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In
1830, the fourteenth rabjung year of Iron Tiger,
Gyatrul Rinpoche was born into the royal heritage of
the Chinese emperor’s minister, in Tsakho Gyakha
Bhoto village of Gyalmo Tsawai-rong.
At
the time of his birth, there were many astonishing
signs and, as a child, he displayed unusual signs of
having awakened his innate pure awareness. While at
play with other children, he would hold his vital air
and, barefooted, balance himself on the point of a
sharp knife. By receiving just one simple gesture, he
would comprehend reading, writing and all subjects, as
though he never forgot what he had learned in previous
lifetimes.
He
could also clearly recalled his past lifetimes as
Rongton Shung-gya Shakya Gyaltsen and Kunzang Sherab,
remembering also the area of Sangphu Neu Thong, where
he had previously lived, the exact layout of the
Palyul monastery, past events that had occurred there
and other additional information. It was clear that
the dharma protectors were watching over him and in
particular, he was constantly assisted in the
accomplishment of miraculous activities by Ekartsati,
the principal female protector of the Secret Mantra.
Through
the strength of his contemplation and the blessings
bestowed by the meditational deities, Gyatrul Rinpoche
clearly understood the meaning of all of these
precious dharma scriptures and was able to ascertain
the sutras and tantras by memory, as an exhaustless
source of wisdom. Advancing his meditative experience
in the generation, completion and Great Perfection
stages, he manifested the pure qualities and signs of
true accomplishment.
In
1891, at the age of sixty-two, on the twenty-second
day of the fifth month, with all the signs of having
reached the highest stages on the path to liberation,
Gyatrul Rinpoche passed beyond this world. |
