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10th Thuksey Rinpoche. |
10th
Peling Thuksey Thekchok Tenpey Gyeltshen popularly known as Thuksey Rinpoche is
10th 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 10th incarnation of Thuksey Dawa Gyeltsen
in 1957 at the age of seven by H.H 14th 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 10th Peling Thuksey and gave name Jigdral
Kuenzang Pema Dorji.
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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 9th 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.
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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 8th
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 14th
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 4th Dodrupchen, H.H Drubwang Penor Rinpoche
and 36th Zhinchen Baro Trulku. Later, Rinpoche has spent many years
for meditations at various places such as Kuenzangdrak, Tharpaling, Shukdrak
and so on.
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Rinpoche while Confering Peling Chokhor. |
In
1980, three Peling Yabsey sum performed Drubchen together at Gangtey Gonpa with
initiative of 9th 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, 11th 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 18th April 2010, corresponding to the 3rd month of the
4th day of the Iron Tiger, at the age of 59 in Thimphu. Moreover Purjang
held on 16th July 2010, coinciding with first sermon of Load Buddha
and appeared rainbow along with flower rain fall in Purjang area.
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Kudung Choeten of 10th Thuksey Rinpoche.
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bear with me if I made any mistake on 10th Peling Thuksey Thekchok Tenpey Gyeltshen as I am blogging based on oral transcript. |
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