His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche
Lama Gape
Tsunma Rinchen Khandro
OTHER BELOVED TEACHERS IN OUR LINEAGE
Khenchen Konchok Gyaltsen
Drupon Trinley Nyingpo Rinpoche
Khenpo Sherab Oser
Drupon Rinchen Dorje
Gape Lama (Konchog Thubten Nyima) was born in 1965 into conditions of political turmoil and exile associated with the Chinese “Cultural Revolution.” Beginning at age 14, Lama Gape had the good fortune to receive dharma from many great Tibetan masters including the great yogi Tamga, Khenpo Munsel Rinpoche, H.E. Garchen Rinpoche, and Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok.
Lama Gape traveled to Gar Monastery where he received refuge ordination H.E. Garchen Rinpoche, and full monastic ordination from the great siddha Karma Norbu. At Gar Monastery, he trained in the ritual practices of the tantras of Old and New Schools and other diverse religious activities.
He was selected for special training at Hlo Lungkar Monastery, including the Eight Heruka Sadhanas, the Embodiment of the Masters’ Realization, Vajrakilaya, and Essence of Great Bliss. He served as chant master and, later, as disciplinarian of the Gar monastery.
Subsequently, at Gar Monastery, Gape Lama took responsibility for instructing the nuns at the Fivefold Mahamudra Meditation Center of Gargon Nunnery. In the year 2000 he went to India, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. He currently resides in America, and is the Chant Master for His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche’s Dharma centers in the West