| His highness Jamgon Kongtrul Lodoe Chokyi Singye was born in 1954. He was recognized and discovered as the reincarnation of his previous predecessor Khyentse Woser by direction and instructions given by H.H. the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa.
In 1958 Rinpoche, along with his parents, came to India and settled there as per advice given by Karmapa Rinpoche, and after some time, we had studied all the Tibetan Buddhist teachings on all the four sects in general and on the Karma Kagyu tradition in particular, as a vase filled with nectar at Rumtek monastery, the second monastery of H.H. the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa.
In 1960 he was enthroned by Karmapa and eventually he obtained the fully ordained vow (Bhikshu) from him. He became the main disciple and took the responsibility of lineage throne holder, and worked unsurpassable for the benefit of all Buddha’s teaching, particularly the Karma Kagyu teaching.
In 1976 H.H. the Gyalwa Karmapa along with his several disciples traveled to Europe, North America and south East Asia. After that he also traveled to different countries every year for the establishment of Buddhist centers. He holds the responsibility for the enlistment of the previously existing traditions. His fortunate followers were fully satisfied by his nectar of teachings, such as the Kalachakra and other innumerable teachings.
In 1984 he went to Tibet and offered extensive teachings to the Tsuphu monastery. He gave the Getsul vow to many monks and nuns. He also got the permission from the authorities to start the renovation work of Tsuphu monastery.
Jamgon Lodroe Chokyi Singye was deeply concerned and interested in social welfare activities and therefore he had constructed monasteries, hospitals and houses for the destitute. He also took the responsibility of being the first principal of Karma Sri Nalanda University, constructing a new building for educational purposes and Karma Jamyang.
In 1988 he constructed one monastery, called Kagyal Thekchenling, as a result of frequent request by his faithful disciples from Hawai. He has also started Dharma centers in the northern part of South America. The second incarnation of Jamgon Kongtrul’s main and closest disciple Dolpo Sree Choktrul Rinpoche offered a full monastery and named it Dolpa Shinang Tsag Gompa. Later, he made it into a retreat center and hostler monks.
In India he created one monastery at Saran-Simla, as requested by the local people.
In 1987 H.H. the Dasang Rinpoche third incarnation offered extra ordinary land, with a panoramic view and beautiful landscape, Jamgon Kongtrul it is situated on the hill of Kopan village and north of Boudha Stupa. After that he had built the retreat center Kunsang Osel Dechenling monastery. He had named the monastery ‘Pulahari’ because the sacredness of the sight, and legally named the organization “Ananda Sanga.” later he started to build Rigpai Dorjee High school. Unfortunately at the age of 39 he passed away.
As per the wishes of the Rinpoche, all the retreat centers and monasteries are continuously practicing under the management of the Ananda organization. Near the monastery one old Nepali local school Jan Jagriti has been renovated and 13 new classrooms were made. At present there are 450 students. The new classrooms enabled both the teachers and students to have a proper atmosphere of learning. Some years ago in Kathmandu an Australian was planning to build Til Ganga eye hospital near the Kathmandu airport. Rinpoche has sponsored a fund for the operation, theater, patients dormitory and class room which are all in one flat.
This eye clinic was built in memory of the third Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche. All the surgical services are free of cost if the patients are proved to be genuinely poor and needy.
The new reincarnation was recognized by H.H. the 17th Karma Ugyen Trinlay Darjeeling September 1996, H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama was very pleased to find out about the new reincarnation and gave hime the name Tenzin Choying Gyaltso.
After that he had met with H.H. the Sakya Trizing Rinpoche and H.H. the Mindrol Ling Trichen Rinpoche etc. On l7th November l997, he came to Nepal in his own monastery – at Pulhari.
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