Original: Early life Born 1947 in the region of Kham by Mayum Tsering Wangmo Rigpawiki: Mayum Tsering Wangmo, in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa Tertön Sogyal, a teacher to the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö of the Rime movement.
Simplified: Sogyal Rinpoche was born around 1950 in the region of Kham in Eastern Tibet.