Some days ago we got the sad news that Kyabje Trülshik Rinpoche, head of the Nyingma Lineage, entered parinirvana on 2nd September at 8 AM. Kyabje Rinpoche remained in tukdam meditation for 3 days in his monastery in Sitapaila near Kathmandu, Nepal.
Trulshik Rinpoche was the tutor of H.H. the Dalai Lama, and a close disciple and holder of both Dudjom Rinpoche’s and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s lineages, as well as other lineages including the treasure teachings of his previous incarnations. Rinpoche was a pure holder of the Buddhist monastic Sarvastavadin ordination lineage, which traces its origins back to Buddha Shakyamuni. In his life, Rinpoche ordained over ten thousand monks and nuns, and his monastery Thubten Choling in Solukhumbu in Nepal is home for several hundred monks and nuns, who are known for their pure discipline and meditation practice.
Kyabje Trülshik Rinpoche’s passing is a profound loss to the Nyingma lineage, to all of his students, and to all those who have been touched by his compassionate wisdom throughout the world. The following days and weeks are an important time for all of his students to practice as much as possible, to think of him, and to merge their minds with his.
For more about Kyabje Trülshik Rinpoche and his life see:
http://www.songtsen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101&Itemid=60&lang=en
http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Trulshik_Rinpoche
Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche (born in 1924), one of the most remarkable spiritual masters of the Ancient Tradition (Nyingmapa) of Tibetan Buddhism. He is also one of the last living teachers of the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet. Trulshik Rinpoche is the lama who, from his isolated monastery near Everest, identified a young child as the incarnation of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, his spiritual master. 1988 Photo Matthieu Ricard
This rare image shows the fourteenth Dalai Lama receiving an initiation from one of his last living teachers, Trulshik Rinpoche, a highly respected Tibetan master. Dharamsala, India. 1999 Photo Matthieu Ricard
Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche Photo Matthieu Ricard
Dillgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Trulshik Rinpoche Photo Matthieu Ricard
Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche at Shechen Monastery Nepal, 2003 Photo Matthieu Ricard
