Mingyur Rinpoche is the seventh in a
string of revered incarnations and was born in 1976 in
Nepal. His father was the eminent Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
(1920-1996) from the divine Tsangsar bloodline of Nangchen.
His mother is known as Sonam Choedron, a descendant of the
two Tibetan kings Songtsen Gonpo and Trisong Detsen. The
sixteenth Karmapa, Rigpe Dorjee, (1924-1981) identified him
as being the authentic reincarnation of the previous Yongey
Mingyur Dorje and bestowed upon him the name Karma Gyurmey
Tenzin Chokyi Dorjee. At the age of nine he moved to the
hermitage of Nagi Gonpa to study with his father.
At the age of eleven, he went to Palpung Sherabling, the
seat of the Tai Situpas in India, where he studied under the
guidance of the Chamgon Tai Situ Rinpoche and the retreat
master Lama Tsultrim. In 1988,
though Mingyur Rinpoche was only thirteen at that time, he
expressed his sincere desire and determination to enter the
three year retreat and Situ Rinpoche gladly gave his
approval.
In acknowledgement of the wisdom and understanding he gained
from his retreat, Mingyur Rinpoche was appointed the position
of retreat master for the following retreats aged only
seventeen. At the end of his nineteenth year he joined the
Dzongsar monastic college under the tutelage of Ven.
Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk. In his twentieth year, Situ Rinpoche
appointed him his representative at the monastic seat
Palpung Sherabling. Mingyur
Rinpoche established a new monastic college
at Palpung Sherabling where he
also continued his studies. In his twenty-first year, he
achieved the position of Khenpo
(professor), and he taught at the monastic college while
continuing his duties as retreat master and looking after
the running of the monastery.
Mingyur Rinpoche has made several world tours and has been
warmly received, being acknowledged to be one of the greatest
living masters of the Kagyu & Nyingmapa lineages, passing on
his great wisdom with a humour and insight that has won
great acclaim across the globe. In addition to his
responsibilities at Palpung
Sherabling he attends to his monasteries in Tibet, Nepal &
India.
Tergar
Institute, Bodhagaya, Bihar, India.
Tergar Institute was founded by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche in 2006 to provide interested individuals with an opportunity to deepen their understanding and experience of the Buddhist teachings. He envisioned the institute as a place to study the classic subjects of the Buddhist tradition, to learn and practice meditation, and to study the Tibetan language.
The institute is located at Tergar Monastery in Bodhgaya, India, just minutes away from the spot where the Buddha attained enlightenment. In addition to its role as the home of the Tergar Institute, Tergar monastery is also headquarters of the annual prayer gathering, the Kagyu Monlam. On a rotating basis, Tergar Monastery is also home to the Kagyu Winter Debate, the Karma Gön Chö.
Mingyur Rinpoche's home website may be found here:
The Tergar Institute's website may be found here:
Behind Chobar monastery is a restaurant, their website has information and pictures of the monastery and village:
Chobar
Monastery