According to the prophecy and prediction from H.H Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdrel Yeshi dorji, Lama Rinpoche Kuenzang Namdrol also known as Sangye Wangdue migrated to a rural place in the country known as Phagchu in Eastern Bhutan. Buddhism was not flourishing in this area at the time. Seeing it as an opportunity to help these sentient beings to wake up from the deep sleep of ignorance and clear away all their misconceptions, Lama Rinpoche with a few devoted households started to build a monastery in the year 1973. This endeavour proved to be beneficial for all beings and particularly for the people in the Phagchu community. In the beginning, there were around 15 lay monks receiving teachings from Lama Rinpoche. All the necessary accommodations like food, clothing and shelter were provided by Lama Rinpoche himself. Read more
YonphuDungyued (Lineage) is a descendant of TertonRetna Lingpa or Rinchen Lingpa (གཏེར་སྟོན་རཏྣ་གླིང་པ།) known as “Treasure Discoverer” in English. And he is one of the eight lingpas1.
In the year 1992, Rinpoche’s senior disciple came to ask his permission to go for Retreat. Rinpoche ask his eldest son, Lama Rinpoche Kuenzang Dorji to look into this matter.
His Eminence Phagchok Lama Rinpoche Kuenzang Dorji was born to Yab Meme Lama Rinpoche and Yum Khandro Tshering Choden in the year 1958 corresponding to the Iron Male Dog year of the 17th Rabjung at Phajo Gonpa.
His Eminence Kuenzang Namdrol Rinpoche popularly known as Phagchok Rinpoche was born to (Yonphu Dungyued) Yab Lama Tshewang Jatsho and Yum (Delokma) Dorji Pelmo in the year 1874 corresponding to the Iron Tiger Year of the Tibetan calendar.
Venerable Drupon Lama Karma Dorji is the second son born to Phagchok Rinpoche and Khandro Tsering Choden in 1963 corresponding to Female Fire Snake of 17th Rabjung.
Khenpo (Abbot) Jyurme Pema Tenchong was born in the year 1971 corresponding to the Water Rat Year of the Buddhist calendar to YabPhagchok Rinpoche and Yum Khandro Tshering Choden.
It was on an auspicious day in the year of the Fire Snake (1976) when a bright and little boy was born to a great teacher and a well-known practitioner, Phagchok Rinpoche and Yum Khandro Tshering Chozom.
Phagchok Samdrupcholling Monastery