Deokya Tulku

The Tulku was born in 1991 in Chamdo Rebuchen, Tibet and left for Nepal in1995. After being recognized as the reincarnation of Tulku Dhoeka Rinpoche, his parents feared that the Chinese Government would find out that their son is the reincarnated 7th lineage Nyingmapa Tulku and so arrest him.  He has been studying and practicing Buddhism at Ramjam Rinpoche's monastery in Bhutan and was enthroned at Shechen Monastery of the renowned Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche in Boudhanath, Kathmandu.  The Tulku's monastery is Dhoekya in Tibet which he has not seen.  Buddha Maitreya's sponsorship each month started in 1998 and covers his school fees, food, clothing and medical expenses along with his family's food, house rent, electricity and his sister's schooling.   He has also received $400 to buy a television, $250 for a freezer and $150 to buy kitchen equipment.  His father (who became a monk in 1959 and is a married Lama of the Nvingmapa tradition) says: "When we arrived in Nepal we were in very bad condition.  We had no money at all.  I had a skin condition and for some months heart pain.   The money I made from puja was not enough to cover our food.  His Holiness Buddha Maitreya has provided free medicine and doctor and now I feel  better.  This sponsorship is helping for our general needs and Tulku's education and expenses.  In future when I build a monastery I will need more sponsorship."