The Venerable 'Chi.Med Rig.'Dzin Lama, Rinpoche
Chimed Rigzin Rinpoche is the fourth incarnation of Nuden Dorje Drophan Lingpa Drolo Tsal, who was a great Terton or revealer of treasures. These are not wordly treasures but are spiritual texts and objects hidden in the eighth century by Padma Sambhava, the great Yogi who introduced Tantric Buddhism to Tibet.

Having received a full education in all aspects of Tibetan Buddhism he left his monastery, Khordong Gompa, at the age of eighteen, to fulfill the instructions of his root guru Tulku Tsorlo. Rinpoche went to India where he spent three and a half years in retreat at Tso Pema. He later taught for many years at Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal.

Throughout his stay in India he continued his spiritual practice of daily meditation, ritual worship o nthe appropriate days and teaching whoever showed interest.

Chimed Rigdzin Rinpoche is a Tantric non-celibate Lama as is common in the Nyingma tradition to which he belongs. He is familiar with the problems of work and relationships which are so troublesome in modern times and is skilled in teaching Buddhist methods for dealing with them. he has worked with many western scholars and has translated many volumes of the ritual texts of his Byangter and Khordong lineages. In 1985, at the age of 64, he returned to Tibet after an absence of forty six years. He found his monastery in ruins after the Cultural Revolution. Though there was much interest from the local people in reviving the spiritual traditions of the area there are no texts for them to study. And so Rinpoche has set about reprinting all the lineage texts.

I would especially like to thank the following people for their assistance in this project:
James Low for the notes and much more; Barbara Terris, Steven Stapleton, Dik for studio work, Josianne (Inquire Within) for videoing Rinpoche, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Gunna Sigga, Ási, Chrystal, Rosy Abelisk, Ruth Bayer for the photographs, Ngapka Chögyam for the line drawing, and, of course, Rinpoche himself for all that he has done for us. We dedicate all merit that may be gained from this record to the welfare and enlightenment of all sentient beings. May all be happy.
All profit will go to the rebuilding of Khordong Gompa.
Chimed Sangyas/David Michael Tibet: London 4/X/1998

The Venerable 'Chi.Med Rig.'Dzin Lama, Rinpoche
Chimed Rigzin Rinpoche is the fourth incarnation of Nuden Dorje Drophan Lingpa Drolo Tsal, who was a great terton or revealer of treasures. These are not wordly treasures but are spiritual texts and objects hidden in the eighth century by Padma Sambhava, the great Yogi who introduced Tantric Buddhism to Tibet.

Having received a full education in all aspects of Tibetan Buddhism he left his monastery, Khordong Gompa, at the age of eighteen, to fulfill the instructions of his root guru Tulku Tsorlo. Rinpoche went to India where he spent three and a half years in retreat at Tso Pema. He later taught for many years at Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal.

Throughout his stay in India he continued his spiritual practice of daily meditation, ritual worship o nthe appropriate days and teaching whoever showed interest.

Chimed Rigdzin Rinpoche is a Tantric non-celibate Lama as is common in the Nyingma tradition to which he belongs. He is familiar with the problems of work and relationships which are so troublesome in modern times and is skilled in teaching Buddhist methods for dealing with them. he has worked with many western scholars and has translated many volumes of the ritual texts of his Byangter and Khordong lineages. In 1985, at the age of 64, he returned to Tibet after an absence of forty six years. He found his monastery in ruins after the Cultural Revolution. Though there was much interest from the local people in reviving the spiritual traditions of the area there are no texts for them to study. And so Rinpoche has set about reprinting all the lineage texts.

I would especially like to thank the following people for their assistance in this project:
James Low for the notes and much more; Barbara Terris, Steven Stapleton, Dik for studio work, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Gudrun Diana Rogerson, Rosy Abelisk, Ruth Bayer for the photographs, Andria Degens, Kat McCain and, of course, Rinpoche himself for all that he has done for us. We dedicate all merit that may be gained from this record to the welfare and enlightenment of all sentient beings.
May all be happy.
Chimed Sangyas/David Michael Tibet: London 31 VII 1998