CHAKUNG JIGME WANGDRAK RINPOCHE was born in the Golok region of eastern Tibet as the fourth descendant of the nineteenth-century Buddhist master Dudjom Lingpa. At the age of fifteen, Jigme Wangdrak was recognized as the reincarnation of Rigzin Longsal Nyingpo. He studied Buddhist philosophy at Larung Gar Monastery with H. H. Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok. Jigme Wangdrak also received teachings from the well-known female teacher Dakini Kunzang Wangmo. In Tibet, Jigme Wangdrak published many revelatory writings from Dudjom Lingpa and an original woodblock edition of the Nyingma Gyudbum. Since 2011, he has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area and teaches to several Buddhist communities. He is spiritual director of the Abhaya Fellowship.