Chögyam Trungpa
Chögyam Trungpa was a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and holder of both the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, the 11th of the Trungpa tülkus, a tertön, supreme abbot of the Surmang monasteries, scholar, teacher, poet, artist, and originator of a radical re-presentation of Tibetan Buddhist teachings and the myth of Shambhala as an enlightened society that was later called Shambhala Buddhism. He was a major figure in the dissemination of Buddhism in the West, founding Vajradhatu and Naropa University and establishing the Shambhala Training method.
- Title : Chögyam Trungpa
- Popularity : 0.484
- Known For : Acting
- Birthday : 1939-03-05
- Place of Birth : Kham, Tibet
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- Also Known As : Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
