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Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche (Tib. སྐྱབས་མགོན་འཕགས་མཆོག་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wyl.skyabs mgon 'phags mchog rin po che) (b) — a lineage-holder of the Chokling Tersar, the Profound Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa from the Nyingma School of Early Translations.

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He is also one of the throne-holders of the Riwoche Taklung Kagyü lineage.

Life

Rinpoche was born in to Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche and his wife Dechen Paldron. His grandfather was Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and he is the elder brother of Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche.

Recognised at a young age, Rinpoche received an abundance of transmissions, empowerments, and instructions from great masters such as Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Dudjom Rinpoche, Penor Rinpoche and Trulshik Rinpoche. Moreover, from Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, whom he considers his main root gurus, Rinpoche received direct instructions on the nature of mind.

He was awarded the title of khenpo after taking just seven years to complete the tradition