According to Tibetan Buddhism the IXth Minling Khenchen Rinpoche is the successive reincarnation of the Minling Kenrab lineage, co-administrator of Mindrolling Monastery and Head Abbot In-Charge of Ngagyur Nyingma College in India, Vajrayana master, scholar, and teacher.

According to Tibetan Buddhism Jigmey Namgyal has reincarnated from one generational Minling Khenchen to the next for the last 360 years as the lineage holder of the Khenrab branch of the Mindrolling tradition which originated in Tibet as the holder of the Buddhist teachings and vinayas (precepts developed over time to encourage mindfulness and reflection in actions of body and speech - qualities which enhance mind training and discipline[1]).

[2] Ngagyur Nyingma College (Five Sciences University) is an institute of advanced Buddhist study for the lineage preservation and spreading of Buddha Dharma.

The projects dependent on Khenchen Rinpoche continue to require his attention and support, especially the recent reconstruction of the monks' living quarters that is becoming dangerously uninhabitable.

Rinpoche's other charitable projects, sustained by contributions and donations from supporters, include the Monlam sponsorship for 2012; the Buddhist Retreat Centre which is located in Thimpu, Bhutan and will have a total of ten rooms and a shrine hall; the Ngagyur Nyingma College Library in memorial of the well-known Mindrolling library in Tibet; and “Project Hope” which will be a school of twenty classrooms aimed at uplifting orphaned and underprivileged children in and around the area of Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.