Jigme Tromge Rinpoche is a tulku of Tsewang Norbu, the son of the first Chokgyur Lingpa. In a previous life Jigme Rinpoche was also Yudra Nyingpo, one of the twenty-five close disciples of Guru Padmasambhava. Born in 1964, he received a traditional Buddhist education in Asia and then completed a three-year retreat in the United States. Jigme Rinpoche has received empowerments and teachings from many masters, including his father, H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche.