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Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was recognized by [['jam mgon kong sprul|Jamgön Kongtrul]] as one of the reincarnations of [['jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po|Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] due to a request by the [[Katok Situ, 3rd|Third Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso]], the nephew and disciple of Khyentse Wangpo, who wished to install a Khyentse incarnation at Katok Dorje Den Monastery in eastern Tibet. Thus when Chökyi Lodrö was seven years old he was enthroned at Katok and taken under the care of Katok Situ who oversaw his education. However, when the Khyentse Tulku installed at Khyentse Wangpo's primary seat at Dzongsar Tashi Lhatse Monastery passed away at the age of thirteen, Katok Situ was compelled to allow Chökyi Lodrö, fifteen years old at the time, to be installed as his replacement. Thereafter he came to be known as Dzongsar Khyentse and would go on to become one of the most highly revered Tibetan masters of the twentieth century. | Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was recognized by [['jam mgon kong sprul|Jamgön Kongtrul]] as one of the reincarnations of [['jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po|Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] due to a request by the [[Katok Situ, 3rd|Third Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso]], the nephew and disciple of Khyentse Wangpo, who wished to install a Khyentse incarnation at Katok Dorje Den Monastery in eastern Tibet. Thus when Chökyi Lodrö was seven years old he was enthroned at Katok and taken under the care of Katok Situ who oversaw his education. However, when the Khyentse Tulku installed at Khyentse Wangpo's primary seat at Dzongsar Tashi Lhatse Monastery passed away at the age of thirteen, Katok Situ was compelled to allow Chökyi Lodrö, fifteen years old at the time, to be installed as his replacement. Thereafter he came to be known as Dzongsar Khyentse and would go on to become one of the most highly revered Tibetan masters of the twentieth century. | ||
{{6nbsp}}Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was one of five incarnations of [['jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po|Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] recognized by [['jam mgon kong sprul|Jamgön Kongtrul]]. By the time he was approached by the [[Katok Situ, 3rd|Third Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso]], Kongtrul had already identified incarnations of Khyentse Wangpo's body, speech, and mind, therefore he sought out the incarnation of his master's enlightened activity. Based on the information provided by Kongtrul, the child was located to the south of Derge within what would have been considered walking distance by the Tibetan standards of the time from both Katok and Dzongsar monasteries. In his eighth year the child was brought to Katok where he was enthroned and given the name Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö by Katok Situ. If circumstances had not intervened he would likely have been stationed at the monastery for the remainder of his life and would have continued to be known as Katok Khyentse, a title indicative of high tulku status without the administrative responsibilities of the primary seat of his tulku title's namesake. He may very well have, like his teacher Katok Situ before him, spawned a line of Katok Khyentse tulkus. However, with his move to Dzongsar in his sixteenth year he would assume the primary seat of Khyentse Wangpo and with it the title of Dzongsar Khyentse. Though this development was not without controversy, he would prove himself to be remarkably adept at handling the administrative duties of his new position. | {{6nbsp}}Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was one of five incarnations of [['jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po|Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] recognized by [['jam mgon kong sprul|Jamgön Kongtrul]]. By the time he was approached by the [[Katok Situ, 3rd|Third Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso]], Kongtrul had already identified incarnations of Khyentse Wangpo's body, speech, and mind, therefore he sought out the incarnation of his master's enlightened activity. Based on the information provided by Kongtrul, the child was located to the south of Derge within what would have been considered walking distance by the Tibetan standards of the time from both Katok and Dzongsar monasteries. In his eighth year the child was brought to Katok where he was enthroned and given the name Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö by Katok Situ. If circumstances had not intervened he would likely have been stationed at the monastery for the remainder of his life and would have continued to be known as Katok Khyentse, a title indicative of high tulku status without the administrative responsibilities of the primary seat of his tulku title's namesake. He may very well have, like his teacher Katok Situ before him, spawned a line of Katok Khyentse tulkus. However, with his move to Dzongsar in his sixteenth year he would assume the primary seat of Khyentse Wangpo and with it the title of Dzongsar Khyentse. Though this development was not without controversy, he would prove himself to be remarkably adept at handling the administrative duties of his new position. He expanded Dzongsar, establishing a retreat center (''sgrub grwa'') and founded the highly influential monastic college (''bshad grwa'') Khamje Shedra Shedrup Dargye Ling (''khams bye bshad grwa bshad sgrub dar rgyas gling''). Established in 1918 and initially helmed by the famed [[gzhan phan chos kyi snang ba|Khenpo Zhenga]], the curriculum of the college was structured around Zhenga's renowned exegesis of the thirteen major works of the Indian Buddhist tradition, ''gzhung chen bcu gsum gyi mchan 'grel''. | ||
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Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was recognized by Jamgön Kongtrul as one of the reincarnations of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo due to a request by the Third Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso, the nephew and disciple of Khyentse Wangpo, who wished to install a Khyentse incarnation at Katok Dorje Den Monastery in eastern Tibet. Thus when Chökyi Lodrö was seven years old he was enthroned at Katok and taken under the care of Katok Situ who oversaw his education. However, when the Khyentse Tulku installed at Khyentse Wangpo's primary seat at Dzongsar Tashi Lhatse Monastery passed away at the age of thirteen, Katok Situ was compelled to allow Chökyi Lodrö, fifteen years old at the time, to be installed as his replacement. Thereafter he came to be known as Dzongsar Khyentse and would go on to become one of the most highly revered Tibetan masters of the twentieth century.
Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö was one of five incarnations of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo recognized by Jamgön Kongtrul. By the time he was approached by the Third Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso, Kongtrul had already identified incarnations of Khyentse Wangpo's body, speech, and mind, therefore he sought out the incarnation of his master's enlightened activity. Based on the information provided by Kongtrul, the child was located to the south of Derge within what would have been considered walking distance by the Tibetan standards of the time from both Katok and Dzongsar monasteries. In his eighth year the child was brought to Katok where he was enthroned and given the name Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö by Katok Situ. If circumstances had not intervened he would likely have been stationed at the monastery for the remainder of his life and would have continued to be known as Katok Khyentse, a title indicative of high tulku status without the administrative responsibilities of the primary seat of his tulku title's namesake. He may very well have, like his teacher Katok Situ before him, spawned a line of Katok Khyentse tulkus. However, with his move to Dzongsar in his sixteenth year he would assume the primary seat of Khyentse Wangpo and with it the title of Dzongsar Khyentse. Though this development was not without controversy, he would prove himself to be remarkably adept at handling the administrative duties of his new position. He expanded Dzongsar, establishing a retreat center (sgrub grwa) and founded the highly influential monastic college (bshad grwa) Khamje Shedra Shedrup Dargye Ling (khams bye bshad grwa bshad sgrub dar rgyas gling). Established in 1918 and initially helmed by the famed Khenpo Zhenga, the curriculum of the college was structured around Zhenga's renowned exegesis of the thirteen major works of the Indian Buddhist tradition, gzhung chen bcu gsum gyi mchan 'grel.
Further Reading
- The Life of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche.
- 'jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse chos kyi blo gros. 'jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros kyi rtogs pa brjod pa sgyu ma'i rol rtsed. In Rdzong sar mkhyen brtse 'jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros kyi gsung 'bum, Vol 1: 1-33. Bir, H.P.: Khyentse Labrang, 2012. For a translation of this work see The Play of Illusion: An Autobiography on Lotsawa House.
- 'jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse chos kyi blo gros. gsang spyod mkha' 'gro'i snyan brgyud kyi brgyud pa'i rnam thar kha skong. In Rdzong sar mkhyen brtse 'jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros kyi gsung 'bum, Vol. 6: 703-709. Bir, H.P.: Khyentse Labrang, 2012. For a translation of this work see A Short Story of the Life and Liberation of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö on Lotsawa House.
- 'jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse chos kyi blo gros. khyab bdag bla ma 'khor lo'i mgon po pad+ma ye shes rdo rje'i gsang ba'i rnam thar gyi cha shas dad gsum pad dkar bzhad pa'i nyin byed. In Rdzong sar mkhyen brtse 'jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros kyi gsung 'bum, Vol. 1: 35-340. Bir, H.P.: Khyentse Labrang, 2012.
- Khyentse, Dilgo. rigs dang dkyil 'khor rgya mtsho'i khyab bdag rje btsun bla ma 'jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros ris med bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan gtsug lag lung rigs nyi ma smra ba'i seng+ge dpal bzang po'i rnam thar cha shas tsam brjod pa ngo mtshar yongs 'du'i dga' tshal. In Rdzong sar mkhyen brtse 'jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros kyi gsung 'bum, Vol. 1: 341-728. Bir, H.P.: Khyentse Labrang, 2012.
- Khyentse, Dilgo. The Life and Times of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö: The Great Biography by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and other stories. Translated by Drubgyud Tenzin Rinpoche, Khenpo Sonam Phuntsok, and Janine Schulz. Boulder: Shambhala, 2017.
