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Rab-gsal-Dzilsa--mbMgakho,y en-brtse, Brillmioaonntt: h aeu tobiogorfaD pihlygKh oy ents/ef orewobrydt sh Dea laLia ma, DzongsKhayre ntsSeh,ce henR abjaamn,dS ogyRianlp ochter;a nslaantde d compilbeyAd n iJinPbaal moe;d itbeydM ichaTewle ed.-Ist ed. p. cm. Inclubdiebsl iograrpehfiecraeln ces. IS9B7NS +5903(h0ar-d2c8oav4le-rkp:.a2 p e)r 19102-.19 91. I.R ab-gsal-Dzilsa--mbMgakho,y en-brtse, Lamas-China­ Tibet-BriaopghIyP..a lmAon,Ji i nbIaI.T w.e edM,ic haeIlI.TI i.t le. BQ9S1.A2SA3 200S 294.3'923092-dC22 [B] 2008017295 Contents Forewobrytd h Dea lLaaim a vii ForewobryDd z ongsKhayre ntsruen poche ix ForewobrySd o gyruanlp oche xxviii ForewobrySd h echReanb jarumn poche xliii TranslaPtroerf'asc e xlvii PARTO NE.T HEA UTOBIOGRAPHY 1.M y EarYleya rs 3 2.My Studies 24 3.M eetiMnyg R ooTte acher 42 4.My Enthronement 58 5.Y earnfionRrge treat 71 6.Th eR eincarnaotfMi yo nG uru 90 7.T eachiwnigtsKhh y entsCeh i:ikyiL odro 102 8.V isioannsdR ediscovTerreeads ures 141 9.Vi sitiLnhga saan dL ifienE xile 150 PARTTw o.R ECOLLECTIONS KhanLdhraom o 10M. y Lifwei tKhh yentrusnep ochbye 159 viii THEDA LAIL AMA havmee ty,ea ttt hsea mtei mheer adiaalttlehwarm de, upliftqiunagl iotfi es ag enuiannetdlh yo rouggohohlduy m abne ianngad,ss ucahc hievelmieen ts att hhee aorfTt i berti'cashn a dn ciceunltt Iut rheiI,nc ka sna tyh ahtew as naturaanel xleym pTliabreytt oaoIn.wt a asg reparti vitlohe agvkeen own himI;a ms urree adweirdllse rigvreeb aetn effirtob me comaicnqgu ainted withhi mt os omeex tetnhtr otuhgbihos o k. TenziGny attshoFe,o urteDeanlLtaahim a Apri122000,7 DharamsIanldai,a • • Khy ForoerwbdyD zonagrs enetRi snpoche OWl>VER SIYM PL H It rtyo t etlhle s toorfyD ilgKoh yentRsien poche's lifheo,w evuenrd erstmaytp erde sentoafth iiovsna slte gaIcay l,r eady know thatth ceu rregnetn eraotfis otnu dewnitlfisln di tv erhya rtdo b elieve thajtu sotn ep erson caocuclodm plsioms uhc hi na s ingllief etYiemtfe a.n � tasttiacla ersae n i ntrinpsaircot ft hBeu ddhitsrta ditainodtn h,Me a hayana sutraansdt antritce xatrsfue l lo fa stonisahcicnogu onftt sh eh ardshainpd difficulttiheasgt r ebaotd hisatotftv haeps a shta dt oo vercoimneo rdetro receive teaancdth opi rnagcst aiscw ee,la lsd escripotfit ohnevs a sntu mber ofa ctivigtrieemasat s teernsg agiendd u ritnhge liirf etiSmoemseo. ft hmeo re receenxta mplareets h ger eRait- mmea steJrasm yaKnhgy entWsaen gpaon d gtriil JamgoKno n LodrThoa yew,h ot ransfoarnmder de vitaTliibzeetda n Buddhiisnmt hnien eteenth cWeen ctaunor nyl.my a rvaetlt hei mmensity oft heoiurt puThte. a mounotft extthse wyr otael oniess on umerotuhsa t ith'asr tdo b elietvheat th edyi da nythinegls ient heliirv beustw ritseijm ­ ilartlhyel, i osftt eachitnhgesry e ceiivsse odl ongo,n ew ondehrosw t hey coulhda vdeo nea nythienlgsa enjd y etth eayl sgoa vaen i ncredniubml­e bero ft eachings-omnoerw eo,u lhda vteh ougthhta,in t p'oss sitbolg ei ve in onel ifetime. Form anyo fu st odasyu cahc counstesem d ubioautbs e sHto.w evefro,r someonlei kmee ,w hoh ash adt hoe pportuonfim tyee tiangr ge abte inlgi ke DilgKoh yentRsien pocwhheo saec tivwiatsjy u satsv ariaendda sv asitt,' s almopsots sitboal cec etphtie d etah astu cphr olific, selcfloeuslhsda bveei ngs existienthid s world.O fc ourswee,' reaabdo utth er emarkaqbulael iotfi es gremaats tealrlst het imetjh eraer mea nyb ooktsh adte scrtihbeqe u alities ofhi ghlyr ealimzaesdt esrest,t oiuntgi nd etatihle" rigwhaty"f otrh emt o livaen dt ob ehavFeo.rm e,t hougihtw, o ulhda vbee einm possitbobl eel ieve DZONAGRKS HYENRTNISPEO CHE x thaatn yonceo ultdr uelmyb odsyo m anyv irtuqouuasl iatnidde oss om uch foort heirfsh! a dn'mte tKh yentRisnep ochHee.w asth el ivipnrgo oW£i th­ outh iexsa mplteh,el isfteo roifet sh eg remaats teorfts h pea swto uld seem falre s�sr ediabnldme u chm orel ikaen cielnetg enldiskt,eh aotfH ercules accomplihsihtsiwn egl gvree laatb oirnsG reemky thol.o( gNyevertheless, Id of eesly mpatfhoysr k eptaincdts h osweh od idn'hta vteh geo ofdo rtune toh avmee ta nds pentti mwei tKhhy entsRien pochbee,c auesvee tnh ougIh witneshsieasdc tivwiittimhey so wne yewsh,e nIt hibnka cIkt ,o finod many thinhgasr tdob elievseoi, st n 'ow ondetrh atth osweh ow erenp'rte sehnatv e thedioru bts!) Ih avteo c onfetshsaI td idnr'eta ljiuzsheto wr emarkRianbploec hwea s whilheew asa li,bv ueto nlmyu chl atwehre ns omeo f hoitsh esrt udeanntds Is tarttreydi tnoeg m ulahtieas c tiviIttwi aests h.e thna tw eb egatnor ealize jushto wh ardworktiinrge,la ensdds e,t erminheadd b heee na,l walyoso king fowra ytsob eneofitth earnsdh ardelvyed ro inagn ythinfgo hri msels£e eImts improbaIbk lneo,w,b ufrta nkIld yo n'rte membRienrp ocheev etra kiand ga y off.O fc ourtshee wreer qeu iedtaeyrbs u,rt a thtehrac na tucpho nh issl eoerp watcahm ovihee,w oulgda thseorm eo fh iosl desrt udeonrts st udeonfht iss ownm astearrso uhnidm a,n dth eyw oulsdp entdh tiem et alkaibnogu tth eir teachreercso,u ntthiienm gp orteavnetn otfts h eliirv aensds haripnegr sonal memorioefts h em1hi.s waRisn pochei'dseo affu n,a ndf otrh osweh ow ere fortunaatnedw iseen ougthop articiepvaettnhe ir,se creationaolfh iasc tivity wast remendously beneficial. In thesdee genertaitmeew sh,e ns kepticiisvs aml ufeadmr o reh ighly thapnu rpee rceptmiaonnyp, e oprleea ditnhgiw si llp robaibmlayg itnhea t, becauIsm'e o neo fRinpochset'usd eanntdws a nt ptroo mohimte, I a me xag­ gerathiinesgx traordqiunaalriyat nidea sc complishMmye fnetasir.sq uite theo pposiIt'emw: o rritehdaI t' mu ndersttahteimna,gst heraer nee ither enougwho rdnso,ri st heerneo ugthi maed equattoeb leay b lteod escrtihbee fulls copoefh iasc hievemIeh notpste.h aetv entualsloym eo ft hmeo rev i­si blhea ndproifnt thsig sr emaatn w ilble comken owmno rwei desloyt ,h atth e worlwidll havaen o pportutnoai ptpyr echimi atmoer efu lliynt he future­ perhaipnts h es am�w ayi tr ediscovLeeorneadr ddaoV mcic enturaftieers hed ied. WhenB hikshJuinnibP aa lmaos kemde tow ritaeni ntroducttoti hoen autobiogorfaKh pyheyn tsRinep ocheo,n t heo neh anIdw aso verjotyoe d havbee ecno nsidewroerdt hoyft het aswkh,i loent heo therh andIb egan FOREWORD xi tow orryw,e lalw arteh awth atevIwrie tre ,I wil l onlyb ea blteoo ffear par­ tigallim pseo ft hiesx traordbieniarynI gtr. e mindmeedo fal lth oset imeIs beggJeadm yaKhnyge ntsCeh okyiL odroo'lsda ttendTaansthN,ia mgyalt,o temlela boutth lei offem yp redeceIstws aosalr w.a yvse rfryu strating because TashNia mgyal woulrde spotnomd y e ageqru estiowniitnvhgi rtsuiall ence sincheef elwth atevheesr a icdo ulodn lbye m isleadIih nagvm.eu chm ore sympatfhoyhimr todaaysI fi ndm yseflafC ienxga ctthlseya mper oblem. In writintgh ipsi ecIae m o fferianngi ntrodutcota inio nnt rodutcot ion KhyentRisnep ochaen,df rowmh aIt' vlee arneodf Vajrayana Btuhded hism, acotf i ntroducptiaornt,i cuolfaa g rluyr iuso, f t huet moismtp ortaWnhciel.e followoeftr hsVe a jraytarnaad iatriteoa nu gthots eteh egiurr aus t heB ud­ dha-anidit s b elietvheatdth ousaonfbd usd hda wisl la ndh avceo met ot his world-fionrd ivipdruaaclt itiiitoso n ueror wsn p ersognuarlwu h oi so fp ar­ amounti mportainn ocuers piriltiuvalhe es :thi eso new hoi nterwaicttuhss direcctrley,a ctheaso isno uro rganiszaemds alriifcae n,de ,v einfh ed oesn't managet od estricotoy m pletweillmyla, k ea tl eaasd te nitno urb loateegdo s. Stricstpleyak inign,t rodUtChiegn ugr iust hee quivaloefni tn trodutchien g Buddhaan,dn oa citcs o nsidteorb eeod f g reater Sigtnosi ofimceaonnocene thsep iriptauthalTh. e refocroen,t ribaunti inntgr odutcott ihoiansu tobiog­ raphoyfo neo ft hmeo scte lebraantdbe edl ovmeads teorfhs i gse neraitsi,o n Ib eliemvyec ,h antcoea ccumulaagr teead te aolfm erit. If any ofy oua rheo pitnogr eawdo rldsltyo rfiueolsfld ramtar,i umcplhi,­ maxs,u spenrsoem,an cea,n ds oo np,l ealseegt o o ft haetx pectation because youw ont'fi nds ucthh inwgist htihne spea geHsa.v insga itdh afrto,m a dif ­ ferepnetr specittial'vlshe e ret:hhe e artrendinogf r dernaumnac iatthieo n, herotirci umopvhe prr iadne da ngetrh,ce l imaccotniqcu oefss te lfishbnye ss planttihnsege eodf b odhhiaiatt ncdt hmeo vinrgo manocfet hceo mpassion oft hiusn iqumea nw hosoenl yw iswha st og athteorh ihse araltls uffering beinagnsdf owrh omt hne otioofne verre leaSaibnagn,d Onoirnr ge,j ecting as ingloen eo fu ss impdliyd tne 'xisIdt o.u btth eraen 'osv etlh awti llo ffer am ores atisfyianngdi nspiarcicnogu onftt h epr ofouinndn ejro urneoyfa truly extraboeridntighn acanar nby e f ounidnRi npochea'ust obiography. In genertahlpe,u rpoosfae s toirsty o i ntrodauc chea racatnedtr od escribe hiosr h er upsd oawnndis n a w ayt harte adecrasni dentwiiftydh r,a iwn spi­ ratifroonm ,o rb ec autiobnyeRi.dn pochea'ust obiogirsan poeh xyc eption. On thep atohf t heD harmaw ea ruer getdi maned againt or emembaenrd recoutnhtlie f set oroifte hsme a steorfts h pea sBtu;d dhhiam selefn couraged

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