His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was born in the Denhok Valley at Kham Derge, Eastern Tibet in 1910 to a family directly descended from the ninth century King Trisong Detsen. His father was a minister to the King of Derge.

His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was the head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism following the death of Dudjom Rinpoche in 1987 until his own death in Bhutan on 28th September 1991.

Publications

Enlightened Courage: An Explanation of Atisha's Seven Point Mind Training
by Rab-Gsal-Zla-Ba, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Paperback: 120 pages; Publisher: Snow Lion Publications; (December 1, 1993); ISBN: 1559390239

Guru Yoga : According to the Preliminary Practice of Longchen Nyingtik
by Rab-Gsal-Zla-Ba, Matthieu Ricard, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Rigpa
Paperback: 101 pages; Publisher: Snow Lion Publications; (December 1, 1999); ISBN: 1559391219

External Links

"It was said merely to see his face ensured eventual liberation" (http://www.ngakpa.org/his_holiness_dilgo_khyentse_rinpoche.htm)