Tharchin, Lama

Lama Tharchin Rinpoche(1936 - 2013)

Lama Tharchin Rinpoche was a Dzogchen (Great Perfection) master of Vajrayana Buddhism. He was the tenth lineage holder of the Repkong Ngakpas. This is a family lineage of yogis, or householders, and was the largest community of non-monastic practitioners in Tibet. Rinpoche was trained in His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche's monastery, engaged in five years of solitary retreat and then completed the three year retreat with three others under Dudjom Rinpoche.

In addition to Dudjom Rinpoche, his main teachers were Chatral Rinpoche, Lama Sherab Dorje Rinpoche, and Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche. Rinpoche left Tibet by foot with his family in 1960. He lived in Orissa, India and Kathmandu, Nepal before coming to America in 1984 for health reasons. While in America, Dudjom Rinpoche asked Lama Tharchin Rinpoche to turn the third wheel of Dharma, the teachings of Vajrayana Buddhism.

As a householder with two sons, Rinpoche had a wonderfully kind and wise approach to working with Western students. His gentleness and jewel-like qualities embodied a living expression of the wisdom and compassion of the Buddhadharma. He was so rare and precious, not only because of his great realization, but also for his vast knowledge of Tibetan ritual arts, music, and dance, as well as the philosophical basis of the Vajrayana teachings. (Source Accessed Oct 14, 2015)

Library Items

Article

Guru Yoga in the Foundational Practices

Tharchin Rinpoche. "Guru Yoga in the Foundational Practices." Translated by Lama Ngawang Zangpo (Hugh Leslie Thompson). Austin, Texas, 2009.

Tharchin Rinpoche. "Guru Yoga in the Foundational Practices." Translated by Lama Ngawang Zangpo (Hugh Leslie Thompson). Austin, Texas, 2009.

Tharchin Rinpoche. "Guru Yoga in the Foundational Practices." Translated by Lama Ngawang Zangpo (Hugh Leslie Thompson). Austin, Texas, 2009.;Guru Yoga in the Foundational Practices;Defining buddha-nature;Disclosure model;Lama Tharchin Rinpoche

Video

Recognizing Our True Nature by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche

Lama Tharchin Rinpoche teaches on buddha-nature at Bodhi House in Olympia, Washington, Nov. 8, 2011.

Tharchin, Lama. "Recognizing Our True Nature." Produced by Heart Teachings by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche. Recorded at Bodhi House, Olympia, Washington, Nov. 8, 2011. Heart Teachings Video Series. Video, 1:38:08. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ3nBlyEcwI.

Tharchin, Lama. "Recognizing Our True Nature." Produced by Heart Teachings by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche. Recorded at Bodhi House, Olympia, Washington, Nov. 8, 2011. Heart Teachings Video Series. Video, 1:38:08. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ3nBlyEcwI.;Recognizing Our True Nature by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche;Lama Tharchin Rinpoche;Recognizing Our True Nature

Affiliations & relations

Vajrayana Foundation · workplace affiliation
Dudjom Rinpoche · teacher
Chatral Rinpoche · teacher
Lama Sherab Dorje Rinpoche · teacher
Norbu, Thinley · teacher
http://www.vajrayana.org/ · websites