Interesting that Thrangu Rinpoche attained rainbow body/Buddhahood. I enjoy reading his teachings very much.
From an email I received:
Thrangu Rinpoche's Passing
Namo Buddha Publications
The Miracle of Thrangu Rinpoche's Passing
Thrangu Rinpoche was in the hospital in June, 2023 and being quite ill, he asked to return to his Namo Buddha Monastery. There he went into meditation posture and passed away on June 4th doing the Rainbow Body (jalung) which is done only by advanced practitioners. His heart and breathing stopped and he remained in this position for four days. His skin was fresh and there were no signs of deterioration. There are two kinds of Rainbow Body: one in which the lama vanishes into thin air leaving behind only hair and fingernails, and the other is for the body to shrink. Thrangu Rinpoche's body began to shrink in perfect proportion, which included his bones, to less than his half size. These are pictures that I took at Thrangu Rinpoche's cremation on November 4, 2023.
1VRL Entrance to Namo Buddha complex Photo 1&2. Namo Buddha is about 20 miles from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Thrangu Rinpoche had his attendant, Lekshe buy the land from a Nepali farmer. Namo Buddha is the third most sacred Buddhist spot in all of Nepal where a previous Buddha gave his flesh to a starving tigress.
2VR. Namo Buddha Thrangu Rinpoche's monastery is very large with a large shrine room quarters of over 100 monks. This dining hall is to the left. There were 2,000 persons from all over the world attending the cremation
3VR. Front of Shrine Room Photo 3: This is the large shrine room at Namo Buddha where practitioners went up and made offerings and bowed their head on the edge of the shrine. The kundun with yellow curtains is where Rinpoche’s body is the square box on the shrine which is about two feet square and three feet high.
4VR. Closeup of Kundun Photo 4: This is a close up of the kundun and the yellow brocade was lifted a little on the last day when I took this picture.
5VR. Cremation ground Outside Photo 5 This is the outside of the area where the cremation took place. The white coverings were to protect the audience and the four Rinpoche’s from the four lineages who sat in each of the four directions of the crematorium. This stadium had over a 1,000 chairs. This area specially prepared held 2,000 people and was just a short walk from the monastery. You can see trees covering the whole mountain that Vajra Vidya is on.
6VR. Cremation Ground inside Photo 6 I did my knowledgeable estimation of the number who attended and came up with 2,000 people. A staff member who said that is what they also estimated.
7VR. Crematorum Photo 7and 8. This is the crematorium which had four opening in each direction. There was a procession of high lamas and monks carrying the kundun in and then placing Rinpoche’s body in the crematorium.
8VR. Placing Body in creamatorum Here we can see one of the lamas helping place the body in the crematorium.
9VR. Burning of body Photo 9. At 10:30 the fire was lit and sacred grass, oils, and precious substances were added to the burning body. It burned for about an hour. 3 days later the ashes will be recovered to see if there are any relics among them.
10. Body in Crematorium Photo 10: Through one of the four holes in the crematorium, you can see Thrangu Rinpoche’s body. My camera is not that good, but it looks to me like he is facing (north) toward us and has an elaborate headdress on.
11VR. Mahkala Rock decorated hoto 11: I almost forgot. There was a large black rock that Thrangu Rinpoche identified as being Mahakala or representing Mahakala (I am not sure) but they dug it up and turned it over and displayed it very prominently at the cremation.
It is important that we Buddhist share what we know. If you are really interested, you can email me and I will send you 43 pictures that are 20 inches long and 13 inches wide and of high quality for printing (300DPI) along with 4 short videos (total of 1.6 gigs).
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John Tan/Thusness talked positively about Thrangu Rinpoche's teachings since the very first year I talked with him, back in 2004. He also recommended me to read his books.
2007:
(10:39 PM) Thusness: there are so many good articles and clarity in writings and explanations by some tibetan guru.
(10:39 PM) AEN: icic like who
(10:39 PM) Thusness: thrangu rinpoche
(10:40 PM) Thusness: there are quite a few but i forgotten who..
(10:40 PM) Thusness: read them b4 on the web.
Soh Wei YuJan
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All Thrangu Rinpoche 58 Books at $35 (only 60 cents per book!)
Tan Jui Horng shared a link.
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· tg6678a8063oshlu ·
Can't
remember if this deal was already around when the website was mentioned
sometime back. But you can get all of Thrangu Rinpoche's books for $35
now in pdf. Incredible
ALL 58 OF THRANGU RINPOCHE'S BOOKS (ON SPECIAL DOWNLOAD) [PDF02] - $35.00 : Namo Buddha Publications
Namo
Buddha Publications ALL 58 OF THRANGU RINPOCHE'S BOOKS (ON SPECIAL
DOWNLOAD) [PDF02] - Thrangu Rinpoche is author of 60 books on Buddhism.
You need only to peruse this book section to see all the different
topics Thrangu Rinpoche has taught on. We have made PDFs of each of
these books and made...
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Soh Wei Yu
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Thrangu Rinpoche materials are all highly recommended.
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krodha
· 2 mo. ago
Thrangu Rinpoche’s Pointing out the dharmakāya is good.
Also Dakpo Tashi Namgyal’s Clarifying the natural state and the associated commentary Crystal clear.
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(Soh's comments: I highly recommend reading the three books recommended by Krodha at least - "Thrangu Rinpoche’s Pointing out the dharmakāya is good.
Also Dakpo Tashi Namgyal’s Clarifying the natural state and the associated commentary Crystal clear.")
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Mr. KOÖ
Soh Wei Yu pointing out the Dharmakaya is really great.
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Mr. UMWow, great to hear! Thanks for sharing. Just checked my mails and found it as well
Norge LeoneInteresting that there was no real rainbow body witnessed in this century?
Soh Wei YuNorge Leone Thrangu Rinpoche attained real rainbow body, and several others this century and the last.
Love KohNorge
Leone There is , in the early 90's , during Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's
parinirvana , he manifested the sign of the rainbow body in which his
body shrink in size , due to his Compassionate Bodhicitta to save &
benefit sentient being , he has return to his world as the young
Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche
Norge LeoneSoh Wei Yu
no, you obviously don't know what is rainbow body, read the text again.
This one is a 'small' rainbow body like all others in this century.
Soh Wei YuNorge Leone
Dzogchen teacher Acarya Malcolm Smith said before, "Rainbow body where
the body shrinks and disappears is a sign of incompletely finishing the
fourth vision in this life." " A body disappearing does not equal
rainbow body. Often, when people realize rainbow body, their bodies just
shrink."
But as far as I know, all are still rainbow body, regardless of the type. They are all Buddhahood.
Soh Wei Yu“
Most people who achieve realization from Dzogchen do so in the bardo of
dharmatā. Only the best of best obtain rainbow body in this life or
have small rainbow body.”
“The
body of light aka rainbow body is simply the body reverting back to the
five lights of wisdom. The sign of this is that at death the body
shrinks to a very small size."
"
Rainbow body is buddhahood. So any standard description of a Buddha's
experience of the inexhaustible ornamental wheel of the body, speech,
mind, qualities, and activities of the Buddha would apply. "
"
"Rainbow body" is a name for what happens when the elements of body
reverts back to their original nature as pristine consciousness as a
result of the process of Dzogchen practice or completion stage practice.
A key point of Vajrayāna is that there is no buddhahood that is not
grounded in the body. Hence, the attainment of rainbow body, or the body
of light, is regarded as proof that a practitioner has attained
buddhahood. This is never mentioned in sūtra because sūtra has no
methods of practice that involve the body as a vehicle for awakening."
As for the type of Buddhahood that is the rainbow body where body shrinks vs disappear entirely:
Someone
asked, "I have read of two kinds of rainbow bodies: the one where the
body shrinks and the second where the body disappears entirely."
Acarya Malcolm said, "The first is partial rainbow body."
Tomamundsen: "Is partial rainbow body the 16th bhumi, buddhahood without remainder?"
Acarya Malcolm said, "No. It is Buddhahood with signs."
William LimAre there photos... as mentioned in the text?
Update:
There's another book by Thrangu Rinpoche recommended by John Tan around 2009 -
Essentials of Mahamudra: Looking Directly at Mind
- https://namobuddhapub.org/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=98
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