Kyabje Ribur Rinpoche (1923–2006)

Ribur Rinpoche was born in Kham, Eastern Tibet, in 1923. He was recognized at the age of five as the sixth incarnation of Lama Kunga Osel, a great yogi, scholar and teacher. He was an accomplished practitioner, as well as a writer and teacher who taught in numerous countries around the world. He lived in northern California for many years before returning to India, where he passed away in 2006.

For a longer biography, see the preface of the book How to Generate Bodhicitta on our Teachings from Tibet site, and read about his reincarnation in this FPMT biography.

You can order the ebook How to Generate Bodhicitta from our online store. This book has also been translated into Vietnamese.

Tenzin Pasang Rinpoche, the current incarnation of Ribur Rinpoche, was recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and was initially enthroned as the incarnation in Bodhgaya, India, in 2010 by Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Woser Rinpoche, and formally enthroned at Sera Mey Monastery, India, in May 2013.

Read teachings by Ribur Rinpoche here and here.