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Penor Rinpoche
Palyul Nyingma Tibetan Buddhism, monk and tulku (–)
Kyabje (His Holiness) 3rd Drubwang Padma Norbu Rinpoche | ||
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Penor Rinpoche at Namdroling, | ||
| Title | Kyabje, 11th Throne-Holder of Palyul Lineage, The 3rd Padma Norbu, The 3rd Supreme Head of Nyingma Tradition | |
| Born | Tenzin ()January 30, [1] Powo, Kham, Tibet | |
| Died | March 27, () (aged&#;77) Namdroling Monastery, Bylakuppe, Mysuru, India | |
| Nationality | Tibetan | |
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| Other&#;names | Penor, Thubten Legshed Chokyi Drayang, Do-ngag Shedrub Tenzin Chog-lei Namgyal | |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism | |
| Temple | Padmasambhava Buddhist Vihara, the "Golden Temple of Namdroling Monastery" | |
| Institute | Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, Ngagyur Nyingma Nunnery Institute | |
| Founder&#;of | Namdroling Monastery, Ngagyur Tsogyal Shedrupling Nunnery, Tsepal Topkyed Day Care Medical Center, Palyul Changchub Dargyeling, The Palyul Retreat Centre, Thubten Lekshey • Penor RinpocheHis Holiness Penor Rinpoche (Tib. པད་ནོར་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wyl.pad nor rin po che) or Kyabjé Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche () was the 11th throne holder of the Palyul Lineage of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the supreme head of the Nyingmapa lineage from to H.H. Penor Rinpoche was born in , in the Powo region of Kham, East Tibet. Choktrul Rinpoche was his main master, although he received teachings from many lamas. Beside becoming learned in several subjects including writing, poetry, astrology and medicin, he studied the sutras with different khenpos. Aged twelve, he received from Choktrul Rinpoche the most important transmissions and empowerments of the Nyingma School, including the great empowerment of the Kagyé and the Rinchen Terdzö empowerments. From the fourth Karma Kuchen Rinpoche he received the terma revelations of Ratna Lingpa. At twenty one he was fully ordained by his mästare at Palyul Dartang Monastery following the vinaya line • The Third Drubwang Pema Norbu ("Penor") Rinpoche was born in the Powo region of Kham, East Tibet, in His birth was attended by numerous auspicious signs. He was born during the most bleak, bitter cold, and dry part of the winter season, a time when nothing grows and the land is blanketed with snow. Yet, sweetly scented flowers bloomed all around his home at the time of his birth. Moreover, two parties sent, independent of each other, in search of the infant tulku—one sent by Dzogchen Rinpoche and the other by Khenchen Ngagi Wangpo—met each other at the same time at this same house. As communications and travel in the high mountains of Eastern Tibet were difficult, this was considered a very auspicious sign, and confirmed the recognition without doubt.
At the age of fem, Penor Rinpoche was invited to Palyul Namgyal Jangchub Chöling, the main seat of the Palyul tradition. He subsequently studied with | |