Karma Thinley Rinpoche
Karma Thinley Rinpoche | |
|---|---|
| Title | Karma Thinleypa IV |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1931 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Riwoche |
| Other names | Lama Wangchen (bla ma dbang chen) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
| School | Kagyu, Sakya |
| Lineage | Mahamudra, Lamdré |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | XVIth Gyalwa Karmapa, Dilgo Khyentse, Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen, Ling Rinpoche |
| Based in | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Reincarnation | Beru 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.