[George Raine]

I live in a very small apartment and have very limited space to appropriately host representations of the Three Jewels! Fortunately though I have a lovely shelf right above my workstation, so I can always feel that I am practicing!

[George Raine]

Hi Katy!

I asked one of our translators, Oriane Lavole who teaches the Tibetan for Practitioners course about the correct pronunciation and meaning of Rinpoche’s name. Here is her response:

Kyab (protection) gön (lord) is an honorific title.
Phak means noble.
Chok means supreme.
Rinpoche means precious one or jewel, and it is a title given to realized masters or recognized reincarnations of such masters in the Tibetan tradition.

You can find an audio recording of Oriane pronouncing Rinpoche’s name attached below.

Thank you! I hope this answers your question!