His Eminence the Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche Jigme Pema Nyinjadh was born in 1981, into the family of His Holiness the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa, supreme head of the Drukpa Lineage. His root teacher is His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa. He was born in Darjeeling to father Karma Dorjee and mother Chimey Yudon. He was recognized by H.H. Dalai Lama, H.H. Gyalwang Drukpa and His Eminence the First Thuksey Rinpoche.

A year after H.E. the Eighth Khamtrul Rinpoche passed away, his disciple who was one of his regents, requested His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa to look for Khamtrul Rinpoche's reincarnation.

While in retreat in the Hemis Monastery, His Holiness, had an experience. In that vision-like and dream-like experience, someone dressed like an Indian sadhu approached His Holiness and said, "I am Khamtrul Rinpoche and I will take rebirth in your family." This particular vision appeared two or three times. Finally, in one of his visions, His Holiness saw Khamtrul Rinpoche, who appeared very poor, old and sick, saying "I have been looking for you but you kept neglecting me."

The same morning His Holiness received a letter from a lady requesting for a prayer for her sick baby. Then again His Holiness dreamt of the baby boy who was like a piece of a flesh, fragile and was near the edge of a cliff. His Holiness felt like looking after him but did not, and the baby looked as though he was dying.

One day later, His Holiness received a letter with the picture of a baby and in a letter baby's mother said that her son was going to die and requested His Holiness to pray for him. His Holiness thought all these were indications. He told his mother about it and she said that the baby's mother was one of their relatives; these indications came repeatedly three or four times.

His Holiness then told about it to his guru, the First Thuksey Rinpoche who confirmed the identity of the baby boy as the reincarnation of Khamtrul Rinpoche. Thuksey Rinpoche then wrote to His Holiness Dalai Lama who replied saying that he did three divinations and all of them confirmed that the baby boy was Khamtrul Rinpoche's reincarnation. His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa named him Jigme Pema Nyinjadh.

His basic studies were done at Druk Thupten Sangag Choeling Monastery in Darjeeling. There he spent his childhood and teenaged years under the guidance of his root teacher, H.H. Gyalwang Drukpa. His other main teacher was Venerable Omze Sherab, a disciple of Trulshik Pema Chogyel, the enlightened Drukpa yogi who was also the teacher of the Eleventh Gyalwang Drukpa.

Khamtrul Rinpoche is now studying Buddhist philosophy at Tango University in Bhutan, as advised by H.H. Gyalwang Drukpa. He has great respect for the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, and especially for Tango University and to the learned and humble master such as Tsuklak Lopen Samten Dorjee and Khenpo Tsering Dorjee, the current principal of the university, and others.

Studying with him are his Dharma friends and heart friends, such as H.E. Gyelsey Tenzin Rabgay (who is considered as the spiritual representative of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal after he passed away), H.E. the Second Thuksey Rinpoche, other tulkus and over two hundred monks.

For more information about Rinpoche, his schedule and activities, please visit his official website: www.khamtrul.org