Brief Biography of His Eminence Chogye Shabdrung Rinpoche

His Eminence Chogye Shabdrung Rinpoche is a grand nephew of His Eminence Late Chogye Trichen Rinpoche and was born in 1981 at Kushang House in Shigatse, Tibet. Until the age of 15 he remained at Kushang house and gone through primary education at School in Shigatse.

At the age of 16, he was enthroned as Chogye Shabdrung and heir of Chogye lineage at Nalendra monastery in Tibet. After the enthronement, he was sent to Dzongsar and Ngor colleges of Tibet where he studied Buddhist philosophy for two years.

When the age of 18 he left Tibet for Nepal where his grand uncle H.E. Chogye Trichen Rinpoche was residing. He learned all the rituals of monastery under the guidance of His Eminence. He also received many transmissions, empowerments and important teachings from His Eminence and many other respected masters like H.H. Sakya Trizin and H.E. Luding Khenchen Rinpoche.

At the age of 20, he received Upasaka and Shramanera (Novice Monk) vows from H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama at the holy shrine of Bodhgaya in India. At the age of 21, he received fully ordained monk (Bikkhu) vow from His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche.

He had also conducted various retreats of deities like Vajrapani, White Manjushri and Mahavairocana.

At the present time he is studying at Sakya College, Dehradun in India for higher Buddhist studies and will be graduated in three years.

尊貴的 究給霞純仁波切 簡傳

         尊貴的 究給霞純仁波切是究給企千仁玻切的姪孫，於1981年，出生於西藏日喀則的夏魯‧庫賢家族，在15歲之前，他住在那裡並在當地接受小學的教育。

         16歲時，他在西藏的納南達寺昇座成為究給霞純以繼承究給的血脈傳承。昇座之後，他被送往西藏的宗薩及哦寺學院學習佛教哲學2年。

        18歲時，他離開西藏前往究給企千仁波切所居住的尼泊爾。他在仁波切的指導之下學習了所有的寺廟宗教儀軌法事。他從尊貴的 究給企千仁波切及許多其他備受尊敬的上師如薩迦法王與祿頂堪千仁波切處領受許多口傳、灌頂及重要的教授。

        20歲時，他於印度菩提迦耶的神聖佛龕前從尊者 達賴喇嘛處領受沙彌戒。21歲時，他從尊貴的 究給企千仁波切處領受具足戒(巴利語：Bhikkhu，具足戒為完整的戒律，故稱為「具足」)。

        究給霞純仁波切已完成數個本尊的閉關，如四閉伏魔金剛手、白文殊及大日如來。

       目前，他為了更深入研究佛學而就讀於印度德拉敦的薩迦佛學院，並將於三年內完成其學業。