When and where was Kalu Rinpoche born?
Kalu Rinpoche was born in 1905 during the Female Wood Snake year of the Tibetan lunar calendar. He arrived in the district of Treshö Gang chi Rawa within the Hor region of Kham, Eastern Tibet.
Questions about Kalu Rinpoche
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What happened when Kalu Rinpoche spoke about sexual abuse at the University of British Columbia in fall 2011?
At the end of a talk at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver during fall 2011, a student asked for his perspective on sexual abuse. Kalu disclosed he had been abused at age twelve by older monks from the monastery he attended and broke down revealing this trauma publicly.
Who is June Campbell and what did she write about her relationship with Kalu Rinpoche?
June Campbell acted as Kalu Rinpoche's translator for several years and wrote about consenting to what she later realized was an abusive sexual relationship with him. She raised these themes in interviews including one with Tricycle magazine in 1996.
When and where did Kalu Rinpoche die?
Kalu Rinpoche died at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, the 10th of May 1989 at his monastery in Sonada. The location lay within the Darjeeling District in West Bengal, India.
When was Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche enthroned and who bestowed his name?
Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche was enthroned on the 28th of February 1993 at Samdrup Tarjayling. The ceremony included hair-cutting performed by the Tai Situpa who bestowed the name Karma Ngedön Tenpay Gyaltsen.