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Tsoknyi Rinpoche (Wyl. tshogs gnyis rin po che) or Ngawang Tsoknyi Gyatso (b. 13 March 1966) is the 3rd Tsoknyi Rinpoche & was recognized by His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa as the reincarnation of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche.

He is a renowned master of the Drukpa Kagyü and Nyingmapa traditions and also the lineage holder of both the Ratna Lingpa and the Tsoknyi Lineages. His main teachers were Khamtrul Rinpoche Dongyu Nyima, his father Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and Adeu Rinpoche.

He is the author of several books viz., 'Carefree Dignity: Discourses on Training in the Nature of Mind' and 'Fearless Simplicity: The Dzogchen Way of Living Freely in a Complex World'.