsokyé Nyingtik (Lake Born Guru…

Tukdrup Sampa Lhündrup

In the inner practice of Sampa Lhündrup, the Spontaneous Fulfillment of All Wishes, Guru Rinpoche appears in a standing posture—ready to act—surr…

Chimé Dorjé

Chimé Dorjé was the father of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and a renowned practitioner of Chöd (cutting or "severance" practice).

Samten Gyatso

Samten Gyatso's mother Könchok Paldrön, was the daughter of the great nineteenth-century treasure revealer Chokgyur Lingpa. He was the teacher of Tu…

Könchok Paldrön

The daughter of the great tertön, Chokgyur Lingpa, Könchok Paldrön played a vital role in the preservation of her father’s revelations.

Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche IV

Kyabje Tsikey Chokling Mingyur Dewey Dorje, born in 1953 as the second son of Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was recognized and enthroned as the 4th aut…

Karmé Khenpo Rinchen Dargyé

Karma Rinchen Dargyé (b. 1835-d. unknown), also known as Karmé Khenpo, was recognized at an early age as the reincarnation of a Kagyü lineage maste…

Tsewang Norbu

Tsewang Norbu (1856-1915/6) was the second son of tertön Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa. He is said to be the incarnation of one of the original 25 disciples…

Tersé Gyurmé Tsewang Drakpa

Gyurmé Tsewang Drakpa (died c. 1888-9), also widely known as Wangchuk Dorjé, was an emanation of King Jah, and the great tertön Chokgyur Dechen Lin…

Karmapa Khakyab Dorjé

The fifteenth Karmapa, Khakyab Dorjé (1871-1922) was born in Shelkor, a village in the Tsang province of central Tibet. He received the Kagyu transmi…

Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé

Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé (1813-1899) was born into the royal Khyung clan to the yogini Tashi Tso in the hidden valley of Rongyap, in Kongpo, Ea…

Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo

Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo (1820-1892), also known by the name Pema Ösal Do-ngak Lingpa, was a contemporary of Chokgyur Lingpa (1829-1870) and Jamgön …