The Kudung of late Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche is scheduled to arrive in Paro on Wednesday. The final rites will be held on third of March at Dagophu in Lango, Paro.
Our reporter, Chimi Dorji, says that the preparations are in full swing to receive the Kudung in Paro. The final rites will be held at Dagophu in Lango on 3rdMarch. The Kudung will be kept in Paro from February 1 till February 4 for the public to offer their last prayers.
The Secretary of Rangjung Foundation, Phub Dorji Tangbi, said due to parking problem in the area, a shuttle bus will be available to transport devotees from Lango school ground to Dagophu.
The Kudung will be flown to Yonphula where it will be taken to Rangjung Woesel Choeling monastery in Trashigang on February 5. It will then be taken to Chador Lhakhang in Bartsam and Yonphula Lhakhang before flown back to Paro on February 15.
The purjang ceremony will be conducted by the reincarnation of late Dudjom Jigdrel Yeshe Dorji, Tulku Sangye Pema.
Born in 1931, late Dungse Rinpoche was a prominent master of the Nyingma lineage, a renowned teacher and an author of numerous books on Buddhist teachings.Late Dungse Rinpoche was the eldest son of Dudjomrinpoche and father of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and Garab Rinpoche.
Dungse Rinpoche passed away on December 27 in California, United States. Rinpoche last visited Bhutan in October 2009, on the invitation of Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley.
