His Eminence Nechung Rinpoche Ogyen Thinley Choephel was such a great master for several lives. And, he is still returning to benefit sentient beings.

Such compassion and kindness for those of us in Samara.

But, I’m just curious why Rinpoche established the Nechung Dorje Drayang Ling, a temple and meditation center in Hawaii for the study of Buddhist meditation and Tibetan culture. Would be interesting to be able to visit this monastery of a great master with Mindroling background. As, I remember from the origins of Dorje Shugden, the Mindrolings are the master of rituals to expel negative forces. And, the Mindroling masters were called in by the 5th Dalai Lama to aid in the dispelling of Dorje Shugden, who was thought to be a harmful spirit back then. And, even then the Mindroling could not dispel Dorje Shugden as Dorje Shugden is a Buddha and not a spirit.

Thank you for this information about Nechung Rinpoche. Contemporary media and writing have generally pictured Nechung as a spirit who is against Dorje Shugden and its practitioners, while they keep forgetting that it was Nechung who asked Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen as the uncommon protector.

As time went by, and more evidence coming up that Nechung Rinpoche Thupten Konchok was a Dorje Shugden practitioner. I am becoming more convinced that both Nechung and Dorje Shugden are actually working together to protect and promote the Dharma.

Michaela

He was very gentle, soft spoken and had a soft demeanour.

May his current incarnation be like his previous.

tk