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Chögyam Trungpa

Chögyam Trungpa

Biography

Chögyam Trungpa was a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and holder of both the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, the 11th of the Trungpa tülkus, a tertön, supreme abbot of the Surmang monasteries, scholar, teacher, poet, artist, and originator of a radical re-presentation of Tibetan Buddhist teachings and the myth of Shambhala as an enlightened society that was later called Shambhala Buddhism. He was a major figure in the dissemination of Buddhism in the West, founding Vajradhatu and Naropa University and establishing the Shambhala Training method.

  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1939-03-05
  • Place of Birth: Kham, Tibet
  • Also Known As: Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche