Dungse Jampal Norbu: Comfortable with the Fluidity of East-West, Tradition-Modernity

DUNGSE JAMPAL NORBU is son and Dharma Heir of Dzigar
Kongtrul Rinpoche in the Mangala Shri Bhuti community. His mother
is Dharma teacher Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel.


Dungse la has lived and traveled extensively in Asia, but spent
much of his youth in Colorado. If you were to ask Dungse la how
long he has been studying the Buddhist path, he would say, “Since
I was born.”


When Dungse la was still an infant, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse
Rinpoche instructed Kongtrul Rinpoche to train Dungse la to
uphold and continue Kongtrul Rinpoche’s lineage, particularly
that of Mangala Shri Bhuti.


With the foundation of his life-long guidance and education from
Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dungse la also teaches widely and engages in
an annual 100-day retreat at Longchen Jigme Samten Ling. Dungse
la’s anecdotal style and first-hand curiosity about how Buddhism
relates to actual experience imbue his teaching with a fresh
perspective, and reveal a natural wisdom and humor


Check out Dungse-la’s Dharma talks on the EveryBodhi
Podcast.

TODAY’S HOST


LAMA KARMA YESHE CHÖDRÖN is a scholar, teacher, and
translator of Tibetan Buddhism at Rigpe Dorje Institute at
Pullahari Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal and co-founder of Prajna
Fire.


In addition to Opening Dharma Access, Lama Yeshe co-hosts Prajna
Sparks, a podcast for listening to, contemplating, and meditating
on the Buddhadharma.


Hear more about Lama Yeshe as ODA co-hosts Rev. Liên Shutt and
Kaira Jewel Lingo interview them about their Dharma experiences
as a practitioner and female-identified teacher of color.

Lama Yeshe also shares with ODA this guided practice of tonglen
and sacred creativity.


Join the Prajna Fire global community and follow Lama Yeshe on
Instagram @karmayeshechodron to learn more about their Dharma
offerings.


May all beings benefit!