The Seed of Faith (4-3)
By Khenpo Tamdin Gyalpo & Translated by Dr. Gyurme Dorje
Pilgrimages (2)
In 2004 (wood monkey year) during the anniversary ceremonies commemorating the passing of the Sugata and lord of refuges Dudjom Rinpoche, in accordance with the wishes of Sangyum Kuzhab Chenmo Rigdzin Wangmo, he spent one day presiding over the ceremony of great spiritual attainment (
sgrub chen) of Vajrakila: Razor of Meteor (
Phur pa gnam lcags spu gri) at Orgyan Chokhorling, the residence of his predecessor. Consequently the important students and patrons of his predecessor arrived and when they had an audience with him, he pleased them by accepting their mandala offering comprising representative images, books and stupas. When he met the Sangyum Kuzhab Chenmo, he accepted the robes of his predecessor, along with some precious relics retrieved while he had remained seated in meditation after death.
Then in accordance with the invitation of the lord of refuges Dungdzin Garab Dorje Rinpoche, of Lama Nyingkhu who had been a student of his predecessor the great treasure finder, and of others, he visited the whole of Eastern and Western Bhutan, and above all the “valley of good auspices” (
Mangal’i ljongs) in Eastern Bhutan. The devout members of the monastic and lay communities and the people as a whole welcomed him with faith, respect and enthusiasm.