The fourth Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche

Choki Nyima

The 4th Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche Chokyi Nyima was recognized by the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa. The Karmapa predicted the circumstances of his rebirth. His Holiness granted a formal letter, instructions and sketches for the search party to find Rinpoche. After some obstacles and doubt faced by the search party, the Fourth Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche was finally found in August of 1996 in the Shemey Shang village in the Chushur district. When the search party returned and informed His Holiness of their findings, Karmapa simply unveiled a toy house he constructed. This toy house matched identically with the actual house of Rinpoche’s parents.

The Gyalwa Karmapa performed the haircutting ceremony at Tsurphu on Lhabab Duchen in September of 1996, and gave Kongtrul Rinpoche the name Chokyi Nyima. Jamgon Kongtrul was then brought to India, where the Dalai Lama, Sakya Trizin and Mindroling Trichen confirmed his recognition and bestowed names unto the incarnation.

Jamgon Kongtrul returned to His main seat of Pullahari in Nepal. There he is being trained along with Dolpo Shelri Rinpoche.e.