Penor Rinpoche

His Holiness Yangsi Migyur Dechen Garwang Silnon Dorje Rinpoche was born to his father Norbu and mother Phurbu Dolma, on 31-12-2011, in Tibet near Leten Tramo Drag or Dung Lung Thramo Drag, the holy place where Guru Rinpoche has concealed sacred treasures. He was named Penpa Norbu. His Holiness Chatrel Rinpoche recognized him as the flawless reincarnation of His Holiness the 3rd Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche and named Mingyur Dechen Garwang Zilnon Dorji.
Yangsi Rinpoche was then invited to Palyul Namgyal Jangchub Choeling Monastery 2014. On the 31st July, 2014, corresponding with the 4th of sixth Tibetan month, which is the auspicious day of Buddha Shakyamuni turning the wheel of Dharma for the first time, he was enthroned on the golden throne in the midst of the ocean of sangha presided by the Palyul lineage holder His Holiness Karma Kuchen Rinpoche, Chogtrul Thupten Palzang Rinpoche, the Two Chiefs Chogtrul Rinpoches of Namdroling Monsatery, and the Three Khenchens. Yangsi Rinpoche learnt writing and reading Tibetan language from his personal tutors. From Khenchen Ngawang Palzang’s yangsi, Tulku Sangay Tsering Rinpoche, he received the refuge and the long-life empowerment vows.
Yangsi Rinpoche received empowerment on The Guru that Gathers all Intentions based on Sangay Lingpa tradition, Khenchen Nuedhen’s commentary on The General Sutra that Gathers All Intentions called Armour of Darkness, Sadhana Empowerment on Due-Do, Kagyad Deshek Duepa and Kagyad Sang-Dzog, 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities, etc. and the oral transmissions on the Daily Practice of Duedo, Recitation Manual on Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of Magical Net, Manjushri Nama Samgiti, and so on, from H.H. Tulku Thupten Palzang Rinpoche. From His Holiness Karma Kuchen Rinpoche, Yangsi Rinpoche received the entire oral transmissions and empowerments of the Collective Work of Mipham Rinpoche. His Holiness Yangsi Rinpoche is presently undergoing his studies at Dago for the sake of all the sentient beings.

Rigzin Kunzang Sherab was born in 1636, the eleventh rabjung year of the Fire Rat, in the province of Do-Kham in the region of Bubor. The name of the village in which he was born is Ah Chog. As a child, he possessed compassion for all sentient beings and never harmed even the smallest creature. Unlike ordinary children, he awakened his innate primordial awareness at an early age and was gifted with the ability to memorize many prayers. He underwent many hardships while doing his practices, including tying his head up by his hair at night in order to completely abandon sleep.
With dedicated enthusiastic perseverance, he was able to actualize realization of the precious oral instruction he received from many great teachers and achieved the signs of true accomplishment on the path.King Lhachen Jampa Phuntsog and Trichen Sangye Tanpa together built a new monastery and named it Palyul Namgyal Chanchub Choling. The King then sent a formal invitation to the great Vidyadhara Kunzang Sherab to be the head of the new Palyul Monastery. Kunzang Sherab asked his guru, Terton Migyur Dorje, who replied, “According to Guru Padmasambhava’s prophecy, the time has now ripened for you to work for the welfare of sentient beings. You must go to take charge of this monastery and it will become an exhaustless source of dharma, propagating the Nyingmapa Doctrine.”In 1665, the eleventh rabjung year of the Wood Snake, Kunzang Sherab was in his thirtieth year when he arrived at the new Palyul Monastery to assume his position. He skillfully cared for and guided the sentient beings that met him.
A great number of his disciples actualized signs of accomplishment through their meditative experience. Several disciples retreated to uncertain places to accomplish and actualized the Great Perfection tradition of transferring from this world. It is known that several of these disciples actually accomplished the rainbow light body.In 1699, on the fifth day of the year of the Earth Rabbit, at the age of sixty-four, after partaking of his midday meal, Kunzang Sherab dissolved the rupakaya (form body) into the great sphere of truth. The moment he passed away, the weather became unseasonably warm and sprouts and buds suddenly bloomed. His principal disciples, along with three thousand monks, performed extensive offering prayers in his honor. During this time, the majority of disciples experienced unceasing clear light awareness. While his body was being cremated, celestial clouds mingled with rainbows to fill the pristine sky. A self-originating syllable AH became embossed on his skull and many images and precious bone relics were observed. A stupa, one story high, made of stone and mud and covered with gold, was erected to contain his precious relics, as well as the Longsal Terma of Avalokiteshvara.

Pedma Lhundrub Gyatso was born in 1660, the eleventh rabjung year of the Iron Rat, in the Seng-gang area of Palyul. As the prophecy indicates, Pedma Lhundrub Gyatso was the reincarnation of Sogpo Lhapal, one of the twenty-five disciples of Guru Padmasambhava. From the Vidyadhara Migyur Dorje, he received all the Nam Cho empowerments, transmission and concealed secret instructions. At the age of sixteen, Lhundrub Gyatso went to Palyul Monastery and remained inseparable from his uncle, the Vidyadhara Kunzang Sherab. When Pedma Lhundrub Gyatso reached his twenty-first year, by the ripening of past karma and with the blessings of the guru, he recognized his true face to be the emptiness-pure awareness nature of the mind. After Kunzang Sherab passed away, at the age of fifty-four, he took full charge of the Palyul Monastery.
Pedma Lhundrub Gyatso attracted countless disciples who themselves received experiences such as visions and dreams of the root guru giving empowerments, introductions to the nature of mind and prophecies. Pedma Lhundrub Gyatso had visions of the Three Roots and Dharma Protectors bestowing blessings upon him, and he could easily understand the thoughts in the minds of others. He could pacify any illnesses or demonic force possession by simply focusing his mind on the problem.
In 1727, the year of the Fire Sheep, at the age of sixty-eight, at dawn, on the tenth day of Sagadawa, like a golden statue, he entered into meditative equipoise. In the clear light sphere of the four states of confidence, he dissolved his rupakaya body. At the time of his passing, in the clear sky of the east, loud sounds reverberated and flashes of light streaked the sky. During the cremation, mist turned into rainbows and clouds took on the shape of images, vases and wish-granting trees. The sound of the fire was extremely loud and, in the smoke, the forms of deities and their hand implements could be seen. In his remains, many precious bone relics were found.

The first Drubwang Pedma Norbu Rinpoche was born in 1679, the eleventh rabjung year of the Earth Sheep, in Chagril. Pedma Norbu was an emanation of the great Pandit Vimalamitra and the Vidyadhara Terton Jatson Nyingpo.
As a child he met the Vidyadhara Tertön Migyur Dorje in Mugsang and received permission to practice the Nam Cho revelations. At the age of twenty-one, he met the Vidyadhara Kunzang Sherab and received from him as many teachings as he could. His principle root guru was Pedma Lhundrub Gyatso, the second throne holder, from whom he received full ordination and all the transmission of the lineages of Kama and Terma as practiced in the Palyul tradition. He accomplished and perfected the practices of the stages of clear light togyal and confidently realized the view of original purity, trekchod. Because of these accomplishments in practice, Pedma Norbu received the title, Drubwang, meaning Powerful Lord of Accomplishment.
Once Drubwang Pedma Norbu was invited by the Dharma King of Dege, Tenpa Tsering, to visit and bless his palace. During the visit, Drubwang Pedma Norbu said he would perform the Vajrakilaya lama dance, from the Sakya tradition. Although unfamiliar with this tradition having never practiced it before, Drubwang Pedma Norbu performed the dance flawlessly and several fortunate observers saw that his feet were not even touching the ground. Simultaneously, Sakya Dagchen Rinpoche, who lived far away in central Tibet , looked toward the east and said, “Today, in the eastern region of Kham, an Arya Bodhisattva is performing the Vajrakilaya lama dance, which will liberate the boundless sentient beings who see or hear of it.”
He received a vast number of teachings from many great masters, including exchanging empowerments and teachings from the earlier and later schools. He invited the omnisient Chokyi Jungney, Situ Rinpoche, to Dagor (Palyul), at which time he performed the long life sadhana and empowerment of Ratna Lingpa’s revelations, the entire Nam Chö, and Lama Gongdu Transmissions. In return, Situ Rinpoche gave Drubwang Pema Norbu the Anu Yoga empowerments.
In 1757, at the age of seventy-nine, the first Drubwang Pedma Norbu Rinpoche dissolved his mind into the great sphere of truth, producing astonishing signs. His sacred body was placed just as it was, inside a large wooden stupa, erected within the innermost chambers of his private quarters where it remained until the monastic compound was razed during the Cultural Revolution.

Khedrup Karma Tashi. In 1728, the twelfth rabjung year of the Earth Monkey, Karma Tashi was born into the ancestral heritage of Kunzang Sherab, in the town of Ahchog.
As Drubwang Pedma Norbu’s closest heart disciple, he received all of the ocean-like empowerments and teachings on the Non-Dual Great Seal Mahamudra-Great Perfection Ati Yoga and Nam Cho Buddha in the Palm of the Hand. He was enthroned by Drubwang Pedma Norbu, the thirteenth Karmapa Duddul Dorje and the tenth Sharmapa Chodrup Gyatso, as the fourth throne holder of the Palyul tradition.
During the war between China and the King of Gyarong, Tsenlha Rabten, Karma Tashi was invited to China. King Tsenlha Rabten’s guru was a powerful Bonpo lama and by the power of black magic, this Bonpo lama caused a storm of stones to descend upon the Chinese troops. Karma Tashi gazed at the storm of stones and suddenly the storm was reversed. For the sake of protecting the Chinese soldiers, Karma Tashi produced many special protection cords which were so potent that they shook with energy. Not a single soldier was harmed after receiving the cords, which protected both body and mind from the fear of weapons. King Rabten of Gyarong and his Bonpo priest lost the war and, by the force of karmic results, the flag of China flew victorious in all directions. The Chinese Emperor, Chan Lung, was overwhelmed with faith and gratitude and authorized Karma Tashi as the royal guru of China and bestowed the title “Tai Shree” upon him.
Realizing that the doctrine of realization must be upheld through the experience of actual practice, he built new traditional retreat facilities in the monastic complex, complete with private water passageays and doors permanently sealed with plastered mud. He strictly enforced the rules of discipline at the monastery and made many improvements.
At the age of sixty-three Karma Tashi’s enlightened activities were complete and he perfected his mind in the great sphere of truth. The stupa containing his precious bone relics was placed inside the temple of Palyul monastery.

Karma Lhawang was born into the ancestral heritage of the Vidyadhara Kunzang Sherab. As a child, he awakened his pure awareness Mahayana nature and displayed signs of accomplishment on the path. From his guru, the First Karma Kuchen Rinpoche, Karma Tashi, he received all the transmissions for the kama lineage of the Maha, Anu and Ati Yogas, the Kagyed and Gongdu Termas and every essential transmission practiced in the Palyul tradition.
Because Karma Lhawang’s principal interest lay in uncontrived practice, he was relatively unconcerned with the details and responsibilities involved in the running of a monastery, caring for a large entourage of disciples and the general maintenance of the surroundings. Spending most of his time in solitary retreat, he continuously manifested miracles, the sign of having mingled his mind with the true nature of appearance. In addition, he possessed the omniscience of unblocked perception into the minds of others. When the enlightened activities of his lifetime were complete, Karma Lhawang passed beyond this world.
The first Karma Kuchen Rinpoche’s direct disciple, Karma Döndam of Pelwar, took over the spiritual responsbilities of upholding and increasing the lineages of empowerments, transmission and commentaries. He was particularly diligent in the practice of the Non-dual Great Seal Mahamudra Great Prefection Dzogchen Ati Yoga. The life story of this lama is rich with inspiring accounts of his everyday conduct. As a great renunciate, he disassociated himself from ordinary concerns and activities. Even the fense surrounding his humble dwelling was made of piles of leaves that scattered with a strong wind. There were countless occastions that Karma Döndam read the minds of others and accurately predicted future events. In a precious dharma medicine table of contents, some of his hair, taken when he was 103 years old, is included as a sacred substance.

Karma Gyurmed was born in 1794, the thirteenth rabjung year of the Wood Tiger, into the Khanglep family in the Me-chu Gang area of Me Shod. From Karma Lhawang, he received all of the transmissions of kama and terma, as practiced in the Palyul tradition.
Like the majority of the great throne holders of this tradition, much of Karma Gyurmed’s life was spent in solitary retreat. His principal meditational deity was Vajrakilaya (of Duddul Dorje’s revelation) and he often had visions of all seventy-five deities in Vajrakilaya’s assembly. During one pure vision, Padmasambhava came and instructed him to begin the great Dharma Medicine Accomplishment ceremony in the Palyul monastery each year of the sheep. He also began the tradition of performing Guru Chowang’s pure vision tenth day Black Hat Dance at the Palyul monastery.
When Karma Gyurmed actualized realization of the Great Perfection Ati Yoga, each one of his disciples simultaneously developed insights by just hearing the sound of his voice. Without any obstruction, not only could he read the minds of others, he could also comprehend their innermost secret thoughts and needs.
Karma Gyurmed periodically displayed his miraculous powers for the sake of guiding sentient beings. On one such occasion, he focused his mind upon negative forces in order to subdue them and when he threw his vajra, it penetrated through three wall partitions. When he traveled to the hot springs of Tilung, the impression of his footprints remained clearly in the stones.
In 1851, the year of the Iron Pig, on the twelfth day of the fifth month, Karma Gyurmed was fifty-eight years old, when he experienced the presence of the Sugatas in every direction of space. Instructing his disciples to arrange many offerings, on the thirteenth day, he dissolved his mind into the great sphere of truth. His holy body shrank to the size of a cubit, eighteen inches in length, while his complexion remained very fresh and life-like. Astonishing signs, such as unusual cloud formations and rainbows appeared in abundance. His principal heart disciple, Gyatrul Rinpoche, built a temple and a two storey gold and copper stupa to contain the holy body of the second Karma Kuchen Rinpoche, Karma Gyurmed.

Gyatrul Rinpoche. 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.

Dho-Ngag Choekyi Nyima. Prior to the passing away of the second Karma Kuchen Rinpoche, Karma Gyurmed, he left a letter on his table which said, “My incarnation will be born in Khyi-teng.” The new incarnation, Do-ngag Chokyi Nyima, was born in 1854, the fourteenth rabjung year of the Wood Tiger. At the time of his birth, marvelous rainbow light rays appeared in the sky and unusual and magnificent sounds reverberated in all directions. Born in the Dege village of Ahlo Khateng , his family name was Dilgo of the heritage Nyo.
As a youth, Do-ngag Chokyi Nyima’s mind was like pure gold with his every thought directed towards the betterment of mankind. He treated everybody with kindness and respect. While at the monastery, Do-gag Chokyi Nyima spent the majority of his time presiding over the many regular accomplishment ceremonies, as well as bestowing transmissions. He was never known to rest or take any personal time out, except for the practice of root and accomplishment mantras which he did while in retreat. It was his lifetime pattern to arise by three in the morning in order to recite all of his daily practices from both the earlier and later traditions of kama and terma. Just after dawn, he would offer sang and tormas to the hungry spirits. Intermittently he would perform at least one hundred prostrations and circumambulations. Although he maintained such a demanding schedule for the purpose of the doctrine, he never cut his own daily practice for any reason.
While he performed the great accomplishment ceremonies, nectar in the skull cups spontaneously overflowed and dharma medicine pills would increase, to roll down the mandala cord in his direction. During the descent of the blessings section of the practice, actual signs of spiritual attainment were regularly witnessed. He often left his footprints upon stone as a sign of having mingled mind with appearances. He possessed unobstructed power to see through and beyond rocks, houses and mountains and he could hear conversations being carried on from afar. Although he received many other extraordinary visions and prophesies, because of his prudent character, these experiences were kept concealed.
In 1906, the fifteenth rabjung year of the Fire Horse, when he was fifty-three years old, Chokyi Nyima dissolved into the exhaustless sphere of clear light. During the cremation ceremony, clouds in the shape of pitched tents appeared in the luminously clear sky, releasing gentle showers of rain. Many precious bone relics were found and devoted followers experienced wondrous visions.

The second Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche was born in 1887, his birth foreseen in a dream by Do-ngag Chökyi Nyima, the third Karma Kuchen Rinpoche and eighth throne holder of Palyul. He was brought to Palyul Monastery when he was seven years old. At the age of nine, Padmasambhava appeared to him directly in a vision and blessed him.
He received novice ordination and a vast number of transmissions from Karma Kuchen Rinpoche. His root guru was the remarkable Khenchen Ngagi Wangpo. One of the most highly realized Dzogchen masters of this century, Khenchen Ngagi Wangpo Rinpoche (1879-1941) was also regarded as an emanation of Vimalamitra. He conferred upon Pema Norbu full ordination in the vinaya lineage of Shantarakshita and gave him the secret oral teachings of Dzogchen. Through these blessings, Pema Norbu attained realization of the primordially pure nature of all phenomena and displayed signs of having realized the “Increasing of Experience” of the four visions of Tögal. He also met and received empowerments from both Mipham Rinpoche and Jamgön Kongtrul.
Khenchen Ngagi Wangpo said that in his previous lives, Pema Norbu had been an emanation of Vajrapani; the famous minister of King Songtsen Gampo called Lönpo Gar Dampa; the son of Trisong Deutsen called Prince Lhase Damdzin; Lhalung Palgyi Dorje (one of Padmasambhava’s twenty five great disciples); Tertön Sangye Lingpa (discoverer of the huge Lama Gongdu terma cycle); the first Drubwang Pema Norbu; the first Dodrupchen Kunzang Shyenphen; and the second Dodrupchen Phuntsok Jungne.
The second Penor Rinpoche became the ninth throne holder of The Palyul Lineage. With tremendous enthusiasm, he gave many different transmissions and empowerments, teaching continually on the Guhyagarbha Tantra, Jigme Lingpa’s Treasury of Good Qualities and the Three Vows. He gave the transmission of the Nam Chö Dzogchen teachings and the Longchen Nyingtig tradition of Nyoshul Lungtok according to Khenpo Ngaga’s oral instructions. On five occasions he bestowed the Rinchen Terdzö empowerments. He also composed seven large volumes of writings, renovated monasteries, built new temples, sponsored publications, opened a new scholastic college, and established Great Accomplishment ceremonies and other practices.
Before he died in 1932 at only 46 years of age, he appeared in a pure vision to Khenchen Ngagi Wangpo. He told Khenchen Ngagi Wangpo that his only regret was that he wished there had been more time to serve the Longchen Nyingthig tradition of Dzogchen and to study more under Khenchen Ngagi Wangpo. He promised to reincarnate very swiftly.
Khenchen Ngagi Wangpo conducted all the rituals for Pema Norbu’s passing, including the cremation. During this time, there was an earthquake and many other amazing signs of his realization.

Thegchog Nyingpo was born in 1908, the fifteenth rabjung year of the Earth Monkey. The fifteenth Karmapa Khakyab Dorje prophesized that this child was indeed the reincarnation of the third Karma Kuchen, Rinpoche Dongag Chokyi Nyima, and gave him the name Karma Thegchog Nyingpo Drimed Yongdrub, which means the Stainless Fully Accomplished Essence of the Supreme Vehicle.
Thegchog Nyingpo received every important transmission in the Palyul lineage from the second Pema Norbu, including minor transmissions for ritual practice, ransoming life, exorcism of negative forces and others. After receiving all transmissions, Thegchog Nyingpo entered into a three-year retreat at the Palyul retreat center to practice Ratna Lingpa’s Three Kaya Accomplishment.
After successfully completing the retreat, Thegchog Nyingpo began giving empowerments, transmissions and teachings to large gatherings. He also commissioned the paintings of ten thangkas of the Gongdu meditation deities. He was always very generous toward the dharma and greater sangha community, accumulating an abundance of great merit.
In 1956, the year of the Fire Monkey, the communist Chinese occupation of the Tibet began. In 1958, the year of the Earth Dog, Thegchog Nyingpo was fifty-one years old when he was captured and imprisoned by the Communist Chinese troops. After undergoing a great amount of torture, he was taken to the Mugngag Labour Camp. One day, Thegchog Nyingpo told the prison guards that he was planning to leave. Thinking he was planning an escape, the guards chided him saying, “We will see how far you get.” They intended that evening to watch him very closely, but were distracted when a tigress with four cubs came near the prison. All of the guards on duty rushed off to hunt the tigress and what they found when they returned is as follows: Some of the guards reported that Thegchog Nyingpo had completely disappeared, without leaving a trace behind (the great rainbow body transference), others said they found him sitting without breathing in meditative equipoise. The announcement was made to the general public that Thegchog Nyingpo had died suddenly of an unexplained illness.

The Fifth Karma Kuchen Rinpoche was born on August 28, 1970, in the year of Iron Dog, along with many auspicious signs to a noble religious family. When he was 2 years old, His Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche (the eleventh Throne Holder) notified his parents that their son is the reincarnation of a great mahasiddha, and to care for him accordingly.
When H.H Karma Kuchen Rinpoche was 4 years old, both the late H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche (also the manifestation of Guru Rinpoche ) and H.H. Penor Rinpoche confirmed that, in their meditations, this child was the unmistaken incarnation of the Fourth Karma Kuchen Rinpoche (Karma Thegchog Nyingpo). The young Karma Kuchen was then invited to Namrdoling Monastery where Penor Rinpoche looked after him and provided him with the traditional education afforded such incarnate masters according to tradition. Karma Kuchen Rinpoche studied and perfected the teachings of Nam Chö (Sky Teachings) preliminaries (ordinary and extraordinary), Tsa Lung and up to Dzogpachenpo under the direct guidance of H.H. Penor Rinpoche. He also took the Bhikshu and Bodhisattva vows, and received the Nam Chö, Ratna Lingpa’s Revelations and Rinchen Terzö empowerments from H.H. Penor Rinpoche. In addition, he received many teachings under the late H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, and many other great siddhas.
He has displayed infinite wisdom and understanding of Vajrayana and Mahayana teachings when he gave a long discourse at the Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, in the presence of many high Khenpos.
Keeping in view of his wonderful qualities of a master, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche appointed him as the Head of the Palyul Mother Monastery in Tibet in 1994. On 14 August 2000, he was formally enthroned as the Twelfth Throne Holder of the Palyul Lineage. Equipped with inconceivable wisdom, modesty, grace and boundless compassion, he has vowed to bring peace and happiness to all sentient beings and spread the supreme Dharma in the ten directions. Penor Rinpoche on many occasions appreciated his efforts in holding the pure lineage of Palyul tradition and dissemination of Buddha Dharma in the Land of Snows. All who have encountered him have been touched by his strength and humility. Those who were close to H. H. Penor Rinpoche are touched by the similarity of the two masters, including Karma Kuchen’sresponses to ordinary day-to-day situations and even the very hand gestures he uses when teaching.
The significant achievement of Karma Kuchen Rinpoche since his arrival in Tibet was that he had built many temples, stupas, prayer wheels, images of deities and other objects of veneration and faith. Under the direction of Penor Rinpoche, hehas built a very grand and magnificent temple within the monastery premises.
Of the many remarkable qualities that he possesses, the most striking quality is his strict and pure observance of all the vows of a monk. He is thus the embodiment of pure conduct in these degenerate times.