Chögyam Trungpa
Biography: 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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 05, 1939
Deathday: April 04, 1987
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Known For
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
2011-11-25
Zeitgeist
2007-06-01