The first Karma Chakme Rinpoche was born in 1603. He was regarded as one of the most highly realized Buddhist masters in Tibet. He founded the Nhemdo Kagyu Lineage and was revered throughout Tibet for his remarkable accomplishment with over one hundred volumes of teachings, of which "The Wishing Prayer of Dewachen","The Mountain Dharma", "The Union of Mahamudra and Atiyoga", and "Buddhahood in the palm of the Hand" are regarded as the definite texts for those who want to practice Tibetan Buddhism. According to great terton Mingyur Dorje, Karma Chakme was an emanation of Chenrezik, non-differentiated from Karmapa Himself.

The present 9th Chakme Rinpoche was born in 1975. His grandfather was the great Terton Özer Dorje. At the age of twelve, he was officially recognized by His Holiness Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche as the ninth incarnation of Karma Chakme Rinpoche. He has studied in India and received special empowerments of the Drikung Kagyu lineage from H.H. Chetsang Rinpoche. He has also received many teachings and empowerments from His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche and is regarded as "my dearest heart student "by H.E. Garchen Rinpoche.

The present 9th Chakme Rinpoche has received the empowerments of the whole teachings of Karma Chakme from H.H. Kazu Rinpoche , the golden lineage holder of Nhemdo Kagyu.

The present 9th Chakme Rinpoche has also received the empowerments of the whole teachings of his grandfather Terton Ozer Dorje from his father H.E. Zhitong Rinpoche.

H.E. 9th Chakme Rinpoche has studied under many great Tibetan Buddhist masters and spent a great deal of time in retreat.  At the age of twenty-one, he pursued his Dharma studies at Dzogchen Shri Singha University. Thereafter, he attended a Tibetan University in Beijing where he also learned Chinese language.  Currently he is the administrator of the thousand year old Moye Monastery in Tibet, and travels worldwide where he teaches regularly in mainland China, HK, Taiwan, India, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States of America.