Muktinath Lama Wangyal

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Muktinath Lama Wangyal

Muktinath Lama Wangyal (b. 1956) is a Nyingma ngagpa (tantric householder practitioner) born in Muktinath Valley, Nepal, and the current abbot of Chumig Gyatsa (Muktinath), a position he inherited from his grandfather Jampal Rabgyé Rinpoche in 1978 following a traditional retreat of three years, three months, three weeks, and three days. He is a strict vegetarian, refraining from meat, fish, eggs, and alcohol. He served as the personal lama of the late King Birendra of Nepal and co-founded the Muktinath Foundation International in 1999. (Source Accessed May 15, 2026)

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