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Chögyam Trungpa

Chögyam Trungpa

Born: March 5, 1939
Died: April 4, 1987
in Kham, Tibet
Chögyam Trungpa was a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and holder of both the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, the 11th of the Trungpa tülkus, a tertön, supreme abbot of the Surmang monasteries, scholar, teacher, poet, artist, and originator of a radical re-presentation of Tibetan Buddhist teachings and the myth of Shambhala as an enlightened society that was later called Shambhala Buddhism. He was a major figure in the dissemination of Buddhism in the West, founding Vajradhatu and Naropa University and establishing the Shambhala Training method.

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Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Title: Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 25, 2011
Type: Movie
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CRAZY WISDOM explores the arrival of Tibetan Buddhism in America through the story of Chögyam Trungpa, who landed in the U.S. in 1970. Trungpa became renowned for translating ancient Buddhist concepts into language and ideas that Westerners could understand and shattered preconceived notions about how an enlightened teacher should behave. Initially rejected, his teachings are now recognized by western philosophers and spiritual leaders as authentic and profound.
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Zeitgeist
Title: Zeitgeist
Character: Self (archive Sound) (voice) (as Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche)
Released: June 1, 2007
Type: Movie
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A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.
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