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H.E.
THE EIGHTH TRULSHIK ADEU RINPOCHE
A Brief
Biography
Adeu
Rinpoche is also known as Trulshik Rinpoche, currently holding the
various positions in the prominent local associations, such as
Committee Member of Qinghai Buddhist Society, Chairman of the
Yushu Buddhist Society and the Deputy Chairman of the Yushu State
Governmental Association. Rinpoche plays an active role in
promoting the unity of the country and of the local Tibetan
people.  The
present Adeu Rinpoche is in his eighth reincarnation. However
according to one of the supplication prayers composed by the fifth
Khamtrul Rinpoche, the present Adeu Rinpoche is actually in his
seventeenth reincarnation. His first reincarnation was the
compassionate Avalokiteshvara; the second was a benefactor of
Buddha Shakyamuni known as King Brahmadatta; the third
was the chief disciple of Guru Padmasambhava, Nubchen Sangye;
the fourth was Milarepa's snow-lion-like disciple, Loton Gendun
Phul;
the fifth was King Gesar who illustrated rainbow body; the sixth
was Longjiaoyi (note: the name is currently
transliterated from Chinese, pending rectification at a later
stage); the seventh was Chusey Naka Najiu
(note:
the name is currently transliterated from Chinese, pending
rectification at a later stage); the eighth
was Gyalwa Yang Gonpa (Gyalwa Gotsangpa's heart disciple); the
ninth was the great Terton Jiaxiangcun (note:
the name is currently transliterated from Chinese, pending
rectification at a later stage); the tenth
was Saparao Jiangpa (note: the name is
currently transliterated from Chinese, pending rectification at a
later stage); the eleventh was Trulshik
Thrinley Gyatso, who
founded the first Drukpa Trulshik monastery in Nangchen, and
became the spiritual advisor of Nangchen kingdom. Trulshik Thrinley
Gyatso became the first Trulshik Rinpoche, thus began the Trulshik
reincarnation lineage. The second Adeu Rinpoche Thrinley Chogdrub
was a renowned scholar (pandita) in Tibet who had mastered the
Sutras and the Tantras; in many debates, he won over the masters
sent by the Dalai Lama. The third Adeu Rinpoche was Jampa Drubpei
Norbu; the
fourth was Palden Tenpei Nyima; the fifth was Palden Gyurmey
Tshewang Thrinley, who
illustrated the shadowless clear crystal light body, and he was
conferred by the Emperor Qian Long of the Qing Dynasty as 'Nomi
Hothogtu' and he founded another grand monastery known as
Nangchen Tshechu Gompa. Palden Gyurmey Tshewang Thrinley gave Tulku Zhangjia
(note:
the name is currently transliterated from Chinese, pending
rectification at a later stage) initiations
and was provided by the Emperor with the privilege of being
chaufered by a royal carriage during the meeting with other
representatives of Tibet; during that time in the entire Tibet,
only the Dalai Lama, His Holiness Sakya, the Karmapa, Minling
Trichen and Adeu Rinpoche had this privilege. The sixth Adeu
Rinpoche was known as Ngedon Tenpei Wangchuk who was a
great accomplished one (Mahasiddha) and the king of Nangchen. The
seventh Adeu Rinpoche was Chokyi Gyatso Geleg Namgyal, who was
born in a butcher's family but attained the clear crystal light
body. The eight Adeu Rinpoche is known as Ngawang Tutu Cichin
Drinchen Gyatso (note: the name is partly
transliterated from Chinese, pending rectification at a later
stage).
 The
current eighth Adeu Rinpoche was born on the 4th day of the
Tibetan 12th month in the fifteen cycle of Iron Horse year, in the
middle of a freezing winter. However his birth miraculously
transformed his birthplace into a magnificent land where flowers
bloomed, thunders roared and rainbows appeared. And all the water
in his house was mysteriously turned into milk. As the sixteenth
Karmapa and the eighth Choegon Rinpoche recognized the child as
the authentic reincarnation of the seventh Adeu Rinpoche, he was
taken to Tshechu Monastery for enthronement at the age of seven.
Right after this, he began his traditional education in writing,
calligraphy, poetry, astrology, mandala painting, spiritual
practice and text recitation. At the same time, the young Adeu
Rinpoche also received many teachings, Tantra and oral
pith-instructions based on the old and new traditions but
primarily on the Drukpa lineage from the eighth Choegon Rinpoche,
Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche and many other great masters. Right
after this, Rinpoche entered into a seven-year retreat, when he
carried out many spiritual practices based on different deities
and on the skilful trainings of the prana and bindu, such as the
Six Yogas of Naropa and the liberating Mahamudra mind-training
practices. He was also learning philosophy. Adeu Rinpoche later
wrote a precise commentary on the three groups of precepts, the
root of heart-essence of Nyingmapa lineage, and on the various
mandala deities.
In
1958, all the sacred texts, statues and precious objects were
completely destroyed, and Rinpoche was imprisoned for fifteen
years. Although Adeu Rinpoche suffered a great deal, the period in
prison gave him an opportunity to meet many accomplished masters
who were also trapped in the prison. Through these masters, he
received instructions on Dzogchen (the Great Perfection), and
under their guidance, he practiced rare and precious listening
lineage (Nyengyud) of the Nyingmapa school, and studied the
various Nyingmapa terma teachings. Adeu
Rinpoche is an extremely important master of the Drukpa Lineage,
especially after the Cultural Revolution, when many great Drukpa
Lineage masters had passed away. In the present time whereby
teachings of the Drukpa Lineage have gone almost into extinction,
Adeu Rinpoche is the only remaining lineage holder of the Khampa
tradition of the Drukpa Lineage. At
the end of 1980, Adeu Rinpoche went to Tashi Jong in India to pass
on the entire lineage of the Khampa Drukpa tradition to the
present Khamtrul Rinpoche Shedrub Nyima, Choegon Rinpoche Chokyi
Sengye and many other great reincarnate masters of the Drukpa
Lineage. In
the beginning of 1990, Adeu Rinpoche also gave a complete
initiation of the Drukpa Lineage to the local reincarnate masters
in Nangchen. About 51 reincarnate tulkus and 1,600 monks and nuns
were present to receive the initiation and oral transmission. In
this way, Adeu Rinpoche became the main lineage master of the
Khampa Drukpa tradition for all the Drukpa tulkus. Thereafter,
Adeu Rinpoche went to Bhutan and exchanged initiations with Je
Khenpo, Jigme Chodrak Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and many
other enlightened masters, thus becoming a representative of the
Drukpa Lineage. For
many years, Adeu Rinpoche has undertaken the responsibility to
restore Tshechu Monastery, and at the same time to collect,
correct and edit all the Drukpa teachings, Tantras and practices.
Once this colossal project is completed, Adeu Rinpoche will print
these in the traditional format and distribute them to all the
Drukpa monasteries, for the benefit of the current and future
practitioners and to prevent the loss of the teachings of the
glorious Drukpa Lineage. Unfortunately
on 27th July 2007, Adeu Rinpoche passed into
parinirvana at around noon time on 27th July 2007, due to
deteriorating health. His Holiness the Twelfth Gyalwang
Drukpa requests all members and friends of the Drukpa
Lineage to make lamp offering and engage in spiritual
practice sincerely to pray for the swift return of
Rinpoche, one of the most celebrated heroes of the Dragon
Lineage in today's troubled times. His Holiness said,
"It is a great loss to all of us. It is very rare to
find a genuine master like Kyabje Adeu Rinpoche, and each
of these genuine masters is queuing up to leave us."
Let
us take this moment to reflect on the teaching of
impermanence and appreciate the precious opportunities
that we have in this life to meet genuine spiritual
masters who have returned countless times to this world,
just to guide us on this path to liberation.
Source:
www.drukpaadeu.org |
