Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Timeline

Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Water Snake 1893

• 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

Earth Mouse 1948 (56)

• marries Khandro Tsering Chödrön (b.1929)

Iron Hare 1951 (59)

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

Wood Horse 1954 (62)

• Spring, JKCL gave Compendium of Sadhanas (sgrub thabs kun btus) to more than 70 students in the empowerment room of JKW, The Joyful Grove of Immortal Accomplishment. In the assembly hall of Dzongsar he gave the Colleciton of a Hundred Sadhanas (sgrub thabs brgya rtsa) to more than 400 people.

• In the summer of the same year, the Sakya Dagchen of the Puntsok Podrang came to Dzongsar to receive Lamdré and Compendium of Sadhanas from JKCL.

Wood Sheep 1955 (63)

• Reting
• 4th month Composes Nyingtik Saldrön Guru Yoga at request of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Princess Yudrön

Fire Monkey 1956 (64)

• 1st month Tsurphu
• 2nd month Mindroling
• 3rd month Samye Chimpu
• 7th month Lhodrak
• 10th month Bodh Gaya, Ganges, Magadha

• 11th month Nepal
• 12th month Nepal

Fire Bird 1957 (65)

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

Earth Dog 1958 (66)

• Sikkim
• 4th - 7th month Darjeeling
• In July and August 1958 Dhongthog Rinpoche visited 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 (67)

• Sikkim
• Parinirvana on 6th day of the 5th month