A brief introduction of biography of Choeze Kuchen Rinpoche

Kunchok Thrinley Lhundup Namgyal was born in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1984 as the eldest son of Lama Jorje, brother of H.E. Ayang Pinpoche. At the age of two, H.H. Drikung Chestang Rinpoche and H.H. Drikung Chungtsang Rinpoche recognised him as the 21st incarnation of Choeze Kuchen Rinpoche.

Choeze Kuchen Rinpoche is one of the high lamas of Choeze Thupten Dhargyeling Monastery in Kham, Tibet. He is regarded as the manifestation of Yamantaka (a wrathful aspect of Manjushri).

In his previous lives, he was born as a bright Brahim named Salwa (Prabha) during the times of Buddha Dipankara. And in the 7th century during the time of Dharma king Songtsen Gampo, he took rebirth as a Thomi Sambhota who went to India and studied under great scholar Lekchin Kara and introduced Tibetan script and Buddhism into Tibet. He also reincarnated as Nged-Phupa, a great master of Mahamudra during the time of Kyopa Jigten Sumgon.

The present incarnation of Choeze Kuchen Rinpoche has achieved immense knowledge and wisdom in a very young age. He has undergone seven years of study of Buddhist philosophy and teachings on Drikung Kagyudpha tradition at the Thupten Shedup Janchupling in south India. He has also received many precepts, oral transmissions, initiations from H.H.Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche and entire teaching of Nyingmapa order from H.H Penor Rinpoche.

Besides, Rinpoche has spent his two years in retreat and meditation, especially on Yamantaka, Padmasambhawa, White Tara and Aachi, at Pharphing, one of the holy pilgrim place of Guru padma Sambhawa.

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