Ösel Tendzin
Ösel Tendzin (), born
Thomas Frederick Rich Jr. (June 28, 1943 – August 25, 1990), was an American
Tibetan Buddhist master and the principal student of
Chögyam Trungpa. On August 22, 1976, Trungpa empowered Tendzin as his
Vajra Regent and first
Western lineage holder in the
Karma Kagyu and
Nyingma schools of
Tibetan Buddhism. On August 25, 1990, Tendzin died of
HIV/AIDS in
San Francisco, California, aged 47. His wife, Lila Rich, and a group of his students continue to live in
Ojai, California.
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