Reting Rinpoché

Reting Rinpoché is the title of the principal LAMA of the monastery of Reting, old seat of the school Kadampa become monastery Gelugpa, located at central Tibet, in the valley Reting Tsampo in the north of Lhassa. The function is transmitted by reincarnation. Reting Rinpoche sometimes helped to recognize new the Dalaï Lama. It was the case of 5th, and it is perhaps the reason for which the Chinese authorities wanted to indicate they-even to it 7th Reting Rinpoché.

The 1e Reting Rinpoché, Jigten Ngawang Chokten, was it teaching in traditional letters of the 7th Dalaï Lama; 4th Reting, Ngawang Lobsang, were it teaching in traditional letters of the 9th Panchen LAMA.

5th Reting Rinpoché

Thupten Jampel Tishey Gyantsen (1911 - 1947), usually called Gyaltsap (Gyetsap) Rinpoché, was born with Dagpo parents from modest condition. As of its young age, it shows signs of wisdom and is identified like the 5th incarnation of Reting Rinpoché. He studies with the monastery of Séra where he obtains the degree of Geshe. Under a frail and soft outside, it hiding place a considerable determination. In 1934, after the death of the 13th Dalaï Lama, it is named regent, in accordance with the wishes of late Dalaï Lama. In 1935, it goes in company various dignitaries on banks of the crowned lake of Lhamo-Latso, the lake of the visions, not far from the monastery Chokhorgyal, with the research of the signs of the reincarnation of the Dalaï Lama. Reting Rinpoché sees at water surface three syllables: Ah, Ka and My. He also sees appearing a monastery with the tiled roofs gilded and green as well as a small farm with the slates turquoise blue. Two years later, Kwetsang Rinpoché will discover in the North-East of the province of the Amdo the Monastère of Kumbum with its gilded and green roofs, then a little further, in a nearby hamlet with Taktser, a firm glaze of tiles turquoises. These two buildings correspond to the vision.

In 1936, Reting Rinpoché expresses by 2 times the desire to resign of the office of regent but it is asked to him to remain. It accepts and will leave only after the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama will have been discovered. In 1936, it visits Samye in order to carry out the ceremony of dedication to the reopening of the monastery after important repairs. It wishes to visit the India in pilgrimage. Nevertheless, he is shown of conspiracy and attempted murder against another regent, Taktra Rinpoché. He is locked up in the prison of Sharchen chog to Lhassa where he dies the May 8th 1947. According to certain sources, its death could not be natural because one of the officers charged it to supervise, Lungshar Orgyen Namdol, had an objection against him, Reting Rinpoché having formerly made condemn his/her father. In addition, some Gelugpa " sectaires" as Dzemey Tulku allot its mishaps to the fact that it would have moved away from the tradition kadampa while being interested in practices Nyingmapa like the Dzogchen.

6th Reting Rinpoché

Tenzin Jigme (1948 - 1997), born with Lhassa, is identified like reincarnation of 5th Reting Rinpoché in 1951. He is established with the monastery of Reting in 1955. He is the first religious character to occupy a station with the Comité of Tibet of the Association of the Buddhists of China in 1956 at the 8 years age. However, he is persecuted during the Cultural revolution (1966 - 1976) where he undergoes meetings of " denunciations publiques" and is imprisoned during one year. Rehabilitated at the end of the Seventies, it is named at various official stations. Like the 10th Panchen LAMA, it Marie and carries out a laic life. He east dies the February 13rd 1997.

Discusses concerning 7th Reting Rinpoche

After the death of 6th Réting Rinpoché, the authorities Chinese select a score of children and choose Soinam Puncog, (Sonam Phuntsok in Tibetan), born in the area of Lhari the October 13rd 1997. He “is recognized” 7th Reting Rinpoché by the Chinese authorities in 2000, just after the escape from the 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje. Beijing hopes to use it for the recognition of the future Dalaï Lama, just like 5th Reting Rinpoche had taken part in the recognition of current Dalaï Lama. " China makes an effort by all the possible ways increase its control on the religious activities in Tibet and in particular on the réincarnations" commented on on this subject Richard Oppenheimer, Tibet Information Network (London).

With Dharamsala, the Gouvernement Tibetan in exile indicated in 2000 that Reting Rinpoché had not been réincarné yet. According to Tashi Wangdi, Minister for the religious affairs and cultural: " The system of reincarnation is single with Buddhism Tibetan and there is an established procedure which was not followed in this cas". He added that it was about a " politique" nomination; , and explained that " If somebody is named politically, it will not have any influence on the people because this one will not accept it. It is an useless exercise. The choice of a reincarnation must be made with the final approval of spangled high ranking, and in the case of important spangled such as that one, by Its Holiness Dalaï Lama".

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