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Ngor Khangsar Shabdrung Rinpoche
Ngor Khangsar Shabdrung Rinpoche, (Tibetan: ངོར་ཁང་གསར་ཞབས་དྲུང་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། ) is the reincarnation of the revered master, Khangsar Khenchen Ngawang Khyentse Thupten Nyingpo Rinpoche (the 72nd throne holder of the Ngor monastery of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism ).

Biography
Khangsar Rinpoche was born in Clement Town, Dehradun, India on 25 Aprill, 1990. The family regards his birth as auspicious, as it brought numerous blessings to them. At the age of seven, he was recognised by His Holiness The 41st Sakya Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche as the reincarnation of Ngawang Khyentse Thupten Nyingpo Rinpoche. He became the holder of the seat of Khangsar Labrang, which is one of the Sakya Ngor's four traditional schools.

Rinpoche did his formative studies at Ngor Evam Choden Monastery in Dehradun. In addition to his religious studies, he acquired proficiency in Tibetan reading, writing and grammar. For further extensive learning of Buddhadharma, he enrolled at the Sakya Institute of Vajrayana, Dehradun. From 2008 to 2019, under the tutelage of the renowned Khenpo Konchok Gyaltsen, he mastered the vast and profound Buddhist academia and all the intricate rituals of the Sakya lineage. During his leisure time, he delved into biographies of eminent Buddhist masters. He also found great joy in reading Tibetan poetry and composing his own poems.

Khangsar Rinpoche has continuously received a comprehensive array of lineage teachings and transmissions from many revered masters. He has received the sacred Lam-dre (The Path and Fruition) and other precious Dharma teachings from His Holiness The 41st Sakya Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche. He has also received the empowerments of Vajrayogini, Mahakala and many rare transmissions from H.E Luding Khenchen Rinpoche. From Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, he received sacred teachings like Rinchen Terdzo, Drubthab Kuntue and numerous transmissions. In 2020, Rinpoche entered into an intensive retreat focusing on meditation, mantra chanting, visualisation of deities and various ritual practices.

Khangsar Rinpoche has been a lecturer for many years teaching Buddhist philosophy mainly Madhyamaka, Pramana and Abhidharma to monks at the Sakya Institute of Vajrayana, Dehradun. He oversees the spiritual and educational development of the monks and nuns at Sakya Tangyud Monastery situated in the remote Northern Himalayan region, Spiti and at Tashi Palbar Ling retreat centre in Joeri, Himachal Pradesh as well as at E-wam Shedrub Choekhorling Shedra in Manali. In addition, he also looks after the welfare activities of the people in Spiti. Rinpoche envisions establishing an institution that offers good quality education to the monks and nuns, along with Buddhist studies and also constructing a school for the children in the small town of Spiti, seamlessly integrating modern education and the study of Buddhadharma.

Rinpoche has started travelling extensively to countries like the USA, Europe, Singapore, Taiwan, Hongkong and many other places to give Dharma teachings. His steadfast commitment to Dharma practices, combined with his profound wisdom and gentle, loving nature inspire everyone to walk the path to liberation with serenity, discipline and fearlessness. His life’s mission is to spread the Dharma worldwide.