Sogyal Rinpoche

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Sogyal Rinpoche (1947 – 28 August 2019) was a Tibetan Dzogchen Lama of the Nyingma tradition. He taught for over 30 years. He travelled widely in Europe, America, Australia and Asia.^[1]

He was the founder and spiritual leader of Rigpa, which is an international network of over 100 Buddhist centres and groups in 23 countries around the world. He is also the author of the best-selling book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, which has been printed in 30 languages and 56 countries.^[2]

Rinpoche often spoke at major conferences in all areas of society, including medicine and healing, education, dialogue between religions, movements for peace and non-violence, the world of business and leadership, and the field of serving the dying and hospice care.

1. ↑ "Rigpa.org: Sogyal Rinpoche". Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
2. ↑ "Rigpa.org: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying". Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2008-01-17.