Khenchen Tulku Shekar Rinpoche

Khentrul Sherkar Rinpoche served as the interim Lama after Lama Sherab Rinpoche passed away.

Tulku Shekar Rinpoche, also known as Jamtul Rinpoche, was born in Doetoe Nangchen Taktser Puntsang, Tibet, in 1910. His father was Taksar Kuntentar and his mother was Punsa Karzey Lhamu. He was recognized as the third Jamtul Rinpoche by Palyeon Dhampa Dupwang Tashi Chophel. As a child, Tulku Shekar studied under Lodoey Tenzin. He went to Lhatse Yee Choder at the age of thirteen, where the Ngakpa lama Khenchen Pema Namgyal taught him the Nyingma prayers and rituals. Tulku Shekar became an expert in both the sutras and the tantras, in painting, traditional Tibetan crafts, Tibetan spiritual dancing, etc., and wrote a book on the peaceful Gesar of Ling. He also meditated in the mountains for several years in retreat. After the completion of his retreat, he started travelling to different places to spread the teachings of the dharma. He taught at Kunsang Doenagling as well as Gyaltsab Reting Rinpoche’s monastery called Gomchen Datsang Orgyenling for many years.

He came to India as a refugee in 1959, and settled in Odisha at the Dundul Raptenling Monastery. He was elected the third president of the monastery, which he served and helped to develop for one and a half years.