Professional Bio

His Eminence Lopon Natsok Zugchen was born on the 18th day of the 12th Tibetan lunar month, in 1969, with many auspicious signs such as rainbows appearing above the tent where he was born. His birth year, month, and day are the same as the Great Vidyadhara Rigzin Jigme Lingpa. When he was three months old, Chakshul Tulku Sangay Lodrö and the renowned doctor of Gyalrong, Samdup Gyatso, recognized him as an incarnation of the noble Upasaka Dharmata. He started to learn reading at the age of eight. His scholastic knowledge became famous after his long years of intense studies about Sutra and Tantra of Buddhist doctrines in Traling Monastery, Gemang Hermitage Serta Larung Gar, etc.

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