Akong Rinpoche was a Tibetan tulku born on December 25, 1939 in China. He was most well-known for founding the Samye Ling Monastery in Eskdalemuir, which became the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the West. He was a spiritual leader and teacher, and his work helped to spread Tibetan Buddhism to the West.
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About
Tibetan tulku who was most recognized for founding the Samye Ling Monastery in Eskdalemuir.
Before Fame
He traveled throughout the country performing religious ceremonies and providing treatment for the ill while he was still a teenager.
Trivia
He and only 12 others survived an escape to India following the 1959 Tibetan Revolution. The group was so hungry that they boiled leather shoes for soup.
Family Life
He was born in Dharak Village, Tibet.
Associated With
He and His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, were both native to Tibet.