What lineage is mingyur Rinpoche?
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (/ˈjɒŋɡeɪ/; born 1975) is a Tibetan teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.
Where is mingyur Rinpoche from?
Nepal
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche/Place of birth
Is mingyur Rinpoche a monk?
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (YMR) is a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and renowned meditation practitioner and teacher who has spent an extraordinary number of hours of his life meditating.
What is the difference between llama and Rinpoche?
He is supposedly the rebirth of a certain lama who passed away in Tibet in a place called Kham. Tibetan Buddhists believe that every high lama who dies can be reincarnated. A rinpoche believes he is reborn because he has a duty unfulfilled from his previous lives. That duty is to lead his followers to enlightenment.
What tradition is mingyur Rinpoche?
On first impression, Mingyur Rinpoche seemed to have everything well set up for a high profile career as a globe-trotting meditation teacher in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
What type of Buddhism is practiced in Tibet?
Tibetan Buddhism (also referred to as Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Himalayan Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism) is the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion.
Can Tibetan monks marry?
Buddhists monks choose not to marry and remain celibate while living in the monastic community. They understand that the demands of marriage, raising a family and working to support both, will be a distraction from the full-time effort needed to follow the Buddhist path.
Is Dalai Lama a Rinpoche?
The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso; born Lhamo Dhondup), known as Gyalwa Rinpoche to the Tibetan people, is the current Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader of Tibet, and a retired political leader of Tibet.
Do monks drink alcohol?
Nowadays drinking alcoholic beverage by a monk is unacceptable from the point of view of the code of conduct for Buddhist monks. Moreover, celebrating with fermented drink or alcohol after the Buddhist meritorious deed is unusual for the layman.
Where was Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche born and raised?
Born in 1975 in the Himalayan border regions between Tibet and Nepal, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a much-loved and accomplished meditation master.
What kind of teachings does Mingyur Rinpoche have?
His profound yet accessible teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. Most uniquely, Rinpoche’s teachings weave together his own personal experiences with modern scientific research, relating both to the practice of meditation.
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