   dilgo khyentse rinpoche () (c. 1910 â 28 september 1991) was a vajrayana master, scholar, poet, teacher, and head of the nyingma school of tibetan buddhism from 1987 to 1991. as the primary custodian of the teachings of jamyang khyentse wangpo, dilgo khyentse was the de facto custodian of the vast majority of tibetan buddhist teachings. after the chinese invasion of tibet, his personal effort was crucial in the preservation of tibetan buddhism.palmo, ani jinba. brilliant moon. shambhala publications 2008, page 199. ==biography== ===early life, ancestry=== he was born in the denhok valley at kham derge, eastern tibet in 1910 to a family directly descended from the ninth century king trisong detsen. his father was a minister to the king of derge. when he was seven years old, he was publicly recognized as one of the reincarnations of jamyang khyentse wangpo by shechen gyaltsap rinpoche (1871â1926) at shechen, one of the six principal monasteries of the nyingmapa school. during the next few years dilgo khyentse received full schooling from various tutors, in addition to training in meditation, and in the study of the dharma in general, and of tantra specifically. his root guru was shechen gyaltsap rinpoche, and dzongsar khyentse chokyi lodro (1893â1959) was his other main spiritual master. after he completed what are known as the preliminary practices (ngÃ¶ndro), khyentse rinpoche spent most of the next thirteen years in silent retreat in remote hermitages and caves near his birthplace. ===buddhist studies=== after completing his retreat at the age of twenty-eight, khyentse rinpoche spent many years with dzongsar khyentse chokyi lodro. after receiving from khyentse chokyi lodro the many empowerments of the rinchen terdzo (the collection of revealed treasures or termas), dilgo khyentse requested to spend the rest of his life in solitary meditation. but khyentse chokyi lodro's answer was: "the time has come for you to teach and transmit to others the countless precious teachings you have rece
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