Enthronement and Departure From Tibet

Many rituals were performed during 1958 in preparation for His Holiness' enthronement, which was scheduled for the following year. The ceremony took place in 1959, when he was fourteen years old, beginning with a seven day ritual followed by an elaborate three-day-long ceremony during the first lunar month. More than a thousand monks attended, and many great Lamas and high ranking government officials sent representatives who made elaborate offerings.

That year, His Holiness and his entire entourage left Tibet for India. Upon their safe arrival, they were given a warm welcome and were treated to lavish hospitality by the Royal Court of Sikkim. Later that year, Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche entered into Parinirvana in Sikkim. On the day of his passing, the valley was seen to be filled with light, long after the sun had set. Many other remarkable signs also appeared.

In 1962, Vajradhara Jampal Sangpo entered into Parinirvana in Tibet. Around that time His Holiness dreamed that the great Vajradhara, with a glowing face and delighted mood, gave him an auspicious scarf. This was a sign that he would never depart from the compassionate mind of his master.

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