Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche

༼འབར་རྡོར་སྤྲུལ་སྐུ། ༽ - ('bar rdor sprul sku)

The Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, a holder of the religious lineage of Terchen Barway Dorje. Rinpoche is the founder of a Tibetan Buddhist center, Kunzang Palchen Ling, and the Raktrul Foundation in Red Hook, New York.

The Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche
Born	May 1, 1949 (1949-05-01) (age 62) Kham, East Tibet
Nationality	Tibetan
Occupation	Buddhist teacher

Biography

Born in 1949 in Kham, East Tibet, the Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche is believed, according to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, to be a rebirth of a nineteenth/twentieth century meditation master, Terchen Barway Dorje (1836-1920).^[1][2][3][4] After the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising, Rinpoche and his family left Tibet for India. The journey on foot over the Himalayas and later the tropical climate of Assam killed Rinpoche's family. Rinpoche eventually traveled to Darjeeling where Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa (1924-1981) found him and arranged for him to be taken to Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim.^[5]

The Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche is mentioned among the prominent lamas of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.^[6][7][8] He underwent his training as a tulku (reincarnate lama) under the tutelage of the 16th Karmapa at Rumtek Monastery. He remained close to His Holiness throughout his life, serving as his attendant and traveling with him overseas. At His Holiness’s request, he stayed in the United States to help Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche and Mr. Tenzin Chonyi establish the Karmapa’s Seat in North America, Karma Triyana Dharmachakra.^[9][10] Rinpoche started teaching in the West in 1980s. He has taught at KTD and its affiliates,^[11] at other Buddhist centers in the United States^[12] and abroad,^[13] as well lectured at universities and other venues.^[14] Some of his teachings have been published as books and DVDs.^[15]

In 2000, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche established the Raktrul Foundation^[16] and a in 2003 a Tibetan Buddhist center, Kunzang Palchen Ling (KPL),^[17] in Red Hook, New York. A ceremony of a symbolic breaking of the ground for the new building at Kunzang Palchen Ling was held in 2006.

In the fall of 2008, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche resigned from his responsibilities at KTD and is now focusing fully on the activities of Kunzang Palchen Ling (KPL). KPL is a Buddhist center that offers teachings in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. One of the significant traits of KPL's activity is providing access to and the preservation of the treasure (terma) teachings of Terchen Barway Dorje and the teachings of the Barom Kagyu lineage. In addition to overseeing translations of Terchen Barway Dorje's treasure teachings into English, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche himself composes liturgies and songs (dohas).^[18] Rinpoche also guides the activities of Palchen Study Groups^[19] in the U.S.

Bardor Tulku Rinpoche travels and teaches across the U.S. His teaching schedule can be found on the KPL website.^[20]

Bibliography

• Practice of Green Tara, 1999, Rinchen Publications
• Tashi Prayer, 2000, Rinchen Publications
• Living in Compassion, 2004, Rinchen Publications
• Rest for the Fortunate: The Extraordinary Practice of Nyungne, 2004, Rinchen Publications, ISBN 0-97145-543-0
• A Practitioner's Guide to Mantra, Snow Lion Publications

Teachings on DVD

• Preparing for Death and Dying (1999) Vajra Echoes
• Twenty-One Praises to Tara (1999) Vajra Echoes
• Life of Yeshe Tsogyal (2008) Karma Kagyu Institute

See also

• Dzogchen
• Mahamudra
• Vajrayana Buddhism

References

1. ^ Gyamtso, Yeshe (2005), Precious Essence. The Inner Autobiography of Terchen Barway Dorje, KTD Publications, ISBN 0-9741092-5-8 
2. ^ Gyamtso, Yeshe (2007), Treasury of Eloquence. The songs of Barway Dorje, KTD Publications, ISBN 978-1-934608-00-5 
3. ^ Nuns of Dortam, Snow Lion Publications
4. ^ Urgyen, Tulku (2007), Blazing Splendor, Rangjung Yeshe Publications, ISBN 978-9-627341-56-7 , Glossary
5. ^ More detailed description of the Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche's escape from Tibet can be found on the Kunzang Palchen Ling web site.
6. ^ Finding Karma Through Youth; Woodstock's Tibetan Monastery Prepares for a Lama, New York Times, February 2000
7. ^ Crestone Stupa, Snow Lion Publications
8. ^ Bardor Tulku, a Buddhist spiritual leader, visits Tampa's Buddhist community, St. Petersburg Times, January 2004
9. ^ Drodul, Karma (2009), Amrita of Eloquence. A Biography of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, KTD Publications, ISBN 978-1-934608-05-0 
10. ^ Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, US Seat of His Holiness the Karmapa, Snow Lion Publications
11. ^ Karma Thegsum Choling Albany (NY), Karma Thegsum Choling Ann Arbor (MI), Karma Thegsum Choling Albuquerque (NM), Karma Thegsum Choling Arizona (AZ), Karma Thegsum Choling Boston (MA), Karma Thegsum Choling Chicago (IL), Karma Thegsum Choling Columbus (OH), Karma Thegsum Choling Dallas (TX), Karma Thegsum Choling Gainesville (FL), Karma Thegsum Choling Greenville (NC), Karma Thegsum Choling Hartford (CT), Karma Thegsum Choling Hay River (WI), Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville (FL), Karma Thegsum Choling Minneapolis (MN), Karma Thegsum Choling New York (NY), Karma Thegsum Choling Piedmont (NC), Karma Thegsum Choling San Diego (CA), Karma Thegsum Choling Santa Monica (CA), Karma Thegsum Choling Seattle (WA), Karma Thegsum Choling Tampa Bay (FL), Karma Thegsum Choling Wichita (KS), Karma Thegsum Tashi Gomang (CO)
12. ^ Namgyal Monastery, Institute of Buddhist Studies, Ithaca (NY)
    St. Augustine Record, St. Augustine Karma Kagyu Study Group (FL)
13. ^ Karma Sonam Dargye Ling, Toronto, Canada
    Karma Tekchen Zabsal Ling, Toronto, Canada
    Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal Charitable Trust New Zealand
14. ^ The Buddhist Community at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (MA)
    Tibet House, New York City (NY)
    University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill (NC)
    University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles (CA)
    
15. ^ "Bardor Tulku Rinpoche's published teachings". http://www.kunzang.org/btr-publications.html. 
16. ^ Raktrul Foundation is a non-profit organization, the mission of which is to assist underprivileged communities in Tibet by developing and implementing programs for education, medical care, and basic community support.
17. ^ "Kunzang Palchen Ling". http://www.kunzang.org. 
18. ^ Some of Bardor Tulku Rinpoche's songs can be viewed on Kunzang Palchen Ling web site.
19. ^ "Palchen Study Groups". http://www.kunzang.org/kpl-psg.html. 
20. ^ "Bardor Tulku Rinpoche's Schedule". http://www.kunzang.org/btr-calendar.html. 

External links

• Biography on DharmaDictionary

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Name	Rinpoche, Bardor
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Date of birth	1950-05-01
Place of birth	Kham, East Tibet
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