{"id":3615,"date":"2019-10-30T23:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T23:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/project\/episode-fourteen-tashi-namgyals-rime-loyalty\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T19:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T19:56:10","slug":"episode-fourteen-tashi-namgyals-rime-loyalty","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/project\/episode-fourteen-tashi-namgyals-rime-loyalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 14: Tashi Namgyals Rime-Treue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8220;section&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8220;row&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8220;initial&#8220; background_position=&#8220;top_left&#8220; background_repeat=&#8220;repeat&#8220; hover_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; width=&#8220;100%&#8220; sticky_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; custom_padding__hover=&#8220;|||&#8220;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8220;Text&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8220;initial&#8220; background_position=&#8220;top_left&#8220; background_repeat=&#8220;repeat&#8220; hover_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; sticky_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Es war Anfang der 1960er Jahre, und im gesamten Himalaya schien alles zusammenzubrechen. Kl\u00f6ster waren zerst\u00f6rt, gro\u00dfe Meister get\u00f6tet worden, Familien vertrieben. Dann legte Tsewang Paljor sein Amt als Chagz\u00f6d der Khyentse Labrang nieder, und viele dachten wahrscheinlich, dass es mit der Khyentse-Linie nun zu Ende ginge.<\/p>\n<p>Jemand musste in seine Fu\u00dfstapfen treten. Der einzige geeignete Kandidat schien Tashi Namgyal aus der Familie der Drumo zu sein. Die Drumos waren ein Adelsfamilie aus dem K\u00f6nigreich Derge. Als Tashi Namgyal geboren wurde, meinte ein Wahrsager, dass dieser Junge nicht lange leben w\u00fcrde, und so gab seine Familie ihn in den Dienst von Dzongsar Khyentse Ch\u00f6kyi Lodr\u00f6. Kinder zu ihrem eigenen Wohle einem gro\u00dfen Meister zu \u00fcbergeben, war in Tibet eine g\u00e4ngige Praxis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-294 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/023341a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/023341a.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/023341a-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Als Kind machte sich Tashi Namgyal nicht gerade einen Namen als besonders gelehrig. Das Einzige, was er jemals wirklich lernte, war die <em>Gyaling <\/em>(tibetisches Horn) zu spielen. Er war nicht nur sehr gut darin, sondern hatte auch sichtlich Freude daran und pflegte seine H\u00f6rner stets mit gr\u00f6\u00dfter Sorgfalt. Er war auch ein ausgezeichneter Gyaling-Lehrer, und einige der Melodien, die er unterrichtete, werden noch heute gespielt. Und doch gab es niemanden, der so schusselig war wie er. Oft ging er zum Markt, um etwas zu kaufen, und kam mit leeren H\u00e4nden zur\u00fcck. Oder er suchte \u00fcberall nach seiner Robe, nur um dann festzustellen, dass er sie bereits trug.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChaiwallaKolkata_cropped-920x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChaiwallaKolkata_cropped-920x1024.jpg 920w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChaiwallaKolkata_cropped-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChaiwallaKolkata_cropped-768x855.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChaiwallaKolkata_cropped-1080x1202.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChaiwallaKolkata_cropped.jpg 1636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tashi Namgyal war bekannt daf\u00fcr, dass er sich langsam und umst\u00e4ndlich durch die Welt bewegte. Wenn wir mit dem Zug durch Indien reisten, gab es immer einen spannenden Moment, wenn er an den Haltestellen ausstieg, um sich schnell eine Tasse Tee oder hei\u00dfes Wasser zu holen. Der Zug pfiff in der Regel dreimal, bevor er den Bahnhof wieder verlie\u00df. Ich erinnere mich, wie ich so oft den dritten Pfiff h\u00f6rte und ihm dabei zusah, wie er mit seinem hei\u00dfen Tee hinter dem fahrenden Zug herlief und im letzten Moment in den Waggon sprang. Gl\u00fccklicherweise fuhren diese indischen Z\u00fcge langsam, und in den Abteilen der dritten Klasse, in denen wir sa\u00dfen, gab es keine T\u00fcren, die ihn daran hinderten, aufzuspringen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/indianrailway1_custom-f0cebada13c58db3cf828b05440ab8233b09a761-s800-c85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/indianrailway1_custom-f0cebada13c58db3cf828b05440ab8233b09a761-s800-c85.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/indianrailway1_custom-f0cebada13c58db3cf828b05440ab8233b09a761-s800-c85-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/indianrailway1_custom-f0cebada13c58db3cf828b05440ab8233b09a761-s800-c85-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Da Tashi Namgyal ein Aristokrat war, hatte er unz\u00e4hlige Cousins, Neffen und Nichten. Er liebte sie und sie ihrerseits waren ganz vernarrt in ihn. F\u00fcr diese jungen Menschen war er der \u201eg\u00fctige Onkel\u201c. Er liebte es auch, sich lokale Fu\u00dfballspiele in Gangtok anzusehen. Bei Regen oder Sonnenschein ging er mit einem Holzbrett in seiner Tasche zum Stadion; da es kein richtiges Stadion war, brauchte er das Brett als Sitzgelegenheit. Nat\u00fcrlich durfte ich die Labrang nie verlassen, geschweige denn mit ihm ein Fu\u00dfballspiel besuchen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-308\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/soccer-wet-rain-football-kids-wallpaper-preview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/soccer-wet-rain-football-kids-wallpaper-preview.jpg 970w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/soccer-wet-rain-football-kids-wallpaper-preview-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/soccer-wet-rain-football-kids-wallpaper-preview-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wenn ich auf meine Kindheit zur\u00fcckblicke, gibt es vieles, wof\u00fcr ich dankbar sein kann. Nat\u00fcrlich hatte ich das gro\u00dfe Gl\u00fcck, den Weg Siddharthas, den Dharma und viele unglaubliche Meister kennenzulernen. Aber mir ist jetzt klar, dass es auch ein gro\u00dfes Gl\u00fcck war, dass Chagdz\u00f6d Tsewang Paljor k\u00fcndigte und Tashi Namgyal mein Chagdz\u00f6d und sp\u00e4ter mein Betreuer wurde.<\/p>\n<p>Wenn die Inkarnation eines Lamas gefunden wird, sind die Begleiter in der Regel sehr engstirnig und kurzsichtig, was die Ausbildung der Jungen angeht. Viele Begleiter und Chagz\u00f6ds neigen zu Sektierertum und vermitteln nur eine Tradition. In meinem Fall jedoch sorgte Chagdz\u00f6d Tashi Namgyal daf\u00fcr, dass ich immer dabei war, sobald es eine Einweihung oder Unterweisung gab \u2013 sei es von Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, dem 16. Karmapa, Seiner Heiligkeit Sakya Trizin und vielen anderen Meistern. Das war nicht nur unkonventionell, sondern auch sehr schwierig f\u00fcr ihn zu organisieren, da die Labrang mittellos war.<\/p>\n<p>Er schickte mich hierhin und dorthin trotz vieler Widerst\u00e4nde und Kritik hinter seinem R\u00fccken. Die Nyingmapas murrten dar\u00fcber, dass er mich zu den Sakyapa- und Kagyupa-Lehren mitnahm. Die Sakypas murrten dar\u00fcber, dass er mich zu den Kagyupas und Nyingmapas mitnahm. Seine Antwort auf dieses Murren war immer ein breites L\u00e4cheln. Es kam nie zu einer Konfrontation. Aber er wusste genau, was er zu tun hatte. Er sagte sogar dem gro\u00dfen Nyingma-Meister Chatrul Rinpoche ab, als dieser anbot, meine Ausbildung zu beaufsichtigen. Tashi Namgyal best\u00e4rkte mich zwar, Unterweisungen von Chatrul Rinpoche zu erhalten, aber er wollte mich nicht vollst\u00e4ndig einer einzigen Linie unterwerfen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_301\" style=\"width: 783px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-301\" class=\"wp-image-301 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dudjom-Chatral-Rinpoche-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dudjom-Chatral-Rinpoche-1.jpg 773w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dudjom-Chatral-Rinpoche-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dudjom-Chatral-Rinpoche-1-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Mein Gro\u00dfvater Dudjom Rinpoche mit Chatrul Rinpoche<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nach Tashi Namgyals Ansicht sollte ich so wenig sektiererisch wie m\u00f6glich werden, weil ich doch angeblich die Inkarnation von Dzongsar Khyentse Ch\u00f6kyi Lodr\u00f6 war, der unter anderem wegen seines beispiellosen Engagements f\u00fcr alle Traditionen des tibetischen Buddhismus verehrt worden war. Tashi Namgyal war entschlossen, dieses Erbe fortzusetzen, indem er mich mit all den gro\u00dfen Meistern und ihren Lehren und Segnungen bekannt machte.<\/p>\n<p>Als ich am Sakya College buddhistische Philosophie studierte, hatte das College einen umfassenden Lehrplan, der eine strenge Anwesenheitspflicht vorsah. Aber mitten im Semester nahm Tashi Namgyal mich oft aus der Schule, um an Unterweisungen oder Einweihungen teilzunehmen. Das sorgte f\u00fcr Stirnrunzeln. Dann, in meinem letzten Jahr am College, bestand Tashi Namgyal darauf, dass ich kurz vor Jahresende die Schule verlie\u00df, was bedeutete, dass ich die Pr\u00fcfung verpasste und daher nie meinen Abschluss machte. Damals war ich ver\u00e4rgert \u00fcber seine Entscheidung, weil ich kein Diplom erhalten w\u00fcrde. Tashi Namgyals Antwort war, es gebe kein wertvolleres Diplom als den Titel Jamyang Khyentse.<\/p>\n<p>Auch wenn es damals nicht angenehm war, das zu h\u00f6ren, muss es mich doch beeindruckt haben. Jahre sp\u00e4ter, als ich meinen Master an der SOAS der University of London nicht abschlie\u00dfen konnte, st\u00f6rte es mich nicht wirklich. Das muss Tashi Namgyals Einfluss gewesen sein.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_300\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300\" class=\"wp-image-300 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/large107625-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/large107625-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/large107625.jpg 485w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>SOAS an der University of London<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mit dieser Treue zur Rime-Tradition \u2013 obwohl er kein gro\u00dfer Gelehrter war \u2013 stellte Tashi Namgyal jene sogenannten Gebildeten in den Schatten, die in Wirklichkeit reichlich engstirnig und sektiererisch waren. Es war mein Gl\u00fcck, dass er mich auf meinem Ausbildungsweg begleitete. Ich kann ihm daf\u00fcr nicht genug danken.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_299\" style=\"width: 938px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-299\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tnr2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tnr2.jpg 928w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tnr2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tnr2-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Mein Vater<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wenn ich in diesem Zusammenhang mein Verdienst erw\u00e4hne, muss ich auch \u00fcber meine Familie sprechen. Meine Familie steht ganz in der Tradition der Nyingmapa. Mein Gro\u00dfvater, Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, und mein Vater, Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, waren beide illustre Pers\u00f6nlichkeiten innerhalb der Nyingmapa-Tradition. Sie h\u00e4tten leicht Einfluss auf die Khyentse Labrang nehmen und verlangen k\u00f6nnen, dass ich nicht zu all diesen Kagy\u00fcpa- und Sakyapa-Unterweisungen mitgenommen werde, aber meine Familie mischte sich nie ein. Wenn ich mir heute einige der gegenw\u00e4rtigen Wiedergeburten anschaue, die unter der Fuchtel ihrer Familien und Labrangs lernen und aufwachsen, wei\u00df ich die Gro\u00dfz\u00fcgigkeit und das Vertrauen meiner Familie umso mehr zu sch\u00e4tzen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_297\" style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297\" class=\"size-full wp-image-297\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shamarpa04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shamarpa04.jpg 850w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shamarpa04-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shamarpa04-768x361.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Shamar Rinpoche<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tashi Namgyal legte als Aristokrat aus Khampa gro\u00dfen Wert auf seine Familienehre. Man k\u00f6nnte dies als Treue interpretieren, aber auch als Vetternwirtschaft. Seine Schwester brachte Shamar Rinpoche zur Welt. Viele Jahre sp\u00e4ter war Shamar Rinpoche in den Streit um die Inthronisierung der 17. Karmapa-Inkarnation verwickelt. Shamar Rinpoche unterst\u00fctzte einen, Situ Rinpoche einen anderen Karmapa. Als sein Onkel stand Tashi Namgyal entschieden auf der Seite von Shamar Rinpoche. Aber zu seiner Verteidigung muss man sagen, dass er nicht ein einziges Mal auch nur eine Minute lang versucht hat, mich auf seine Seite zu ziehen. Im Gegenteil, er erinnerte mich daran, dass das Dzongsar-Kloster geografisch in der N\u00e4he des Palpung-Klosters in Derge lag, und sich die fr\u00fcheren Inkarnationen von Situ und Khyentse ebenfalls nahestanden, und dass man dies nicht vergessen sollte.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_303\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-303\" class=\"wp-image-303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tumblr_p5mcx0FdaP1tetr4oo1_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tumblr_p5mcx0FdaP1tetr4oo1_640.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tumblr_p5mcx0FdaP1tetr4oo1_640-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Tai Situ Rinpoche mit einem der 17. Karmapas<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wenn ich irgendeine Form von Wertsch\u00e4tzung und Verehrung f\u00fcr die verschiedenen Schulen empfinde \u2013 nicht nur f\u00fcr die verschiedenen Schulen des tibetischen Buddhismus, sondern auch f\u00fcr andere buddhistische Traditionen wie Zen und Theravada \u2013, dann muss ich sagen, dass Tashi Namgyal dabei eine gro\u00dfe Rolle gespielt hat. Er starb am 8. August 2007 in Bir. Ich werde ihn als einen der freundlichsten und sanftm\u00fctigsten Menschen in Erinnerung behalten, die ich je kennenlernte.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_310\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310\" class=\"size-large wp-image-310\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_6693-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_6693-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_6693-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_6693-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_6693-1080x607.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_6693.jpg 1907w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Yangchen Shenyantsang mit Tashi Namgyal in Sikkim<\/em><\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_309\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309\" class=\"wp-image-309 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image0-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image0-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image0-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image0-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image0-1-1080x810.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image0-1.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Tashi Namgyal in Bir, Himachal Pradesh<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Es war Anfang der 1960er Jahre, und im gesamten Himalaya schien alles zusammenzubrechen. Kl\u00f6ster waren zerst\u00f6rt, gro\u00dfe Meister get\u00f6tet worden, Familien vertrieben. Dann legte Tsewang Paljor sein Amt als Chagz\u00f6d der Khyentse Labrang nieder, und viele dachten wahrscheinlich, dass es mit der Khyentse-Linie nun zu Ende ginge. Jemand musste in seine Fu\u00dfstapfen treten. Der einzige [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"It was the early 1960s and throughout the Himalayas it seemed like everything was falling apart. Monasteries had been destroyed. Great masters had been killed. Families were displaced. Then Tsewang Paljor left his post as chagz\u00f6d of Khyentse Labrang and many people probably thought the fate and good fortune of the Khyentse lineage had ended.\r\n\r\nSomeone had to step into his shoes. The only eligible person, it seems, was Tashi Namgyal of the Drumo family. The Drumo family was an aristocratic family of the Derge kingdom. When Tashi Namgyal was born, a soothsayer said that this boy would not live long so his family offered him to become the attendant of Dzongsar Khyentse Ch\u00f6kyi Lodr\u00f6. Offering children to a great master for the wellbeing of the child was a common practice in Tibet.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-294 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/023341a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/>Growing up, Tashi Namgyal wasn't known as being learned. The only thing he ever really studied was blowing the <em>gyaling<\/em> (a Tibetan horn). Not only was he very good, he clearly enjoyed it and always cared for his horns meticulously. He was an excellent gyaling instructor as well, some of the tunes he taught are still being played today. And yet you couldn't find someone as forgetful as him. He would often go to the market to buy something and come back empty handed. Or he would be searching everywhere for his robe only to realize he was already wearing it.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ChaiwallaKolkata_cropped-920x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"1024\" \/>Tashi Namgyal was notoriously slow moving and longwinded. When we'd travel by train across India, there was always a tense moment when he would disembark at stops along the way to get a quick cup of tea or hot water. The train would always whistle three times before leaving the station again. I remember so many times hearing the third whistle and watching him jog after the moving train with his hot tea, leaping into the car at the last moment possible. Luckily these Indian trains moved slowly, and in the third class compartments where we sat had no doors barring him from jumping on.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/indianrailway1_custom-f0cebada13c58db3cf828b05440ab8233b09a761-s800-c85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/>Because he was an aristocrat, Tashi Namgyal had countless cousins, nephews and nieces. He loved them and in turn they adored him. He exuded \u201ckind uncle\u201d to these young people. He also loved watching local football matches in Gangtok. Rain or shine, he would go to the stadium with a wooden plank in his bag; since it wasn't really a proper stadium, he needed the plank as a seat. Of course, I was never allowed to leave the grounds, let alone attend a football match with him.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-308\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/soccer-wet-rain-football-kids-wallpaper-preview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"504\" \/>\r\n\r\nLooking back at my childhood, there are a lot of things that I can be grateful for. Obviously I had so much merit to have met the path of Siddhartha, the dharma, and many incredible masters. But I now realize that it was also great merit when Chagdz\u00f6d Tsewang Paljor quit and Tashi Namgyal became my chagdz\u00f6d and subsequently my caretaker.\r\n\r\nUsually when a lama\u2019s incarnation is identified, the attendants are very narrow minded and shortsighted about how the boys are trained. Often the attendants and chagz\u00f6ds err on the side of sectarianism and only introduce one tradition. But in my case, the moment there was news of an initiation or teaching\u2014whether it was from Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche or 16th Karmapa or HH Sakya Trizin or many other masters\u2014Chagdz\u00f6d Tashi Namgyal would make sure I was there at all costs. Not only was this unconventional, it was very difficult for him to arrange because the labrang was penniless.\r\n\r\nHe sent me here and there despite a lot of opposition with all kinds of people criticizing him behind his back. Nyingmapas grumbled about him taking me to the Sakyapa and Kagyupa teachings. Sakyapas grumbled about him bringing me to the Kagyupas and Nyingmapas. His response to these grumblings was always a big smile. There was never a confrontation. But he was firm in knowing what he needed to do. He even turned down the great Nyingma master Chatrul Rinpoche when he offered to supervise my studies. While Tashi Namgyal encouraged me to receive teachings from Chatrul Rinpoche, he didn't want to surrender me entirely to one tradition.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_301\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"773\"]<img class=\"wp-image-301 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dudjom-Chatral-Rinpoche-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"510\" \/> <em>My grandfather Dudjom Rinpoche with Chatrul Rinpoche<\/em>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIn Tashi Namgyal's mind I should be as nonsectarian as possible because I was supposedly the incarnation of Dzongsar Khyentse Ch\u00f6kyi L\u00f6dro who, among many other reasons, was revered for his unparalleled dedication to all the lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. Tashi Namgyal was committed to continuing this tradition by introducing me to all these great masters and their teachings and blessing.\r\n\r\nWhen I was enrolled in Sakya College studying Buddhist philosophy, the college had a comprehensive curriculum that required strict attendance. But in the middle of the semester, Tashi Namgyal often took me out of school to attend teachings or initiations. This raised eyebrows. Then, in my last year at the college, Tashi Namgyal insisted I leave right before the end of the year, which meant I missed the examination and therefore I never graduated. I was annoyed by his decision at the time because it meant I would have no diploma. Tashi Namgyal's response was that there is no more precious diploma than the title of Jamyang Khyentse.\r\n\r\nEven though at that time it wasn't pleasant to hear, it must have made an impression because years later, when I failed to finish my master's degree at SOAS at the University of London, it didn\u2019t really bother me. This must be Tashi Namgyal\u2019s influence.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_300\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-300 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/large107625-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/> <em>SOAS at the University of London<\/em>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWith this loyalty to the Rime tradition\u2014even though he wasn\u2019t a great scholar\u2014Tashi Namgyal eclipsed those so-called learned people who were actually quite narrow minded and sectarian. It was my merit to have my education guided by him. I cannot repay his kindness enough for this.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_299\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"928\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-299\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tnr2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"640\" \/> <em>My father<\/em>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIf I mention my merit in this context, I also have to mention my family. My family was strongly Nyingmapa. My grandfather, Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, and father Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, both had influential positions within the Nyingmapa tradition. They could have easily influenced Khyentse Labrang and demanded that I not be taken to all these Kagyupa and Sakyapa teachings, but my family never interfered. Looking at some of the present incarnations with families and labrangs controlling their training and upbringing, I now appreciate my family\u2019s generosity and trust.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_297\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"850\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-297\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shamarpa04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"400\" \/> <em>Shamar Rinpoche<\/em>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nTashi Namgyal, being a Khampa aristocrat, valued family honor. You could interpret this as loyalty or you could interpret it as nepotism. His sister gave birth to Shamar Rinpoche. Many years later, Shamar Rinpoche was involved in the dispute over the enthronement of the 17<sup>th<\/sup> Karmapa incarnation. Shamar Rinpoche endorsed one Karmapa, and Situ Rinpoche endorsed a different one. As an uncle, Tashi Namgyal was strongly on the side of Shamar Rinpoche. But to his credit, he never once, not for a minute, tried to influence me to side with him. On the contrary he reminded me that geographically Dzongsar Monastery was close to Palpung Monastery in Derge, and so too were the previous incarnations of Situ and Khyentse, and that this should be remembered.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_303\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"620\"]<img class=\"wp-image-303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tumblr_p5mcx0FdaP1tetr4oo1_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"600\" \/> <em>Tai Situ Rinpoche with on of the 17th Karmapas<\/em>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIf I have any sort of appreciation and veneration for the different schools\u2014not only different schools of Tibetan Buddhism\u2014but other Buddhist traditions such as Zen and Theravada, I have to say that Tashi Namgyal played a role in that. Tashi Namgyal died in Bir 08\/08\/07, August 8, 2007. He will remembered by me as one of the most kind and soft human beings I have met.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_310\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-310\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_6693-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/> <em>Yangchen Shenyantsang with Tashi Namgyal in Sikkim<\/em>[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_309\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-309 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mugwortborn.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image0-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/> <em>Tashi Namgyal in Bir, Himachal Pradesh.<\/em>[\/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[88],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3615","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-episodes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/3615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/3615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=3615"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mugwortborn.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=3615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}