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    1. Degyal Rinpoche founded the Namkha Khyung Dzong hermitage in western Tibet near Mount Kailash after meditating in caves for several years. It grew in size and importance as many practitioners gathered there in the summers to receive teachings. Strict rules were established to maintain discipline and harmony. 2. After Degyal Rinpoche's death, the hermitage was enlarged to become a monastery under the guidance of his old disciple Serta Rinpoche. It was mainly a monastic community initially but later included many ngalpa practitioners who followed a family life along with practice. 3. In 1959, with the Chinese invasion threatening, the entire

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    1. Degyal Rinpoche founded the Namkha Khyung Dzong hermitage in western Tibet near Mount Kailash after meditating in caves for several years. It grew in size and importance as many practitioners gathered there in the summers to receive teachings. Strict rules were established to maintain discipline and harmony. 2. After Degyal Rinpoche's death, the hermitage was enlarged to become a monastery under the guidance of his old disciple Serta Rinpoche. It was mainly a monastic community initially but later included many ngalpa practitioners who followed a family life along with practice. 3. In 1959, with the Chinese invasion threatening, the entire

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    Namkha Khyung Dzong (WWW - Khyung-Dzong) .

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    1. Degyal Rinpoche founded the Namkha Khyung Dzong hermitage in western Tibet near Mount Kailash after meditating in caves for several years. It grew in size and importance as many practitioners gathered there in the summers to receive teachings. Strict rules were established to maintain discipline and harmony. 2. After Degyal Rinpoche's death, the hermitage was enlarged to become a monastery under the guidance of his old disciple Serta Rinpoche. It was mainly a monastic community initially but later included many ngalpa practitioners who followed a family life along with practice. 3. In 1959, with the Chinese invasion threatening, the entire

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    WIcn Dcgyal FinpocIc arrivcd ai iIc lasc of iIc mount KaIIasb wiiI sonc disciplcs, Ic rc-
    ircaicd for iIrcc ycars inio iIc ElcpIani cavc , a ncdiiaiion placc of Curu FinpocIc. Nci,
    Ic siaycd iwo ycars long in anoiIcr cavc locaicd in iIc wcsi sidc of iIc Manasarovar Iake.
    TIcn, iIc local spiriis appcarcd io wclconc Iin in iIc Crysial cavc locaicd in iIc souiI-
    wcsi of Mouni KailasI. Hc answcrcd io Icir inviiaiion and dccidcd io sciilc iIcrc pcrna-
    ncnily. His firsi disciplcs followcd Iin and iIai's Iow Namkba Kbyung Dzong was lorn.
    Ii was a snall Icrniiagc ai iIc lcginning lui iIis spiriiual ccnirc lccanc norc and norc
    inporiani as Dcgyal FinpocIc's fanc sprcad far away. Many praciiiioncrs canc fron all iIc
    paris of Tilci and LadalI and gaiIcrcd iIcrc in sunncr io follow iIc icacIings and iIcy
    wcrc aloui 3.000 ai iIis iinc.
    As nany of iIcn wisIcd io siay closc io iIc icacIcr, iIc placc goi organizcd. iIc nonls
    livcd in iIc cavcs of Drakgo Barwa Yendr wIilc iIc nuns siaycd in individual icnis in Jo-
    moIung vallcy. As for iIc ngalpas -ncn and woncn-, iIcy siaycd in anoiIcr placc.
    TIc rulcs cnacicd ly Dcgyal FinpocIc wcrc vcry sirici in ordcr io proicci iIc disciplinc and
    Iarnony in iIc sangIa. TIus, iIc disciplcs wcrc noi allowcd io visii sonconc wIo siaycd in
    anoiIcr placc wiiIoui a spccial auiIorizaiion and wiiIoui lcing acconpanicd ly a wiincss.
    WiiI rcgard io iIc daily scIcdulc, iIcrc was no iinc for gossips and disiraciions. Dciwccn iIc
    praycrs and riiuals pcrforncd iogciIcr, iIc praciiiioncrs siaycd in scclusion io dcvoic iIc rcsi
    of iIc iinc io iIc ncdiiaiion.
    SucI a spiriiual cnvironncni was propiiious io aiiain iIc acconplisIncnis and nany disci-
    plcs rcacIcd IigI lcvcls of rcalizaiion.


    Namkha Khyung Dzong monastery
    NKD monastery`s printing press
    Degyal Rinpoche`s residence
    Caves oI Degyal Rinpoche`s disciples
    Lama Pema Dorie Rinpoches drawing

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    Aficr iIc dcaiI of Dcgyal FinpocIc, ai insiigaiion of Iis old disciplcs and cIicfly Serta RIn-
    pocbe, iIc Icrniiagc cnlargcd io lcconc lilc a nonasicry. A siupa was luili io lccp iIc cn-
    lalncd lody of Dcgyal FinpocIc and an asscnlly Iall for iIc rcligious ccrcnonics was con-
    plcicd in 1943. Morcovcr, a lig praycr wIccl was crccicd in 19SS.
    NanlIa KIyung Dzong was nainly a nonasiic connuniiy ai iis lcginning lui iIc siiuaiion
    cIangcd wiiI Scria FinpocIc lccausc a largc nunlcr of Iis disciplcs wcrc ngalpas lilc Iin
    carrying oui a fanily lifc along wiiI ncdiiaiion praciicc.
    TIc CIincsc invasion pui an cnd io iIis spiriiual placc. As iIc siiuaiion was lcconing norc
    and norc dangcrous, in 19S9, all iIc connuniiy ncnlcrs dccidcd io cscapc Tilci in ordcr io
    savc iIcir lifc and prcscrvc iIc lincagc. Ii was foriunaic io iIcn lccausc NanlIa KIyung
    Dzong was going io lc soon conplcicly dcsiroycd ly iIc connunisi occupying forccs.
    Carrying on iIcir lacl iIc cnlalncd lody of Dcgyal FinpocIc, lanas, nonls, nuns and
    ngalpas crosscd iIc Indian lordcr. TIcy siaycd aloui iwo ycars in a rcfugcc canp in San-
    dewUiiar PradcsI and wcni iIcn io anoiIcr canp in OrIssa wIcrc iIcy luili a snall icnplc
    along wiiI a ncw siupa for iIc Ioly rclics.


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    Aficr iis cscapc fron Tilci, iIc NanlIa KIyung Dzong connuniiy was scaiicrcd lciwccn Nc-
    pal and India. Yci, in HumIa, a icrriiory of iIc far NoriI-Wcsi of Ncpal, closc io Mouni KailasI,
    nany wcrc iIc disciplcs of Scria FinpocIc wIo Iad luili a nonasicry iIcrc. TIus, ii is nainly
    in iIis arca iIai iIc iradiiion of NanlIa KIyung Dzong was nainiaincd.
    Dcspiic iIc opporiuniiics Ic Iad io sciilc in iIc Wcsi, iIc sccond Dcgyal FinpocIc, Pema
    JIgme CbyIng RangdrI, cIosc io siay wiiI Iis wifc and cIildrcn in iIis rcnoic arca in ordcr
    io dcvoic Iis lifc io iIc prcscrvaiion of iIc lincagc and pass ii on cniircly io Iis son SIiva Lodr
    FinpocIc lcforc Iis dcaiI.
    TIc iIird Dcgyal FinpocIc was lorn in iIc sanc fanily as iIc son of Cycpa FinpocIc and
    livcs aciually in Hunla wIcrc Ic siudics iIc iradiiion of NanlIa KIyung Dzong.
    Ai prcscni, CbogtruI SbIva Lodr RInpocbe is iIc nain NanlIa KIyung Dzong lincagc
    Ioldcr.




    Shiva Lodr Rinpoche performing a ceremoniaI dance in HumIa

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