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The Aro gTér is a lineage within the [Nyingma] school of [Tibetan Buddhism]. It is a [ngagpa] or non-monastic lineage. All of its contemporary teachers are ethnically non-Tibetan.

History
Aro gTér was founded in the 1980s by a westerner who adopted the name "Ngakpa Chögyam"  now calling himself "Ngak'chang Rinpoche".

In the 1970s, Ngakpa Chögyam studied with Chime Rindzin, Dudjom Rinpoche, [Dilgo Khyentse], Kunzang Dorje Rinpoche, Khamtrül Yeshé Dorje Rinpoche and Konchog Rinpoche. Ngakpa Chögyam wrote of his experiences of these times in his 2011 book Wisdom Eccentrics.

According to Ngakpa Chögyam, Aro gTér is based on the "Aro terma", which was discovered by [Khandro Yeshé Réma] (1886-1923). According to Ngakpa Chögyam, this terma has antecedents in a "Mother Essence Lineage" of female [tertön]s stretching back to [Yeshe Tsogyal] and forward to [Khandro Yeshé Réma], who discovered the "Aro terma". Ngakpa Chögyam claims he was recognised by Chime Rindzin as an incarnation of Aro Yeshe's predecessor, 'a-Shul Pema Legden.

Teachings and practices
The principal practices are tantra and Dzogchen.