Thursday, January 7, 2021

Brief Biography of Khenpo Karpo- The heart son H.H Dudjom Jigdrel Yeshey Dorje Rinpoche.

Khenpo Karpo (mkhan po dkar po) was born on 10th day of the fourth month of Fire Rat Year, 1934 at Zhongmey under Lhuntse District. First phase of his life was spent as a villager and itinerant trader till the age of 26. Meanwhile he has also started studying how to read and write traditional Bhutanese alphabets. Latter he had attended H.H Dudjom Rinoche for more than 30 years till 1990 during which he had received complete Buddhist teachings covering empowerments, oral transmission and instructions of the Nying, kama and Terma linages. In 1974 he had completed the three years retreat of Mahayoga, Anu Yoga and Atiyoga at Darjeling and undertook many meditative retreats in almost all the scared places in Bhutan and Nepal.

5th King of Bhutan and Khenpo Karpo
H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche has awarded him with title of Dorji Lopon in 1962 and also awarded title of Khenpo in 1970. Beside of H.H Dudjom Rinpoche, Khenpo Karpo has also received teachings from Dzogchen Polo Khenpo including Madhyamika, Bodhisattvacharyavatara, Khejug, Yeshe Lama Longchenpa’s Sangnying Chochu Munsel, Dzogchen Nyengyud of Khenpo Ngakchung, the hearing Linage of  Trekchoe and Thoegel, Astrology, Grammar Literature and poetry. He had also received complete Nyingthig empowerment and transmission from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Dodrup Rinpoche. Moreover, he has also received teachings from other great masters such as Chatral Rinpoche, 11th Minling Trichen Rinpoche, Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche and Penor Rinpoche.

Guru Stature Built by Khenpo at Takila

Later for the benefit of sentient beings, Khenpo has founded Retreat Centre at his native land of Zhongmey and also built giant statue of Guru Rinpoche at Takila under Lhuntse Dzongkhag. Finally, Khenpo Karpo entered into Buddha field on February 19, 2017 with meditative sadhana and left ringsels after cremation.

Brief biography of Khoma Rinpoche Lama Namdrol Zangpo- one of the heart son of Dudjom Rinpoche.

Lama Namdrol Zangpo commonly known as Khoma Rinpoche was born in 1945 corresponding to 25th day of the 11th lunar month of wood female bird year at Ganglapong village in Tsamang Gewog under Mongar Dzongkhag. He was born from father Tsampa Tshewang Rigzin and mother Dondrup Zangmo with numerous auspicious sign and started learning how to read and write traditional Bhutanese alphabets under guidance of his father from age of five or six.

Latter he started receiving spiritual teachings from his root master Dudjom Jigdrel Yeshey Dorji and shown numerous signs and significance of attainment after receiving complete empowerments and instructions from root teacher. Beside is root teacher, he also received teachings from other great masters such as Taglung Tsetrul Rinpoche, H. H Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Polo Khyenchen, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche and so on. Rinpoche has mediated at various places and later he was appointed as Lama of Gonpa Karpo or Kabab Choeling Gonpa which is founded by Lama Choying Rangdrol. Rinpoche has served as lama at Gonpa Karpo for several years and later he was resigned from the post of lama of Gonpa Karpo and founded Lungten Choeling Gonpa at Khoma village where Nagtsang of Gyab Hamra was Located. People of Khoma Believes that the Gyab Hamra is a father of Monmo Tashi Khewdron and having rich historical reasons as well.

Later in 2014 to 2015, Rinpoche has founded two retreat centers at Khomo dung and named as Rigzin Samtenling drubdey for monks on top of Khomo dung and Wogmin Sangchenling drubdey for nuns litter below Khomo dung. Moreover Khenpo Karpo Rinpoche one of main disciple of Dudjom Jigdrel Yeshey Dorji who has founded Guru Point in Kurtoe Takela was passed away and his followers requested Lama Namdrol Zangpo to take over the head of Ugyen Dongag Yoesel Choeling until reborn of Khen Rinpoche. Hence Lama Namdrol Zangpo is acting as head of both Shedra and Drubdey of Ugyen Dongag Yoesel choeling at Kakela beside his own Drubdey of Khomo dung.

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