Rinpoche, also spelled Rimpoche (Tibetan: རིན་པོ་ཆེ ་, Wylie: rin po che, THL: Rinpoché, ZWPY: Rinboqê), is an honorific term used in the Tibetan language. It literally means "precious one", and …

Jun 22, 2016 · Rinpoche is an honorific used for important teachers in the Tibetan tradition. It literally means “Precious Jewel.” When a teacher is called “Rinpoche” it usually means they are a tulku, …

Dec 21, 2025 · Rinpoche provides Buddhist education, fooding and lodging to more than 1000 monks, and nuns in 12 monasteries. Thrangu Phende Clinic at Namo Buddha provides free health care …

Mar 2, 2019 · Rinpoche or Rimpoche (pronounced: rin-PO-shay) is a Tibetan Buddhist religious/theological honorific title. “Rinpoche” literally means “the precious one in human kind”. …

Kalu Rinpoche was one of the most prominent Tibetan lamas of the twentieth century, active in both exile communities and in the West. As a young man he spent over a decade in isolated retreat, …

Apr 13, 2024 · What exactly is a tulku or rinpoche? Reincarnated lamas are known in Tibetan as tulkus. They are also known by the title rinpoche – a Tibetan term meaning precious one – although that …

May 16, 2023 · Rinpoche or Rinboqê (Tibetan: རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wylie: rin-po-che, ZYPY: Rinboqê) is an honorific used in Tibetan Buddhism. It literally means "precious one," and is used to address or …

Feb 17, 2026 · Guru Rinpoche, also known as Padmasambhava, which means ‘Lotus Born,’ is a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism. He is believed to have been born in the 8th century in the region …

Aug 9, 2023 · "Rinpoche" is a title used in Tibetan Buddhism to address a respected and highly trained spiritual teacher or master. The term "Rinpoche" translates to "precious one" or "precious jewel" in …

Having left Tibet in the 1950s, Kalu Rinpoche first went to Bhutan, where he established two retreat centres and ordained 300 monks. In 1965 he established his own monastery at Sonada in …