Phakchok Rinpoche is an accomplished yogi, teacher, and family father known for his sincerity and clear, direct approach. His guidance is especially valued for its sharp insight into inner transformation.
He holds several important roles, including Supreme Head of the Taklung Kagyu lineage, Abbot of a monastery in Chapagaon in the southern Kathmandu Valley, and Head of Riwoche Monastery in Tibet’s Dokham region. He also serves as vajra master of Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling.
Born in 1981 to Chokling Rinpoche and Dechen Paldron, he is the grandson of Tulku Ugyen Rinpoche and the eldest brother of the Yangsi Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Recognized by the Kagyu regents and ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he has studied with many great lamas, including Khyentse Rinpoche, Tulku Ugyen Rinpoche, Penor Rinpoche, Trulshik Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, and Soktse Rinpoche. His teachings are lively, accessible, and fresh, inviting the mind to open in a playful, inspiring way.
He is currently Vajra Master of Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Boudhanath, Kathmandu, and Abbot of Do-ngak Nyida Zungdrel Sherab Raldri Ling Monastery in Nepal.