Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Timeline

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Timeline

Water Dragon 1892

• Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo passes into parinirvana.

Iron Dog 1910 (birth)

• 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 9)

• summer of 1919: meets Adzom Drukpa.

Monkey 1920 (aged 10)

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

Fire Tiger 1926 (aged 16)

• 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 17)

• 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.
• retreat

Wood Bird 1945 (aged 35)

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

Fire Dog 1946 (aged 36)

• receives the Treasury of Precious Instructions from Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö in Dzongsar.

Earth Pig 1959 (aged 49)

• Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö passes into parinirvana, in Sikkim.

1982 (aged 72)

• 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.

1984 (aged 74)

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

1985 (aged 75)

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

1987 (aged 77)

• May: visits England.
  • 20th of May: gives empowerments of Guru Rinpoche and Rigdzin Düpa at St Paul’s Crescent, in London.
• June: visits England again.
  • end of June: 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.

1988 (aged 78)

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

1990 (aged 80)

• 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.

1991 (aged 81)

• passes into parinirvana, in Bhutan.

1993

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