Sey Rinpoche was born in 1963 in a retreat centre in Sikkim, India. His father was Apho Rinpoche, the grandson of Shakya Shri. In 1967, Sey Rinpoche was enthroned as the incarnate of Tripon Perna Choegyal Rinpoche in Dalhousie, India. A year later, at the age of five, Apho Rinpoche made him sit through a discourse on the complete teachings of Tokden Shakya Shree which includes Transmission of the Eighteen Text of Chibri, the Mahamudra Practice of Kunga Tenzin, Twenty Two Anujna, thirteen deities of Akshobiya, Spontaneous Appearance of Chakrasambha, extensive Vajra Yogini Empowerment, Six Buddha Family Empowerment and Vajra Kilaya. After the death of Thuksey Rinpoche, Sey Rinpoche went to Bhutan and studied another two years under Lopon Sonam Zangpo, the pupil of Tokden Shakya Shree. He successfully completed the test of Tummo (heat generation) by wearing a white sheet, dipping in icy water and drying the sheet by generating inner heat. Lopon Sonam Zangpo gave him Whispered Transmission. Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche passed teachings and empowerments on the Nyimpa text, Treasure of Jewels.

  
Shakya Shri (1853-1919)

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Apho Rinpoche (1922-1974)