Brief Biography Thuksey Rinpoche - 10th Peling Thukse Thekchok Tenpey Gyeltshen

10th Thuksey Rinpoche.

10^th Peling Thuksey Thekchok Tenpey Gyeltshen popularly known as Thuksey Rinpoche is 10^th incarnation of Peling Thuksey Dawa Gyeltshen (the heart son of Terton Pema Lingpa). Thuksey Rinpoche has natural talents in all 13 traditional arts and crafts which is said that the Peling Thuksey’s successive incarnations will have natural inborn talent on traditional arts and crafts.

Thuksey Rinpoche was born in 1951, corresponding to the Iron Rabit year at Danang, in south Tibet from Father Kelsang Thrinle and Mother Dechen Tshomo. At an age of five, Rinpoche left foot print on the stone at Lhalung monastery and also foresaw the monks coming to his house lead by his previous life attendant Pema Thrinle. So Rinpoche said his parents that the monks and horses will arrive to their house. Moreover, at Lhalung monastery Rinpoche as little boy has directly went to his predecessor’s throne and sat.

He was formally recognized as 10^th incarnation of Thuksey Dawa Gyeltsen in 1957 at the age of seven by H.H 14^th Dali Lama Tenzin Gyatsho and enthroned at Lhalung Techok Rabgay Ling in Tibet. Further, H.H Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Choki Lodro also confirm the trulku and gave name Theckchok Tenpey Gyeltshen and also wrote lifelong prayer. In 1971, H.H Dudjom Jigdrel Yeshey Dorji also confirm the 10^th Peling Thuksey and gave name Jigdral Kuenzang Pema Dorji.

Foot Print left at age of 5 and boot of that time.

Thuksey Rinpoche started learning how to read and write from his personal tutor Lopen Tsheltrim at Lhalung monastery but in 1959, Rinpoche is forced to leave his monastery in Tibet due to Cultural Revolution and move towards Bhutan along with groups of Monk. On the way Rinpoche stayed one year at Paksamlung- one of the sacred place of Guru Rinpoche and where the 9^th Peling Thuksey has built monastery. Similarly, Rinpoche also stayed few months at Tang Ugyen Choling palace and later went to Tamshing monastery which is main monastic seat of successive incarnation of Peling Sungtrul and Peling Thuksey.

Successive incarnation of Peling Yabsey Sum.

Thuksey Rinpoche Received empowerment, transmission and Instruction on Lama Norbu Gyamtso, Tsedrup Norbu Lamkher and Chimi Kusum Rigdue from Khedrup Jigme Rangdrol Dorji popularly Known as Peling Lam Phuentsho, who is main disciple of 8^th Rigzin Khamsum Yongtrul (who received Peling Linage from Omniscient Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo). Teaching on Shey Tring and Chen-Jug were received from Khenchen Ngawang Thrinle and empowerments and transmission of Rinchen Terzod and complete teaching of Peling Chokhor from H.H Dodjom Rinpoche (who received Peling choekhor from Terton Dudjom Namkhai Dorji). Moreover, Pal Dugkhor Wangchen was received from 14^th Dali Lama and Nyingthig Yazhi from Dzogchen Khenpo Polu Dorji.

Furthermore, Thuksey Rinpoche has also received many empowerments, transmissions and instructions on Kagyur, Nyingma Gyubum, Yonten Dzoe Nagyur Karma Chokhor, Ngyal khorsum, Nyingthig Yazhi, Suldap Lue Dunpa, Ratma Tsedrup Sangdue, Lama Gongdue, Tsa Pey of Longchen Nyingthig and so on from many great masters such H.H Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, H.H 4^th Dodrupchen, H.H Drubwang Penor Rinpoche and 36^th Zhinchen Baro Trulku. Later, Rinpoche has spent many years for meditations at various places such as Kuenzangdrak, Tharpaling, Shukdrak and so on.

Rinpoche while Confering Peling Chokhor.

In 1980, three Peling Yabsey sum performed Drubchen together at Gangtey Gonpa with initiative of 9^th Gangtey Rinpoche. Thuksey Rinpoche has performed countless deeds for the benefits of sentient beings such as various arts and crafts in numerous monasteries and confer many teachings, empowerments, transmissions and instructions for the devotees. While Rinpoche was conferring empowerment of Peling Chokhor to Dudjom Yangsey of Bhutan, 11^th Peling Sungtrul and thousands of devotees, the rainbow was also appeared. Thuksey Rinpoche has many devotees ranging from humblest person to Royal family in and outside of the Bhutan. After benefiting a lot for the sentient beings, Thuksey Rinpoche left for pure realm on 18^th April 2010, corresponding to the 3^rd month of the 4^th day of the Iron Tiger, at the age of 59 in Thimphu. Moreover Purjang held on 16^th July 2010, coinciding with first sermon of Load Buddha and appeared rainbow along with flower rain fall in Purjang area.

Kudung Choeten of 10th Thuksey Rinpoche.

* Please bear with me if I made any mistake on 10th Peling Thuksey Thekchok Tenpey Gyeltshen as I am blogging based on oral transcript.