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Khenpo Sonam Nyima Rinpoche 堪布索南尼瑪仁波切

Khenpo Sonam is a fully trained Khenpo (Doctor of Buddhist Philosophy) in the Nyingma Palyul tradition.

He completed the rigorous nine-year program covering Higher and Lower Sutra and Tantra teachings at Ngagyur Nyingma Institute (NNI), the prestigious monastic university of Namdroling monastery in South India. 堪布索南尼瑪仁波切於1978年生於東藏康區的农家。十歲時，堪布在家鄉白玉古冉寺院出家，學習讀寫與佛教儀軌傳統。 十六歲時，堪布去到印度，進行佛學研究。在位於南印度著名的南卓林寺院的佛學院 - 雅舉寧瑪學院中，堪布尼瑪仁波切專研顯密課程，並完成了嚴格的九年學習。

He received full ordination from the late Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche as well as many empowerments including the entire Rinchen Terdzod (Collection of Revealed Treasures) empowerments as well as a rare empowerment entitled Dowang Drangtsi Chugyün (Empowerment of the Sutra that Gathers the Enlightened Intentions called the Stream of Honey). 從老法王貝瑪諾布仁波切那裡，堪布受足比丘戒，領受佐欽（大圓滿）與南卻札龍（秘密氣脈瑜伽）的實修指導。

Further, from HH Penor Rinpoche, Khenpo Sonam has received instruction in Tsa Lung, the secret energy yoga practice from the Namcho cycle as well as instruction on Dzogchen (Great Perfection). 同時，堪布還從老法王那裡領受諸多灌頂，包括完整的仁欽伏藏灌頂，稀有的朵旺莊次初雲灌頂（稱為蜜之流的證悟心意的經典之聚集），以及寧提雅孜-由龍欽巴尊者收集與闡釋的，蓮花生大士與无垢友之大圓滿心髓的法教。 從法王圖桑仁波切那裡，堪布領受了南卻和冉林灌頂；尤為特殊的是，有兩年時間，堪布從法王塔龍慈誠仁波切那裡領受大圓滿的法教，並在法王親近的個人指導下實修大圓滿。

Since 2006, Khenpo Sonam has been teaching Shedra (Buddhist Philosophy) classes at Namdroling monastery. 自2006年起，堪布在南卓林寺院的寧瑪學院教授顯密課程，擔任學院的副院長和秘書，以及南卓林寺院高中部校長。堪布也在加拿大，以及西藏，香港和台灣地區教授佛法。

Khenpo Sonam currently lives in Vancouver, Canada. 堪布索南尼瑪仁波切現居住於加拿大溫哥華。