噯嗎霍

成就自在大瑜伽士----竹旺蘇南桑波(約1888 - 1984圓寂)

1999年9月《柔和聲雜誌》(Gentle Voice)以下為1999年9月,

《柔和聲雜誌》(Gentle Voice)所載關於 Lama Sonam Zangpo,

及其轉世Tulku(由頂果欽哲法王認證轉世Tulku, 八歲時在不丹坐床...)

LAMA SONAM ZANGPO AND HIS TULKU

Lama Sonam Zangpo (roughly 1888 - 1984) was a renowned practitioner

of the Six Yogas of Naropa and perhaps the most famous yogi in Bhutan this century.

 His reincarnation, the now 17-year-old Tulku Drugyul Tenzin

was discovered by His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche while the boy

was attending puja at His Holiness's monastery at Boudhanath in Nepal.

 When I met him for the first time at Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche's house in Bir,

 his dignified bearing and humility, as well as his enthusiasm

 for learning the Dharma immediately impressed me. He was at the time,

and continues to be, a diligent student who, it appears,

 will do very well in his studies at Dzongsar Institute.

One story of the tulku's discovery is quite marvellous.

 It was related to me that His Holiness was walking around the stupa

 at Boudhanath and came across the boy on his way to school.

 His Holiness said, "Where are you going, so and so

(calling him by the name of his previous incarnation)?"

and said, "You should be in your monastery. Let's go there right away."

According to the story, the boy's family was initially reticent to let

the boy go at such an early age.

They were told it could create obstacles for himself and

his family if he didn't take up his position and attendant responsibilities immediately.

 But it wasn't until he became very sick that the family agreed to let him go.
 
When I asked the young tulku how he was discovered,

 he told me he knew nothing of the story I had related. According to him,

 he was attending a puja at His Holiness's monastery with his father,

who was sick at the time. His Holiness kept looking at the boy

and later asked his uncle to come and see him.

 At that time he revealed that his nephew was the tulku of Lama Sonam Zangpo.
 
The eight-year-old boy was enthroned at Tongsa near Thimpu in Bhutan,

 after which he resumed his normal studies in Nepal for two years.

 He was then ordained as a monk and went to His Holiness Drukchen's

 monastery in Darjeeling to begin his monastic training.

 For four years his training included learning Buddhist sutras by heart,

 conducting ritual pujas and Tibetan reading and writing.

He also received tantric empowerments and

 explanations from his teachers and many great lamas during this time.

Tulku Drugyul Tenzin is currently doing his first year of nine years

of study at Dzongsar Institute and says,

"After learning the sutras, I will return to Bhutan to

practice yogas and tantras in order to become as I was in my previous life.

" His enthusiasm for doing so augurs well for the realisation of his goals.

 A remarkable young man indeed!
Glenn Fawcett

以下為1999年9月Gentle Voice雜誌，英文文章之略譯...

蘇南桑波喇嘛（1888 -1984），是一位以那若六法聞名的修行者，

在這個世紀(20世紀)也是不丹最有名的瑜伽士。

他的轉世，現在17歲(1999年)的祖古Drugyul Tenzin，

轉世靈童是由最尊貴的 頂果欽哲仁波切在尼泊爾boudhanath的寺院法會時所發現。

當我第一次遇見他時，是在宗薩欽哲仁波切位於比爾的房子，他的莊嚴和謙遜的態度，

以及他學習佛法的熱情，立即給我很好的印象。

他是在那個時候，並繼續成為一個勤奮的學生，看來他在宗薩佛學院的修學將會很好。

祖古Drugyul Tenzin轉世的故事是很不可思議的描述。

 頂果欽哲仁波切在Boudhanath繞佛塔時碰巧遇到他去上學的路上。

頂果欽哲仁波切對他說 "你要去哪裡，.....（並呼叫他的前世名字） "

 並且說， "你應該在你的寺院，讓我們馬上去那" 。

有個故事是這樣的，靈童的家人起初保持謹慎態度，不想讓男孩去這麼小就離開。

即便他們被告知，如果不立即讓他承續他的法座和管理 責任，可能會造成靈童及家人有障礙。

但一直到靈童病得很重，他的家人同意讓他去。

當我問年輕祖古他是如何被發現後，他告訴我，他知道的很少。

據他對我說，他是在他生病的時候與他的父親在在頂果欽哲仁波切的寺院參加一個法會。

 頂果欽哲仁波切一直注視這孩童，後來要他的叔叔來見他。

當時 頂果欽哲仁波切跟這孩子的叔叔透露說，他的侄子是蘇南桑波喇嘛的轉世靈童。

8 歲的靈童在不丹靠近Thimpu的Tongsa升座(坐床)，之 後的兩年在尼泊爾恢復他的正常學習。

然後，他受戒成為比丘，並前往頂果欽哲仁波切在大吉嶺 Drukchen的寺院，開始他對寺院的培訓。

四年來他的訓練，包括學習佛經心要，修法儀軌和藏文閱讀和寫作能力。

在這段時間，他從他的老師和許多 偉大的喇嘛處得到了密法灌頂及教授。

目前正在宗薩佛學院為期九年學習的第一年。

他說， "學習經典後，我將回到不丹，以修練瑜伽和密續以期成為我的前世一般" 。

他的熱情的做了一個預言，為實現他的目標。實在是個不平凡的年輕人。

(原翻譯 MORRIS CHANG by 2008/01/23)

附註: 祖古Drugyul Tenzin，1983年出生於尼泊爾的Swayambhunath，
         現在進行為期三年三個月的閉關中...