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On
July 13, 1992, Their Eminences Situ
Rinpoche and Gyaltsap
Rinpoche arrived at Tsurphu Monastery to meet His Holiness the Seventeenth
Karmapa. They were received in an elaborate ceremony by the upper and lower
monasteries of Tsurphu, as well as by other Kamtsang monasteries in the
surrounding area. This meeting was to be their first formal one with
the Seventeenth Karmapa. Subsequently, at the request of Tsurphu Monastery,
the two Rinpoches conducted an elaborate ceremony at the Jokhang Temple
in Lhasa, in the presence of the Jowo, the most revered statue of the
Buddha in Tibet. The extensive ceremony began with the presentation to
the Seventeenth Karmapa of gifts kindly sent by His Holiness the Dalai
Lama: a kata (blessing scarf), blessing cord, and the Dalai Lama's personal
mala.
 
According to the prophecy of Guru Rinpoche found
in the treasure of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa, the name Pal Khyabdak Ogyen
Gyalway Nyugu Drodul Trinley Dorje Tsal Chokle Nampar Gyalway De was offered
to the Karmapa during this profound ceremony.
According to the wishes of all the lamas, monks, and lay community of
Tsurphu Monastery, as well as the Karma Kamtsang monasteries of upper,
middle, and lower Tibet, His Holiness was enthroned at Tsurphu Monastery,
the main seat of all the Gyalwa Karmapas, on September 27, 1992.
The Buktham Rinpoche,
and the prediction of the Nechung Oracle
were offered to the Seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa during the enthronement
ceremony.
Participants in the ceremony included tulkus and lamas (or their representatives)
from the many Karma Kamtsang monasteries and the main schools of Tibetan
Buddhism and the Bonpo tradition; representatives from the government
of the People's Republic of China and from the government of the Tibetan
Autonomous Region; disciples from dharma centers abroad; and monks and
devotees from all over the world.
 
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