What is Ösel Tendzin's full name?
Thomas Frederick Rich, Jr.
Ösel Tendzin date of birth:
June 28, 1943
How old was Ösel Tendzin when died?
47
Where was Ösel Tendzin born?
Passaic, New Jersey, USA
When did Ösel Tendzin die?
August 25, 1990
Where did Ösel Tendzin die?
San Francisco, California, USA
Why did Ösel Tendzin die?
Aids (related complications)
Is Ösel Tendzin gay or straight?
Bisexual
What is Ösel Tendzin nationality?
American
What is Ösel Tendzin's occupation?
Buddhist
Ösel Tendzin claim to fame:
Controversial and notorious western Tibetan buddhist
Short Biography
Ösel Tendzin (Tibetan: འོད་གསལ་བསྟན་འཛིན་, Wylie: 'od gsal bstan 'dzin) (1943–1990) was a western Buddhist. He was Chögyam Trungpa's principal student. On August 22, 1976, Chögyam Trungpa empowered Ösel Tendzin as his Vajra Regent and first Western lineage holder in the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Buddhism. On August 25, 1990, Ösel Tendzin died of HIV/AIDS in San Francisco, California. His wife, Lila Rich, and a group of his students continue to live in Ojai, California.