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Tributes The tributes below were posted between April 4 and May 26, 2007 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Trungpa Rinpoche's parinirvana. Sangha tribute blog Tribute from posted Dilgo Khyentse May 26 Jetsun Kushok May 26 Yongey Mingyur May 26 Traleg Kyabgon May 26 James Gimian May 26 Martin Janowitz May 26 Robin Kornman May 26 Denault Blouin May 25 Susan Edwards -audio May 24 Walker Blaine May 23 Vajra Regent May 22 Dzogchen Ponlop May 21 Diana Torbert May 20 Greg Smith May 19 Tessa Pybus May 18 Reggie Ray May 17 Joshua Zim May 16 Ashoka Mukpo May 15 Tenzin Wangyal May 14 Bill Douglas May 13 Peter Volz May 12 Ani Pema Chödrön May 11 Shenpen Hookham May 9 Tsoknyi Rinpoche May 8 Barry Boyce May 7 Tulku Thondup May 6 Steve Gorn May 5 HH Dalai Lama May 4 Sam Bercholz May 3 Wendy Friedman May 2 Jakusho Kwong Roshi May 1 Fabrice Midal April 30 B Bash/S Gorn April 29 Sherab Chodzin Kohn April 28 Chokyi Nyima April 27 Joan Halifax Roshi April 26 A Waldman/D Rome April 25 Clarke Warren April 24 Kanjuro Shibata April 23 CTR Talk, 1975 April 22 Jigme Phuntsok April 21 Tom Coburn April 20 Tania Leontov April 19 Leonard Hortick April 18 Richard John April 17 Anne Burchardi April 16 Bardor Tulku April 15 Jerry Granelli April 14 Michael Chender April 13 Douglas Penick April 12 Carolyn Gimian April 11 Ato Rinpoche April 10 Eido Roshi April 9 Gina Stick April 8 Rigdzin Shikpo April 7 Gesar Mukpo April 6 Francesca Fremantle April 5 CTR Talk, 1979 April 4 Sakyong Mipham April 4 Lady Diana Mukpo April 4 Thrangu Rinpoche April 4 Dzongsar Khyentse April 4 Khenpo Rinpoche April 4 Richard Reoch April 4 Susan Edwards April 4 Peter Lieberson April 4

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Born into a Tibetan community in Amritsar, India, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche was trained from an early age in both the Buddhist and Bön traditions. He has lived in the United States since 1991 where he is a prominent dharma teacher with a strong emphasis on Bön, Dzogchen, and dream yoga. Rinpoche is the founder and director of the Ligmincha Institute, and he teaches widely in Europe and North America.

Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche was among the first Tibetan meditation masters to come to the West, and among the few to understand the western mind. The qualities he possessed, manifested, and taught his students perfectly matched the needs of that wild period in American culture.

After 20 years of change in society and his sangha of students, there remains a balance between devotion to Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche and an openness to welcome other teachers of the Tibetan traditions. A non-sectarian appreciation for the dharma continues to manifest in his centers. He made the teachings accessible in such a brilliant and heartfelt way, that his students know how to connect with and benefit from the teachers they meet today.

The teachers invited by him in the past, those that continue to come today, and all the student practitioners who benefit, owe a debt of gratitude to him.

On this anniversary of Trungpa Rinpoche's parinirvana, I express my respect and pray that his enlightened activity may continuously flourish until samsara empties.

© 2007 Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche