Her Eminence Mindroling Jestün Khandro Rinpoche (via live streaming)
was born as the eldest daughter of Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen Gyurme Künzang Wangyal, holder of the renowned Mindrolling lineage. Throughout its history, some of the greatest masters of their time have been born within the Mindrolling lineage including the unique lineage of female masters known as the Jetsünma line, a remarkable Mindrolling tradition. Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche was recognized by His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa as the reincarnation of the great Dakini of Tshurphu, Khandro Orgyen Tsomo, a revered female master. Thus, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, holds both the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages.
Rinpoche is the author of This Precious Life: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on the Path to Enlightenment published by Shambala in 2003
For the past two decades, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche has been teaching in Europe, North America, and Asia. Rinpoche is actively involved with the Mindrolling Monastery in India. In 1993, Rinpoche established the Samten Tse Retreat Centre in Mussoorie, India, as a branch of Mindrolling Monastery, a place of study and retreat for both nuns and Western lay practitioners.
The North American Seat of Mindrolling International, Mindrolling Lotus Garden Retreat Centre was established by Rinpoche in 2003 in Stanley, USA. Rinpoche’s land centre, Rigdzin Gatsal, located in Greece is currently under construction. In 2014, Rinpoche established the Mindrolling Ösel Ling centre in Chicago, USA.
In addition, Rinpoche leads numerous city centres and associations in many countries including Samten Tse Association in France, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Czech Republic and Spain.
As president of Samten Tse Charitable Projects and Mindrolling International, Rinpoche heads numerous charitable projects. These organizations are a continuation of the instructions and vision of Rinpoche’s father, Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen who felt it was crucial for practitioners to understand the immense importance of engaging in actions of merit and virtue and not simply adopt an intellectual approach to the dharma. Samten Tse Charitable Society, through four specific Projects, work to improve the living conditions of populations based in India, Tibet and other Himalayan regions. They also support the growth and flourishing of the buddhadharma around the world.
Khandro Rinpoche along with her sister, Jetsün Dechen Paldrön founded in 1993 the Dharmashri Foundation, committed to the preservation of the most precious teachings of Tibet’s Nyingma school and particularly the Mindrolling lineage. The activities of the foundation include archiving, translating, recording and distributing thousands of texts and teachings and is active in more than 10 countries and languages.
