Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche entered parinirvana at 10:12 a.m. on December 18th, 2020 at the age of 68 in Singapore in the presence of family members. Rinpoche entered the state of thukdam – an advanced meditative state practiced by Buddhist masters during the intermediate post-death period. Rinpoche’s kudung returned to Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery in January, 2021 and was cremated on February 24th, 2023.
You can listen to prayers for the swift rebirth of Kyabjé Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as Karmapas Trinlé Thayé Dorjé and Orgyen Trinley Dorjé in Samye Institute’s Chant Library. Learn more about the Tsikey Chokling incarnarnation line here.
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