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One
night, Do-ngag Chokyi Nyima dreamed that he was in his
own residence, on the middle level of the temple
containing the stupas that encase the remains of great
lamas. Suddenly a lama appeared who looked just like
Kunzang Gyurmed, who said, “Oh look, Pedma Norbu is
up there.” Looking up, Do-ngag Chokyi Nyima saw the
first Pedma Norbu seated behind one of the stupa
windows with very white hair. When Do-ngag Chokyi
Nyima approached, Pedma Norbu turned into a small
child. The child that he saw in this dream and the
young incarnation of the second Pedma Norbu were
identical.
Born
in 1887, the fifteenth rabjung year of the Fire Pig,
Pedma Norbu was brought to the Palyul monastery at the
age of seven. When he was nine he had a direct vision
of Padmasambhava and received blessings from
him.
When
Pedma Norbu was in his twentieth year, the third Karma
Kuchen Rinpoche, Do-ngag Chokyi Nyima, left this
world. Pedma Norbu was filled with sorrow at the
passing of his precious guru. He felt especially great
remorse because he had not received the great Kagyed
Desheg Dupa (Eight Herukas-Essence of the Sugatas)
transmission. Due to the impression that the intensity
of his remorse made upon his mind, Do-ngag Chokyi
Nyima came to him one night in a dream. For three
consecutive days, Pedma Norbu received, while in the
dream state, the entire transmission of the Kagyed
Desheg Dupa.
Later
in his life, when he was not bestowing specific
empowerments, transmissions, and teachings, or
presiding over important accomplishment ceremonies,
Pedma Norbu remained in solitary retreat, practicing
the root recitation mantra of Dugngal Rangdrol (Self
Liberation of Sufferings). Pedma Norbu made boundless
material offerings to accumulate great virtue.
Literally abandoning everything, he again entered into
retreat at the isolated place of Khachu Trag. It was
then he began to show signs of physical illness.
In
1932, the sixteenth rabjung year of the Water Monkey,
on the third day of the third month, the second
Drubwang Pedma Norbu’s mind entered the foundational
sphere of truth. He was only forty-six years old.
Khenpo Ngaga made many prayers for his swift rebirth.
During the cremation ceremony, there was an
earthquake, the sound of countless self-originating
dharma instruments reverberating throughout space, a
wondrously sweet smell prevailing in all directions,
circular rainbows filling the sky and other miraculous
signs which filled the hearts of many of his disciples
with renewed faith and devotion.
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