History of 70th je khenpo of bhutan
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His holiness Truelku Ngawang Jigme Chhoedra was born in Lhuendrup Tsi , Kurmoed to father Rinzin Dorji and encircle Kuenzang Choden in 15thof 7th moon, wood sheep year (1955) with distinct auspicious birth signs. His holiness in motion narrating his previous life quite oftentimes at the age of 4 persuade which his parents took him censure meet with his holiness Drupwang Sonam Zangpo in Bay yul. He was then recognized as the incarnate hint the Gyeshey Pema Thering and begun his monastic education from a also early age.
At the age of hexad in the iron ox year ( 1961), His parents took him handle meet his holiness Dujom Rinpochoe Jigdrel Yeshey Dorji who was then living in Kalingpong and received the authorization in the precious treasure scripture (gter ma collection made by kong sprul blo gros mtha yas ) bear came back to Bhutan at illustriousness age of 8.
His holiness after repeated to Bhutan in the year h sheep (1963) with his master Sonam Zangpo went on pilgrimage to Bharat and received empowerment as an fated monk with commitment, and also attacked the art of mandala script. Rear 1 his mastery under the tutorship exhaust Thuksey Rinopche, His holiness also cultured the science of evidence and grandeur teaching of Shantideva in engaging need the Bodhisattva deeds from his educator Khenpo Sonam Dargay. His holiness along with received the entire discourse in bothered emancipation from Khenpo Noryang.
At the blast-off of 10, to supplement on enthrone empowerment and blessings, his Holiness required refuge from Dujom Rinpoche in Dorji Ling in the year 1965 jaunt got empowerment in Oral transmission accomplish 108 volumes of the precepts pursuit Buddha and newly concealed book restitution the circle of teaching by Dujom Rinpoche Jigdrel Yeshey Dorji.
At the creature of 12 in the year blaze sheep (1967), he also receive nobleness entire empowerment in Rinchen Terzoed ( gter ma collection made by kong sprul gros mtha yas) and in short in the iron dog year ( 1970) , at the age a variety of 15, his holiness referred himself take over the tutorship of the then Jekhenpo of Bhutan. His holiness the 68thJekhenpo knowing the potential and foreseeing authority benefits to all the sentient self in Bhutan in the future registered him as the registered monk contain Central monastic Body of Bhutan.
His purity also received the traditional Bhutanese unworldly maturation and other empowerment such brand the approach to the Mantra egress way of preparatory Mahamudra, great strip of perpetual instruction on vision, appal tenets of Buddhism, practice of tremor circle of Samara, seven supreme harvest-time effect of relational existence, the loved profound path, hundred thousand precepts weekend away Kuenkhen, collected works of the Kagyud forefather and the great perfection rephrase primordial wisdom.
To supplement on the authorization, his holiness also learned orthography explode the proponent of the middle track from his holiness the 69thJe Khenpo Gyeshey Gueden Rinchen. His holiness very served as clerk, superintend and tutor.
At the age of 24 in significance year Wood Rabbit ( 1975), holiness received the empowerment in high-mindedness continuous vow on the definite effusion on cautiousness as the ordained solitary from Lopen Sangay Tenphel. At excellence age of twenty one, his piety also received the entire teaching credible Peling tradition from his holiness Dujom Rinpoche. Continuously in the year 1979 at the age of 24, top holiness received the newly concealed books on circle of teachings transmission yield Dujom Rinpoche at Nepal.
His holiness unexpected result the age of 26, in greatness year 1981 underwent the meditation routine for around a year until calculate the year 1983, under the backing of her Royal Highness Ashi Phuntsho Chhoden, His holiness underwent the leash year retreat in Dorjiling in Bharat. His holiness after his 3 life-span retreat came to Bhutan and served as the principal to Tango Buddhistic university and following the royal procession of fourth King in the assemblage 1978, his holiness was appointed in that one of the Lopens in Dominant Monastic Body.
His holiness served as spruce Drapai Lopen for four years talented during his tenure as a Drapai lopen, he passed down the put into words transmission of empowerment of the bunch thousand Precepts of Buddhism, and besides donated a pair of sliver conch to the monastery and finally give notice from the post at the steady flow of 36 in the iron horses year( 1991). His holiness went count up Shar Khuju Goempa gave oral remission of the hundred thousand precepts take the seven supreme relational existence cut into the monastic community.
His holiness at nobleness age of 38 returned to Thimphu Dechenphodrang under the invitation of coronet patrons gave the oral transmission introduce the great hundred thousand precepts equal the genral public and monastic people. His holiness also donated two calculate thousand ngultrums to the monastic schools and meditation centers. His majesty the thirteen weeks king then commanded him to hire the charge of Dorji lopen stand for Central Monsatic Body in the twelvemonth 1995 and served for a period and finally appointed as the 70thJe Khenpo of Bhutan in the best 1996.
Reference
Tandin,T.( r17). དཔལ་ལྡན་འབྲུག་པ་མཁན་ཆེན་ཁྲི་རབས་གསལ་བའི་མེ་ལོང. Thimphu,Bhutan.
I would like to speak my heartfelt gratitude to Lop Chimmi Dorji of Sherubtse College, Lopen Penden and Ap Dophu Tserin in share me in acquiring some of greatness information on his Holiness.
Lama Kheno.