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The History of the present His Holiness Phakchok Rinpoche
The reincarnation of this sublime master was the seventh Phakchok Rinpoche, Tendzin Jigmey Drakpa, born in the Year of the Iron Bird, 1981, of the seventeenth year cycle. The family he was born into is, among the six original clans, the Nangchen Tsangsar of the Khepaga line which were chiefly holders of the Barom Kagyu Dharma lineage, a family line who maintained an unbroken tradition of combining Kagyu and Nyingma.
It is from this lineage the glorious guru and lord of the mandala, the master whose name is difficult to utter, appeared, but for the sake of supplicating him, we will nevertheless here express: Kyabje Karma Urgyen Rinpoche. His son is the lord of beings Mingyur Dewey Dorje, the fourth incarnation of Tsikey Chokling, who is Phakchok Rinpoche's father. The mother is Dechen Paldron who belongs to the Gatsal Tashi Delek family of Gyangtse, a family line descending from Zurchung Sherab Drakpa, the life-pillar of the teachings of the Early Translations.
Phakchok Rinpoche was born to these parents accompanied by wondrous signs and later recognized by the Kagyu regents as being the sixth in the line of the Riwoche Phakchok incarnations. He received ordination from Tendzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama and was given the name Tendzin Jigmey Drakpa.
Due to his outstanding brightness and inherent qualities from former training, he comprehended reading and writing, and when he later studied the topics of knowledge with Kungo Kalzang, Karma Urgyen Rinpoche's younger brother, he gained effortless understanding by simply hearing what was said.
Here is a description of the ripening empowerments and liberating instructions Phakchok Rinpoche has received from masters of the Sarma and Nyingma schools of all traditions::
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From Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche he has received longevity empowerments, the Six Volumes of Jatson Nyingpo, Gyachen Kadzo (of Jamgon Kongtrul).
From Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche he has received the empowerments of longevity.
From Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche he has received the empowerments for the Rinchen Terdzo, the complete empowerments and reading trans-missions for the New Treasures, the Dzogchen Desum, the empowerments, reading transmissions and instructions for the Kunzang Tuktig, the empowerment of awareness-display and mind-instruction for Dzogchen, the complete empowerments and reading transmissions for the Root Volumes of Nyingtig, the Hundred Cho Empowerments, and the Namkha Gojey.
From Kyabje Taklung Shabdrung Rinpoche he has received the complete empowerments and reading transmissions of the Taklung Kagyu, and the complete empowerments and reading transmissions for the collected works and terma teachings of Jedrung Rinpoche.
From Kyabje Chobgye Trichen Rinpoche he has received the empowerments and reading transmissions for the Gyudey Kundu.
From Sakya Dagtri Drolma Podrang he has received the complete Drubtab Kundu.
From his father, Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, he has received the complete empowerments and reading transmissions for the Chokling Tersar.
From Dzongsar Khenchen Kunga Wangchuk he has received the reading transmission for the collected works of the Five Sakya Forefathers, the Prajñamula, Madhyamikavatara, and the 400 Verses, Sakya Pandita's Tsema Rigter, Tsema Namdrel, the Higher and Lower Abhidharma and other works.
 From Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche he has received the reading transmission for the Tengyur, the Great Collection of the Translated Treatises.
From Kyabje Penor Rinpoche he has received the complete empowerments for the Rinchen Terdzo.
From Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche he has received the complete reading transmissions for the Rinchen Terdzo.
From Arik Khenchen Petse Rinpoche he has received explanation to the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Manjushri Nama Sangirti, as well as mind-instruction.
From Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche he has received the complete empowerments for the Collected Works of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
From Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche he has received the Togal Cycle of Khenpo Ngakchung's Hearing Lineage, as well as mind-instruction.
From Kyabje Namkha Drimey Rinpoche he has received the empowerments and reading transmissions for the Gesar Cycle. 
From Kyabje Dabzang Rinpoche he has received the reading transmission for the Nagya Pagsum.
From Kyabje Tsetrul Rinpoche he has received the Jangter Cycle of Gongpa Zangtal.
Thus he is gaining mastery of an ocean-like amount of studies and understanding.
This was written by The Riwoche Society for the purpose of adorning a publication celebrating the tenth anniversary of Ka-Nying Ling in Kuala Lumpur, and according to the wish of H. E. the Fourth Tsikey Chokgyur Lingpa, this was translated by Erik Pema Kunsang, at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, February, 2000.
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