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Margom Kyapgon Rinpoche

A faithful commemorated Life-story of Margompa Jampa Tenzin Gyaltsen; an incomparable illuminator of teaching of practice lineage Prophetic of Rinpoche there can be doubt about having prophetic certificates like great ones do. In the prophetic text of Ogyan Lingpa Nyima Woeser as Body emanation Choekyi Wangchug as Speech emanation Goekyin Dhemthrul chan as mind emanation Tenzin Gyaltsen as enlightened activity These five are real Padmasanbhavas And in the prophetic text of Nyang Nyima Woezer; Thirteen generations from hereon In front of Mountain called Tse Gang On the boulder rocks surrounded by nagas A king called Jampal Yang will emerge Conquering the thirteen profound treasures At the same time, near Southern Mon Embodiment of Arya holding the Vajra A bhikshu, in the name of Tenpa Will benefit the profound Teaching In the land which is hold by Nyang A wonderful emanation of noble ones will emerge This encounter will help in the essence of the Teaching Besides that, in the great monk Khenchen Tsultrim Namgyal’s prophesies for the future, Komang, the land of dharma and respite for grains On the very trunk like that of sleeping elephant Tashi Choejor at Palkhang Kharak A fully ordained in the final lineage of Aadhong Karpo Tenzin Gyaltsen, emanation of the noble one will emerge Will benefit the sentient beings in a hidden way Thus, as displayed unmistakably in the prophesies, his virtuous deeds can be narrated in five different aspects as following; 1. Introduction to the family lineage of Parents It is well known that his family lineage is Aadhong Karpo, one of the four Dhong lineages and authenticity of his clan not mentioned here. Prior to this, Khenchen Tsultrim Namgyal and then followed by Lodoe Namgyal, who held the victorious banner of practice at Margom Yetser and had benefitted the dharma and sentient beings beyond imagination. This is to narrate a brief about this old account. About Khenchen Tsultrim Namgyal; after his passing into the pure realm, one can still get to see his religious items like statue at Yaetser monastery, which once said to have teary eyes when a lama who lacked the 250 disciplines occupied the golden throne at Yaetser gonpa. There are many more wonders like warmth around his heart, I won’t be carrying the pride in sharing more here. Lodoe Namgyal’s brother Zamling Gyaltsen was very well-versed scholar in medicine and had achieved immeasurable benefit for beings in the fields of both political and religious. His son Karma who married to Kunga daughter of Tabsel from Shingmin were his eminence’s parents. They had Pasang Dadhul as elder son, Rinpoche as middle, Tagyal as the younger and a daughter; Sonam Ming Thri. His Eminence’s father was of good natured and very efficient in medicine and so on. He was someone who attracts everyone’s respects for mastering in the attitude of subduing enemies and protecting close ones. As his mother belongs to the race of dakini of pishatsa, there as a saying the she was compassionate and free from the miserliness. On 10th day of 6th month of 14th cycle (rabjung) according to Tibetan calendar, Rinpoche was born as a healthy child. Even when His Eminence was in mother’s womb, it is said there were many good signs like his mother having a very light belly and her memory remaining clear and still. Not only that, she dreamt of a white light that coming from the east dissolved into her heart, and her body turning into a transparent form and so many wondrous signs were occurred. Right after his birth, he uttered ‘Om’ and his navel was wrapped by bronze shawl, growing of SE tree in front of house and so many extraordinary signs were occurred. He was brought up with the name ‘Tenzin Gyaltsen’, his childhood conducts being superior to others made everyone to recognize him as a noble being and become the abode of everyone’s faith. 2. Unfolding the Lotus; Reading, writing, hearing and studying. Around at the age of five, he naturally learned the reading and writing at just a signal form his father, he studied continuously without differing day and night surprised everyone. At the age of 15 in 15th cycle(rabjung), he joined the monk hood at Yaetser by serving at the feet of Khen Drakpa Gyaltsen in three ways of delight, he was bestowed with whatever Lama himself had practiced and all those oral transmissions he adorns as in a way a vase is filled to the brim. He did not keep them just to hearing and studying, thinking to endeavor in essence of practice, starting from the preliminary of Jangter Zerngapa, and ripened the actual practice effectively. Following that he served as the caretaker of Yaetser monastery for three years. Although, it was a laborious work for him he carried on his enthusiastic work and grew the small farms of Namdo Tangchung; an abandoned monastery. Thus, he served the Yatser monastery with sincerely. Due to hatred from the local deities of abandoned Tangchung monastery, his father expired which was caused by their obscurations. After completing the funeral ceremonies of his father Karma, he went to Tibet for pilgrimage and to offer funeral offerings as well. On reaching Tibet without any misfortunes on way, he visited to the feet of Sakkyapa Jampa Tashi Choephel and received the profound and vast empowerments for ripening, instructions for liberating and oral transmissions as supportive to these. On enquiring about his diseased father, he was told about the local deities’ captures and was advised to serve as lama of that place. He soon returned to his homeland after visiting all the major holy places in Tibet and met with all near and dear ones. Once again, he took the audience of Lama Gonpo Choephel of Dhechen Ladrang to seek instruction about his diseased father and to seek empowerment, oral transmission and instruction of orally transmitted teachings of Drukpa Kagyur lineage. He then took them into practice to endeavour the essence of that teaching. 2. Perseverance for the essence of practice and spread of his enlightened activities On one occasion, he was enthroned to the Lama of Yaetser Jangchup ling monastery. He then carried forward the responsibilities of dharma activities with great sincerity by renovating the temple of eight Sugata stupas and the kitchen at eastern side (it is said there were two kitchen). When he was carrying through the work of virtues and giving by renovating the bridges of Dhora Zam chen and many treacherous paths, as it is said in Sutras “Demons will also occur together with Buddha himself.” Due to jealousy from monks and lamas of Yaetser monastery, Rinpoche once again decided to raise the victorious banner of practice at the place of Margom and continued the meditative commitment. At that moment devotees started flocking like swans gathering into the sea water. He bestowed them with empowerments, oral transmissions and instructions according to one’s dispositions and inclinations. He adorned their ears with the importance of endeavoring into the essence of practices. In between, when he went for pilgrimage in Tibet, he got audience with many lamas and tulkus. Specially from 15th Karmapa Khakhyab Dorjee, he received complete empowerments and oral transmissions of Nyang Wrathful Lama and Embodiments of all Sugata. Moreover, he received teachings from all other Lamas and tulkus, made sangha tea offerings and many more unimaginable virtuous deeds at holy places and monasteries before returning back to home. He then received the empowerment and oral transmission of Minling Dorsem, all the Thukdrub Barche Kunsel Cycle teachings, Six texts of Jatson Nyingpo from Shelri Chogtrul Tenzin Rabgyae. There too, he didn’t just stop with hearing and studying, he went on to retreat to practice them perfectly. Furthermore, under Tiling Pesar Genyen Pema Choephel, he learned Tibetan astrology and medicine, one of the five major sciences. Bearing the form of a Bhikshu and having not a slightest of defects to his two hundred and fifty-two disciplines. He had entered into a lifetime practice and had gained the realization. With exalted wisdom, he had prophesized for many occasions. For example, he said to the people of Ku village “You should ask the head of lama, Hrabchen Pema Thinley”. To which it came to be true that Hrabchen hasn’t abandoned the people of Ku from his blessings. The older people of Ku village very often do narrate this incident. 4. Nurturing the community of devotees; Having actualized the dharmakaya that benefits oneself. There is not a single monk or nun from Margom, Yaetser, Thakar, Shuktser, Manmo, Shingmin and Komang who has never been his student. Specially, his heart-son Thirphuk Rinpoche shares realization with him, and Thakar Lama Thinley and Kunsang who share their comprehension of Vinaya with their guru, and others like Phurgyal, a monk from Yaetser, Tsewand Dorjee from Shugtser and Phurpa Wangchug from Karang. Most of them stayed meditation after their death . Thus, he reignited the light of buddha’s teaching in the land of Dolpo. In order to maintain and to flourish this wonderful enlightened life story of a noble man filled with good deeds, just like a moon of a full moon day, illuminating without separating the method and wisdom. On 15th day of 8th month in the 16th cycle(rabjung), although he had a serious epilepsy disease, Thriphug Sonam Choekyab and his disciples arranged healing ceremonial prayers and offered magnificent prayers for long-life. Not only that he was offered longevity offerings by laity people. To mark his mastery over life and phenomena of interdependent, he uttered “If you are insisting that much, I will try to live for three more years”. Thus, when it was about to reach three years, once again sanghas and laities from all over Dolpo prayed for his long-life to which he lengthened his life for one year. 5. Disolving of Rupakaya into Dharmakaya Following that year, although His Eminence had recovered well from illness, prayers and offerings from local people, protections from youths from all around and not only that even monks kept engaged with uninterrupted puja offerings. Due to lack of merits in living beings, on the moring of 14th day of 2nd month of Iron year, 16th cycle(rabjung), Rinpoche himself told his disciple Thriphuk Rinpoche “Now you go outside for a while, and when you return back, if I am not in meditative mode then ring my bell in my ears”. When Thriphuk Rinpoche went back to Rinpoche, he had gone into meditative mode with crossed legged position. Thus, displaying the mode of dissolving into the dharmakaya, for thirteen days, he dwelled into the mode of primordial wisdom as he had promised. Once again, on 27th day of that month, with so many wondrous signs, he rose from the samadhi of unmistaken peace and he himself and his attendants of hearers and solitary realizers visited the ultimate vajra seat, Dhechen Pema Woe in person. Although, the cremation ceremony was carried by his disciples with according to the teachings of Master Raga Agasaya, but only handful of relics and ashes were found due to lack merits in sentient beings. Using them as object of blessings, today we can see many Stupas and statues in the villages like Komang, Shingmin, Yaetser and Kuyul.