Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang

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Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang


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in Lhasa, Tibet, China
August 01, 1946

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Kyabjé Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche is the 37th throne holder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, and held to be the 7th reincarnation of the Chetsang Rinpoche, a manifestation of Chenrezig (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara), the Buddha of Compassion (as are the Dalai Lamas). He is based at the Drikung Kagyu Institute at Dehra Dun, India, where he established the Songtsen Library, a center for Tibetan and Himalayan studies.

His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche was born in Lhasa, Tibet into the well-known Tsarong family. In 1949, he was recognized as the 37th Drikung Kyabgon, head of the Drikung Kagyu order of Tibetan Buddhism, and shortly thereafter received his religious vows from H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama. At Drikung Thil, the princip
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