User:Sungjang Rinpoche

Sungjang Rinpoché was born in Eastern Tibet in 1985. At age 4, he was recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the 4th reincarnation of the 14th century great master Ngawang Drakpa, a heart disciple of Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelugpa ligneage of the Dalai-lamas. He studied at Ngawa Kirti monastic Buddhist school in Tibet. Since he was such a high ranking lama, the Chinese government planned to transfer him to Beijing but his father organized his secret escape to India, where he settled in 1992, joining the high school of Kirti Monastery in Dharamsala. He then received a traditional education in Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan culture and literature as well as numerous teachings and initiations from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He sought higher study in Buddhism at the Gaden Jangtse Monastic University in Southern India. In 2003, on the request of Buddhist communities, he started visiting many Dharma centers in Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan, teaching the essence of Vajrayana practice of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy.