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Gendün Rinchen was born in 1926 in Paro Taktsang, Bhutan. He is a renowned Buddhist master and scholar, and is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of Buddhism in Bhutan. He is the founder of the Drukpa Lineage, a branch of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Gendün Rinchen was a highly respected scholar and teacher, and was known for his deep understanding of Buddhist philosophy and practice. He was also a prolific author, having written numerous books on Buddhism and related topics. Gendün Rinchen passed away in 2008 at the age of 82. He is remembered as a great teacher and scholar, and his legacy continues to be celebrated in Bhutan and around the world.

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Age 71 years old
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Born 1926
Birthday 1926
Birthplace Paro Taktsang
Date of death 18 April 1997 (aged 70−71) - Yangchenphug Yangchenphug
Died Place Yangchenphug
Nationality Bhutan

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Parents Kinzang Dorji (father)Tashi Chokey (mother)
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1990

In 1990 he was enthroned as the 69th Je Khenpo of Bhutan and subsequently travelled throughout the country giving religious teachings. At the age of 61 he resigned from the post of Je Khenpo and retired to a life of prayer and meditation at Jangchub Ding in Yangchenphug. In 1997, on the ninth day of the third month according to the Bhutanese calendar, he died sitting in a straight meditation posture. It is reported that his body remained sitting thus for more than a week or eleven days during which time his body remained flexible and showed no signs of decay.

1926

Geshey Gendün Rinchen (Tibetan: .mw-parser-output .uchen{font-family:"Jomolhari","Uchen","Noto Serif Tibetan Medium","Noto Serif Tibetan","BabelStone Tibetan Slim","Yagpo Tibetan Uni","Noto Sans Tibetan","Microsoft Himalaya","Kailash","DDC Uchen","TCRC Youtso Unicode","Tibetan Machine Uni","Qomolangma-Uchen Sarchen","Qomolangma-Uchen Sarchung","Qomolangma-Uchen Suring","Qomolangma-Uchen Sutung","Qomolangma-Title","Qomolangma-Subtitle","DDC Rinzin","Qomolangma-Woodblock","Qomolangma-Dunhuang"}.mw-parser-output .ume{font-family:"Qomolangma-Betsu","Qomolangma-Chuyig","Qomolangma-Drutsa","Qomolangma-Edict","Qomolangma-Tsumachu","Qomolangma-Tsuring","Qomolangma-Tsutong","TibetanSambhotaYigchung","TibetanTsugRing","TibetanYigchung"}དགེ་འདུན་རིན་ཆེན་, Wylie: dge vdun rin chen, 1926–1997), was the 69th Je Khenpo of Bhutan.