Recognition as Buddha Maitreya

by Tulku Ngawang Sungyon

Pal Dzam-thang-tsang-chen Monastery

Tulku Ngawang Sungnyon was born in 1971 in Amdo, Tibet. He is from Samdup Norbu Ling Monastery of Dzamthang, which is the most important Tibetan monastery for the Jonang Lineage. Tulku Ngawang Songnyon is from the Jonang sect, and in 1983 he was recognized by the highest Lama of the Zamthang Monastery and enthroned as a reincarnated Tulku by H. H. Yundun Zangpo Rinpoche, the spiritual head of the Jonang Lineage and Abbot of Samdup Norbu Ling Monastery.

While at Samdup Norbu Ling Monastery Tulku Nawang Sungnyon did a 9 year Kalachakra retreat. During his first year of retreat he did 100,000,000 prostrations, and 100,000,000 mantras, and from his second to his ninth year he did a variety of Kalachakra yoga meditations and mantras for purification. He is a third lineage Tulku and in his previous incarnation was Talk Stone Gayest who was famous for writing and composing 15 Buddhist textbooks. His first incarnation was Talk Nyavan who was very popular for composing the Six perfection textbook of Buddhism.

In 1995 he left Tibet for India in order to study and do pilgrimage and lived for a few years at the Jonang Takten Phuntsok Choeling Tibetan Buddhist monastery Simla India. This monastery was founded in 1973 to maintain the Palchowk Kalachakra tradition, a practice unique to the Jonang sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Tulku Ngawang Songnyon studied the Kalachakra six yoga practices under Venerable Choekyi Ngapa, Abbot of the Jonang Monastery who is one of the eminent scholars of the Jonang tradition. During his few years there, He was appointed Secretary of the Monastery in India, as he said, "Due to H.H.The Buddha Maitreya's Blessings."

Certificate

Translation of the Certificate

Born into the Shakya clan out of skill in means and compassion, Unconquerable, vanquisher of the legion of Mara, Body shining like a heap of gold, I prostrate to you, King of the Shakyas.

The subject of this discussion is a westerner, honorably born in America, known as Buddha Maitreya. He is reliably said to have manifested the characteristics of Holiness as his true self, thereby distinguishing himself from the other children. Thereafter, wherever he visited in the world, and the places were many, he established Shambhala dharma centers. Now he is engaged in giving assistance and performing unsurpassable deeds of mercy for dharma orders and poor families in Tibet, India, Nepal and Bhutan. Furthermore, the lamas dwelling in the regions of Tibet, India, Nepal and Bhutan attest that he is a manifestation of the Buddha Maitreya. Being praised thus again and again by the vajra land suffices for us to acknowledge the truth of it. Hereafter, according to a promise made by the personage himself, assistance will be given toward the rebuilding of this monastic college, a favor that we sincerely request.

With best wishes for the ultimate long life of Rinpoche himself—may his good deeds fill the ten regions of space.

From the office of eastern Dzam-thang-tsang-chen Monastery
Western year 2005, first month, twenty-second day.