Kyabje Lati Rinpoche’s Funeral Video
His Eminence Kyabje Lati Rinpoche was a real living Buddha in so many ways. His death was a great loss to Gaden Shartse Monastery, Gaden, Sera Drepung, Gelug Lineage, Buddha dharma of Tibet and for Tibet on the whole. I have written more extensively on Rinpoche on another post. Kyabje Lati Rinpoche passed away in Dharamsala (North India). His body was taken from his apt. and respectfully escorted to Gyuto Tantric Monastery in Dharamsala. From Gyuto it was flown to Gaden Monastery in South India. In Gaden, the traditional funeral for a high lama was arranged. Everything was done according to tradition in order to create the causes for Kyabje Lati Rinpoche’s incarnation to return to continue his unexcelled deeds.
Please watch the video and learn how a high lama’s funeral is conducted.
Remember, the funeral is not performed for Lati Rinpoche’s benefit, as he has complete control of where he takes rebirth. But it was for our benefit as a last act of respect, love and collection of merits so that we may meet Rinpoche again.
With great sadness,
Tsem Rinpoche
Or view the video on the server at:
https://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/latirinpoche.mp4
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This is an extremely rare video footage, the way the sangha or monastery performed a funeral and cremation for a high lama is all based on the text and long lineage, just like other teachings that passed down from Buddha Shakyamuni time.
In this video we can see the whole ceremony is based on tantric teaching/practice and treating the lama as a living Buddha, the way the monastery “welcome” the lama back from outside is the same like how they will do when the lama still alive.
We also can see from this video, even though the lama entered clear light (passed away) but the students or monks are not as sad as lay person, they do not just cry for the loss. It’s because the sangha understand the real meaning of life which death is just one of the step that everyone needed to go thru, and all highly attained teacher like H.E. Lati Rinpoche will definitely come back with a new body, so this separation is just temporary.
During the clear light meditation, a high lama body will keeping warm, soft and without decompose, while for us who didn’t spent time to practice and learn dharma, during the time of death we can only do nothing to help ourself.
This is also the reason why we lay person have more troubles and problems compare to monks, because even when they are alive, they have prepare for their death and next rebirth.
once again, I thanks Rinpoche again to share this video with us, and I hope the new reincarnation of Lati Rinpoche will come back to us very soon.
Bryan
May HH’s reincarnation be found soon and continues to benefit all sentient beings.