PREVIOUS DZOGCHEN RINPOCHES
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Sixth Dzogchen Rinpoche - Jigdrel Changchub Dorje (1935-1959)
The Sixth Dzogchen Rinpoche died tragically at an early age during
the turmoil in Tibet during the 1950s. He was a close friend of the present 14th Dalai Lama who
bestowed upon Rinpoche the title of Hu Thok - the highest ranking after the King of Tibet.
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Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche - Thubten Chökyi Dorje (1872-1935)
Throughout the Kham region of Eastern Tibet, none was more famous
than the Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche. He was as famous and well respected
as the Dalai Lama, and his miracles and powers of clairvoyance were
witnessed by many ordinary people. He was an authority in the recognition
of reincarnated lamas from all the schools; more than 200 such tulkus were
recognised by him. During the latter part of his life, he lived together
with up to 30 young tulkus of Dzogchen Monastery, clothing and feeding them
with his own hands. This was considered most unusual activity for such a high lama.
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Fourth Dzogchen Rinpoche - Mingyur Namkhe Dorje (1793-?)
In 1842, during the time of the fourth incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche,
Dzogchen Monastery was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake. Rinpoche
rebuilt the monastery with help and guidance from other lamas, especially
one of his main disciples, the celebrated scholar Gyalse Shenpen Thaye.
Then, in turn with the support and guidance of Dzogchen Rinpoche,
Shenpen Thaye established the Shri Singha monastic scripture college,
or shedra, which later
became a model for studies and training throughout the Nyingma world.
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Third Dzogchen Rinpoche
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Second Dzogchen Rinpoche
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First Dzogchen Rinpoche
Pema Rigdzin was a disciple of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama. He
became known as the Dzogchen Rinpoche after another of his teachers
declared that he had heard Dzogchen as a teaching, but never seen
it in a person except in him. In 1684, at the age of sixty-one,
Pema Rigdzin located the hidden valley of Rudam, a sacred place
which Guru Padmasambhava visited and blessed with his presence.
Together with his three main disciples, there he established
the monastery of Dzogchen Rudam Orgyen Samten Chöling - the Dzogchen Monastery.
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