Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Namkhai Yeshe
Chögyal the Dharma King, Namkhai Norbu Jewel of All Space, brought from his past lives a great wealth of virtue, wisdom, and merits and transmitted authentic lineage treasures of Tibetan Buddhism, sharing genuine living teachings with very fortunate students in the modern world. He was highly learned in every aspect of Tibetan culture, history, and all academic subjects, as well as the holder of an inestimable heritage of Bön, Buddhist, and Dzogchen teachings. His great unique wisdom and skill was his knowledge in preserving these treasures in harmony and distinctly.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s Birth and Life in Tibet
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, one of the foremost masters of Dzogchen, belonged to the last generation of Tibetans to have been fully educated in Tibet. He was born on December 8th, 1938, the first boy after three sisters, in Geug, a small village inhabited by only seven families. Geug was part of the kingdom of Derge, in Kham, Eastern Tibet.
From the day of his birth, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu was believed by the local people to be the reincarnation of Adzom Drugpa Drodul Pawo Dorje (1842–1924). This was due, among other things, to the fact that shortly before his passing away, Adzom Drugpa had donated to Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s family some sacred objects symbolizing Body, Speech and Mind and many other personal belongings. The first one to recognize him as the reincarnation of Adzom Drugpa was his paternal uncle Ugyen Tendzin. In 1940, the reincarnation was officially confirmed by the VI Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche and Palyul Karma Yangsid Rinpoche.
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Namkhai Yeshe (Yeshi Silvano Namkhai), son and student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu was born in Italy in 1970. He received Christian and Buddhist education, studying philosophy and computer science. He then went on to work in the field of modern technologies.
H.H. Sakya Trizin recognized YSN at birth as the reincarnation of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s maternal uncle, Khyentse Rinpoche Chökyi Wangchug, giving him the name Jamyang Chökyi Nyima. In 2007, Yeshi went to Tibet and accepted his duty to help and support monastery in central Tibet.
Recently he is more and more dedicating his life to the future of Dzogchen Community founded by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, following his Teacher instructions and fulfilling the wishes of his students.
YSN’s style is open and simple; he promotes fresh and spontaneous interest talking directly and helping to enter the essence of Buddhist teachings and to discover one’s real nature.