Kalu Rinpoche
The 2nd Kalu Rinpoche Karma Rangjung Künkhyab Thrinle ( Tib: Kar -lu rin - po-che Kar -ma rang- byung - kun khyab phrin -las, * 1905 in Kham, † May 10 1989 in Kham ) was a Tibetan Lama, author and lineage holder of the Shangpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
The 2nd Kalu Rinpoche played for the onset of post-1960 spread of Buddhism outside Tibet a prominent role. These is his activity as an initiator of a major translation project.
Background and education
Karma Rangjung Künkhyab Thrinle in 1905 as the son of Karma Legshe Drayang ( Tib: Kar -ma - legs bshad sgra - dbyangs ), known as 13 Ratak Pelsang Trülku, and his wife Drölkar Chung Chung ( Tib: sGrol dkar - chung- deviation) was born. His parents were students of the Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Khyentse Rinpoche Mipham and wangpo. At age eleven, he received ordination from the eleventh Tai Situpa and the name Karma Rangjung Künkhyab. At the age of 16 years Kalu Rinpoche began a three -year retreat in the Kongtrul Lodro Thaye founded in 1842 Dechen Osel Ling Monastery meditation (Tib.: bDe - chen ' od- gsal gling ), as the original hermitage of the great monastic Palpung ( Tib: dPal - spungs ) was assigned. He got there the complete teachings of the Shangpa and the Karma Kagyu school. At the age of 25 years Kalu Rinpoche went to the Dege region of mountains and lived there for about 12 to 15 years as an ascetic.
Teaching and exile
When he was asked by the eleventh Tai Situpa about to go back and teach, he made his existence as a non-possessory hikers and was retreat master for three-year retreats in addition to two monasteries of Palpung Monastery.
In the 1940s, Karma Rangjung Künkhyab Thrinle undertook a pilgrimage to many monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also substantially teachings on the so-called " Five Golden Teachings " Shangpa Kagyu school. His work brought him to this time together with the eleventh Tai Situpa to Lhasa, where he had the opportunity to teach for the still underage 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatsho used as regent 5 Radreng Rinpoche.
In 1955 he visited the 16th Karmapa Rangjung Dorje Rigpe in Tshurphu. Given the political situation of the 16th Karmapa asked him to leave Tibet and go to India and Bhutan, to prepare the foreseeable exile.
After Karma Rangjung Künkhyab Thrinle had left then Tibet, he was in 1957 in Bhutan Abbot of Changchub Choling Monastery in Kurtoe Gewog, district Lhuntse. 1965, he was now relocated to India, he founded his first monastery Samdrup Ling Thargye in Darjeeling.
On request of the 16th Karmapa, he taught in 1973, known as the " four regents of the Karma Kagyu " clergy, namely the 14th Shamar Mipham Chokyi Lodro, the twelfth Tai Situpa Pema Dönyö Nyinche, the twelfth Tshurphu Gyeltshab dragpa Tenpe Yarphel and the third Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Chokyi Karma Sengge. After a similar request of the 14th Dalai Lama, he also taught in the Namgyel Tratsang, the personal monastery of the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala (India).
Spread of Buddhism outside of Tibet
Between 1971 and 1989, Kalu Rinpoche traveled frequently to Europe, the United States, Canada and Southeast Asia. He founded more than 70 Dharma centers, retreat centers 20 and 20 stupas around the world. In 1988 he began the construction of the Great Stupa near Siliguri Salugara.
Translation activities
In 1986 he founded a large translation committee for the Kongtrul Lodro Thaye writings. It involved translators of different nationalities and from all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
The second Kalu Rinpoche died in 1989 at the age of 84 years.