Khandro Rinpoche

Khandro Rinpoche
མཁའ་འགྲོ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ
TitleHer Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche
Personal
Born
Tsering Paldrön

(1967-08-19) August 19, 1967 (age 57)
ReligionTibetan Buddhism
NationalityIndian
SchoolKagyu
Nyingma
EducationSt. Joseph's Convent, Wynberg Allen, and St. Mary's Convent
Senior posting
ReincarnationUrgyen Tsomo
Websitekhandrorinpoche.org

Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche (birth name Tsering Paldrön; born August 19, 1967) is a lama in Tibetan Buddhism. Born in Kalimpong, India and the daughter of the late Mindrolling Trichen, Khandro Rinpoche was recognized by Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa at the age of two as the reincarnation of the Great Dakini of Tsurphu Monastery, Urgyen Tsomo, who was one of the most well-known female masters of her time.[1] Khandro Urgyen Tsomo was the consort to Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama (1871–1922) and recognised in this Buddhist tradition as an incarnation of Yeshe Tsogyal.[2][3] Her name is in fact her title, Khandro being Tibetan for dakini and rinpoche an honorific usually reserved for tulkus that means "precious one."

  1. ^ Dharmashri Publications. "Biography of Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche".
  2. ^ "Dharma Fellowship: Library - Women Buddhas: A Short List of Female Saints, Teachers and Practitioners in Tibetan Buddhism".
  3. ^ Dharmashri Publications. "Spiritual Lineage".