Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche

Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche(1955–2012) was the ninth incarnation of the Traleg tulku line, a line of high lamas in theKagyulineage ofVajrayana.He was a pioneer in bringingTibetan BuddhismtoAustralia.

Biography

Traleg Rinpoche was born in 1955 inKham(Eastern Tibet), and two years later was recognized by HH16th Gyalwa Karmapaas the ninth incarnation of the Traleg Tulkus and enthroned as the Abbot of theThrangu Monastery.He was taken to safety in India during the 1959Chinese Communistsinvasion of Tibet. There he was given a traditionaltulkueducation, supplemented by five years of schooling atSanskrit UniversityinVaranasi,India.He lived and studied for several years atRumtek MonasteryinSikkim,the main seat in exile of the Kagyu Lineage. He died on July 24, 2012, in Melbourne, Australia.

Teaching in the West

In 1980 Rinpoche transmitted theDharmain Australia where he established Kagyu E-vam Buddhist Institute inMelbourne.He relinquished hismonasticvows, became a lay teacher and married. He earned a master's degree in ComparativePhilosophyfromLa Trobe University.In 1989, he taught extensively atKarma Triyana Dharmachakra,visiting the North American affiliates of HH Gyalwa Karmapa. In 2004 he established the Evam Institute in New York inChatham, NY.He also taught extensively in theKarma Thegsum Cholingnetwork of the Karmapa's centers and atShambhala Buddhistcenters. His wife, Felicity Lodro, is also an active dharma teacher.

See also

• Thrangu Rinpoche
• Nalandabodhi
• Shambhala Buddhism

Bibliography

• Luminous Bliss: self realisation through meditation,by Traleg Kyabgon, Lothian Books (2003),ISBN0-7344-0584-7
• The Benevolent Mind,by Traleg Kyabgon, Zhi-sil Cho-kyi Gha-Tsal Publications (2003),ISBN1-877294-28-4
• The Essence of Buddhism,by Traleg Kyabgon, Shambhala (2001),ISBN1-57062-468-2
• Mind at Ease,by Traleg Kyabgon, Shambhala (2004),ISBN1-59030-156-0
• The Practice of Lojong,by Traleg Kyabgon, Shambhala (2007),ISBN1-59030-378-4
• The Influence of Yogacara on Mahamudra,by Traleg Kyabgon, KTD Publications (2010),ISBN978-1-934608-19-7
• The Ninth Karmapa, Wanchuk Dorje’s Ocean of Certainty,by Traleg Kyabgon, KTD Publications (2011),ISBN978-1-934608-20-3
• The Essence of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its Philosophy and Practice,by Traleg Kyabgon, Shambhala; Reissue edition (2014),ISBN978-1590307885
• Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters,by Traleg Kyabgon, Shambhala (2015),ISBN978-1-590308-88-2
• Moonbeams of Mahamudra: The Classic Meditation Manual,Traleg Kyabgon (translator), Shogam Publications (2016),ISBN0980502233

External links

• Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche Homepage
• The Evam Institute in New York homepage
• The Kagyu E-Vam Institute in Melbourne
• An introduction by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
• An Australian Buddhist magazine established by Traleg Rinpoche