ROBE OFFERING CEREMONY FOR the 8th DHAKPA TRITUL RINPOCHE

HISTORY OF 7th H.E. VENERABLE DHAKPA TRITUL RINPOCHE:

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama appointed Venerable Dhakpa Rinpoche as the Abbot of Sera Mey Monastery in 1962, and Rinpoche became the first Abbot of the Sera Mey Monastery in exile. Rinpoche took his place as an abbot for three years but due to his poor health he had to leave the monastery and went to Kalimpong, India for medical treatment. During his stay there many local Tibetans made strong connections with Rinpoche through his spiritual teachings and blessings. Until 1990, Rinpoche led a very quiet life in Kalimpong and spent much of his time in retreat and meditation.

Due to his humble nature and personal practices, Rinpoche was little known outside his area. However, he was in fact one of the very rare teachers holding teachings from the precious secret lineages he received from Pabongka Rinpoche and many other highly realized reincarnated Lamas in Tibet.

Throughout his life, Rinpoche actively sought out teachings from spiritual masters from other Tibetan Buddhist traditions which added to the richness of his understanding and teachings. Rinpoche was requested to pass on all those teachings and other tantric initiations to the young Rinpoches at Sera Mey Monastery, which he did for three months every winter. His Holiness the Dalai Lama praised Dhakpa Rinpoche for his dedication to his practices and the generosity of his teachings.

Venerable Dhakpa Tulku Rinpoche passed away on February 13th, 2016.

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