Shar Khentrul Rinpoche Jamphel Lodrö

Khentrul Rinpoche’s father was a deeply accomplished Nyingma practitioner, tantric monk, and master thangka painter. Due to the political circumstances of the time, he was forced to disrobe, yet his inner realization and devotion to the Dharma never wavered. He personally taught Khentrul Rinpoche many mantras, prayers, and foundational practices, planting the karmic seeds for Rinpoche’s future path.

As a gifted artist, he created the essential conditions for the Drolmi Kazug Puja by painting two extraordinary thangkas: one depicting the 21 Taras and another of the five Lungta animals. When Khentrul Rinpoche was 19 years old, his father traveled to paint the walls of a newly re-established monastery, where he passed away on the monastery grounds. This profound and karmically charged moment became a turning point in Rinpoche’s life, inspiring him to enter monastic life and dedicate himself fully to the Dharma.

Earlier in his life, a lama performed a mirror divination predicting that Rinpoche’s father would be reborn as a great tantric practitioner in Rebkhong, Amdo. After his passing, a different lama independently confirmed the same prophecy, affirming the depth of his realization and his ongoing connection to the tantric lineage.

Sherab Drolmé was a great practitioner from childhood. In her youth, she often ran away from her samsaric home to seek a life of Dharma as a nun, but her family set out on horseback to recapture her and bring her home. One day, she met a Dakini who told her not to run away. The Dakini told her that she had the karma to marry two tantric monks and would have great children born to her. At this time, many of the monks were forced to practice secretly within marriage. The Dakini said, “Don’t worry, one day you will have a chance to practice dharma seriously.” Sherab Drolme studied the Dharma and became devoted to her teacher, Getsé Khentrul. She married two times to tantric monks, with Rinpoche’s father being her second husband. She was separated from her beloved teacher, Getsé Khentrul, who promised her not to worry that he would return very soon. Unbeknownst to her, he passed away. During her pregnancy, she dreamed he was returning and returned to her as Khentrul Rinpoche. Many people in different areas of Tibet (China) secretly confirmed his reincarnation and that her teacher had passed away. All of Sherab Drolmé’s children are monastic or dedicated practitioners. She practiced seriously for the rest of her life. The villagers asked the Jonang Lama Salden where she was reborn when she passed away. He said she went to Sukhavati. In another place simultaneously, the Nyingma Khandroma Kunla said the same thing.