mgar chen khri sprul rin po che), is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher in the Drikung Kagyu lineage.

[1] Born April 1936 in Nangchen, Kham,[1] he is believed to be an incarnation of Siddha Gar Chodingpa, a heart-disciple of Jigten Sumgön, founder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage in the thirteenth century CE.

During that time, while enduring the labor camp hardships, Garchen Rinpoche kept on practicing in secret,[1] according to his guru's instructions until he achieved the wisdom-mind which Khenpo Musel called "an emanation of a Bodhisattva".

[1] As soon as he was released, he took it upon himself to rebuild the Drikung Kagyu monasteries,[1] reestablish the Buddhist teachings, and build two boarding schools for local children in eastern Tibet.

Starting in 2020, because of his age, Rinpoche stopped traveling to different Dharma centers all over the world, and retired at his main seat, the Garchen Buddhist Institute.