His
Holiness Penor Rinpoche (1932-2009)
Kyabjé Drubwang
Pema Norbu Rinpoche, died at his residence at
Namdrol ling monastery in Bylakuppee, India on
March 27, 2009. Phayul.com reported
that His Holiness entered parinirvana at about
8:20 pm and was in thugdam (a meditative state)
which lasted 8 days. His Holiness was the 11th
incarnation of the Palyul lineage of the Nyingma
School of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a master of
Dzogchen and one of the few remaining masters
who had received all of his training in Tibet.
He fled Tibet in 1959. His Holiness held the
position of the head of Nyingma tradition of
Tibetan Buddhism.
Update
April 18, 2009: http://www.palyul.org/emails/email_20090418.htm
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His
Holiness Completes Thugdam
April 3rd, 2009
His
Holiness Penor Rinpche has released his meditation.
Please see the letter below from Khenchen Tsewang
Gyatso Rinpoche:
Dear
Sangha members,
His
Holiness Penor Rinpoche remained in thugdam for
almost eight days. This morning [Friday, April
3, Indian time] he released his meditation. Now
we are preparing to preserve his body for some
time so that the public can pay their respects
and receive his blessings.
We,
the board and faculty of the monastery, have
announced that the blessing ceremony will begin
on the 9th of April with rituals and a ceremonial
procession to carry Kyabje Penor Rinpoche’s
body into the Zangdok Palri temple at Namdroling
Monastery. It is expected that His Holiness’ body
will remain in the temple for a month.
We
welcome all of our Palyul students, Dharma friends
and benefactors who wish to come for this ceremony
or afterward to receive Kyabje Penor Rinpoche’s
blessings.
The
annual summer retreat for 2009 in the United
States will be conducted as usual under the guidance
of H.H.Karma Kuchen Rinpoche, H.E. Gyangkhang
Tulku Rinpoche, H.E. Mugsang Kuchen Rinpoche
and Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche. The details
of the retreat will be announced soon in our
Palyul website.
Khenchen
Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche
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His
Holiness' biography and information about Namdroling
Monastery can be found under Teachers on this
website.
Khenpo
Gawang Rinpoche has gone to Namdroling to take
part in the ceremonies and will be back May
1, 2009. Pema Karpo Meditation Center will
continue our regular schedule and
all are invited to attend.
April
10, Friday morning around 8AM India time (Thursday
night for us) Webcast from Namdroling of a
Morning Practice Session in the Temple where
His Holiness Penor Rinpoche's body will be
for the next month. Look for Khenpo Gawang
Rinpoche at about 10:30 and again at about
14:00 into the video. He is seated on the front
row in the Khenpo and Tulku section next to
a red column. The Statue of Padmasambhava,
at about 6:50 in the video, is the one who's
face changed shape and cried.
