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Tibetan tulku (–)

Thrangu Rinpoche (Tibetan: ཁྲ་འགུ་, Wylie: Khra-'gu[ˈtʰran.ɡuˈrinpotʃe]^{[need tone]}) ( &#; 4 June )^[1] was born in Kham, Tibet.^[1] He was deemed to be a prominent tulku (reincarnate lama) in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism,^[1] the ninth reincarnation in his particular line.

His full name and title was the Very Venerable Ninth Khenchen Thrangu Tulku, Karma Lodrö Lungrik Maway Senge. The academic title Khenchen denotes great scholarly accomplishment (English-language analogues include the titles Distinguished Professor and Academic Fellow), and the term Rinpoche ("Precious" or "Precious One") is a Tibetan devotional title which may be accorded to respected teachers and exemplars.

Biography

Early life and exile

Thrangu Rinpoche was installed at Thrangu Monastery in Kham (eastern Tibet) after his identification by the Sixteenth Karmapa and the previous Tai Situpa at age five.