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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was a towering figure, both figurative and literally. Recognized as the mind incarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, he was the last of the major Khyentse tulkus to have been raised and educated in old Tibet and was highly instrumental in the continuation of many of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings and traditions among the Tibetan diaspora communities on the southern slopes of the Himalayas the buttress the Tibetan plateau, including the establishment of a new branch of Shechen Monastery in Nepal, that continues to function as a proxy for the illustrious Nyingma monastic institution in eastern Tibet. | Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was a towering figure, both figurative and literally. Recognized as the mind incarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, he was the last of the major Khyentse tulkus to have been raised and educated in old Tibet and was highly instrumental in the continuation of many of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings and traditions among the Tibetan diaspora communities on the southern slopes of the Himalayas the buttress the Tibetan plateau, including the establishment of a new branch of Shechen Monastery in Nepal, that continues to function as a proxy for the illustrious Nyingma monastic institution in eastern Tibet. His teacher, student, and frequent collaborator, Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, is reported to have expressed relief upon hearing that Dilgo Khyentse had safely escaped the rapidly deteriorating situation in Tibet in the 1950's, stating that "the Dharma will be safe now". | ||
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Revision as of 14:39, 26 December 2022
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was a towering figure, both figurative and literally. Recognized as the mind incarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, he was the last of the major Khyentse tulkus to have been raised and educated in old Tibet and was highly instrumental in the continuation of many of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings and traditions among the Tibetan diaspora communities on the southern slopes of the Himalayas the buttress the Tibetan plateau, including the establishment of a new branch of Shechen Monastery in Nepal, that continues to function as a proxy for the illustrious Nyingma monastic institution in eastern Tibet. His teacher, student, and frequent collaborator, Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, is reported to have expressed relief upon hearing that Dilgo Khyentse had safely escaped the rapidly deteriorating situation in Tibet in the 1950's, stating that "the Dharma will be safe now".
Further Reading
A Brief Biography at Shechen.org
Khyentse, Dilgo. Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse. Translated by Ani Jinba Palmo. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2008.
