Brief Biography of Gangteng Truku Rinpoche and successive Incarnation Line.

 

9th Gangteng Trulku
Kunzang Pema Namgyal.

H.E Kunzang Pema Namgyal commonly known as Gangteng Trulku was born in 1955 at Trongsa from mother Tshering Pelmo and father Tshering Dorji of Bonbi Choje, one of the descendent of King Trisong Detsen. While Rinpoche is in the womb of mother, she had a dream of boiling water turn to milk and she has also dreamt that the sands and stones on the bank of nearby stream were turned to white pearls. Moreover, the two flowing water turns to milk in her dream and also had numerous auspicious signs rainbow filled sky, flowering trees and so on were witnessed during his birth. Furthermore, while mother was giving morning bath, everyone was surprised by the five colour rainbow shines from east directly to his bath tub.

While Azhi Phuntsho Choden residing at Sha Samtengang, she had a dream of a girl carrying a bowl of milk and asking Azhi to offer this milk to Gangteng Trulku. She also said she is a Tshomen of Luedtso Lake and offered song which clearly talks about rebirth of Gangteng Trulku. Hence Azhi sent an order that the monks of Gangteng Goenpa to be told that they must look towards source of Mangdue Chu for the incarnation of Trulku. Rinpoche was admitted to Trongsa Dzong as a monk at the age of seven and started learning the basics of reading and writing. Meanwhile, Dzogchen Polo Khenpo recognize him as 9^th Gangteng Trulku and the trulku was also confirmed by H.H Dudjom Rinpoche and H.H 16^th Gyalwa Karmapa Rangjung Rigpai Dorji.

Gangteng Goenpa
- the main seat of successive Gangteng Truelku

While trulku was enrolled in Tango Buddhist College, he received complete Sarma and Dzogchen Teaching from Je Tendzin Dondrup and Je Geduen Rinchen. Moreover, Trulku Received complete Peling Teachings, empowerments, transmission and instruction from H.H Dudjom Rinpoche and also received complete Treasure Teaching of Dudjom Linage. Furthermore, Trulku received important teachings such as Rinchen Terdzoed, Dam Ngag zoed, Nyingthig Yazhi, Ngelso Korsum, Gyud Gyal Sangwa Nyingpo and so on from numerous great masters such as H.H Jadrel Rinpoche, H.H Penor Rinpoche, H.H Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, H.H Dodrup Rinpoche, Polo Khenpo Rinpoche, Sakya Khenchen Rinchen, Khenchen Khedrup, Khenchen Dampa Noryang, Khenchen Dazer, Nyoshu Khen Jamyang Dorji and Yanglop Shakya Dorji. Trulku studied in Buddhist Ngajur Nyingma College at Mysore and complete strict three years’ meditation and retreat at Kunzang Choling where the signs of accomplishments were also seen. Trulku has also bring out three sacred water at Banjar Community under Mongar Dzongkhag

Rinpoche currently resides at Gangteng Goenpa, under Wangdue Dzongkhag and also instituted 35 new and old subsidiary meditation and learning centres of Gangteng in the country such as Ugyen Thegcholing in Karzhong, Anim Gonpa Pema Choling at Tang, Samdrup Choling at Chasilakha, Ugyen Thegchokling at Tingtibi, Kunzang Choling at Gangteng, meditation Centre at Aja and so on. Besides of Bhutan, Rinpoche is also conferring empowerment, transmission and instruction to the devotees of USA, Canada, Europe, Taiwan, Singapore, India and so on.

Successive incarnation of Gangteng Trulku:

1^st Gyalse Pema Thinley

2^nd Gangteng Trulku Tenzin Legpai Dondrup.

3^rd Gangteng Trulku Kunzang Thinley Nangyal.

4^th Gangteng Trulku Tenzin Sizhi Namgya.

5^th Gangteng Trulku Ugyen Geek Namgyal.

6^th Gangteng Trulku Tenpai Nyima.

7^th Gangteng Trulku Tenpai Nyinje.

8^th Gangteng Trulku Ugyen Thinley Dorji.

9^th Gangteng Trulku Kunzang Rigdzing Pema Namgyal.

 

References

Trulku, G. (2008). The Jewel Rosary of the Successive Incarnations of Gangteng Tulku.