Foreword by Sogyal Rinpoche .................................... ix
Introduction .................................................... I
PORTRAITS OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST MASTERS
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA:
THE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama ......................... 12
MASTERS OF THE NYINGMA SCHOOL
His Holiness Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche ...................... 18
His Holiness Penor Rinpoche .................................... 20
Trulshik Rinpoche .............................................. 22
Rabjam Rinpoche ................................................ 24
Dzogchen Rinpoche .............................................. 26
Minling Khenchen Rinpoche ...................................... 28
Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche .......................................... 30
Sogyal Rinpoche ................................................ 32
Khandro Rinpoche ............................................... 34
Thinley Norbu Rinpoche ......................................... 36
Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche ....................................... 38
Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche ......................................... 40
Dzatrul Rinpoche ............................................... 42
Gyatrul Rinpoche ............................................... 44
Khamtrul Rinpoche .............................................. 46
Anzin Rinpoche ................................................. 48
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche ................................. 50
Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche .................................. 52
Khenpo Thupten Mewa Rinpoche ................................... 54
Sakyong Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche ................................. 56
Adzom Paylo Rinpoche ........................................... 58
Kunsang Dechen Lingpa Rinpoche ................................. 60
Lama Tharchin Rinpoche ......................................... 62
Tulku Thubten Rinpoche ......................................... 64
Khempo Yurmed Tinly Rinpoche ................................... 66
MASTERS OF THE KAGYU SCHOOL KARMA KAGYU
His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen
Trinley Dorje ............................................... 70
His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung
Rigpe Dorje ................................................. 72
Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche ....................................... 74
Tai Situ Rinpoche .............................................. 76
Gyaltsab Rinpoche .............................................. 78
Kalu Rinpoche .................................................. 80
Bokar Rinpoche ................................................. 84
Thrangu Rinpoche ............................................... 86
Tenga Rinpoche ................................................. 88
Khenpo Tsui trim Gyamtso Rinpoche .............................. 90
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche ....................................... 92
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche ........................................ 94
DRUKPAKAGYU
Choegon Rinpoche ............................................... 96
Khamtrul Rinpoche .............................................. 98
Adeu Rinpoche ................................................. 100
Togden Amting ................................................. 102
Togdcn Achoe .................................................. 104
DRIKUNG KAGYU
The Drikung Kyabgon, His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche ........... 106
Garchen Rinpoche .............................................. 108
Drikung Ontul Rinpoche ........................................ 110
Ayang Rinpoche ................................................ 112
Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche ........................... 114
MASTERS OF THE SAKYA SCHOOL
His Hohness Sakya Trizin ...................................... 118
His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche .................... 120
Chogye Trichen Rinpoche ....................................... 122
Luding Khenchen Rinpoche ...................................... 124
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche ............................ 126
Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk Rinpoche ................................ 128
Dagmo Jamyang Sakya ........................................... 130
Khandro Tsering Chödrön ....................................... 132
Jetsun Chimey Luding .......................................... 134
Gona Tulku Rinpoche ........................................... 136
MASTERS OF THE GELUG SCHOOL
His Holiness the One Hundredth Gaden Tri Rinpoche ............. 140
Ling Rinpoche ................................................. 142
Lati Rinpoche ................................................. 144
His Holiness the Ninth Khalkha Jetsun Dampa ................... 146
Khyongla Rato Rinpoche ........................................ 148
Arjia Rinpoche ................................................ 150
Таrа Tulku Rinpoche ........................................... 152
Ribur Rinpoche ................................................ 154
Kangyur Khensur Rinpoche ...................................... 156
Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche ....................................... 158
Samdhong Rinpoche ............................................. 160
Gehlek Rinpoche ............................................... 162
Lama Zopa Rinpoche ............................................ 164
Geshe Lhundub Sopa ............................................ 166
Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen ........................................ 168
Acknowledgments ............................................... 171
Glossary ...................................................... 175
Sources for Quotations ........................................ 178
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