Thubten Nima
Letter from His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche,
In Honor of Lama Gape
May 3, 2002
Tashi Delek to my beloved disciples who have unchanging minds of virtue!
Bikshu Konchok Thubten Nima (Lama Gape) is my nephew. Even as a child he was very well mannered with many virtuous attributes inherited from his past lives.
From the time he was enrolled in Gar Monastery, he continually received dharma teachings from Khenchen Munsel and other great masters.
He gained mastery in all the teachings by practicing with perseverance. He served his monastery in all capacities and was appointed the Vajramaster. Since then he has been leading many grand ceremonies such as summer retreats and Yamantaka Drupchens in many other monasteries. He is thus a spiritual teacher who I am sure will prove to be helpful to all of you.
Nowadays, for different reasons, there are many charlatans who are virtually illiterate but proclaim to be great teachers. It is very important for everyone to know how meaningless they are.
With Tashi Delek and prayers,
Bande Konchok Gyaltsen
The one blessed with the title "Drikung Garchen"
(Translated by Khenpo Tenpel)
