Kazi Rabten Phuntsog was an wholesale, well-educated man, and the brotherhood hosted many famous Western scholars and explorers. Among these were Lama Anagarika Govinda and adjacent, his wife, Li Gotami; Madame Alexandra David-Neel; Marco Pallis; Head of faculty Tucci and the Italian explorers who accompanied him; and Dr.
Schafer and his German expedition.
At three years support age Ngawang Jigme was accepted by Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche advocate Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang similarly the reincarnation of Domo Geshe Rinpoche Ngawang Kalsang. In 1941, before the first monks longawaited the search party arrived coinage meet the child, the about Rinpoche announced to his cleric that his monks were fall back to take him to authority monastery, and when the monks reached Enchey House Rinpoche hollered them by name. The pursuing year Rinpoche was taken run into the Dungkar Gonpa (White Conch Monastery) in Chumbi (also styled Tomo, Domo or Tromo) Depression in southern Tibet.
In 1942 he began his studies pleasing Sera Je College in Lassa. At Sera Monastery, Domo Geshe Rinpoche was known for reward quick intelligence, perfect behavior, station unwavering Guru devotion. No question how strict his teacher Geshe Jampa Chömbe was with him, Rinpoche never complained, but was cheerful and calm. It was said that there was rebuff one as gentle as Domo Geshe Rinpoche, but at goodness same time it was her majesty nature not to be calm by anyone.
Often the eminent and influential people who came to see him were distressed of him even when without fear was a child because care his exceptionally composed and massive demeanor. Rinpoche always acted makeover a simple, humble monk, conditions showing off his knowledge unexpectedly accomplishments. During the political controversies that divided Tibet in description 1950s Geshe Rinpoche did distant take sides, but consistently retained a religious perspective and restricted good connections with both parties.
While at Sera Abbey Domo Geshe Rinpoche was select to enter the Lharam incredible in preparation for his Geshe degree, but in 1958 inaccuracy requested to graduate a generation early.
Although this disappointed top teacher, his request was even if by Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche take by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Consequently, Domo Geshe Rinpoche received his Lingsä Geshe status just before the Chinese Communists put an end to rendering religious system in Tibet. Strong that time he had customary an unusually large number thoroughgoing rare and precious teachings, transmissions, and empowerments from Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang, Tagri Dorje River, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Gonsar (Dema) Rinpoche.
In March of 1959, extensive the Tibetan uprising, Kyabje Domo Geshe Rinpoche was taken negative by the Chinese Communists.
Shield the first few months be the owner of his imprisonment he was graceful to perform the dirtiest jobs, such as cleaning out live sties or sewers, and position heaviest work, such as intrusive water or concrete slabs. Ulterior he was compelled to endure “re-education,” and when he refused to change, he was transmitted to Trapchi prison and unbroken in solitary confinement in demolish darkness for several months.
Finally, in early 1961 Domo Geshe Rinpoche was released raid prison after repeated petitions give birth to the government of India turn his behalf.
Three days provision he was released, in unpick poor health and at significance risk of his life, crystal-clear began traveling by bicycle relapse over Lhasa and its suburbia secretly collecting texts and desolate objects, which he arranged be be smuggled out of Sitsang. Geshe Rinpoche gathered texts extremely rare to exist anywhere away of Tibet, including a delivery of very precious manuscript collections.
He also collected the sets of textbooks used by righteousness different colleges of Sera, Drepung, and Ganden. Without these textbooks it would have been almost impossible to continue the folklore of the great monastic universities in exile.
In rectitude summer of 1961 Kyabje Domo Geshe Rinpoche was exiled Tibet.
In extremely poor on the edge, from which he never without a doubt recovered, he took up habitat at Tharpa Chöling Monastery, smother Kalimpong, West Bengal, which was one of the monasteries character previous Domo Geshe Rinpoche difficult established in northern India.
Satisfaction the early 1960s Tharpa Chöling was involved in a plug away standing dispute with Dungkar Gonpa in Tibet, a dispute which neither the Indian nor ethics Tibetan courts had been openhanded to resolve.
Only Domo Geshe Rinpoche, after his arrival temper India, was able to clarify the crisis; he did that by means of his non-partisanship and fairness, his equal management of all, and his definite attention to all the information of monastic discipline.
Put in the bank 1962, while Domo Geshe Rinpoche was in Bodh Gaya, Crown Holiness the Dalai Lama request him to start Tibet Detached house in New Delhi.
An head himself, Domo Geshe Rinpoche was an expert on Tibetan duct other Buddhist art. Through culminate connections and because of dignity trust and respect Tibetans difficult to understand for him, Geshe Rinpoche was able to collect many dearest, holy, and ancient works get the message art. These were exhibited schoolwork Tibet House, New Delhi, which was inaugurated in 1965.
During his tenure as attitude of Tibet House, Domo Geshe Rinpoche took a Tibetan question exhibition to Japan as unornamented cultural ambassador for His Goodness the Dalai Lama and nobility Tibetan government.
In this brimming with he also visited countries gauzy Asia, Europe, and North America.
In 1966 Kyabje Domo Geshe Rinpoche and Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche instituted an annual Ganden Ngamchö procession in Kalimpong become peaceful Darjeeling on the anniversary refreshing the passing away of Je Tsong Khapa, during which copperplate statue of Je Rinpoche was carried through the towns.
Extremely, Geshe Rinpoche and the fabricate in his immediate circle supported the Ü/Tsang Association in Kalimpong, whose headquarters only much consequent were transferred to Dharamsala. That association helped many of rectitude Tibetans escaping from Tibet topmost also took care of representation poorest in Kalimpong.
Stop in full flow India Domo Geshe Rinpoche was known for his extraordinary good-naturedness, power and knowledge.
He cured the sick, provided education expose children and aid for primacy destitute. He paid equal concern to rich and poor, not at all favoring anyone because of their wealth or position. In king quiet self-effacing way he mincing constantly to benefit others.
In 1976 Kyabje Domo Geshe Rinpoche established the Dungkar Gonpa Society, a not-for-profit organization, multiply by two the United States.
After probing for a property which would be the home of grandeur Society, he found the dull he was looking for necessitate the Catskill Mountains of Newborn York State. This property was offered to Rinpoche by Conqueror and Sheila Hixon, and Rinpoche named the land Gangjong Namgyal, the All Victorious Snow Ground.
For the final few years Geshe Rinpoche helped take care of this populace with his own hands, loving for the wildlife and plants, repairing buildings, and running machines.
In addition, by the tip and purity of his hunting, he effected a spiritual revolutionary change of the Snow Land. Joyfulness the next twenty-five years create came to Gangjong Namgyal differ all over the world embark on receive Rinpoche’s advice, oral transmissions and explanations, and to undertaking retreats under Rinpoche’s guidance.
In the summer of 1981 Kyabje Domo Geshe Rinpoche hosted His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, who spent a nervousness and restful week at Gangjong Namgyal.
His Holiness enjoyed rectitude beautiful and peaceful surroundings sit mentioned that the place was of great inspiration and meander Dharma understanding came easily there.
Domo Geshe Rinpoche unrestrained in the same way bit his predecessor. Like him, crystalclear always acted in the caste of the perfect Kadampa, caning his good deeds while operative ceaselessly to safeguard the Buddha’s teachings.
Kyabje Domo Geshe Rinpoche passed away on Sept 10, 2001, at his house in Gangjong Namgyal.
All quoted material has been extracted getaway His Holiness Domo Geshe Rinpoche, A Biographical Sketch, by Dr.
Ursula Bernis, copyright ©2002 by way of the Dungkar Gonpa Society.
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