“The Precious Jewel of Wisdom"

The unbroken line of Gharwang incarnations began in the 14th century. Since then, there has always been a close link between the Karmapa and Gharwang incarnates.

When Rinpoche’s mother was about six months pregnant with him, she attended an important religious ceremony that was presided by the head of the Kagyud Tradition, 16th Gyalwa Karmapa at Rumtek Monastery. During the part of the ceremony of the traditional Tilopa Dance, a jewel offering was made to the Karmapa. Breaking with tradition, he declined and pointed to Rinpoche’s surprised mother, requesting instead that the offering be made to her. He then announced that she was carrrying the 12th Gharwang Rinpoche.

Rinpoche was born in the early morning. His parents dispatched a messenger to inform H.H. 16th Karmapa of his imminent arrival. Before the messenger could leave the house, Saljay Rinpoche (the Karmapa’s emissary) with a party of monks were already at the door with an offering scarf from the Karmapa to ceremonially welcome the child at the time of birth and a letter containing H.H.’s blessings for Rinpoche’s well-being.

The 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche was officially installed on the Lion Throne shortly after his 11th birthday. Thereafter, known as “Karma Gharwang Chochung Tenpa Namgyal Thinley Kunkhyab Pal Zangpo" which means The Victorious Protector of Buddha Dharma with Excellent Qualities and All-Pervasive Auspicious Activities, a name given by the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa himself. A worthy name which seems to describe Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche's activities from Tilopa's era.

Tilopa was the first to receive The Dakini Hearing Lineage teachings, from Vajrayogini – the principal dakini and consort of Cakrasamvara. Naropa received the teachings from Tilopa. Then transmitted the essence of Cakrasamvara and Vajravarahi(Vajrayogini) orally to Marpa and restricted this teaching to a single lineage holder for 13 generations. Naropa had documented the teachings and that was passed on for generations to the 5th Karmapa.

The 1st Gharwang was the 13th generation after Tilopa pledged to return upon obtaining teachings from the Celestial Buddha Vajradhara. Known as Trung Mase, he had displayed characteristics of a spiritually advanced person. Having received Kagyudpa and Nyingmapa teachings - including Six Yogas of Naropa, Khandro Nying-Thig (The Innermost Essence of the Dakinis), he went to Tsurphu where the 5th Gyalwa Karmapa was giving teachings.

Whilst approaching the 5th Gyalwa Karmapa (Deshing Shegpa) for blessings at Tsurphu, His Holiness recalled the ancient prophecy of the great Indian Guru Mahasiddha Tilopa and recognised Trung Mase as Tilopa's reincarnate. His Holiness bestowed the name of Mas Lodroe Rinchen Pal - "The Precious Jewel of Wisdom" upon Trung Mase as if in anticipation of Trung Mase's future wondrous incarnations.

Lodroe Richen Pal received the complete oral instructions of the Zurmang Kagyud tradition and many other empowerments from his root lama. The teachings on Kagyudpa and Nyingmapa formed the core of the Whispering Lineage (also known as The Dakini Hearing Lineage). An avid student, Trung Mase engaged in strict retreat for 10 years. After which, he emerged as the most spiritually evolved student of the 5th Gyalwa Karmapa.

Having a learning and insight so extraordinary, he became widely known as Dubchen Mase - "Great Saint" in Tibetan and is equivalent to Mahasiddha in Sanskrit. At the 5th Karmapa's instruction, Dubchen Mase proceeded to Kham and established a monastery at an auspicious site where two great rivers converge before flowing steadily downhill. "A place with many corners" - Zurmang Monastery. Zurmang literally means "Many corners". Since then, Trung Mase became the supreme leader of Zurmang Kagyud, the supreme essential lineage of Drupgyud Karma Kamtsang also known as Khandro Nyengyud. ('Nyen' literally means whispering and 'gyud' refers to lineage.)

Trung Mase predicted that he would gain enlightenment in the Pureland of Bon Nyen Dang with air filled with wondrous fragrance and miraculously dissolved into light and leaving only his hair and fingernails.

All through his future incarnations, Zurmang Gharwang has demonstrated infinite compassion, scholarly characteristics and the occasional artistic personality which produced many fine Buddha images during the time of the 3rd Gharwang. Unfortunately, many of these treasures were lost or destroyed over the long, turbulent years.

The present 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche received many personal empowerments, textual as well as oral transmissions from the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa. He also received various teachings from the late Kalu Rinpoche, the late Tulku Urgen Rinpoche, late Khenpo Pema Pedtse, the late H.E Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, ShaMarpa, Tai Situpa, Gyaltsapa and HH Sakya Trizin. In addition, he has studied under the guidance of renowned Buddhist scholars such as Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso and Khenchen Chodak Tenphel. Rinpoche was a top scholar at the Nalanda Buddhist Institute between 1982 and 1991. Since 1987, he has taught extensively in dharma centres all over the world in Europe, America and Asia. The first Kagyudpa Dharma Centre in Indonesia was founded by Gharwang Rinpoche in Jakarta, in 1996.

On completing his formal Tibetan Buddhist studies and English language at 26, Rinpoche left Rumtek to begin the task of establishing his new seat in Sikkim as well as re-establishing its original seat in Tibet and also the setting up of several Zurmang Centres in Singapore, Hongkong, Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, Pakan Baru, Taipei and Kuala Lumpur.

Rinpoche’s great humility and unpretentiousness have endeared and awed many who have been fortunate to meet him. In 1990, the Governor of Los Angeles (California, USA) honoured him with the Keys of the City, making him an honorary citizen of the country, with the aim of promoting a better understanding and practice of the Buddha Dharma. With an understanding of the Western culture, and his fluency in English, Rinpoche is able to expound the Dharma clearly and directly, showing how an ancient philosophy is still surprisingly relevant in this modern world, perhaps even more so.

智慧的珍宝

相续不间断的嘉皇转世自十四世纪开始。从那时至今，大宝法王和嘉皇的转世都有密切的关系。

当仁波切母亲怀他六月时，她在龙德寺参加了一个迦举传承之首——第十六世大宝法王亲临的重要的宗教仪式。于传统的帝洛巴舞仪式中有一段是将珍宝献给大宝法王。有别于传统，他挽拒献礼而指向惊讶的仁波切的母亲，坚持将供品交给她。他接着宣布她怀着的是第十二世嘉皇仁波切。

仁波切于破晓出生。他的父母派人转告第十六世大宝法王他的降临。信者还未出门，挲杰仁波切（大宝法王的使者）随一群僧众已带了大宝法王奉予的卡达和大宝法王的书信祝福在门外等候孩子的出生。

第十二世嘉皇仁波切在他十一岁生日后不久正式升上狮子宝座。此后，由第十六世大宝法王赐名为“嘎玛嘉皇卓聪天巴南佳听磊昆窍帕藏颇”，意为具殊胜功德并兼备一切吉祥事业通透又胜利的佛法护主。这名符合而又相是形容苏曼嘉皇仁波切自帝洛巴时代的事业。

帝洛巴是第一位接受空行口耳传承的人，传于他的上师便是金刚瑜珈母——胜乐金刚的主要空行母与明妃。那若巴从帝洛巴口中领授教法，并把胜乐金刚和金刚亥母（即金刚瑜珈母）的精髓口传给玛尔巴。此传承连续十三代单传。那若巴记载了教义而传于后世至第五世大宝法王。

第一世嘉皇是十三代传承持有者。帝洛巴从菩贤如来那儿在获得教法后，曾誓言会乘愿转世。第一世嘉皇也广为人们称为董玛希，他显现具高深修行者的特资，领受迦举和宁玛派的教法，包括那若巴六瑜珈，康多宁滴（空行极内精髓）。

他去过第五世大宝法王弘法的祖普寺。当他在祖普寺趋向第五世大宝法王——德新协巴，接受加持时，尊贵的法王意起久远时印度玛哈悉达帝洛巴的豫言并认证董玛希为帝洛巴的转世。尊贵的法王赐他法号玛希罗多仁谦帕——“智慧的珍宝”，似乎豫计了董玛希后来的光辉转世。

罗多仁谦帕从根本上师那儿接受了全部的苏曼迦举传承口传和众多灌顶。迦举和宁玛的教法是细语传承（亦称为空行聆听传承）的核心。董玛希是位认真的学生，他闭关十年，成为第五世嘉哇大宝法王的众弟子中最富灵修成就的学子。

兼备如此超凡的学识和内观，他广为人称度千玛希——藏文中的“伟大的贤圣者”，同等于梵文中的“玛哈悉达”。应第五世大宝法王的指示，度千玛希前往康区，在两河汇集并还未泄下山之处的吉祥地建立了寺院。“苏曼”意思是“多个角落”，所以苏曼寺也有另称“多个角落的地方” 。从那时起，董玛希成为苏曼迦举的首要领袖。此传承是顿究嘎玛康藏传承，也称为康朵念究传承（“念”指的是细语，而“究” 指的是“传承”），的主要传承。

董玛希豫言他会在充满芬香奔念当净土中证悟。其言刚说完，他神奇般化光融于法界，留下指甲和头发。

于接着的转世中，苏曼嘉皇展现了无限的慈悲、文雅学者之风范及偶尔如第三世苏曼嘉皇的艺术天分，塑造了细质的佛像。不幸，许多这些珍宝都在动乱期间流失或毁坏。

这世的苏曼嘉皇仁波切得到第十六世大宝法王亲传许多灌顶、法本和口传。他也得到诸位上师的教诲，先师卡鲁仁波切、先师杜古乌金仁波切、先师康诚贝玛悲纪仁波切、蒋贡康楚仁波切、夏玛巴、泰锡杜巴、嘉察巴和尊贵的萨迦帝晋。此外，他也向著名佛学家，例如康诚创古仁波切、康诚楚定嘉措仁波切及康诚楚达甸骠学习。1982至1991年，仁波切在那烂陀佛学院期间是学院顶尖学者。自1987年，仁波切曾在亚洲、美国及欧洲授课。印尼的第一所迦举佛法中心是嘉皇仁波切在雅迦达于1986年创建的。

在完成他正统的藏传佛教和英文的教育，年纪二十六的仁波切离开龙德，开始兴建锡金寺院和重建西藏的寺院，也在新加坡、香港、雅迦达、眉丹、苏拉巴雅、帕堪巴如、台北和吉隆坡设立苏曼中心。

仁波切的谦虚与不造作摄受了众多有幸见到他的人。1990年，洛三基（美国加利福尼亚）的总督献给他“城市钥匙”，使他成为该国的荣誉国民以促进佛法的修行和了解。以他对西方文化的认识和流利的英语，仁波切能清楚和直接地讲述佛法，让人们了解这古老的哲学于今时的世界是如何惊人地恰当，可能甚至比以往更应时。
 

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