Christopher Sheppard – Wisdom Fire : the cremation ceremony of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
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Category: Buddhism

“The amazing story of H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche’s life and death concluded brilliantly with the cremation of his remains in Parping, Nepal. The ceremony, which took place in December 2003, was organized by Rinpoche’s children, Jigme Tromge Rinpoche and Dawa Tromge, and conducted as an elaborate fire offering. Attended by more than a thousand of Rinpoche’s devoted students from all around the world, it was led by many renowned Tibetan masters, Kyabje Moktsa Rinpoche foremost among them. Filmmaker Christopher Sheppard wonderfully captures the ceremony in its various aspects: the practical logistics, of interest to other sanghas who might be faced with the passing of their own teachers; the cremation itself, as explained by Jigme Rinpoche and Chagdud Khadro; and the responses of Rinpoche’s students. [Read more…]