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Venerable Drubpon Tsultrim is part of Palpung monastic Seat for many generations as per tradition. He entered the Palpung Thubten Choekhor Ling Monastic as very young age and ordained by the 11th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situ Pema Wangchok Gyalpo and there after he entered the three years retreat of six yogas of Naropa and became Lama and subsequently due to his exceptional knowledge of the 14 Mandalas of Marpa and Kalachakra of the rituals and tradition of the Palpung Monastic heritage, he was appointed as Chanting master by 11th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa.

Starting from mid 1950's due to political upheaval, for many years he was injured being put in hard labor and in starvation condition. In late 1970's he came to India just like all the other Tibetans and settled at Palpung Sherabling Monastic Seat and served as assistant retreat master under late Very Venerable Saljey Rinpoche and later he served as a main retreat master together with Very Venerable Yongey Migyur Rinpoche.

Simultaneously he also served the 12th Guru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa for reviving Palpung monastic tradition of chanting and rituals etc. And several years after due to his old age and health condition, he left in semi-retreat environment next to the nuns three years retreat and advising both the retreat centers of monks and nuns and the main monastery from time to time.

For the past couple of years, he was under medication and condition was worsen last quarter of 2011. Doctors of local hospitals found very little hope for his fully recovery because of seriously deteriorating by cancer. After several visits to the hospitals doctors, they found that pipe also blocked and intrusive medical treatment is not suitable for his condition. For the past one and half months, he had to put stand in his throat to consume semi liquid food.

During this period Venerable Drubpon Rinpoche himself made decision to remain in the monastery and both Tibetan and allopathic doctor visited him regular basis and advance intervention feeding was implemented for past one and half month. During all these months Guru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa has visited regular and made prayers, blessing and conversation with him.

On the 3rd month of lunar calendar of Kalachakra tradition, on this special day, he asked his assistant on duty to bring his Dharma robe and ask to take away all the other cloths, such as bedding and pillows and ask them to assist him to sit upright and set cross leg with meditation posture and facing to the main monastery where the Guru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa is residing , then he sat in meditation posture and did breathing exercises and then set in meditation state and in normal sense he is dead.

The Guru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa was informed and came immediately and did tradition meditation instruction. Venerable Drubpon Rinpoche remained in that meditative posture with absolute striking for three days and three nights during when monks and nuns of Palpung Sherabling monastic seat and nearby areas paid their respects and witness this miraculous holy event.

According to Palpung Sherabling Monastery astrologer conformation that on the 16th of May 2012, dead holy body of late Drubpon Rinpoche was brought to cremation area with elaborate procession by Sanghas of Monastic seat sit beside the cremation Stupa. Guru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa arrived to front door of Stupa and offered scarf and followed by Sanghas and devotees.

From the four direction of the stupa, mandala of Yidams are enshrined and conducted cremation puja in elaborately and from the front door of east, Mandala of Vajrayogini is enshrined ritual was headed by Guru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa.

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