LINEAGE
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Both Wonchen Lama and Wonchen Tulku hold
the rare and endangered Taklung Kagyu lineage , as well as the Karma
Kagyu and the Longchen Nyingthig ( Heart Essence of the Vast
Expanse ) lineage of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. Lama Pema Gyaltsen Rinpoche, a master of
Mahamudra , came to North America in 1999 , staying at the Shambhala
Centre in Boulder , Colorado and at Karma Choling in Vermont |
Lama Pema
Gyaltsen Rinpoche (Wonchen Lama) was born in Riwoche region of Eastern
Kham Tibet . His family lineage dates back 30 generations to the 9th
century to" Snow Lion of the Great Mist" , who was one of Guru
Rinpoche"s main disciples.This rare and precious family lineage is
carried like an unbroken golden chain into the 21st century to Wonchen
Lama and his son Lama Gyurme Dorje Rinpoche (Wonchen Tulku ).
Drawing upon the wisdom of all schools of Buddhism, Lama Gyurme's teachings emphasize Tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism, a unique and effective collection of teachings and practices particularly appropriate to the world today.
Lama Gyurme Rinpoche (Wonchen Tulku) is a descendant of thirty generations of Buddhist monks from the ninth century Lang Chen Pal Kyi Sing Kyi-Snow Lion of Great Mist.