Gar Migyur Rinpoche the 8th was born in 1939, in Nangchen County, Kham Province. He became a monk when he was five years old. During Chinese Cultural Revolution, he suffered great pain and endured humiliation. After his release, he took charge of the Gar-Gön Monastery. Together with Garchen Triptul Rinpoche, he reconstructed the existing retreat center and main monastery. The monastery now can hold up to two hundred monks and Gar Mingyur Rinpoche is the abbot of Gar-Gön Monastery.
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