Tulku Nyima Gyaltsen Rinpoche
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Tulku Nyima is a famous Tibetan Buddhist monk, known for his insight, wisdom and great sense of humor.
Tulku Nyima was born in
the village of Skimdut, Tromthar District, Kham, in the Water Horse
year 1942. When Tulku Nyima was born, rainbows were seen over his
family's nomadic tent. Lama Tatse was called to see the newborn child
and he advised Tulku Nyima's parents that he would become a
highly-realized Lama and had to be kept clean. At the time of his
birth, Tulku Nyima already had one tooth and hair.
The Geat Jamyang Khyentse Choki Lodro recognized Tulku Nyima as the speech reincarnation of Khenpo Ngawang when Tulku Nyima was just a small boy. (You can download a photograph of Khenpo Ngawang here.) At the age of 12, Tulku Nyima went to Nyushey Monastery and trained under many Masters, including his Root Teacher Arik Rinpoche, Orgyen Rigdzin, Khenpo Munsel, and Choktrul Pema Gyurme. (You can download a photograph of Tulku Nyima's beloved Root Lama, Arik Rinpoche here.) During his time at Ngushey, Tulku Nyima studied and meditated on the classic works of Sakya and Nyingma traditions.
While at Nyushey, Tulku Nyima embarked on studies of the Thirteen Buddhist doctrines. During this period, Tulku Nyima had a vision of White Manjushri, in which Manjushri instructed Tulku Nyima to study and pray from two specific pages in The Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher. Tulku Nyima followed Manjushri's instructions and consistently prayed from these pages. As a result of his studies and prayers, Tulku Nyima aroused his wisdom mind and was able to learn the Thirteen Buddhist doctrines and other matters with almost no study. Tulku Nyima has learned so much material that is would take forty days for someone to recite it all. Nyoshul Khen rinpoche wrote of Tulku Nyima in a Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems, he "is a teacher of such extraordinary capabilities that he can teach works like the thirteen great source texts and Mipham's Entrance to the Ways of the Wise from memory."
A brief biography of Tulku Nyima Gyaltsen Rinpoche appears in A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage, by Nyoshul Khenpo, translated by Richard Barron, Padma Publishing (pg. 540-541).
The Geat Jamyang Khyentse Choki Lodro recognized Tulku Nyima as the speech reincarnation of Khenpo Ngawang when Tulku Nyima was just a small boy. (You can download a photograph of Khenpo Ngawang here.) At the age of 12, Tulku Nyima went to Nyushey Monastery and trained under many Masters, including his Root Teacher Arik Rinpoche, Orgyen Rigdzin, Khenpo Munsel, and Choktrul Pema Gyurme. (You can download a photograph of Tulku Nyima's beloved Root Lama, Arik Rinpoche here.) During his time at Ngushey, Tulku Nyima studied and meditated on the classic works of Sakya and Nyingma traditions.
While at Nyushey, Tulku Nyima embarked on studies of the Thirteen Buddhist doctrines. During this period, Tulku Nyima had a vision of White Manjushri, in which Manjushri instructed Tulku Nyima to study and pray from two specific pages in The Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher. Tulku Nyima followed Manjushri's instructions and consistently prayed from these pages. As a result of his studies and prayers, Tulku Nyima aroused his wisdom mind and was able to learn the Thirteen Buddhist doctrines and other matters with almost no study. Tulku Nyima has learned so much material that is would take forty days for someone to recite it all. Nyoshul Khen rinpoche wrote of Tulku Nyima in a Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems, he "is a teacher of such extraordinary capabilities that he can teach works like the thirteen great source texts and Mipham's Entrance to the Ways of the Wise from memory."
A brief biography of Tulku Nyima Gyaltsen Rinpoche appears in A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage, by Nyoshul Khenpo, translated by Richard Barron, Padma Publishing (pg. 540-541).
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