Shambhala Music Festival. Shambhala Publications Boston. Shambhala. Shambhala.org Vision, Lineage, Meditation, Community. Chögyam Trungpa EN. The founder of Shambhala was Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987). Trungpa Rinpoche was the 11th descendent in the line of Trungpa tulkus, important teachers of the Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Renowned for its strong emphasis on meditation practice, the Kagyü lineage is one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. In addition to being a key teacher within the Kagyü lineage, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was also trained in the Nyingma tradition, the oldest of the four schools, and was an adherent of the rimay or "non-sectarian" movement within Tibetan Buddhism.
The rimay movement aspired to bring together and make available all the valuable teachings of the different schools, free of sectarian rivalry. After completing a rigorous monastic education Trungpa Rinpoche was installed as the head of the Surmang monasteries in eastern Tibet. North America Beyond Buddhism In 1986, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche moved to Nova Scotia, where hundreds of his students had settled. A New Era Legacy.