Blazing Splendor by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

Author:Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche [Rinpoche, Tulku Urgyen; Rinpoche, Sogyal; Goleman, Daniel; Tweed, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780990997818
Publisher: Rangjung Yeshe Publications

Tsikey Chokling’s next rebirth was recognized by the Karmapa in a piece of poetry beginning with these words:

“In the upper end of the Yarlung valley, near the Tramdruk Temple,174 he is born in a noble family of moderate income. His father is Powerful Merit, while his mother is Bountiful Longevity. He is the youngest of three siblings.”

The poetry concluded with the year and month of his birth, as well as which constellation would be in the sky at the time. Never has it been so easy to find a tulku. To top it off, the first thing the child said upon the arrival of the search party was, “You must have come to fetch me.” There was absolutely no doubt that this was the tulku. This tulku was beautiful, like a child of the gods.

The young Tsikey tulku was enthroned at Tsurphu by the Karmapa, and then also by Reding, the Tibetan regent, with whom he had a special connection from the past. The regent gave the tulku a famous image of the Lotus-Born known as Guru Mahasukha and the helmet of Machen Pomra, one of the most important guardian spirits of Tibet. He very affectionately kept the tulku on his lap, and let him play with some of his sets of vajras and bells, one of which had belonged to the great Khyentse. There were several sets and he asked the little tulku if he recognized any of them.

“I recognize this,” the little boy said pointing to one. “That’s the one!” And sure enough, it had been his. He was invited to Kham when he was but a teenager. One time he stayed for six months in the monastic college at Dzongsar. During this short time, he would teach Shantideva’s Way of a Bodhisattva from memory. He was bright and very well-spoken. He also learned a rare form of calligraphy, and in his spare time he copied out eight or nine large volumes of scriptures in a beautiful hand.

After arriving in Kham, he received a request from the family of an old lama who was near death. The lama was from an influential family who would give hundreds of cattle and horses to the monasteries of the region each year.175 This lama was regarded as the most important disciple of the past Tsikey Chokling.

When the bursar told the tulku of the request, he refused outright. “I definitely will not go,” he protested. “That’s all there is to it. It’s not going to happen.”

But some people don’t know when to stop—the lama’s family was adamant. In addition, the tulku’s monastic household also insisted, “This lama was so close to your previous life that you are obligated.”

Before departing, the tulku went into Uncle Tersey’s quarters, as was the tradition before taking leave. Here again he said, “I really don’t want to go.”

Uncle Tersey replied, “If everyone in the monastery has formed an opinion, what good is my word? I’m not telling you that you should go, but it also appears that I cannot prevent it.

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