Jikme Losel Wangpo, 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche

Jikme Losel Wangpo (born 1964 in Sikkim) is the 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche of Tibet in the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the 7th reincarnation of Pema Rigdzin.[1]

Wangpo was recognized by the high lama Dodrupchen Rinpoche and this was subsequently confirmed by Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama. His enthronement ceremony took place on 8 October 1972, at Sikkim's royal palace in Gangtok.

References
  1. His Eminence the 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche, Jigme Losel Wangpo


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