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H. E.
Ogyen Tulku Rinpoche (
)
With
deep homage and devotion, we shall relate the life
history of the great master lama Dorje Chang Palden
Yeshe Zangpo, as narrated in Religious History of Clear
Light Dzogchen (‘od-sal dzog-chen chö-’jung, vol. II,
p.231) (Now available in Chinese version book, on Page #
823) written by Yogi Nyoshul Khen-Rinpoche Jamyang
Dorje, and the life of his incarnation Tulku Ogyen Rinpoche, based on monastery records
and contemporary eye-witness accounts.
The First Ogyen Rinpoche,
named Dhana-Samtrita, was one of the eight great Indian
knowledge holder sages (8 Viddhiya Dhara). He was famous
for taming the fierce
Mamo Woetong
as his servant.
The
Second Ogyen Rinpoche,
named 'Brog-mi dPal-gyi Ye-shes
8th-9th century C.E.,
was one of the innermost twenty-five disciples (Rje’bang
nyer lnga), the greatest Tibetan disciples of
Padmasambhava. All of them attained the supreme
accomplishment.
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The Third Ogyen Rinpoche,
named rGyal-mo gYu-sgra sNying-po,
was a personal disciple of the great translator
Vairochana and became both an outstanding scholar and an
accomplished meditation master.
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The Fourth Ogyen Rinpoche,
gTer-ston (treasure revealer) bSam-gtan bDe-chen Gling-pa
late 14th-mid-15th century C.E.,
was one of the main five Lingpas.
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The Fifth Ogyen Rinpoche,
was named gTer-ston bDe-chen Gling-pa
1562-1622 C.E.,
(which means “the second
Dechen Lingpa“).
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The Sixth Ogyen Rinpoche,
was named
Dudjom
Dungral
Lingpa.
The Seventh Ogyen Rinpoche,
was named
Kyabdhal Dorjee.
 The Eighth Ogyen Rinpoche,
named Trahkya
Lama
Palden
Yeshe Sangpo,
was a great master born in the Aago family from Trahkya
in Nyagrong, in the Kham region of
Tibet. Immediately
after his birth, he cultivated a deep sense of
renunciation and could recite Mani,
the six-syllable mantra of
Lord
Chenrezig
(Avalokiteshvara). Later, he entered a monastery in
Nyarong and remained there as an ordinary monk.
At the
monastery, he met Lama Yeshe
Dorje, the disciple of the Nyakla, the
rainbow-body- attained Lama
Pema Dhudul.
He then entered Phowa Khug monastery and studied the
Dzogchen preliminary and main practices called Essence
of the Clear Vajra Nature (Long-sal Dorje Nying-po) and
The Stages of the Path according to the Kathog (a branch
of the Nyingma lineage; pal Ka-thog pa’i lugs-kyi
lam-rim). He also did the practice of controlling winds
and channels, whereby they eventually became plaint and
serviceable. In winter he managed with only a single
loin cloth. He avoided meat and rich clothing. He
continued his practice by subsisting on nonphysical
spiritual food, which is quite unusual even for advanced
meditators. Draped in white woolen or cotton robes, he
wore a pair of conch ear-rings and a tuft of hair. Later
he approached Khenchen
Ngawang
Pelsang and received
Nyoshul
Lungtog
Tenpae Nyima’s
oral transmissions on
The Innermost
Essence Teachings of Longchenpa
(Long-chen
nying-thig) and several other teachings. Causing all
conceptualized mental elaboration to dissolve, he gained
the wisdom directly cognizing emptiness.
Thereafter,
Khenchen
Ngawang
Pelsang
was taken as his uncommon and principal Lama, who stated
that the expression “beings attaining liberation in one
life-time and one body by Dzogchen practice,” as
explained in teachings, referred only to someone like
Trahkya Palden.
He was strict and careful in his practice of meditation.
He lit lamps over his head and sat motionless meditating
in his cave. Without a bed, not removing his belt, he
undertook meditation retreat for many years. He always
practiced in remote places on snow mountains or high
hills. He mostly did his practice in Kabur snow mountain
in the Dhomey region, where the cave remained closed
throughout the year except during the first fortnight of
the fifth Tibetan month.
One year, the snow
did not melt for the whole year and none of his generous
patrons could make their annual offerings to the Lama.
Then in the next summer, they became worried about Lama,
saying that they would like to take his mortal remains
out of the cave for a proper funeral service and
offering. But when they cleared the thick snow and ice
that blocked the cave’s opening, they were stunned and
astonished to see the Lama sitting in peaceful and
serene meditative equipoise with his physical appearance
glowing radiantly. When the cave door opened the Lama
burst out in laughter and said, “ By the Triple Gem’s
grace I’m well and good. Why did you do this?”
During those two
years, by the power of his Dzogchen practice of
non-conceptual space-like Yogic meditation and the Wheel
of Clear Light, winter or summer, day or night, made no
difference to him. By his practice, he gained the wisdom
understanding the pure nature of phenomena, where
internal and external objects appeared in an un-obscured
form, unclouded by ideas of good and evil. Spontaneously
arisen universes and their inhabitants appeared in the
form of pure realms and celestial beings. When he was
discovered to be alive, people experienced strong
devotion and requested Lama to turn the wheel of Dharma.
During the later
years of his life, he mostly remained at the retreat
center of Sengri
Dorje Yuzong,
which was founded by Terchen Drimey, of Kathog
monastery, and Pema
Gyaltsen, an incarnation of
Kongtrul
Thinleypa. To his followers
coming from Vashul, Trom-thar, Adzi, Nyagrong, Gojo,
Linga-shipa, Kathog, Ragchab and others he gave dharma
teachings on upper and lower Long-chen Nying-thig and
The Complete Purified Essence Teachings of Longchenpa
(Long-sal Do-rje nying-po’i chö-’khor). He wrote
Unobscured Dharma Treasure of the Primordial Buddha’s
Deep Essence, Combined Practices of the Highest Stages
of Dzog-chen (Dri-med Ter-choe kun-zang zab-tik gi
drel-pa treg-chod toe-gal zung-jug gi shed-pa zog-rim),
a text like a golden Vajra, and countless other texts
which are still preserved in
Tibet. As a sign of his
having destroyed his craving and desire for worldly
things, he did not have any interest in gaining wealth,
riches, or other material comforts. Also
Choeje Paltrul
Rinpoche’s biography recounted that this great
Lama Trahkya
Palden
Rinpoche had only a small bag
of Tsampa (roasted barley flour) at the time of his
dying. Finally, at the age of eighty eight, he passed
away for the benefit of all sentient beings. At the time
of his dying, a rainbow graced the sky, relics were left
behind, and many auspicious signs of an enlightened
being were seen. All his close disciples from Kathog
Monastery,
Ragchab Monastery
and many other disciples
who were great Lamas and Tulkus of his area made great
efforts in spreading his teachings. and looked after his
monasteries at Sengrigar and Ragchab, and Trahkya.
The
ninth incarnation,
His Eminence Tulku Ogyen Rinpoche was
born in 1977, the
reincarnation of Vajra Holder Trahkya Palden Yeshe
Zangpo.
When the Chinese
came to Tibet
and were about to take over the country,
Trahkya Palden
warned the couple who would become the parents of his
next incarnation that they should leave
Tibet
because bad times were coming. He told them specifically
that he would meet them at a later time and gave them
some precious stones like turquoise, coral and onyx from
his Mandala offering set. When he was conceived, a
Boddhi-tree grew in the middle of the front yard without
being planted; no seeds for that plant are found in that
area. When he was born there was a rainbow in the sky.
When he started talking, he told his mom “You have kept
my present very well,” pointing at her necklace where
she had the turquoise.
H. H.
Pema Norbu
Rinpoche
named him
Ogyen
Gyurmed, when he was 10 days
old. H. H. Dudjom
Rinpoche
also named him
Ogyen
Gyurme
Wanggyal. (which means
Odriyana, the place of Guru
Padmasambava, unchangeable,
powerful victory). In 1978, on the 10th day of the
Monkey month, at the holy
Jarung Khashor
stupa in
Nepal, he was formally
recognized by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, the crown
jewel of the Nyingma Lineage and the regent of
Guru Padmasambhava.
In 1981,
H. H. Penor Rinpoche invited him to
Namdroling Monastery
and corresponding to 25th day of the fifth month of Tibetan
lunar year 2110, he was
enthroned by H.H. Dilgo Kyentse
Rinpoche and H.H. Pema Norbu Rinpoche, the incarnation
of the great scholar Vimalamitra, in the presence of
more than three thousand Tulkus, Khenpos and Lamas, at
the East Victory Palyul monastery Namdrolling, in India,
the sister monastery of the principal Palyul monastery
in Tibet, the center of religious learning and
meditation for the Ningmapa lineage. Before the age of
thirteen he had mastered the skills of leading sacred
rituals, making mandalas, presenting ritual dances,
phowa (transference of consciousness) and other
essential parts of the Palyul tradition of spiritual
practice. Along with these, he learned Tibetan
traditional Medicine and Astrology from his uncle, the
seventh generation physician
Lama Pema
Sherab. From the age of
thirteen, he studied the teachings of the Sutras and
Tantras, and other fields of Buddhist science at
Ngagyur Nyingma
institute
for nine years. After graduation, he was sent to
Asia
by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche to teach Buddha Dharma.
As soon as he returned, His Holiness appointed him to be
one of the professors at the main Nyingmapa institute
and nunnery college.
Among this youngest generation of Tulkus and lamas, he
was respected as displaying superior mastery of Middle
way (Madhiyamaka) and great perfection (Dzogchen). At
times when His Holiness Penor Rinpoche was busy, he sent
many students to Ogyen Tulku to remove doubts or clear
up misapprehensions about Dzogchen practices.
He received the
Empowerments, oral (reading) transmissions and instruction on the
whole Kama and Terma teachings (The distinct Nyingma
teachings of the transmitted precepts and the
rediscovered treasure teachings) from H.H. Dilgo Khentse
Rinpoche, Namch‘o’e (Sky Treasure Dharma), Nying-tig
(Innermost Essence) and Do-wang (Sutra Initiation) from
His Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche. He also received other
precious and secret empowerments, oral transmissions and
teachings of the Nyingma tradition from The dZog-chen
masters H.H. Jadral
Sangye
Dorje Rinpoche,
H.H. Minling
Trichen Rinpoche,
H.H. Taklung
Tsetrul Rinpoche,
Tulku
Thubsang Rinpoche,
Ngoshul
Khenpo
Jamyang
Dorje,
Khenpo
Jigme Phuntsog,
Khenpo
A-choe Rinpoche, and others.
For many years, followers of his previous incarnation
from
Tibet
requested him to visit his own monasteries and they
asked permission from His Holiness Penor Rinpoche.
Finally, in 2002, he was authorized to go to
Tibet
by His Holiness, and he visited Palyul monastery,
Rachab
Ogyen
Samten Choeling,
Senrigar
Dorjee Yuzong
and Nyagrong Do-Ngag Samten Ling
and others. He stayed
in Tibet
for nearly a year and then went back to
India. Then he traveled
with His Holiness to
Bhutan
and then to the
United States, and then
on to many other countries around the world, helping
with the teaching and empowerments. They hope to return
to
Tibet every year, to
improve his monasteries there.
Recently he wrote
a book it is called "The
Light of Liberation". That book was perfect
range of length and level of details. Because, there are
so many Buddhist religious text; some are really so long
that people can't read them and some are really brief,
but hard to understand. He putted the true meaning from
them together in a moderate.
Source from: Palyul
Lineage
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