His Eminence Chatral Sangye Dorje, commonly known as Chatral Rinpoche and one of the most prominent Dzongchen masters of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, passed away at the age of 102 in Nepal on December 31, 2015. Rinpoche was born in the Kham region of Tibet. He was a staunch advocate of vegetarianism and lived his life as a wandering yogi on retreat in remote areas of India and Nepal.