Teacher Sogyal Rinpoche

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Sogyal Rinpoche

Living place: China

Birthday: 17-4-1947 (77 years old)

Global rank: #67948

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Who is Teacher Sogyal Rinpoche?
Tibetan Lama who served as the spirtual director of rigpa, an international network of over 100 Buddhist centers and groups all over the world.
He wrote a book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, which stayed at the top of the New York Times best seller list for several weeks.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He studied at Dzongsar monastery.

Family life info

He was born in Ganzi County, China.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Teacher Sogyal Rinpoche?
He and the Dalai Lama are among the most important members of the Tibetan spiritual community.

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When was Teacher Sogyal Rinpoche born?
Sogyal Rinpoche birthday 17-4-1947 (at the age of 77).
Where is Teacher Sogyal Rinpoche's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Sogyal Rinpoche was born in China. is a Teacher, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Sogyal Rinpoche's global rank is 67948 and whose rank is 142 in list of famous Teacher.
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Events in 1947 and 17-4

Events in the world in the birth year of Sogyal Rinpoche

  • Britain nationalizes coal mines (Jan. 1).
  • Peace treaties for Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland signed in Paris (Feb. 10).
  • Soviet Union rejects US plan for UN atomic-energy control (March 4).
  • Marshall Plan proposed to help European nations recover economically from World War II (June).
  • India and Pakistan gain independence from Britain (Aug. 15).
  • The Dead Sea Scrolls are discovered at Qumran.

Birthday Sogyal Rinpoche (17-4) in history

  • Day 17-4 year 1790: Benjamin Franklin, American patriot, diplomat, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, has died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Day 17-4 year 1895: The Sino-Japanese War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
  • Day 17-4 year 1937: Daffy Duck made his debut in Porky's Duck Hunt.
  • Day 17-4 year 1961: Supported by the U.S. government, 1,500 exiles made the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba.
  • Day 17-4 year 1964: Geraldine Mock became the first woman to fly solo around the world.
  • Day 17-4 year 1969: Sirhan Sirhan was convicted for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy.
  • Day 17-4 year 1970: The Apollo 13 astronauts safely splashed down after their near-disastrous flight.
  • Day 17-4 year 1975: Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge, ending the five year Cambodian war.
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