Karma Thinley Rinpoche

Karma Thinley Rinpoche
TitleKarma Thinleypa IV
Personal life
Born1931
NationalityCanadian
EducationRiwoche
Other namesLama Wangchen (bla ma dbang chen)
Religious life
ReligionTibetan Buddhism
SchoolKagyu, Sakya
LineageMahamudra, Lamdré
Senior posting
TeacherXVIth Gyalwa Karmapa, Dilgo Khyentse, Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen, Ling Rinpoche
Based inToronto, Ontario, Canada
ReincarnationBeru Kunrik, Palkhang Lotsawa

Karma Thinley Rinpoche ཀརྨ་འཕྲིན་ལས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་ (born 1931), is an important master of the Kagyu Mahamudra, Sakya Lamdré and Chod traditions of Tibetan Buddhism active in the west and Nepal. He is also well regarded by Tibetans as a scholar, poet and artist.