Rigzin Kunzang Sherab 仁增昆桑喜热
Padma Lhundrub Gyatso 贝玛伦珠佳措
Drubwang Padma Norbu 竹旺贝玛诺布
1st HH Penor 一世 贝诺法王Karma Chophel Zangpo 噶玛曲培桑布
1st HH Karma Kuchen 一世 噶玛古钦法王Drenchog Karma Lhawang 噶玛拉旺
Gyurme Ngedon Tenzin 久美涅敦丹增
2nd HH Karma Kuchen 二世 噶玛古钦法王Padma Dongag Tenzin 贝玛埵昂丹增
Gyatrul Rinpoche 嘉楚仁波切Dongag Choekyi Nyima 埵昂确吉尼玛
3rd HH Karma Kuchen 三世 噶玛古钦法王Rigzin Palchen Dupa 仁增巴钦杜巴
2nd HH Penor 二世 贝诺法王Karma Thegchog Nyingpo 噶玛贴却宁波
4th HH Karma Kuchen 四世 噶玛古钦法王Jigmed Thubten Shedrub Choekyi Drayang 晋美图滇谢祝却吉札杨
3rd HH Penor 三世 贝诺法王Karma Kuchen Rinpoche 噶玛古钦法王
5th HH Karma Kuchen 五世 噶玛古钦法王Khenpo Sonam Nyima Rinpoche 堪布索南尼瑪仁波切
堪布索南尼瑪仁波切是一位接受了完整的寧瑪傳承訓練的上師。
堪布索南尼瑪仁波切於1978年生於東藏康區的农家。十歲時，堪布在家鄉白玉古冉寺院出家，學習讀寫與佛教儀軌傳統。
十六歲時，堪布去到印度，進行佛學研究。在位於南印度著名的南卓林寺院的佛學院 - 雅舉寧瑪學院中，堪布尼瑪仁波切專研顯密課程，並完成了嚴格的九年學習。
從老法王貝瑪諾布仁波切那裡，堪布受足比丘戒，領受佐欽（大圓滿）與南卻札龍（秘密氣脈瑜伽）的實修指導。
同時，堪布還從老法王那裡領受諸多灌頂，包括完整的仁欽伏藏灌頂，稀有的朵旺莊次初雲灌頂（稱為蜜之流的證悟心意的經典之聚集），以及寧提雅孜-由龍欽巴尊者收集與闡釋的，蓮花生大士與无垢友之大圓滿心髓的法教。
從法王圖桑仁波切那裡，堪布領受了南卻和冉林灌頂；尤為特殊的是，有兩年時間，堪布從法王塔龍慈誠仁波切那裡領受大圓滿的法教，並在法王親近的個人指導下實修大圓滿。
自2006年起，堪布在南卓林寺院的寧瑪學院教授顯密課程，擔任學院的副院長和秘書，以及南卓林寺院高中部校長。堪布也在加拿大，以及西藏，香港和台灣地區教授佛法。
堪布索南尼瑪仁波切現居住於加拿大溫哥華。
Khenpo Sonam Nyima Rinpoche is a fully trained Khenpo in the Nyingma Palyul tradition.
Khenpo Sonam Nyima Rinpoche was born in 1978 in Kham, East Tibet to a farmer family. At the age of ten, he became a monk at Palyul Ngulra Monastery in his hometown. There he learnt reading, writing, and traditional rituals.
At the age of sixteen, Khenpo Sonam went to India to pursue the study of Buddhist Philosophy. He completed the rigorous nine-year program covering Higher and Lower Sutra and Tantra teachings at Nyingma Institute, the prestigious monastic university of Namdroling monastery in South India.
From the late Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche, Khenpo Sonam received full ordination, instructions on Dzogchen (Great Perfection) and Tsa Lung, the secret energy yoga practice from the Namcho cycle. From the late Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche, he also received many empowerments including the entire Rinchen Terdzod (Collection of Revealed Treasures) empowerments, a rare empowerment entitled Dowang Drangtsi Chugyün (Empowerment of the Sutra that Gathers the Enlightened Intentions called the Stream of Honey), and Nyingthig YaZhi, the heart essence Dzochen teachings of Guru Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra as collected and elucidated by Gyalwa Longchenpa.
From H.H. Thupzang Rinpoche, he received Namcho and Ratling empowerments.
Specifically, Khenpo Sonam spent two years receiving private teachings of Dzogchen from H.H. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche and did practices under His Holiness’s close guidance.
Since 2006, Khenpo Sonam has been teaching Sutra and Tantra at the Shedra in Nyingma Institute of Namdroling Monastery, serving positions such as Vice President and Secretary of Nyingma Institute, and Principal of the high school in Namdroling monastery. He has also taught Buddhism in Canada, Tibet, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Khenpo Sonam currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.