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Old Kongtrul ([[kong rgan ma]]). Affectionate name for [[Jamgon Kongtrül]] ([['jam mgon kong sprul]]).
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[[Image:KarseKongtrul.jpg|frame|Karse Kongtrul Palden Khyentse Özer (1904-1953)]]
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'''Karsey Kongtrul''' ([[kar sras kong sprul]]) (1904-1953), alias [[Jamgön Palden Khyentse Özer]] ([['jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i 'od zer]]), the immediate reincarnation of [[Old Kongtrul]], reborn as the son of the 15th Karmapa, [[Khakhyab Dorje]] who identified and enthroned him (age twelve), in 1902, in [[Samdrub Choling]] at [[Dowolung Tsurphu]]. He resided at [[Tsadra Rinchen Drak]], the seat of his predecessor in eastern Tibet. He received the full education and lineage transmission from the Karmapa. Among his other teachers were [[Zurmang Trungpa Chökyi Nyinche]]. He attained realization of the ultimate lineage, was one of the most renowned [[Mahamudra masters]] and transmitted the innermost teachings to the sixteenth Karmapa, [[Rangjung Rigpa'i Dorje]]. Many times over, he gave teachings, empowerments, and reading transmissions from the old and new traditions, such as the [[Rinchen Terdzö]], and he rebuilt the retreat center of [[Tsadra Rinchen Drak]] (his residence above [[Palpung Monastery]]. He passed away on the tenth of May, 1952. He passed away in his forty-ninth year.

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Karse Kongtrul Palden Khyentse Özer (1904-1953)

Karsey Kongtrul (kar sras kong sprul) (1904-1953), alias Jamgön Palden Khyentse Özer ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i 'od zer), the immediate reincarnation of Old Kongtrul, reborn as the son of the 15th Karmapa, Khakhyab Dorje who identified and enthroned him (age twelve), in 1902, in Samdrub Choling at Dowolung Tsurphu. He resided at Tsadra Rinchen Drak, the seat of his predecessor in eastern Tibet. He received the full education and lineage transmission from the Karmapa. Among his other teachers were Zurmang Trungpa Chökyi Nyinche. He attained realization of the ultimate lineage, was one of the most renowned Mahamudra masters and transmitted the innermost teachings to the sixteenth Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpa'i Dorje. Many times over, he gave teachings, empowerments, and reading transmissions from the old and new traditions, such as the Rinchen Terdzö, and he rebuilt the retreat center of Tsadra Rinchen Drak (his residence above Palpung Monastery. He passed away on the tenth of May, 1952. He passed away in his forty-ninth year.