Career

As a boy, he was ordained as a monk in the largest monastery in Bhutan, Phunaka Dzong. Thereby Rinpoche sought to share the government donations between 2,000 monasteries in Nepal. Further Rinpoche used much time and energy to help the existing monasteries and giving advice on new projects.

Rinpoche had this position for more than 20 years.

Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche first came to the West in 1988 to give teachings and transmissions to many students. Over the next fifteen years Lopon Tsechu ministered to thousands of people in Europe, Russia and America.

The crown jewel of his career, and one of his greatest legacies, is Benalmádena Stupa, located in Benalmádena, Spain. Inaugurated in 2003, it stands at 33 metres (or 108 feet) tall, making it the largest stupa in the Western world.

Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche died on June 10, 2003.

He was one of the last of his generation of Lamas trained in the old Tibet.