Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Timeline

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Timeline

Water Dragon 1892

• Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo passes into parinirvana.

Iron Dog 1910 (birth, aged 1)

• third day of the third Tibetan month: birth in Denkok Valley, Dergé region of Kham, while a tsok offering was being held on the occasion of Mipham Rinpoche's successful explanation of the detailed Kalachakra Vajra Tantra commentary.

Earth Sheep 1919 (aged 10)

• summer of 1919: meets Adzom Drukpa.

Monkey 1920 (aged 11)

• travels to Jeykundo and receives a commentary on Introduction to the Middle Way from Khenpo Shenga.

Fire Tiger 1926 (aged 17)

• receives from Lama Jamyang Trakpa: the oral transmission of the Seven Treasuries, Trilogy of Natural Ease, Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions and Tantric Overview, along with the table of contents written by Shedrup Pandita.
• fifth month: passing away of his root master Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal.

Fire Rabbit 1927 (aged 18)

• receives from Lama Jamyang Trakpa: the empowerment and reading transmission of Tsa Sum Dril Drup, and a blessing of the Five-Deity Kurukulle contained in the Compendium of Sadhanas.
• enters retreat in Denkok.

Fire Horse 1930 (aged 21)

• receives teachings from Kunga Palden Rinpoche.

Water Monkey 1932 (aged 23)

• 10th day of the seventh month: Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö recognizes the fourth incarnation of Gyaltsap Choktrül.
• 10th month: Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's father, Tashi Tsering, passes away.

Water Bird 1933 (aged 24)

• 10th month: establishes an annual Vajrasattva drupchen for the anniversary of his father's death.

Wood Dog 1934 (aged 25)

• falls seriously ill, and takes a consort, Khandro Lhamo (1913-2003).

Wood Pig 1935 (aged 26)

• third month: writes a guru sadhana of Saraha while staying below Marong Drungtrul, on his way to see Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö in Dzongsar.

1936 (aged 27)

• stays for about two months in Dzongsar, receiving the reading transmission of the Nyingma Gyübum and of the Treasury of Precious Termas from Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.

Water Sheep 1943

• birth of his daughter who receives the name Dechen Wangmo from Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.

Wood Monkey 1944 (aged 35)

• second month: goes to Palpung.

Wood Bird 1945 (aged 36)

• receives the empowerments and transmissions of the Treasury of Precious Termas from Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö in Dzongsar.

Fire Dog 1946 (aged 37)

• early summer: receives the reading transmission of the Collected Works of Taranatha.
• late autumn: goes to Surmang Monastery

Wood Sheep 1955 (age 46)

• leaves for Lhasa.
• visits Tsurphu
• death of his sister
• death of his brother Shedrup
• visits Mindroling

Fire Monkey 1956

• returns to Lhasa

Earth Dog 1958

• returns to Lhasa
• flees to Bhutan

Earth Pig 1959 (aged 50)

• 6th day of the 5th month, the 12th June 1959: Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passes into parinirvana, in Sikkim.

Water Dog 1982 (aged 73)

• May: visits England. Teaches at the Friends House in London on the 12th and at Rigpa's centre St Paul’s Crescent on the 14th and 15th.

Wood Mouse 1984 (aged 75)

• summer of 1984: teaches in France, at La Sonnerie, on Longchen Nyingtik guru yoga.

Wood Ox 1985 (aged 76)

• first return to Tibet; visits Lhasa, Samye, Mindroling, Sakya and Tsurphu in central Tibet, as well as Shechen Monastery, and other places in Kham.

Fire Rabbit 1987 (aged 78)

• May: visits England.
  • 20th of May: gives empowerments of Guru Rinpoche and Rigdzin Düpa at St Paul’s Crescent, in London.
• June:
  • visits Shambhala centres in North America: presides over Chögyam Trungpa's cremation ceremony and gives teachings at Karma Dzong, in Boulder, Colorado, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • end of June: visits England again; teaches on two occasions at St Paul’s Crescent, in London, commenting on Tsik Sum Ne Dek, Shyitro, Vima Nyingtik, Khandro Nyingtik and Vajrakilaya. Also gives a teaching at the Friend’s Meeting House on the nature of mind.

Earth Dragon 1988 (aged 79)

• second trip to Tibet; stays three months in Dergé.

Iron Horse 1990 (aged 81)

• summer of 1990: final, historic visit to Europe and to France. After a month at his seat in Dordogne in southwest France, he taught at the invitation of Sogyal Rinpoche, at Rigpa’s summer retreat, held that year in Prapoutel.
• final visit to Tibet; consecrates the newly renovated temple of Samye, visits Lhasa, Tsurphu and Reting.

Iron Sheep 1991 (aged 82)

• passes into parinirvana, in Bhutan.

Water Bird 1993

• birth of Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche aka Ugyen Tenzin Jigme Lhundrup.