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Life Story of The Great Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

His Entering into Parinirvana

At the age of seventy-three, in the beginning of the first month of the Water Dragon year (1892), he said that he kept seeing Amitabha Buddha in the midst of an ocean of disciples.

Then in the morning of the twenty-first of the second month, he washed his hands and said, “All my work is completed.”  Then, uttering many prayers of auspiciousness, he threw grain flowers which were a sign of completion. Later that day, he was withdrawn into the expanse of the Enlightened mind of Vimalamitra. In the surrounding land, there were mild earthquakes. Even after death, his face looked radiant like the face of the moon.  His body became very light as if it were made of cotton.

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo predicted his future life before entering into parinirvana. ”During my practice of Vimalamitra guru yoga, my life will end immediately. Basic emanation is at the Five Peaks of Manjushri, a holy place. There Pandita Vimalamitra and my heart will dissolve in his heart. Again from which five emanations of body, speech, mind, qualities and activities emanated simultaneously to benefit non-sectarian schools of the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition”. 

His Main Disciples of the Four Schools of Tibet are as follows:

Among the Nyingmapas, they were:

• Terton Chokgyur Lingpa who was both his Guru as well as his disciple,
• Adzom Drukpa,
• Ju Mipham Namgyal,
• Terton Lerab Lingpa,
• Third Shechen Gyaltsap,
• Fifth Dzogchen Thupten Chokyi Dorje and
• Second Kathok Situ Chokyi Gyatso.

Among the Sakyapas, they were:

• Sakya Dakchen,
• Kun-ga Tenzin of Ngor,
• Thartse Zhaptrung,
• Zhalu Losal Tenkyong and
• Ngor Thartse Ponlop Loter Wangpo (1847-1914).

Among the Kagyupas, they were:

• Samding Dorje Phagmo,
• The Fourteenth Karmapa,
• The Fifteenth Karmapa,
• Situ Pema Nyinje (1774-1853) and
• The Great Jamgon Kongtrul Yonten Gyatso who was both his Guru as well as his disciple (1813-1899).

Among the Gelugpas, they were:

• Konchok Tenpa Rabgye of Amdo Tashi Khyil,
• Hor Khangsar Kyabgon and
• Lithang Jampa Phuntsok.

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His Manifestations

Khyentse Wangpo manifested many incarnations simultaneously, they included:

1. Body emanation - Chokyi Wangpo (1894 - 1909) the first Dzongsat Khyentse
2. Speech emanation - Karma Khyentse Ozer (1896-1945) of Palpung Beru Khyentse
3. Mind emanation - Guru Tsewang of Dzogchen Khyentse
4. Quality emanation - Kunzang Drodul Dorje (1897-1946) of Dza Palme Khyentse
5. Activity emanation - Chokyi Lodro (1893-1959) of Kathok Khyentse (Second Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro) after the death of Dzongsar Khyentse Choyki Wangpo at a very young age.  Kathok Khyentse moved to Dzongsar Monastery, the seat of the previous Khyentse Wangpo, and since then Kathok Khyentse became known as the (Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro).

Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Paljor (1910-1991) of Shechen Khyentse Dilgo family was an emanation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. He was directly recognized by Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro and many other lamas and masters.

 

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