Khensur Lungri Namgyel | |
|---|---|
| Title | 101st Gaden Tripa |
| Personal | |
| Born | Trisur Lungrik Namgyal 1927 Kham, Tibet |
| School | Vajrayana |
| Lineage | Gelug |
Trisur Rinpoche Jetsun Lungrik Namgyal, also known as Khensur Lungri Namgyel, was born in 1927 in Kham (eastern Tibet) was the 101st Gaden Tripa,[1] the leader of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.[1]
Ordained at eight years old, Venerable Rinpoche Lungrik Namgyal acquired the title of Geshe Lharampa and Geshe Ngarampa (specialist in tantra) after forty years of intensive study and practice in all fields of Buddhist sutra and tantra including the Five Major Treatises of Buddhist Philosophy, as well as an extraordinary monastic education which included numerous sacred rituals.[2]