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'''K'anpo Rimpoche''' was a [[Buddhist]] honorific title used by [[K'anpo]] and [[Cho-Je]], two incarnations of a [[Time Lord]] who left [[Gallifrey]] and lived as [[abbot]] of a [[meditation]] centre on late [[20th century]] [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') According to some accounts, other titles used by this Time Lord included [[the Hermit|"the Hermit"]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'', et al.) and [[Ansillon]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)|Blood of the Time Lords]]'')


== Biography ==
[[File:Cho Je Planet of the Spiders.jpg|right|thumb|Cho-Je, the future K'anpo Rimpoche, as a mental projection. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'')]]
The Third Doctor met [[K'anpo]] as the abbot of a Buddhist meditation centre in [[England]] with his assistant [[Cho-Je]]. Unbeknownst to the Doctor and his companion at the time, [[Sarah Jane Smith]], Cho-Je and K'anpo were one and the same. Cho-Je only existed either as a future projection of K'anpo Rimpoche or a creation of his mind, which K'anpo used as a proxy while he hid from the [[Eight Legs]]. This did not deter the Eight Legs for long.


|image = [[Image:KAnpo.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Kam'po Regeneration.jpg|left|thumb|K'anpo regenerates. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')]]
|individual name = K'anpo Rimpoche
When K'anpo was struck down by the Eight Legs possessing his own meditation students as human hosts, Cho-Je faded into nothingness and then re-appeared, taking K'anpo's place and title as K'anpo Rimpoche. He had [[Regeneration|regenerated]].
|alias = The Hermit<br>Cho Je
|race = [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]])
|home planet = [[Gallifrey]]
|home era = [[Rassilon Era]]
|appearances = <ul><li>[[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''</li><li>[[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]''</li><li>[[ST]]: ''[[The Three Paths]]''</li></ul>
|actor = <ul><li>[[George Cormack]]</li><li>[[Kevin Lindsay]] (as Cho Je; after regeneration)</li></ul>
}}


'''K'anpo Rimpoche''' was a [[Time Lord]] who, forsaking life on [[Gallifrey]], decided to live the life of a [[Buddhist]] [[abbot]] on [[20th century|late 20th century]] [[Earth]].
After the Doctor's confrontation with [[The Great One (Planet of the Spiders)|the Great One]] in her cave, he began to die from the [[radiation]] there. Once the Doctor had returned in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to [[UNIT HQ]], Cho-Je [[teleport]]ed to him to give the Doctor "a little push", enabling [[Third Doctor's regeneration|his regeneration]] into [[Fourth Doctor|a new incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')


==Profile==
== Abilities ==
As a youth, [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] knew K'anpo Rimpoche as the Hermit, a wise Time Lord who lived on the side of a mountain behind the house where the Doctor lived as a young boy ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]''), near the [[Prydonian Academy]] where he studied at the time ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]''). He acted, for lack of a better word, as [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] would later say, as his [[Wikipedia:guru|guru]]. In the time of the Doctor's greatest despair, he showed him hope in a simple yellow flower ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') called a [[sarlain]] ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]''). Towards the end of the Doctor's first life, K'anpo helped him prepare for his upcoming regeneration ([[ST]]: ''[[The Three Paths]]'').
The K'anpo Rimpoche had several abilities not seen in other Time Lords. K'anpo was able to create a "mental projection" of his mind that was able to move and talk independently. When K'anpo was injured, he regenerated into this projection, Cho-Je. He was also capable of teleporting himself and others from one place to another.


[[Image:Cho Je.jpg|200px|thumb|left|K'anpo Rimpoche as Cho Je]]
K'anpo also "assist[ed]" in the Doctor's regeneration from the third incarnation to the fourth. By simply pointing both hands towards the pre-regeneration Doctor, he was able to speed the [[Third Doctor's regeneration]] considerably. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')


[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] next met him as the abbot of a Buddhist meditation centre located in [[England]] with his assistant '''Cho Je'''. It seems that Cho Je only existed as a future projection of K'anpo Rimpoche or a creation of his mind. When K'anpo was struck down by the [[Eight Legs]] possessing his own meditation students as Human hosts, Cho Je faded into nothingness and then re-appeared taking the place of K'anpo Rimpoche. He had [[regenerate]]d.
== Behind the scenes ==
 
* {{w|Rimpoche}} is a title given to [[Tibet]]an Buddhist spiritual leaders, in particular those who are believed to be reincarnated lamas. Some of these titles, such as the {{w|Dzogchen Rinpoche}}, are passed down through [[reincarnation]], which ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' sought to parallel with [[regeneration]].
After the Doctor's confrontation with [[the Great One]] in her cave, he began to die as a result of the [[radiation]] contained there. Once the Doctor had returned in the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] to [[UNIT HQ]], K'anpo Rimpoche [[teleport]]ed to him in order to give the Doctor "a little push" enabling him [[regenerate]] into [[Fourth Doctor|his next incarnation]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'')
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==Behind the scenes==
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*The [[Third Doctor]] mentions the hermit to [[Jo Grant]] in ''[[The Time Monster]]''. He does not give his Galifreyan name.
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*While [[George Cormack]] appeared as K'anpo Rimpoche as a [[Wikipedia:Caucasian|Caucasian]], as Cho Je, [[Kevin Lindsay]] wore makeup and adopted a faint accent to portray him as apparently [[Tibet]]an. As the new regeneration of K'anpo Rimpoche, Kevin Lindsay continued to wear the makeup and employ the accent.
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Latest revision as of 01:22, 13 April 2023

K'anpo Rimpoche was a Buddhist honorific title used by K'anpo and Cho-Je, two incarnations of a Time Lord who left Gallifrey and lived as abbot of a meditation centre on late 20th century Earth. (TV: Planet of the Spiders) According to some accounts, other titles used by this Time Lord included "the Hermit" (TV: The Time Monster, et al.) and Ansillon. (AUDIO: Blood of the Time Lords)

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cho-Je, the future K'anpo Rimpoche, as a mental projection. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)

The Third Doctor met K'anpo as the abbot of a Buddhist meditation centre in England with his assistant Cho-Je. Unbeknownst to the Doctor and his companion at the time, Sarah Jane Smith, Cho-Je and K'anpo were one and the same. Cho-Je only existed either as a future projection of K'anpo Rimpoche or a creation of his mind, which K'anpo used as a proxy while he hid from the Eight Legs. This did not deter the Eight Legs for long.

K'anpo regenerates. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)

When K'anpo was struck down by the Eight Legs possessing his own meditation students as human hosts, Cho-Je faded into nothingness and then re-appeared, taking K'anpo's place and title as K'anpo Rimpoche. He had regenerated.

After the Doctor's confrontation with the Great One in her cave, he began to die from the radiation there. Once the Doctor had returned in the TARDIS to UNIT HQ, Cho-Je teleported to him to give the Doctor "a little push", enabling his regeneration into a new incarnation. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)

Abilities[[edit] | [edit source]]

The K'anpo Rimpoche had several abilities not seen in other Time Lords. K'anpo was able to create a "mental projection" of his mind that was able to move and talk independently. When K'anpo was injured, he regenerated into this projection, Cho-Je. He was also capable of teleporting himself and others from one place to another.

K'anpo also "assist[ed]" in the Doctor's regeneration from the third incarnation to the fourth. By simply pointing both hands towards the pre-regeneration Doctor, he was able to speed the Third Doctor's regeneration considerably. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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