Ngawang Jigdral Rinpoche | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Pemba Sherpa |
| Education | Taktse Nyingma Institute, Gangtok Sikkim, India |
| Other names | Gomchen Rinpoche |
| Occupation | Lama |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
| School | Vajrayana |
| Lineage | [Nyingma |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Khenchen Rigzin Dorjee Rinpoche |
| Reincarnation | Gomchhen Rinpoche, Great Yogi Lama |
Dorje Lopon Ngawang Jigdral Rinpoche, is a Nyingma tulku of Sherpa descent. [1]
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