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Ven. Lama Sonam Chokyi Gyaltsan (aliasVen. Guru Lau Yui-che ) was one of the chief disciplesand also the Chinese Spiritual Representative of HisHoliness Dudjom Rinpoche II in the Far East. Bornin the Village of Dongguan, near Guangzhou city,of Guangdong province, China in 1914, Ven. LamaSonam Chokyi Gyaltsan was interested in ChineseBuddhism when he was 12 years old, and was laterinitiated as a disciple of the Japanese ShingonSchool. Thus, he was well versed in the Kriya-,Carya-, and Yoga- Tantras.

However, Ven. Lama Sonam Chokyi Gyaltsansoon realized that these stages are not the ultimateof the Buddhist teachings, and so he decided tocontinue on with the study of AnnuttaraYoga Tantraof Tibetan Buddhism. Hence, he received furthermaturing empowerments and liberating instructionsfrom such Tibetan lamas as Ven. Norla Rinpoche,

Lama Dorje Gyurbei, Khenpo Rinchen, ThubtanNyima and Panchen Lama, among many others.When he was 18 years old, Ven. Lama Sonam ChokyiGyaltsan received the Bodhisattva Vow from theVen. Master Shu Yuen, the great contemporaryChan master, in Guangzhou.

When he was 37 years old, Ven. LamaSonam Chokyi Gyaltsan further received initiationsand teachings from Ven. Kunga Rinpoche, the rootteacher of both Professor Garma C.C. Chang and

A Short Life Story of Ven. LamaSonam Chokyi Gyaltsan (1914 - 1997)

Yogi C.M. Chen. Hence, being encouraged by

Professor Chang, urged by Yogi Chen, together withthe sponsorship from Mr. Lee Sai-wah, Ven. LamaSonam Chokyi Gyaltsan went to India and met hispredestined Tsawai Lama (Root Guru) His HolinessDudjom Rinpoche in Kalimpong in 1958, due to theirprevious karmic connections and their prayers inthe same mandala to bene t all motherly sentientbeings. And so accordingly, he received all theempowerments and heart instructions concerningthe precious Na Rak Dong Truk Tantra from HisHoliness Dudjom Rinpoche.

Furthermore, Ven. Lama Sonam ChokyiGyaltsan was also empowered by His HolinessDudjom Rinpoche with the blessings of the Lama,Yidam and Khandro, to transmit these preciousteachings to all suitable vessels. Since his returnto Hong Kong, Ven. Lama Sonam Chokyi Gyaltsanestablished various Dharma centers in both HongKong and Taiwan to spread the teachings of GuruRinpoche and of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche tothe Chinese people.

His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoches Bestowal of the Lotus Hatto Vajra Guru Lau Yui-che

His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche with Vajra Guru Lau Yui-che After the Bestowal of the Lotus Hat

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At the same time, he visited the United States,Canada, France, Australia and Southeast Asia in

spreading those precious teachings around the world.Ven. Lama Sonam Chokyi Gyaltsans great wish wasto ful ll the name of Chokyi Gyaltsan given to himby His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, that is, to upholdthe Victory Banner in all directions across the worldfor the bene ts of all our motherly sentient beings!

Ven. Lama Sonam Chokyi Gyaltsan alsolearnt the Tibetan language at the age of sixty, andtranslated quite a few important Tibetan Buddhistworks into Chinese, including Guru RinpochesParasol of the Dharma , and His Holiness DudjomRinpoches The History of the Nyingma School ofTibetan Buddhism . At the same time, Ven. LamaSonam Chokyi Gyaltsan himself wrote many booksand articles in Chinese concerning the teachingsof Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism,and also compiled and edited a voluminous seriesof books called the Collected Works of Vajaryanain Chinese.

Ven. Lama Sonam Chokyi Gyaltsan furtherpublished a Quarterly Journal to be distributedfree of charge to peoples all over the world, andestablished the Secret Vehicle Publications so as to

bene t the Chinese people. Then, it was one yearbefore Ven. Lama Sonam Chokyi Gyaltsan passedaway in 1997 that he had already arranged for hislineages to be upheld.

In fact, it was back in the years of 1986 and1996 that Ven. Lama Sonam Chokyi Gyaltsan hadtwice asked Yeshe Thaye to uphold his lineagesand to raise the Victory Banner of the Holy Dharmafor the sake of all our motherly sentient beings(please refer to the article on Unfathomable Ocean

of Kindness In Commemoration of Ven. LamaSonam Chokyi Gyaltsan, in Issue One of the Lightof Lotus, published by Dudjom Buddhist Associationin February, 1999 ). Then, at the age of eighty-four (of the same age that His Holiness DudjomRinpoche had passed away), Ven. Lama SonamChokyi Gyaltsan entered into parinirvana on GuruRinpoches Day, the tenth day of the fourth month (Saga Dawa ) of the Tibetan Fire Ox year of the 17 th Rabjung Cycle (that is, 17 th May, 1997 ).

His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche and Vajra Guru Lau Yui-chewere Making Jokes with Each Other

Ven. Kunga Rinpoche, Oneof Vajra Guru Lau Yui-chesGurus

Ven. Norla Hutoheto, One of Vajra Guru

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