Brief History of Lama Serpo / Drubwang Rigdzin Palden བླ་མ་སེར་པོ་སྒྲུབ་དབང་རིག་འཛིན་དཔལ་ལྡན།།

Drubwang Rigdzin Palden (sgrub dbang rig ‘dzin dpal ldan) commonly known as Lama Serpo (bla ma ser po) was born in 1916 from father Sonam Dorji and mother Thuji Zangmo at Khawchung village under Lhuntse Dzongkhag.  Lama Serpo was turned his complexion into yellowish due to jaundice at young age and mother named him as Serpo meaning yellow.

Lama Serpo became monk at Lhuntse Rabdey and later went to Tibet to receive complete teachings from renowned masters. After reaching at Tibet, he met with many masters such as Drubwang Sonam Zangpo, Jetsunma Chonying Zangmo a renowned Dzogchen Master at Shuksep monastery, Second Adzom Drukpa and finally his root teacher Adzom Gyalse Gyueme Dorje. After struggling a lot at Tibet, he has become a renowned Dzogchen practitioner (rdzogs chen pa) and received the complete Dzogchen transmissions including the Dzogchen Longchen Nyingthig (rdzogs chen klong chen snying thig) and Chetsün Nyingthig (lce btsun snying thig) from his root master Adzom Gyalse Gyurme Dorje (a 'dzom rgyal sras 'gyur med rdo rje) and Mahamudra (phyag rgya chen po) and the Six Yogas of Naropa (na ro chos drug) from Drubwang Sonam Zangpo (grub dbang bsod nams bzang po).

He spent many years in retreat and later started giving Dzogchen instructions at Zhabjetang in Bumthang and later settled at Lobesa where many students gathered to receive teachings and instructions. Rinpoche practiced Longchen Nyingthig and choetsuen Nyingthig where his teaching includes preliminary practice and gradually with main instruction of Great Perfection in accordance with norm of Azom Drukpa Linage such as semtri, Yeshi Lama, Tsalung Truel khor including Tumo and three types of Phowa (consciousness transfer). Many trulkus, Khenpos, Gomchens, Lamas and some popular beings were visited Lama Serpo to receive unique teaching called Thiglay Nyernga/Sergithurma which is received by Adzom Drukpa in state of trance (Yoedsel) from Jigme Lingpa which was passed down to Lama Serpo.

Lama Serpo passed away peacefully in his residence on the 3rd day of the 11th Lunnar month of female Iron Rabbit year, 2011 and remained in Thukdam until the 15th day. Moreover the body size was sunk to one foot size and while kudung was let to zangdok pelri Temple after 100 days the earth shook and beautiful rainbows appeared with rain of Flower.

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Naldjor Gi Wangchuck Dampa Jetsun Lamai Zednam Ngejung Gi Phonya Tharpa Dang Thamched Khenpai Lamten Zhey Jawa Zhungso.