His Eminence Khejok Tulku Rinpoche is the sixth incarnation of the renowned Khejok Lama who lived during the Fifth Dalai Lama's time, and was also the spiritual teacher to the Ming Dynasty Emperors, like Chen Lung etc.
He was born in the 1930's in a part of Eastern Tibet which is now known as Sichuan province. As a young boy he was recognised as the reincarnation of the late Rinpoche, and earmarked to be the successor to the Khejok Lama lineage. After the recognition, he was given formal training at the native Dhe-Tsang Monastery and Sermey Monastic University in Tibet.
Subsequently, he was enthroned as the abbot of Dhe-Tsang Monastery, the second oldest monastery of the Gelugpa lineage and the spiritual headquarters of all Gelugpa monasteries in Eastern Tibet.
At the age of 17, His Eminence entered the prestigious Sera Monastic University in Lhasa, one of the three largest monastic universities in the world. Later he graduated as a Geshe (a title of scholarship equivalent to a Doctorate degree). After graduation, Rinpoche served the monastery as a resident elder, being widely respected by both the ordained and lay assemblies of Tibetans for his wisdom, compassion and practical advice.
His Eminence is also known for his vast knowledge on statue-making, astrology divination and has been certified as a practitioner of traditional Tibetan Medicine by the Tibetan Government.
Since 1986, Rinpoche has been teaching in Australia to western students and has established over 12 Buddhist education centres bearing the common name of
As well, there are two centres of healing natural medicines. His Eminence makes annual teaching tours to Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia,Taiwan, China, Canada and around Australia.