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Yesterday, 19. November, was Drubwang Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche's birthday. Due to the passing of Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche this year Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche decided not to have a birthday celebration or cutting the cake.

On 13 November in the afternoon His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche visited Drubwang Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche in the Benchen Monastery Swoyambhu. They spent some time together and enjoyed an intimate conversation.
Afterwards His Eminence paid homage and meditated in front of Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche's relics.

Drubwang Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche gave teachings about love and compassion in the Benchen Karma Choeling, Singapore on the 9th October. There was a life broadcast over the Internet, many people were happy.

Right now Drubwang Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche is in the Benchen Karma Kamtshang Ling JB, Malaysia giving Mahamudra teachings. In the first week of November Rinpoche will be coming back to the Benchen Monastery Nepal. He will be staying for a couple of month.

For the benefit of all beings in general and for the spread of the doctrine of the Victorious Ones in particular, and also for the fulfillment of the enlightened intentions of Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche and his swift rebirth, the Benchen Monastery Office Committee and the Benchen Community have requested His Eminence Drubwang Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche to bestow the precious transmissions of the "Kagyü Ngag Dzö" at Benchen Phüntshok Dargyeling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. His Eminence has kindly accepted this request and has set the date to begin with the transmissions to the 21st day of the 1st Tibetan month of next year, which corresponds to Sunday, 3 March 2013, close to the time around which our annual spring course would have taken place. This is also an auspicious occasion for our fifth group of three-year retreatants, who will begin retreat in 2013, to receive most of the required empowerments. It is estimated that the entire transmission of empowerments and reading transmissions will take four weeks.

On 17 August the making of the Tsatsas, mantras and puja texts to insert into Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche's stupas began. Chagdzö Tashi Öser and Karma Lama are in charge of supervising all of the preparations. Now the summer retreat (yarne) started in our Benchen Monastery and all senior monks are helping by enthusiastically putting their full time efforts towards the preparations. There are going to be a few thousand Tsatsas to be made.

According to H.H. the Karmapa's wishes on 1st July Tashi Özer, Tashi Wanggyal and myself, we left to Rumtek Monastery with Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche's shirt, hair, relic bones and relic pills. In the evening we stayed at Sangter Tulku's uncle's house. 2nd July in the morning we left to Rumtek Monastery and arrived 10:00 according to the arrangement. Now is raining season and it has been raining continuously for five days and it has been foggy. At that day we arrived in Rumtek the sky was clear and the monastery together with H.E. Gyaltsap Rinpoche made a wonderful reception for the arrival of Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche's relics. You can see the photos.

During the 49 days until Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche's cremation Lama Jampal (Italy Lama) was responsible for all butter-lamp offerings until the cremation finished. There is a photo attached that shows Lama Jampal and his team. This photo shows the butter lamp team. On this photo which was taken on 14th June, Tashi Öser and me are thanking them for their work and also handing over presents. Alltogether during day and night they managed to offer more than 120,000 lamps. They have really done nice work.

Namaste, Tenpa

Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche's relic stupa which will be 5ft 8" tall and which is going to be in Tara shrine is already in the making. The second relic stupa which is going to be built in Pharping will be placed in front of the Benchen Clear Light Retreat Center and is going to be 30-40ft tall.

Already the visit to India is posted on the website.
Yesterday 8th June 3:00pm Tashi Özer, Lama Yönten Palsang, Lama Karma Döndrub, Lama Geleg and myself, we carefully sieved and looked through Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche's ashes.