2014年3月14日

The Seed of Faith (3-2)

The Seed of Faith (3-1)
By Khenpo Tamdin Gyalpo & Translated by Dr. Gyurme Dorje

The Recognition Process (2)
Then, when the child met the lord of refuges Dungse Rinpoche Jigme Tsewang Trinle Norbu, he conferred the maturational empowerment upon him by means of the Three Roots (rtsa ba gsum), the treasures of enlightened intention revealed by his venerable father, the previous awareness-holder, and by means of the Dudjom terma Vajrakila: Razor of Meteor (bDud ‘joms phur pa gnam lcags spu gri). In this way a virtuous act was performed, ensuring that obstacles and demonic forces would be overcome.

When the lord of refuges and regent of Padmakara, Drubwang Pema Norbu visited the Jyekundo area in Kham, in order to establish the auspicious coincidence for Yangsi’s long-life, he offered a pair of carpets with an auspicious design and issued a favourable written proclamation.


Chatral Sangye Dorje Rinpoche, the lord of refuges and regent of the conquerors, the great spiritual teacher in whom all the enlightened families are gathered, then issued a directive that he should soon travel to Nepal. Accordingly, Dola Rinpoche and his son Yangsi Rinpoche visited Nepal with their entourage. At Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, the students of his predecessor for the most part extended a profound and extensive welcome, replete with joy, faith and enthusiasm.

At the monastery of Rigdzin Drubpei Gatsal in Yanglesho, Chatral Rinpoche went to the outer gate of the monastery to welcome him. Then, through the awakening of the propensities of their former shared experiences, the teacher and the student were united, their minds mingling together as one, so that the unchanging mutual sentiment of faith and happiness that arose could not be fathomed.

At that time, when a great many of the former students of the late Dudjom Rinpoche went to meet him, some called out his name, and enquired of his well-being. In fact all of them obtained a firm certainty that he was the actual manifestation of his predecessor, the lord of refuges. On the morning of the day when the enthronement ceremony was to be carried out, the heart-son Shenpen Dawa Rinpoche and Tulku Sangye Rinpoche both visited.

So it was that on the twenty-second day of the ninth Tibetan month of the Wood male dog year (1994), on the anniversary of the Descent from Tusita (lha babs dus chen), at the power place of Godavari, in the midst of a gathering of thousands of monastic preceptors, students, spiritual teachers and incarnate lamas, including the lord of refuges Drubwang Pema Norbu, Dzongsar Khyentse, Shechen Rabjam and Katok Situ, the supreme lord of refuges Chatral Rinpoche conducted an excellent and elaborate enthronement ceremony, preceded by a detailed explanation of the mandala offering.

On that occasion, while Yangsi recited the Seven Line Prayer (Tshig bdun gsol ‘debs), the Vajra Guru mantra, the prayer to the Buddhas of the Three Times (Dus gsum sangs rgyas) and so forth, on behalf of the many thousands who had gathered there, completely free from all sorts of annoyance and distress, he placed his hands on their heads in turn and blessed them so that they were all established in a wondrous state of mind.

Later, when the Bureau of Religious Affairs of Qinghai Province, which is a Chinese governmental organization, offered him the official status of a Tulku (Ch. Ho fu), the entire monastic community of Zhiwu Monastery in Kham prayed for his long life (brtan zhugs) and offered an enthronement ceremony at which more than a thousand people took part in a festival of song, dance and sporting events. He also granted the requests of more than a few monasteries in the Kham area that he should visit them, including Gon-ne Denyam (dgon gnas de nyams), Drukhargo Monastery in Denkhok (‘dan khog ‘bru mkhar mgo dgon pa), Changma Hermitage in Dzachuka (rdza chu kha’i phyogs kyi lcang ma ri khrod) and the place of spiritual attainment, the hermitage and the monastery founded by Dudjom Lingpa in Serta district.

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