MASTERS AND TEACHERS

In the spirit of Rime, or non-sectarianism, Lelung Rinpoche has studied and continues to study with great masters of different Tibetan Buddhist traditions. At the age of 12, following the advice of Ling Rinpoche, he went to Drepung Monastery in India where he eventually earned his geshe degree. He was recognised as the incarnation of the 11th Lelung by His Holiness the Dalai Lama when he was 14 years old.

	HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA Lelung Rinpoche (right) and Drewulhe Rinpoche (left) with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Dharamsala, India, 1998
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	H.H. SAKYA TRINZIN Lelung Rinpoche with His Holiness Sakya Trinzin, Bodhgaya, India, 1985
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	H.H. DILGO KHYENTSE RINPOCHE His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, one of the main teachers of Nyingma tradition
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	H.H. MINLING TRINCHEN RINPOCHE Lelung Rinpoche with His Holiness Minling Trinchen Rinpoche at Mindroling Monastery in Deradun, India, 1998
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	H.E. TRULSHIK RINPOCHE His Eminence Trulshik Rinpoche, Bodhgaya, India
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	VEN. DEMA LOCHOE RINPOCHE Venerable Dema Lochoe Rinpoche at Drepung Monastery when he gave Vajrayana teachings, 1990s
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	H.E. TAKLUNG TSETUL RINPOCHE His Eminence Taklung Tsetul Rinpoche, Dorjedak Monastery, India
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	VEN. PANGNANG RINPOCHE Lelung Rinpoche and Venerable Pangnang Rinpoche in Bodhgaya, 1985
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	H.E. CHOGYED TRICHEN RINPOCHE His Eminence Chogyed Trichen Rinpoche
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	VEN. KHENPO THUBTEN Venerable Khenpo Thubten in Bodhgaya, India
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	GUNGBAR RINPOCHE Gungbar Rinpoche, Lelung Rinpoche's main teacher, Drepung Monastery, India
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	VEN. GESHE MENLHA TSERING Venerable Geshe Menlha Tsering, teacher of Lelung Rinpoche and the cousin of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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	KYONGLA RINPOCHE Kyongla Rinpoche and Lelung Rinpoche at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in India, 1992
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	VEN. NORBU Venerable Norbu. He passed the complete transmission of the Lelung lineage to 11th Lelung Rinpoche.
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