Kalu Rinpoche

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Kalu Rinpoche
Kalu Rinpoche in 1987 at Kagyu Rintchen Tcheu Ling in Montpellier, France
Personal life
Born	c. 1905 Kham, Eastern Tibet
Died	May 10, 1989 (age 84) Sonada Monastery, Darjeeling West Bengal India
Nationality	Tibetan
Occupation	Lama
Religious life
Religion	Tibetan Buddhism
School	Kagyu
Lineage	Shangpa Kagyu, Karma Kagyu
Senior posting
Students Bokar Tulku Rinpoche Reting Rinpoche 16th Gyalwang Karmapa

Kalu Rinpoche (1905 – May 10, 1989) was a Tibetan Buddhist lama, meditation master, scholar and teacher. He was one of the first Tibetan masters to teach in the West.