Introduction to Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Paljor

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was a towering figure, both figurative and literally, that had an immense impact on the Tibetan Buddhist cultural milieu in the latter half of the twentieth century. Recognized as the mind incarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, he was the last of the major Khyentse tulkus to have been raised and educated in old Tibet and was highly instrumental in the continuation of numerous Tibetan Buddhist teachings and traditions among the Tibetan diaspora communities on the southern slopes of the Himalayas the buttress the Tibetan plateau. Among his many accomplishments are included the establishment of a new branch of Shechen Monastery in Nepal as well as inaugurating and aiding in the the restoration of the original Shechen in eastern Tibet, the preservation and reproduction of hundred of volumes of Tibetan Buddhist literature, as well as his vast teaching activities involved with the transmission of the Tibetan lineages throughout the Himalayan region and the world. As one of the most universally respected Tibetan teachers in recent memory, his countless devoted disciples include some of the most eminent Tibetan teachers of the present day. The sheer wealth of the knowledge that he had so evidently mastered was such that his teacher, student, and frequent collaborator, Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, famously exclaimed that the "the Dharma will be safe now" upon hearing that Dilgo Khyentse had managed to escape the rapidly deteriorating situation in Tibet during the 1950's.

Like those lineage masters that came before him, he thoroughly embodied the quintessential spirit of the Khyentse Lineage. Profoundly influential in his time, Dilgo Khyentse was a key figure in the establishment of Tibetan institutions that served the Tibetan exile community, as well as one of the first teachers

Introduction to Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Paljor

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