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The 2nd Jamgon Kongtrul, Khyentse Ozer

The Second Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Palden Khyentse Oser (1904 – 1953) was born in the wood dragon year in Central Tibet at Tsurphu Monastery, as predicted by the 15th Karmapa, Kakhyab Dorje. He was the Karmapa's son and heart disciple, and he spent most of his life at Tsandra Rinchen Drak at Palpung, East Tibet, guiding the activities there and supplying it with everything needed.
   Palden Khyentse Oser was a greatly realised scholar and master held in high esteem by many as a spiritual guide. He studied, mastered, practiced, taught and transmitted many times over, the sutras, tantras, and the Five Treasuries to monks, nuns and numerous disciples, and inspired them to practice and train in the path of liberation. He attained realisation of the ultimate lineage and became the lineage holder and one of the Root Teachers of the 16th Karmapa.
   In 1953, as he was leaving his seat at Tsandra Rinchen Drak for Thrangu Monastery to perform the parinirvana ceremonies for Traleg Rinpoche, he indicated, in a light-hearted way, to one of his general secretaries, the late Changdzo Buddha, that he would not be returning after the ceremonies. On the way, he visited the 9th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche at Benchen Monastery. There, he told Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche that he may die and would be very happy if he would visit him if that should happen.
   The Second Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche passed away in May 1953 in the cave of Je Mipham Rinpoche in Thrangu Monastery. Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche arrived just before he dissolved his mind in parinirvana. He called out the name of the 15th Karmapa, Palden Khyentse Oser's Root Teacher, and the Second Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche smiled and passed away peacefully and joyfully.
   One day, when he was very ill, Palden Khyentse Oser told his chanting master and close disciple, Umze Kanjam, that he would soon die and take rebirth in Central Tibet, and they would meet again. Umze Kanjam asked Rinpoche where he would be reborn in Central Tibet. In reply, the Second Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche told him that they should ask the Karmapa (the Sixteenth, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje).

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