Around the age of seven, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche was recognized by Kyabje Sakya Trizin as the reincarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.
As they traveled to the Khyentse Labrang at Gangtok Palace by car, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche held him on his lap and wept throughout the journey. Later, he told others that from the moment he first saw the child, he felt the unmistakable presence of Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, as if nothing had changed.
