Komang Choktul Rinpoche
Rinpoche parents Tenzin Dradhul and Mayum Chözom Komang Tulku Rinpoche was born on the 29th day of the 9th month of the 16th century according to the Tibetan calendar, (1973 in the western calendar). Rinpoche was born to Tenzin Dradhul and Chözom in Kharak place at Komang village in upper Dolpo, a beautiful blessed land surrounded by indestructible rocky hills and a harmonious river whose pure water alleviate all sort of illnesses. MaYum (mother) Choezom got a dream about a sun ray that came from Pema Myuktse hills which is on the east of Komang village. Soon after, she got pregnant with Komang Rinpoche. Then when she was around 3 months pregnant she got another dream where a beautiful woman very cleanly dressed offered her a statue of a temple. Later on, when she was around 7 months pregnant, a Bon lama Dupthop Rinpoche from Pugmo village came and told her directly: “You have a son in your womb, you have to be very careful with everything because he is very special, not like others. If you give him dharma teaching then he will become very helpful to all sentient beings in this world and if you give him education then he will become a leader who will rule the Dolpo area.” On the day of Rinpoche’s birth, flowers bloomed and melodious sounds were heard from above the sky as an auspicious sign by all the inhabitants present at that time which is still asserted by the elderly people again and again. Rinpoche grew up very fast compared to children of his same age. He behaved very kindly to old people around, he would bring them home and ask his mother to feed them and always pretend to pray and ask his father to take him to the monastery. Due to these unusual expressions coming from imprints of previous lives, people took him to His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche whose primordial wisdom eye, without any deception, recognized in him the reincarnation of Doltul Pema Khyentse Dorje. His Holiness bestowed him with blessings to overcome the obstacles to work towards the proliferation of the Buddha Dharma and the welfare of all sentient beings. He also provided him with the written approval of recognition with His Holiness stamp.
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