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Under the direction of Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), the original structure was expanded and the shedra became an important ecumenical center of learning, supporting the traditions of all schools of Buddhism. In its golden age, the monastery incorporated 23 temples and many hermitages and retreat areas.
The second incarnation was the renowned lama Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959), who figured prominently in the export of Tantric Buddhism to the West as the root-teacher of a generation of influential and forward-thinking lamas. A biographical portrait of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche exists in documentary feature film form.
Rinpoche was born in Bhutan in 1961 to a family of yogis, poets, and meditation masters. At the age of five, he was recognized by H.H. Sakya Trizin as the reincarnation of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, himself an emanation of the great 19th-century Tibetan master Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. The name “Khyentse,” often equated with ...
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was born in 1910 and was recognized by the great lamas Loter Wangpo and Mipham Rinpoche as an incarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. His principal teacher was Shechen Gyaltsap Rinpoche, and he was also the heart-son of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.
Jul 25, 2017 · The foremost torchbearer of the ecumenical Rime movement, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959) dedicated his life to the study, practice, and propagation of all the schools and lineages that are collectively known as Tibetan Buddhism. The staggeringly long list of teachings he received and transmitted in turn testifies to the depth of his appreciation of all aspects of the Dharma, and ...
It was founded in 746, destroyed in 1958, and rebuilt in 1983. The monastery belongs to the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism and was the main seat of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö. However it is noted for its eclecticism of the Rimé movement and its openness to most of the teaching sects of Tibetan Buddhism.
Khyentse Foundation has established a US$5 million endowment to fund the maintenance and upkeep of Rinpoche’s monastic colleges in Tibet, India, and Bhutan. Currently the Foundation’s support concentrates on two of those institutes— Dzongsar Monastery/Dzongsar Khamje Shedra in Eastern Tibet and Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute ...
