Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje

Nyoshül Khenpo Rinpoche (13 July 1932 – 27 August 1999), more fully Nyoshül Khenpo Jamyang Dorje , was a Tibetan lama born in the Derge region of Kham.

Biography Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche was born in 1932 in the Derge region of Kham, Tibet. At the age of five, Rinpoche was taken to a Sakya monastery where he had his hair cut and was given a refuge name. At age eight, he was enrolled in the monastery and began his Buddhist studies. and Dzogchen

In India, Rinpoche studied under the second Dudjom Rinpoche (Jigdral Yeshe Dorje),

Some of Rinpoche's other students include Surya Das and Sogyal Rinpoche.

He fell seriously ill in 1999 in Bhutan. His followers insisted that he be taken to one of the best hospitals in Bangkok and then to France, where he was cared for by the family of Tulku Pema Wangyel, the son of Kangyur Rinpoche. He died there in 1999, close to Dilgo Khyentse and Dudjom Rinpoche's centers in Dordogne.

After Rinpoche's passing, the fifth Kathok Drimed Zhingchong, Jigme Trinley Gonpo and the second Khenpo Ngakchung Lekshey Chökyi Nyima had numerous dreams and visions that clearly indicated of a reincarnation. In 2004 the reincarnation of Nyoshul Khenpo was identified in Kham, Nyoshul Khen yangsi jamyang Dzhopa, who was subsequently enthroned at Katok Monastery.