His Holiness Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche
passes into Parinirvana
27 March 2009
 His Holiness Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche passed away today, March 27th, in India. His Holiness was the head of the Nyingma lineage, and a prominent and well-loved spiritual master for the Tibetan and worldwide Buddhist communities.
Although it was bitterly cold at the time of Pema Norbu's birth in 1932, it is said that sweetly scented flowers bloomed all around his village. The young Penor Rinpoche was invited to the Palyul monastery where he took refuge with the great and learned Khenpo Ngaga. The Khenpo performed the traditional hair cutting ceremony and gave him the name Dhongag Shedrup Tenzin.
Pema Norbu was formally enthroned by his master Thubten Chökyi Dawa (1894-1959) the second Choktrul Rinpoche, and Karma Thekchok Nyingpo (1908-1958) the fourth Karma Kuchen Rinpoche. In time, Penor Rinpoche became the eleventh throne holder of Palyul Monastery with its more than four hundred branch monasteries. He spent many years at Palyul, studying and receiving teachings from numerous masters and scholars, including Karma Kuchen, the tenth throneholder, who carefully prepared him as his successor.
 In the mid-1990s, His Holiness recognized Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche as the incarnation of the great 19th century scholar and spiritual master Mipham the Great; and in 1995, His Holiness enthroned Sakyong Mipham as the Sakyong in a ceremony in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Sakyong has studied extensively with His Holiness and his khenpos at Namdroling, the largest Nyingma teaching centre in the world. In 2008, Penor Rinpoche conferred the Sakyong Wangmo Empowerment on Khandro Tseyang in a ceremony in Halifax.
 Buddhist centers around the world, including His Holiness's Palyul Centers, and the Shambhala Community, are focusing on practices in honor of His Holiness at this time.
Tributes
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The Gradual Path of Raising Buddhist Children:
Inner Chronicles:
Work Sex Money: Seminar Three,
Ocean of Dharma: A Shambhala Sun feature on Chögyam Trungpa by Barry Boyce
Tribute to Arbie Thalacker
Chronicles Highlights 2011
Chronicles Holiday Sampler
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse on the passing of his father, Thinley Norbu Rinpoche
SMR joins Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Rabjam Rinpoche [Video 11:35]
Tribute to Thinley Norbu Rinpoche
Qualities
Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche on Distinguishing Ordinary Consciousness from Wisdom
At the
Tribute to Fabrice Champion
Crazy Wisdom, a review by Victress Hitchcock
Tribute to Michal Friedman
Radio interview with Chogyam Trungpa in 1971;
Mingyur Rinpoche: The essence of meditation
Julia Sagebien talks with Thrangu Rinpoche about fulfilling the aspirations of the Vidyadhara
Gold Lake Oil, by Tom Bell
THE BIG NO
Thrangu Rinpoche talks about Trungpa Rinpoche and his students [Audio 48:54]
In appreciation of the Very Venerable 9th Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Teaching Stories: Never Give Up, told by Jim Lowrey
Memorial to Mary Smith, by Lee Weingrad
Conversation with Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel: Part Three
Khyentse Foundation: Ten Years of Giving
What Made Him Tick: a Review of Crazy Wisdom by Suzanne Duarte
Teaching Stories:
Tribute to Mary Smith