| The following article is from the Spring, 1989 issue of the Snow Lion Newsletter and is for historical reference only. You can see this in context of the original newsletter here. |
The Venerable Khen Rinpoche is one of the most qualified scholars and teachers of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. He entered Gochen Monastery at the age of six, where he underwent an intensive training in all facets of Tibetan Education, both secular and religious. In 1953 he graduated to Riwoche Monastery in Eastern Tibet, where he trained to become a Khenpo, or Professor, of Tibetan scholastic and philosophic studies. He fled to India in 1960.
The Khenpo is fully versed in many areas of study. He has been the long-time Professor in Charge of the Department of Nyingmapa Studies at Benares University and is the author of several learned works and Tibetan language books. As a scholar of renown he has received many honors from His Holiness The Dudjom Rinpoche and other leaders of the Tibetan people. Khenpo Palden Sherab, the Khen Rinpoche, is considered a Master of Dzogchen, the most highly developed and advanced tradition of spiritual practice pertaining to Tibetan Buddhism.
