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Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Rinpoche is the son and heir of the Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. His background embraces both Eastern and Western cultures. Born in India, he received spiritual training from his father and other distinguished lamas and received further education and training in Europe and North America. He now travels extensively teaching worldwide. Visit mipham.com for more information about Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the former supreme abbot of Surmang Monasteries in Tibet, is known as the foremost meditation master and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. In the early 1970s, he founded Naropa University, the first Buddhist-inspired university in North America, along with over 100 meditation centers worldwide and authored two dozen books on meditation, poetry, art and the Shambhala path of warriorship. Read Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's biography on the Shambhala International website.
Acharyas (Senior Teachers)
The acharyas of Shambhala are senior teachers appointed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. As the Sakyong's representatives, the acharyas, who are empowered to offer refuge and bodhisattva vows, bring the continuity of the lineage into the living teaching environment of local Shambhala centers. San Diego has the good fortune of frequently hosting Acharya Allyn Lyon.
Allyn Lyon
Find out more about Allyn Lyon on the Shambhala International website. |
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Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is the head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, a spiritual and family lineage that descends through his family, the Mukpo clan. This tradition emphasizes the basic goodness of all beings and teaches the art of courageous warriorship based on wisdom and compassion.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was one of the most dynamic teachers of Buddhism in the 20th Century. He was a pioneer in bringing the Buddhist teachings of Tibet to the West and is credited with introducing many Buddhist concepts into the English language and psyche in a fresh and new way.
Acharya Allyn has served as the Director of Shambhala Mountain Center and has taught at the Vajradhatu Seminary. She was appointed Acharya in 2000 and since then has been traveling and teaching while creating a home base in Tepotzlan, Mexico, where she is the resident Acharya. Allyn is also the resident Acharya for Los Angeles where she spends a couple of months each year. Recently, she has traveled to South America to teach in Brazil and Chile. Allyn's main interest in teaching dharma remains the nature of mind and how it functions: "What is mind? How does practice work with mind? What is real?" But if there's a bottom line, Allyn says, "It's that I really enjoy practicing the dharma, teaching and sharing my love of the dharma with students." Learn more about meditation and buddhism at shambhala.org |
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