| Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Source: Google |
| Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Source: Google. |
The
Rinpoche was born in eastern Tibet in Dilgo family. His father is governor of
that district and siblings were all in monkhood in the monastery and some were
reincarnation of great masters. So, his father insisted him to be take care of
household chores and carrying roles of father. Although many master advised his
parents to enroll young son to be in the monastery. However, his father didn’t
allow him to enroll and one day, while playing with his brother in the house,
he fell over besides boiling soup pot and badly injured his lower body. Hence
father told his son, ‘’ what we should do now?’’. The son replied, ‘’ will help
if I may enroll in the monastery and wear monk’s robe ’’. The father with heavy
heart accepted and enrolled him to monastery to become monk. From there on, his health improved and was
regconized by the Saint Mipham Namgyal Rinpoche as incarnation of Jamyang
Khyentse Wangpo, who was one of the great tertons and chief advocators of the
Rime Movement, a non-sectarian movement in Tibetan Buddhism.
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| Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Source: Google |
Although
I didn’t have opportunity to meet this great master in real time, but it’s kind
of circumstantial phenomenon that I got to knew him through the documentary, “The
Words of My Perfect Teacher’’. In this documentary, Kyabje Dzongsar Kyentse
Rinpoche talks about perfect teachers and other important aspects of Buddha
Dharma. However, There is also one documentary called, ‘’ Brilliant Moon’’ featuring
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s lives, teachings , his root teachers and other so many teachers
from all four school of Tibetan Buddhism. So, this is where I came to know more about
Rinpoche’s lives and teachings.
Even
though Rinpoche passed away in 1991 when I was five years of age, I got to know
him through these documentaries only at the age of 25. From there on, I watched
this documentary and read book on ‘’Brilliant Moon’’, whenever my time permits.
The following were some accounts of what I felt and known about this great
master:
Kyabje
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche root teachers were Shechen Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Shechen
Rabjam Rinpoche, and Shechen Kongtrul Rinpoche and later were Jamyang Khyentse
Choekey Lodro who insisted him to gets married and spread teaching to all
people. Rinpoche got his early novice
ordination from Khyenpo Shanga who is well known Buddhist master during that
time. He spent many years in strict retreat around 13 years and written many
volumes of commentaries, poems and texts which immensely benefited all
people. Later during Cultural Revolution,
Rinpoche and family moved to Bhutan, gave teachings and then to Sikkim, India,
Nepal and ultimately to west. He gave teachings;
rebuild monasteries in Tibet, established Buddhist colleges and temple. One of
the important monasteries was Samye monastery, Tibet’s most important and
sacred monastery was rebuilds to former glory and Shechen Monastery in Boudha,
Nepal. Rinpoche also discovered numerous treasures both mind and earth
treasure.Khyense Rinpoche is truly the embodiment of much loving kindness,
wisdom and compassion. Rinpoche’s teachings has touched and moved many people’s
lives worldwide. Rinpoche while during annual prayer ceremony at Kichu Lhakhang
in Paro fell sudden ill and passed away in 1991.
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| Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Kyabje Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche .Source: Google. |
My personal reflection:
Though
Rinpoche is not anymore but I felt his presence and blessings whenever I
recollect his glorious smiles and teachings with complete kindness shower to
all sentient beings as saw it in the documentaries. The moment I remember your
loving kindness, treasure revealing story, commentaries, retreat and had dreams
in your retreat at Paro Taktsang,( Tigress nest) of the Great Rigzen Jigme
Lingpa and many of your followers sharing inner realization you achieved; gave
me complete calmness, body tingling and numbness. Though this feeling of
calmness is momentary to me being delusional being, but helps me in controlling
my mind, body and speech. Therefore, I considered Rinpoche and Rinpoche’s
lineages as my root teacher at all time to come. I pay my homage and immense respects to you the
great master and your great lineages and venerable Khyentse Yangzi Rinpoche for
your blessing and loving kindness. May Rinpoche’s work and legacies of
important oral transmission, blessing, many other important teachings and commentaries
exist for many centuries until all sentient being attain enlightenment.
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