Photo courtesey of G.Truffandier
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Trinlay Tulku Rinpoche was born in 1975 in Switzerland to
a French father and an American mother. At thirteen months,
he was recognized by His Holiness the16th Gyalwa Karmapa and
the Venerable Kalu Rinpoche as the reincarnation of an important
Buddhist teacher. The following year, the young tulku and
his family moved to Darjeeling where he began traditional
tulku training under the care and guidance of Kalu Rinpoche.
For the next ten years, Trinlay Tulku traveled the world with
Kalu Rinpoche often serving as his translator. In the course
of his spiritual schooling, Trinlay Tulku has received various
transmissions and important instructions in Buddhist philosophy
and meditation from many highly qualified teachers.
At twelve, Trinlay Tulku returned to Europe to continue
his studies and training at Karma Migyur Ling Monastery
in Montchardon, a village in the French Alps. In parallel
with his religious instruction, at 17, Rinpoche began pursuit
of a traditional Western education in Humanities at the
Sorbonne University of Paris, The School of Oriental Languages
and other institutions in France. Trinlay Tulku Rinpoche,
fluent in English, French and Tibetan, has taught in many
Buddhist centers and other establishments throughout Europe,
Asia and America.
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