Sogyal Rinpoche

Sogyal Rinpoche

male
Sogyal Rinpoche is a Tibetan Dzogchen lama of the Nyingma tradition. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in...
Longchenpa

Longchenpa

male, deceased (1363)
Longchenpa or Longchen Rabjampa (1308 - 1364 possibly 1369) was a major teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Along with Sakya Pandita...
Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

male, 70 years old
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, one of the foremost living Dzogchen masters, was born in Derge, Kham (eastern Tibet) on 8 December 1938. At the a...
Garab Dorje

Garab Dorje

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Garab Dorje (Sanskrit: Prahevajra) was the semi-historical first human teacher of the Dzogchen or Great Perfection teachings according to Tibetan...
Jigme Lingpa

Jigme Lingpa

male, deceased (1798)
Jigme Lingpa (1730-1798) was one of the most important "tertöns" of Tibet. He was the promulgator of the Longchen Nyingthik, the Heart Essence t...

Vimalamitra

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Vimalamitra (Tib. Drime Shenyen), an 8th century Indian adept, is key to the history of Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen practice. He lived equally in...
Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche

Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche

male, 44 years old
Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche (1965-) is a Buddhist meditation master and scholar from Dzogchen Monastery and Dzogchen Shri Singha Monastic...
Chatral Rinpoche

Chatral Rinpoche

male
Chatral Rinpoche, Sangye Dorje is a renowned Dzogchen master in his mid-90s. He is a reclusive yogi known for his great realization and strict...

John Myrdhin Reynolds

male
John Myrdhin Reynolds, whose initiated name is Vajranatha is a scholar, linguist, author, translator, mystic and initiated ngagpa of the Nyingmapa....

Vairotsana

male
Vairotsana of Pagor (Tib.: Be-ro-tsa-na) is a great and unequalled translator living during the reign of King Trisong Detsen (who ruled from 755...