Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Timeline

Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Timeline

Water Dragon 1892

• Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo passes into parinirvana.

Water Snake 1893 (birth)

• Born in Rekhe Ajam near Kathok Monastery

Wood Ox 1925 (aged 33)

• Kathok Situ Chökyi Gyatso passes into parinirvana
• Goes to Lhasa for first time, Mindroling
• 10th month—Neten Monastery

Wood Bird 1945 (53)

• gives the empowerments and transmissions of the Treasury of Precious Termas to about a hundred students in Dzongsar. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Shechen rabjam, Katok Situ, Pewar Rinpoche, and other important tulkus were present.

Earth Mouse 1948 (aged 56)

• marries Khandro Tsering Chödrön (b.1929)

Iron Hare 1951 (aged 59)

• Gives Lamdré Lopshé to shedra students and others in the tsuklakhang at Dzongsar.

Wood Horse 1954 (aged 62)

• Spring of 1954: gives the Compendium of Sadhanas to more than 70 students in the empowerment room of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, The Joyful Grove of Immortal Accomplishment. In the assembly hall of Dzongsar he gave the Collection of a Hundred Sadhanas (Wyl. sgrub thabs brgya rtsa) to more than 400 people.
• In the summer of the same year, the Sakya Dagchen of the Phuntsok Podrang came to Dzongsar to receive Lamdré and Compendium of Sadhanas from Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.

Wood Sheep 1955 (aged 63)

• Reting
• 4th month: composes Nyingtik Saldrön guru yoga at request of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Princess Yudrön

Fire Monkey 1956 (aged 64)

• 1st month: Tsurphu
• 2nd month: Mindroling
• 3rd month: Samye Chimpu
• 7th month: Lhodrak
• 10th month: Bodhgaya, Ganges, Magadha
• 11th month: Nepal
• 12th month: Nepal

Fire Bird 1957 (aged 65)

• Sikkim (arrives at night in Gangtok from North Sikkim, according to Semo-la)
• In the Month of Miracles in the Palace Monastery in Gangtok, gives empowerments of Lama Yangtik, Rigdzin Düpa, Palchen Düpa and Yumka Dechen Gyalmo, and teaches on the Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro.
• 10th month Tso Pema, Bodhgaya
• 11th month Bodhgaya (Sikkim???)
• 12th month Bodhgaya
• Sikkim
• Went to Tashiding during Fire Bird

Earth Dog 1958 (aged 66)

• Sikkim
• 4th-7th month Darjeeling
• July and August 1958: Dhongthog Rinpoche visits JKCL in Darjeeling. From the 19th to the 23rd of the 6th Tibetan month, he received teachings on the mantrayana vows chapter of the Dom Sum Rabyé, and on the 25th he received a lung for the pratimoksha chapter, and for the Chanting the Names of Manjushri. He requested a heart advice, and JKCL composed The Beautiful Precious Garland: Words of Advice for Self and Others.

Earth Pig 1959 (aged 67)

• Sikkim
• Parinirvana on 6th day of the 5th month, the 12th June 1959.