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6: Kheu [[Chung]] [[Lotsawa]]: [[translator]] and one of [[Padmasambhava's]] Twenty-five [[Tibetan]] [[disciples]].
 
6: Kheu [[Chung]] [[Lotsawa]]: [[translator]] and one of [[Padmasambhava's]] Twenty-five [[Tibetan]] [[disciples]].
  
7: Smritijnana: one of the [[Indian]] [[Panditas]] [[in Tibet]].
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7: [[Smritijnana]]: one of the [[Indian]] [[Panditas]] [[in Tibet]].
  
8: [[Rongdzom]] [[Pandita]]: [[scholar]] and redactor of the [[Nyingma Kama]].
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8: [[Rongdzom Pandita]]: [[scholar]] and redactor of the [[Nyingma Kama]].
  
9: [[Dampa Deshek]]: founder of [[Kathog]] [[Gompa]] in [[Kham]].
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9: [[Dampa Deshek]]: founder of [[Kathog Gompa]] in [[Kham]].
  
10: Ling Je [[Repa]]: founder of the [[Drukpa Kagyu school]].
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10: [[Ling Je Repa]]: founder of the [[Drukpa Kagyu school]].
  
11: [[Chogyel]] [[Phakpa]]: nephew of [[Sakya Pandita]], [[ruler of Tibet]], [[priest]] to [[Kubilai Khan]].
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11: [[Chogyel Phakpa]]: nephew of [[Sakya Pandita]], [[ruler of Tibet]], [[priest]] to [[Kubilai Khan]].
  
12: [[Drum khar Nagpopa]]: [[Khampa]] [[yogi]] who [[meditated]] in [[dark retreat]] for 18 years.
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12: [[Drum khar Nagpopa]]: [[Khampa yogi]] who [[meditated]] in [[dark retreat]] for 18 years.
  
13: Hewa Chojung: [[Khampa]] [[Wikipedia:Magician(paranormal)|magician]] and subjector of enemies of the [[dharma]].
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13: [[Hewa Chojung]]: [[Khampa]] [[Wikipedia:Magician(paranormal)|magician]] and subjector of enemies of the [[dharma]].
  
14: Trakthung [[Dudul Dorje]]: the [[Terton]] who revived [[Kathog]].
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14: [[Trakthung Dudul Dorje]]: the [[Terton]] who revived [[Kathog]].
  
15: Gyeltse Sonam Detsen: head of [[Kathog]] [[Gompa]].
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15: [[Gyeltse Sonam Detsen]]: head of [[Kathog Gompa]].
  
16: [[Dudul]] [[Rolpa]] [[Tsal]]: [[yogi]], [[teacher]] of [[Jikme Lingpa]].
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16: [[Dudul Rolpa Tsal]]: [[yogi]], [[teacher]] of [[Jikme Lingpa]].
  
 
17: [[Dudjom Lingpa]]: [[Dudjom Lingpa]]: 1835-1904 born in Chagkong in [[Kham]] in Gili [[family]] of [[tantrikas]]; Gili [[Terton]]; [[Phurba]] [[terton]]: known for [[magical powers]] and [[wrathful]] face.
 
17: [[Dudjom Lingpa]]: [[Dudjom Lingpa]]: 1835-1904 born in Chagkong in [[Kham]] in Gili [[family]] of [[tantrikas]]; Gili [[Terton]]; [[Phurba]] [[terton]]: known for [[magical powers]] and [[wrathful]] face.
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* "In the {{Wiki|future}} [[in Tibet]], on the [[east]] of the [[Nine Peaked Mountain]], in the [[sacred]] [[Buddhafield]] of the self-originated [[Vajravarahi]], there will be an [[emanation]] of [[Drogben]], of [[royal lineage]], named [[Jnana]]. His beneficial [[activities]] are in accord with the [[Vajrayana]] although he conducts himself differently, unexpectedly, as a little boy with astonishing [[intelligence]]. He will either discover new [[Terma]] or preserve the old [[Terma]]. Whoever has connections with him will be taken to [[Ngayab Ling]] ([[Zangdok Palri]]) [The [[Copper-colored Mountain]]]."
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* "In the {{Wiki|future}} [[in Tibet]], on the [[east]] of the [[Nine Peaked Mountain]], in the [[sacred]] [[Buddhafield]] of the self-originated [[Vajravarahi]], there will be an [[emanation]] of [[Drogben]], of [[royal lineage]], named [[Jnana]]. His beneficial [[activities]] are in accord  
  
* [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] was born in the [[Water Dragon year]] of the 15th [[Rabjung]] Cycle- (1904), early in the morning of the tenth day of the sixth month, with many amazing [[signs]]. (on June 10, 1904), into a [[noble]] [[family]] in the southeastern [[Tibetan]] province of [[Pemakod]], one of the four "[[hidden lands]]" of [[Guru Rinpoche]]. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was of [[royal lineage]], descended fron [[Nyatri Zangpo]] and from [[Puwoo Kanam Dhepa]], the [[king of Powo]]. His father, [[Kathok]] [[Tulku]] Norbu Tenzing,was a famous [[tulku]] of the [[Pema Köd]] region, from [[Kathok monastery]]; his mother , who had descended from [[Ratna Lingpa]] and belonged to the local member of the [[Pemakod]] tribe, was called [[Namgyal Drolma]].
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with the [[Vajrayana]] although he conducts himself differently, unexpectedly, as a little boy with astonishing [[intelligence]]. He will either discover new [[Terma]] or preserve the old [[Terma]]. Whoever has connections with him will be taken to [[Ngayab Ling]] ([[Zangdok Palri]]) [The [[Copper-colored Mountain]]]."
  
  
* His previous [[incarnation]], [[Dudjom Lingpa]], had told his [[disciples]]:
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* [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] was born in the [[Water Dragon year]] of the 15th [[Rabjung]] Cycle- (1904), early in the morning of the tenth day of the sixth month, with many amazing [[signs]]. (on June 10, 1904), into a [[noble]] [[family]] in the southeastern [[Tibetan]] province of
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[[Pemakod]], one of the four "[[hidden lands]]" of [[Guru Rinpoche]]. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was of [[royal lineage]], descended fron [[Nyatri Zangpo]] and from [[Puwoo Kanam Dhepa]], the [[king of Powo]]. His father, [[Kathok]] [[Tulku]] Norbu Tenzing,was a famous [[tulku]] of the [[Pema
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Köd]] region, from [[Kathok monastery]]; his mother , who had descended from [[Ratna Lingpa]] and belonged to the local member of the [[Pemakod]] tribe, was called [[Namgyal Drolma]].
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* It had been [[Dudjom Lingpa's]] [[intention]] to visit [[southern Tibet]] to reveal the [[sacred]] land of [[Pemakod]], but being unable to do so, he predicted that his successor would be born there and reveal it himself. [[Za-Pokhung Tulku Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo]], who was a holder of the teachings of [[Dudjom Lingpa]], and [[Lama Thubten]] Chonjor of Ling came to [[Pemakod]] and [[enthroned]] him. Gradually the [[disciples]] of the previous Dudjom came and paid their respects to him... as we have said, [[Phuktrul Gyurme NgedonWangpo]] and [[Lama Thubten]] Chönjor of Ling came to [[Pema Köd]] to enthrone him. Gradually the [[disciples]] of the previous Dudjom arrived. [[His Holiness]] was [[taught]] reading, [[writing]] and the five common [[sciences]].
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* It had been [[Dudjom Lingpa's]] [[intention]] to visit [[southern Tibet]] to reveal the [[sacred]] land of [[Pemakod]], but being unable to do so, he predicted that his successor would be born there and reveal it himself. [[Za-Pokhung Tulku Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo]], who was a holder of the  
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teachings of [[Dudjom Lingpa]], and [[Lama Thubten]] Chonjor of Ling came to [[Pemakod]] and [[enthroned]] him. Gradually the [[disciples]] of the previous Dudjom came and paid their respects to him... as we have said, [[Phuktrul Gyurme NgedonWangpo]] and [[Lama Thubten]] Chönjor of Ling came to [[Pema Köd]] to enthrone him. Gradually the [[disciples]] of the previous Dudjom arrived. [[His Holiness]] was [[taught]] reading, [[writing]] and the five common [[sciences]].
 
   
 
   
  
[[Rinpoche's Intensive Studies]]
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* [[Rinpoche's]] studies began with texts and commentaries under [[Khenpo Aten]]. By the age of five, [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was already discovering [[treasure texts]] and practices. He studied under [[Dudjom Lingpa's]] [[doctrine]] holders, [[Patrul Rinpoche's]] [[disciples]], [[Mipham Rinpoche's]] [[disciples]] and [[Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro]]. He studied many texts and commentaries, such as the [[Dom Sum]] ([[Three Precepts]]), [[Chod Juk]], etc.  
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* [[Rinpoche's]] studies began with texts and commentaries under [[Khenpo Aten]]. By the age of five, [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was already discovering [[treasure texts]] and practices. He studied under [[Dudjom Lingpa's]] [[doctrine]] holders, [[Patrul Rinpoche's]] [[disciples]], [[Mipham  
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Rinpoche's]] [[disciples]] and [[Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro]]. He studied many texts and commentaries, such as the [[Dom Sum]] ([[Three Precepts]]), [[Chod Juk]], etc.  
  
 
   
 
   
It was said by [[Lama Konrab]] that at the age of five, he started discovering Ter. When he was eight years old, he began to study [[Santideva's]] "[[Bodhicaryavatara]]" with his [[teacher]] [[Urygen Chogyur Gyatso]], a personal [[disciple]] of the great [[Patrul Rinpoche]] (A.D.1808-1887). He studied for sixteen years with [[Za-Pokhung Tulku Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo]] and had great realizations on the teachings of [[Dzogpachenpo]]. From [[Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro]], he received the [[tantric teachings]] ([[Gyud]], Lung, and [[Men-Ngag]]) of the "[[Sangwa Nyingthig]]". He further received [[Dzogchen teachings]] from [[Jedrung Thinley Jampai Jungne]] ([[Dudjom Namkhai Dorje]]) of [[Riwoche]].
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It was said by [[Lama Konrab]] that at the age of five, he started discovering Ter. When he was eight years old, he began to study [[Santideva's]] "[[Bodhicaryavatara]]" with his [[teacher]] [[Urygen Chogyur Gyatso]], a personal [[disciple]] of the great [[Patrul Rinpoche]] (A.D.1808-1887). He  
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studied for sixteen years with [[Za-Pokhung Tulku Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo]] and had great realizations on the teachings of [[Dzogpachenpo]]. From [[Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro]], he received the [[tantric teachings]] ([[Gyud]], Lung, and [[Men-Ngag]]) of the "[[Sangwa Nyingthig]]". He further received [[Dzogchen teachings]] from [[Jedrung Thinley Jampai Jungne]] ([[Dudjom Namkhai Dorje]]) of [[Riwoche]].
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* In his teens, [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] attended the great [[monastic]] [[universities]] of {{Wiki|Central Tibet}}, such as [[Mindroling]], [[Dorje Drak]] and [[Tarje Tingpoling]], as well as those of [[East Tibet]], like [[Kathok]] and [[Dzogchen]]. It was to [[Mindroling]] that he returned to
  
* In his teens, [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] attended the great [[monastic]] [[universities]] of {{Wiki|Central Tibet}}, such as [[Mindroling]], [[Dorje Drak]] and [[Tarje Tingpoling]], as well as those of [[East Tibet]], like [[Kathok]] and [[Dzogchen]]. It was to [[Mindroling]] that he returned to {{Wiki|perfect}} his [[understanding]] of the [[Nyingma tradition]]. Thus from the [[Mindroling Vajracarya]], [[Dorzim Namdrol Gyatso]], he learned the [[rituals]], [[mandalas]], songs, [[dance]] and [[music]] of [[Terdak Lingpa]], along with many other teachings. There were many other great [[teachers]] from whom [[Rinpoche]] had received all the teachings of the [[Nyingma School]].
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{{Wiki|perfect}} his [[understanding]] of the [[Nyingma tradition]]. Thus from the [[Mindroling Vajracarya]], [[Dorzim Namdrol Gyatso]], he learned the [[rituals]], [[mandalas]], songs, [[dance]] and [[music]] of [[Terdak Lingpa]], along with many other teachings. There were many other great [[teachers]] from whom [[Rinpoche]] had received all the teachings of the [[Nyingma School]].
  
 
* From Phokang [[Tulku]] Gyurmed [[Ngedon Wangpo]], his [[guru]], who had been the foremost [[disciple]] of [[Dudjom Lingpa]], [[His Holiness]]' previous [[incarnation]] he received the [[Dzogchen]] [[Nyongtri]] [[lineage]] .
 
* From Phokang [[Tulku]] Gyurmed [[Ngedon Wangpo]], his [[guru]], who had been the foremost [[disciple]] of [[Dudjom Lingpa]], [[His Holiness]]' previous [[incarnation]] he received the [[Dzogchen]] [[Nyongtri]] [[lineage]] .
  
* [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] attended various [[monastic]] [[shedras]] such as [[Mindroling]], [[Dorje Drak]], [[Kathok]] and [[Dzogchen]]. He also became learned in the [[rituals]] of the [[Terton]] [[Terdak Lingpa]]. He received all the [[Dzogchen teachings]] from [[Jedrung Rinpoche]] and was considered his [[heart]] son. [[Rinpoche]] became accomplished in the [[Vajrakilaya practice]]. He [[meditated]] at many isolated places and [[signs]] of [[accomplishment]] occurred.
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* [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] attended various [[monastic]] [[shedras]] such as [[Mindroling]], [[Dorje Drak]], [[Kathok]] and [[Dzogchen]]. He also became learned in the [[rituals]] of the [[Terton]] [[Terdak Lingpa]]. He received all the [[Dzogchen teachings]] from [[Jedrung Rinpoche]] and was  
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considered his [[heart]] son. [[Rinpoche]] became accomplished in the [[Vajrakilaya practice]]. He [[meditated]] at many isolated places and [[signs]] of [[accomplishment]] occurred.
  
 
* As he was [[taught]], the power of his [[awareness]] blazed like [[fire]]. Whatever he learned he could comprehend through a mere indication. He studied many texts and commentaries, such as the [[Dom Sum]], [[Chod Juk]], etc. It is said by [[Lama Konrab]] that at the age of five, he started discovering Ter.  
 
* As he was [[taught]], the power of his [[awareness]] blazed like [[fire]]. Whatever he learned he could comprehend through a mere indication. He studied many texts and commentaries, such as the [[Dom Sum]], [[Chod Juk]], etc. It is said by [[Lama Konrab]] that at the age of five, he started discovering Ter.  
  
  
He studied for sixteen years with [[Phuktrul Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo]], who was a holder of the teachings of the previous Dudjom. From [[Khyentse Rinpoche]] he received the [[tantric teachings]] ([[Gyud]], Lung, and [[Men-Ngag]]) of the [[Sangwa Nyingthik]] as if he were a vessel being filled. He also received the "rediscovered teachings from [[Gedrung Thinley Jampa Jungne]] of [[Riwoche]] and [[Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo]] that he could really understand.
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He studied for sixteen years with [[Phuktrul Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo]], who was a holder of the teachings of the previous Dudjom. From [[Khyentse Rinpoche]] he received the [[tantric teachings]] ([[Gyud]], Lung, and [[Men-Ngag]]) of the [[Sangwa Nyingthik]] as if he were a vessel being  
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filled. He also received the "rediscovered teachings from [[Gedrung Thinley Jampa Jungne]] of [[Riwoche]] and [[Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo]] that he could really understand.
  
 
* With the first [[Lama]], he started fron [[Ngondro]] to [[Ngo Shi]], studying completely. By listening to the [[She Rig Dorje Nonpo Gyud]], the display of his [[own]] [[intelligence]] burst open. All of the [[tantras]] of [[Vajrayana]], as vast as the ocean, and all of their difficult points, unfolded naturally. [[His Holiness]] would often say, "All I know is thanks to the [[She Rig Dorje Nonpo Gyud]]."
 
* With the first [[Lama]], he started fron [[Ngondro]] to [[Ngo Shi]], studying completely. By listening to the [[She Rig Dorje Nonpo Gyud]], the display of his [[own]] [[intelligence]] burst open. All of the [[tantras]] of [[Vajrayana]], as vast as the ocean, and all of their difficult points, unfolded naturally. [[His Holiness]] would often say, "All I know is thanks to the [[She Rig Dorje Nonpo Gyud]]."
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Now as I have obeyed my [[teacher's]] orders, likewise use your [[experience]] for the [[sake]] of [[beings]]." [[His Holiness]] obtained [[realization]] through this. He himself said that while very young he always had various [[visions]], and his [[karma]] to discover the deep '[[treasures]]' awoke. At thirteen he met [[Guru Rinpoche]] ([[Yab-Yum]]) in [[person]], and after having received the legacy of the self-appearing {{Wiki|non-human}} [[teacher]], the [[wisdom Dakinis]] gave him the [[yellow]] papers and he wrote down Ters.
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Now as I have obeyed my [[teacher's]] orders, likewise use your [[experience]] for the [[sake]] of [[beings]]." [[His Holiness]] obtained [[realization]] through this. He himself said that while very young he always had various [[visions]], and his [[karma]] to discover the deep  
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'[[treasures]]' awoke. At thirteen he met [[Guru Rinpoche]] ([[Yab-Yum]]) in [[person]], and after having received the legacy of the self-appearing {{Wiki|non-human}} [[teacher]], the [[wisdom Dakinis]] gave him the [[yellow]] papers and he wrote down Ters.
  
 
* From [[Togden Tenpa]] he received both the wang and lung of the [[Dzogchen]] [[Nyingthig Yabshi]], which was the [[lineage]] of [[Nyoshul Lungtok Tenpai Nyima]]. Then he went to the center of the country and from [[Jedrung Rinpoche]] of [[Riwoche]], [[Dudjom Namkhai Dorje]], he received the [[Kangyur]] lung, [[Dam Ngag Dzöd]], the seventeen [[Sangchen Ngepai]] [[tantras]], [[Nyingthig Yabshi]], etc., and all the teachings of the [[Dzogpachenpo]]. He received them completely and was considered his [[teacher's]] [[heart]] son. From [[Tulku Kunzang]] Thekchog Tenpai [[Gyaltsen]] he also received many deep teachings.
 
* From [[Togden Tenpa]] he received both the wang and lung of the [[Dzogchen]] [[Nyingthig Yabshi]], which was the [[lineage]] of [[Nyoshul Lungtok Tenpai Nyima]]. Then he went to the center of the country and from [[Jedrung Rinpoche]] of [[Riwoche]], [[Dudjom Namkhai Dorje]], he received the [[Kangyur]] lung, [[Dam Ngag Dzöd]], the seventeen [[Sangchen Ngepai]] [[tantras]], [[Nyingthig Yabshi]], etc., and all the teachings of the [[Dzogpachenpo]]. He received them completely and was considered his [[teacher's]] [[heart]] son. From [[Tulku Kunzang]] Thekchog Tenpai [[Gyaltsen]] he also received many deep teachings.
  
* From [[Ngagtsun Gendun Gyatso]] he received all the teachings of [[Pema Lingpa]], [[the Dzöd Dun]], and others. From [[Mindroling]] [[Vajracharya]], [[Namdrol Gyatso]], he learned the [[rituals]], [[mandalas]], songs, [[dance]] and [[music]] of [[Tertag Lingpa]], along with many other teachings. From the great [[Khenpo Jamde]], also called [[Pande Odzer]] (a [[disciple]] of [[Mipham Rinpoche]]), he received the [[Nyingma Kama]], [[Khagyed]] [[empowerments]], [[Sangye Lingpa's]] [[Lama Gongdu]] and [[Sangwa Nyingpo]] according to the [[Zur tradition]]; as well as the cycle of the [[Odsel Sangwa Nyingthig]]. He also received many [[tantra]] commentaries like the great commentaries of [[Mipham]] himself, the [[Nyingthig Yabshi]], etc. - thus receiving an ocean of deep and detailed teachings. [[His Holiness]] considered [[Khenpo Jamde]] as his second kindest [[Lama]] and took many [[vows]] of [[Pratimoksha]], [[Bodhisattva]], and the [[Vajrayana]] from him.
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* From [[Ngagtsun Gendun Gyatso]] he received all the teachings of [[Pema Lingpa]], [[the Dzöd Dun]], and others. From [[Mindroling]] [[Vajracharya]], [[Namdrol Gyatso]], he learned the [[rituals]], [[mandalas]], songs, [[dance]] and [[music]] of [[Tertag Lingpa]], along with many other teachings. From the great [[Khenpo Jamde]], also called [[Pande Odzer]] (a [[disciple]] of [[Mipham Rinpoche]]), he received the [[Nyingma  
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Kama]], [[Khagyed]] [[empowerments]], [[Sangye Lingpa's]] [[Lama Gongdu]] and [[Sangwa Nyingpo]] according to the [[Zur tradition]]; as well as the cycle of the [[Odsel Sangwa Nyingthig]]. He also received many [[tantra]] commentaries like the great commentaries of [[Mipham]] himself, the [[Nyingthig Yabshi]], etc. - thus receiving an ocean of deep and detailed teachings. [[His Holiness]] considered [[Khenpo Jamde]] as his second kindest [[Lama]] and took many [[vows]] of [[Pratimoksha]], [[Bodhisattva]], and the [[Vajrayana]] from him.
  
 
* He also received teachings from the great [[beings]] who were [[disciples]] of the great [[Khenpo]] [[Nyoshul]]: [[Ngawang Palzang]], [[Chatral Sangye Dorje]], [[Lama]] [[Orgyan Rigdzin]], [[Kathok Chagtsa]] [[Tulku]], [[Pulung Sangye]] [[Tulku]], and others. He received teachings from them and he gave teachings to them.
 
* He also received teachings from the great [[beings]] who were [[disciples]] of the great [[Khenpo]] [[Nyoshul]]: [[Ngawang Palzang]], [[Chatral Sangye Dorje]], [[Lama]] [[Orgyan Rigdzin]], [[Kathok Chagtsa]] [[Tulku]], [[Pulung Sangye]] [[Tulku]], and others. He received teachings from them and he gave teachings to them.
  
  
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* [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was [[world]] famous as a very prolific author and a [[scholar]]. His writings are celebrated for the {{Wiki|encyclopaedic}} [[knowledge]] they display of all the [[traditional]] branches of [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|learning}}, [[including]] {{Wiki|poetics}}, history, [[medicine]], [[astrology]] and [[philosophy]]. A writer of inspirational [[poetry]] of compelling [[beauty]], he had a special genius for expressing the meaning and [[realization]] of [[Dzogchen]] with a crystal-like [[lucidity]].
 
* [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was [[world]] famous as a very prolific author and a [[scholar]]. His writings are celebrated for the {{Wiki|encyclopaedic}} [[knowledge]] they display of all the [[traditional]] branches of [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|learning}}, [[including]] {{Wiki|poetics}}, history, [[medicine]], [[astrology]] and [[philosophy]]. A writer of inspirational [[poetry]] of compelling [[beauty]], he had a special genius for expressing the meaning and [[realization]] of [[Dzogchen]] with a crystal-like [[lucidity]].
  
* His "Collected Works" ([[Sungbum]]), numbering twenty-five volumes, did not include his complete output. Among the most widely read of his works are the "Fundamentals of the [[Buddhist Teachings]]" and "[[History of the Nyingma School]]", which he composed soon after his arrival in [[India]]. These works have now been translated into English by [[Gyurme Dorje]] and [[Matthew Kapstein]] and published by [[Wisdom Publications]], while his {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[spiritual]] representative [[Lama Sonam]] Chokyi Gyaltsan ([[Guru Lau Yui-che]]), with the help of [[Ming-chu Tulku]], had also translated it into {{Wiki|Chinese}} and published by the Secret [[Vehicle]] Publications in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Taiwan]].
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* His "Collected Works" ([[Sungbum]]), numbering twenty-five volumes, did not include his complete output. Among the most widely read of his works are the "Fundamentals of the [[Buddhist Teachings]]" and "[[History of the Nyingma School]]", which he composed soon after his arrival in  
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[[India]]. These works have now been translated into English by [[Gyurme Dorje]] and [[Matthew Kapstein]] and published by [[Wisdom Publications]], while his {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[spiritual]] representative [[Lama Sonam]] Chokyi Gyaltsan ([[Guru Lau Yui-che]]), with the help of [[Ming-chu Tulku]], had also translated it into {{Wiki|Chinese}} and published by the Secret [[Vehicle]] Publications in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Taiwan]].
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* Another important and major part of his work was the revision, {{Wiki|correction}} and editing of many [[ancient]] and {{Wiki|modern}} texts, [[including]] the fifty-eight volumes of the whole of the [[Canonical Teachings]] of the [[Nyingma School]] ("[[Nyingma Kama]]"), a venture which
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he began at the age of 74, just as [[Jamgon Kongtrul]] had collected the [[Terma teachings]]. His [[own]] private library contains the largest collection of [[precious]] [[manuscripts]] and [[books]] outside of [[Tibet]].
  
* Another important and major part of his work was the revision, {{Wiki|correction}} and editing of many [[ancient]] and {{Wiki|modern}} texts, [[including]] the fifty-eight volumes of the whole of the [[Canonical Teachings]] of the [[Nyingma School]] ("[[Nyingma Kama]]"), a venture which he began at the age of 74, just as [[Jamgon Kongtrul]] had collected the [[Terma teachings]]. His [[own]] private library contains the largest collection of [[precious]] [[manuscripts]] and [[books]] outside of [[Tibet]].
 
  
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* In [[Pema Köd]], he established many new [[monasteries]] for both [[Gelong]] ([[ordained]] [[monks]]) and [[Ngagpa]] ([[Yogis]]). He regrouped many texts. Nowadays, in this [[tradition]] both the [[books]] and the {{Wiki|stream}} of [[empowerment]] [[exist]] and survive solely due to his
  
* In [[Pema Köd]], he established many new [[monasteries]] for both [[Gelong]] ([[ordained]] [[monks]]) and [[Ngagpa]] ([[Yogis]]). He regrouped many texts. Nowadays, in this [[tradition]] both the [[books]] and the {{Wiki|stream}} of [[empowerment]] [[exist]] and survive solely due to his [[kindness]], which is impossible to measure. In [[Kompo]] region he reconstructed the [[Thadul Buchu Lhakhang]] and close to it he built anew the [[monastery]] of [[Zangdokpalri]].  
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[[kindness]], which is impossible to measure. In [[Kompo]] region he reconstructed the [[Thadul Buchu Lhakhang]] and close to it he built anew the [[monastery]] of [[Zangdokpalri]].  
  
  
He erected anew the [[tantric]] center of [[Lama Ling]]; at [[Tso Pema]] ([[Rewalsar]]) he established a [[retreat]] center; at {{Wiki|Darjeeling}}, [[Tsechü]] [[Gompa]]; in [[Orissa]], [[Dudul Rabten Ling]]; and in [[Kalimpong]] he founded the [[Zangdok-Palri]] [[Monastery]]. In [[North America]] he established many [[Dharma]] centers, named [[Yeshe Nyingpo]], as well as many [[retreat]] centers; in {{Wiki|Europe}} he established [[Dorje Nyingpo]] in {{Wiki|Paris}} and [[Urgyen Samye Chöling]] [[Meditation]] and Study [[Center]] in {{Wiki|Dordogne}}, {{Wiki|France}}. Many other [[Dharma]] centers around the [[world]] were under his guidance.
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He erected anew the [[tantric]] center of [[Lama Ling]]; at [[Tso Pema]] ([[Rewalsar]]) he established a [[retreat]] center; at {{Wiki|Darjeeling}}, [[Tsechü]] [[Gompa]]; in [[Orissa]], [[Dudul Rabten Ling]]; and in [[Kalimpong]] he founded the [[Zangdok-Palri]]  
  
* Whenever he gave teachings [[in Tibet]] and [[India]], great [[teachers]] - like the two [[Mindrolings]], [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], [[Chatral Sangye Dorje]], and others - came to receive them. Among all the high [[lamas]] there are none who didn't receive teachings from him. They all had great [[confidence]] in his [[realization]]. So numerous were his [[disciples]] that they can't possibly be counted. [[Nyingmapas]] from [[Tibet]], [[Bhutan]], [[India]], {{Wiki|Ladakh}} and all around the {{Wiki|globe}} were his students.
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[[Monastery]]. In [[North America]] he established many [[Dharma]] centers, named [[Yeshe Nyingpo]], as well as many [[retreat]] centers; in {{Wiki|Europe}} he established [[Dorje Nyingpo]] in {{Wiki|Paris}} and [[Urgyen Samye Chöling]] [[Meditation]] and Study [[Center]] in {{Wiki|Dordogne}}, {{Wiki|France}}. Many other [[Dharma]] centers around the [[world]] were under his guidance.
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* Whenever he gave teachings [[in Tibet]] and [[India]], great [[teachers]] - like the two [[Mindrolings]], [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], [[Chatral Sangye Dorje]], and others - came to receive them. Among all the high [[lamas]] there are none who didn't receive teachings from him. They all had great  
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[[confidence]] in his [[realization]]. So numerous were his [[disciples]] that they can't possibly be counted. [[Nyingmapas]] from [[Tibet]], [[Bhutan]], [[India]], {{Wiki|Ladakh}} and all around the {{Wiki|globe}} were his students.
  
 
* Unique in having received the [[transmission]] of all the [[existing]] teachings of the immensely rich [[Nyingma tradition]], [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was famous in particular as a great [[Terton]] ([[treasure revealer]]), whose [[Termas]] are now widely [[taught]] and practiced, and as the leading exponent of [[Dzogchen]].  
 
* Unique in having received the [[transmission]] of all the [[existing]] teachings of the immensely rich [[Nyingma tradition]], [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was famous in particular as a great [[Terton]] ([[treasure revealer]]), whose [[Termas]] are now widely [[taught]] and practiced, and as the leading exponent of [[Dzogchen]].  
  
  
Indeed, he was regarded as the living [[embodiment]] of [[Guru Rinpoche]] and His representative in this time. A [[master]] of [[masters]], he was [[acknowledged]] by the leading [[Tibetan]] [[Lamas]] as possessing the greatest power and [[blessing]] in communicating the [[nature of mind]], and it was to him that they sent their students when prepared for this "[[Mind-direct]]" [[transmission]]. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was the [[teacher]] of many of the most prominent [[lamas]] active today.
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Indeed, he was regarded as the living [[embodiment]] of [[Guru Rinpoche]] and His representative in this time. A [[master]] of [[masters]], he was [[acknowledged]] by the leading [[Tibetan]] [[Lamas]] as possessing the greatest power and [[blessing]] in communicating the [[nature of mind]],  
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and it was to him that they sent their students when prepared for this "[[Mind-direct]]" [[transmission]]. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was the [[teacher]] of many of the most prominent [[lamas]] active today.
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* As his [[teachers]] had prophesized, [[Rinpoche]] gave the "[[Rinchen Terdzod]]" ("[[Treasury of Precious Termas]]") ten times, [[Pema Lingpa's]] "[[Pedling Cho Kor]]" three times, the "[[Kangyur]]" and "[[Nyingma Gyudbum]]", the [[Drupwang]] of "[[Kagyed]]", "[[Jatson Podruk]]", the complete
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[[empowerment]] and [[transmission]] of the "[[Nyingma Kama]]", as well as teachings according to his [[own]] [[Terma]] ("[[Dudjom Tersar]]") [[tradition]], and {{Wiki|innumerable}} other important teachings.
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[[Dudjom Rinpoche's]] main area of [[activity]] was in {{Wiki|Central Tibet}}, where he maintained the [[Mindroling]] [[tradition]], and especially at [[Pema Choling]] and his other seats in the [[Kongpo]] and [[Powo]] regions of [[southern Tibet]]. In [[Pemakod]], [[Rinpoche]] established many
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new [[monasteries]] and two {{Wiki|colleges}} for both [[Gelong]] ([[ordained]] [[monks]]) and [[Ngagpa]] ([[yogis]]). In the [[Kongpo]] region, he reconstructed the [[Thadul Buchu Lhakhang]], and close to it he built anew the [[monastery]] of [[Zangdok Palri]]. He also erected anew the
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[[tantric]] centre of [[Lama Ling]]. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] became renowned throughout [[Tibet]] for the [[brilliance]] of his [[spiritual]] achievements, for his [[compassionate]] [[Bodhisattva]] [[activities]], as well as for his [[unsurpassed]] {{Wiki|scholarship}}.
  
* As his [[teachers]] had prophesized, [[Rinpoche]] gave the "[[Rinchen Terdzod]]" ("[[Treasury of Precious Termas]]") ten times, [[Pema Lingpa's]] "[[Pedling Cho Kor]]" three times, the "[[Kangyur]]" and "[[Nyingma Gyudbum]]", the [[Drupwang]] of "[[Kagyed]]", "[[Jatson Podruk]]", the complete [[empowerment]] and [[transmission]] of the "[[Nyingma Kama]]", as well as teachings according to his [[own]] [[Terma]] ("[[Dudjom Tersar]]") [[tradition]], and {{Wiki|innumerable}} other important teachings.
 
  
[[Dudjom Rinpoche's]] main area of [[activity]] was in {{Wiki|Central Tibet}}, where he maintained the [[Mindroling]] [[tradition]], and especially at [[Pema Choling]] and his other seats in the [[Kongpo]] and [[Powo]] regions of [[southern Tibet]]. In [[Pemakod]], [[Rinpoche]] established many new [[monasteries]] and two {{Wiki|colleges}} for both [[Gelong]] ([[ordained]] [[monks]]) and [[Ngagpa]] ([[yogis]]). In the [[Kongpo]] region, he reconstructed the [[Thadul Buchu Lhakhang]], and close to it he built anew the [[monastery]] of [[Zangdok Palri]]. He also erected anew the [[tantric]] centre of [[Lama Ling]]. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] became renowned throughout [[Tibet]] for the [[brilliance]] of his [[spiritual]] achievements, for his [[compassionate]] [[Bodhisattva]] [[activities]], as well as for his [[unsurpassed]] {{Wiki|scholarship}}.
 
  
 
* Upon leaving [[Tibet]], [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] settled in [[Kalimpong]] in [[India]] in 1958, and then in [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] in 1975. When the [[Tibetan culture]] was at a difficult time, [[Rinpoche]] played a key role in its {{Wiki|renaissance}} among the refugee {{Wiki|community}}, both through his teachings and his writings. He established a number of [[vital]] communities of practitioners in [[India]] and [[Nepal]].  
 
* Upon leaving [[Tibet]], [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] settled in [[Kalimpong]] in [[India]] in 1958, and then in [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] in 1975. When the [[Tibetan culture]] was at a difficult time, [[Rinpoche]] played a key role in its {{Wiki|renaissance}} among the refugee {{Wiki|community}}, both through his teachings and his writings. He established a number of [[vital]] communities of practitioners in [[India]] and [[Nepal]].  
  
At [[Tsopema]] ([[Rewalsar]]), he established a [[retreat centre]]; at {{Wiki|Darjeeling}}, [[Rinpoche]] established [[Tsechu Gompa]]; in [[Orissa]], he founded [[Dudul Rabten Ling]]; and in [[Kalimpong]], [[Rinpoche]] founded [[Zangdok Palri]] [[Monastery]]. Near the [[Great Stupa]] at [[Boudhanath]], [[Nepal]], [[Rinpoche]] erected the [[Dudjom Gompa]]. He also actively encouraged the study of the [[Nyingma tradition]] at the [[Tibetan]] Institute for Higher Studies in [[Sarnath]].
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At [[Tsopema]] ([[Rewalsar]]), he established a [[retreat centre]]; at {{Wiki|Darjeeling}}, [[Rinpoche]] established [[Tsechu Gompa]]; in [[Orissa]], he founded [[Dudul Rabten Ling]]; and in [[Kalimpong]], [[Rinpoche]] founded [[Zangdok Palri]] [[Monastery]]. Near the [[Great Stupa]]  
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at [[Boudhanath]], [[Nepal]], [[Rinpoche]] erected the [[Dudjom Gompa]]. He also actively encouraged the study of the [[Nyingma tradition]] at the [[Tibetan]] Institute for Higher Studies in [[Sarnath]].
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* In other parts of the [[world]], [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] had also made tremendous progress in various [[Dharma]] [[activities]]. He founded many [[Dharma]] centres in the [[West]], [[including]] [[Dorje Nyingpo]] and [[Orgyen Samye Choling]] in {{Wiki|France}}, and [[Yeshe Nyingpo]] and [[Orgyen Cho Dzong]] in the [[Wikipedia:United States of America (USA)|United States]].  
 
* In other parts of the [[world]], [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] had also made tremendous progress in various [[Dharma]] [[activities]]. He founded many [[Dharma]] centres in the [[West]], [[including]] [[Dorje Nyingpo]] and [[Orgyen Samye Choling]] in {{Wiki|France}}, and [[Yeshe Nyingpo]] and [[Orgyen Cho Dzong]] in the [[Wikipedia:United States of America (USA)|United States]].  
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Over the last one-and-a-half-decades of his [[life]], [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] devoted much of his time ot [[teaching]] in the [[West]] where he has successfully established the [[Nyingma tradition]]. In his first world-wide tour in 1972, [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] visited the centre of his {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[spiritual]] representative [[Lama Sonam]] Chokyi Gyaltsan in [[Hong Kong]], and also visited [[London]] at the invitation of Ven. [[Sogyal Rinpoche]].
 
Over the last one-and-a-half-decades of his [[life]], [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] devoted much of his time ot [[teaching]] in the [[West]] where he has successfully established the [[Nyingma tradition]]. In his first world-wide tour in 1972, [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] visited the centre of his {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[spiritual]] representative [[Lama Sonam]] Chokyi Gyaltsan in [[Hong Kong]], and also visited [[London]] at the invitation of Ven. [[Sogyal Rinpoche]].
  
  
[[Rinpoche's Children and Lineage Holders]]
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=[[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, Manifested as a householder with family, married twice]]=
  
[[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, Manifested as a householder with family, married twice]]
 
  
 
* His first wife was called [[Sangyum Kusho Tseten Yudron]], and they had altogether six children, [[including]] two daughters and [[four sons]]. Their eldest daughter, [[Dechen Yudron]], is now in [[Lhasa]], [[Tibet]] and is taking [[care]] of [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's]] seat [[Lama Ling]] in [[Kongpo]].
 
* His first wife was called [[Sangyum Kusho Tseten Yudron]], and they had altogether six children, [[including]] two daughters and [[four sons]]. Their eldest daughter, [[Dechen Yudron]], is now in [[Lhasa]], [[Tibet]] and is taking [[care]] of [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's]] seat [[Lama Ling]] in [[Kongpo]].
  
* Their eldest son [[Kyabje]] [[Dungsay Thinley Norbu Rinpoche]], who is himself a great [[Nyingma]] [[scholar]] and [[master]] like his father. Their second son is [[Dola Tulku Jigmed Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche]] of mainly the [[Sakya lineage]], and he is now the father of [[Kyabje Dudjom Yangsi Rinpoche]]. Their second daughter, [[Pema Yudron]], [[lives]] near [[Dola Rinpoche]] in [[Qinghai]]. Their third son, [[Pende Norbu]], who is also a [[tulku]], is now living in [[Nepal]]. Their fourth son, [[Dorje Palzang]], went to school in {{Wiki|Beijing}} in the late fifties but was unfortunately killed during the {{Wiki|Cultural Revolution}}.
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* Their eldest son [[Kyabje]] [[Dungsay Thinley Norbu Rinpoche]], who is himself a great [[Nyingma]] [[scholar]] and [[master]] like his father. Their second son is [[Dola Tulku Jigmed Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche]] of mainly the [[Sakya lineage]], and he is now the father of [[Kyabje Dudjom Yangsi Rinpoche]]. Their second daughter, [[Pema Yudron]], [[lives]] near [[Dola Rinpoche]] in [[Qinghai]]. Their third son, [[Pende Norbu]], who is also  
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a [[tulku]], is now living in [[Nepal]]. Their fourth son, [[Dorje Palzang]], went to school in {{Wiki|Beijing}} in the late fifties but was unfortunately killed during the {{Wiki|Cultural Revolution}}.
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* [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinohce's]] second wife is called [[Sangyum Kusho Rikzin Wangme]], and they had three children, [[including]] one son and two daughters. Their eldest daughter is [[Chimey Wangmo]], and their younger daughter is [[Tsering Penzom]]. Their son is [[Shenphen Dawa Norbu Rinpohce]] who is spreading his father's teachings in both {{Wiki|Europe}} and the [[Wikipedia:United States of America (USA)|United States]].]]
 
* [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinohce's]] second wife is called [[Sangyum Kusho Rikzin Wangme]], and they had three children, [[including]] one son and two daughters. Their eldest daughter is [[Chimey Wangmo]], and their younger daughter is [[Tsering Penzom]]. Their son is [[Shenphen Dawa Norbu Rinpohce]] who is spreading his father's teachings in both {{Wiki|Europe}} and the [[Wikipedia:United States of America (USA)|United States]].]]
  
  
[[Rinpoche's Parinirvana]]
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* [[Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye]], who led a [[life]] encompassing the [[activities]] of one hundred [[tertons]] ([[treasure revealers]]), has said that [[Mopa Od Thaye]] ([[Dudjom Rinpoche's]] {{Wiki|future}} [[incarnation]] as the [[last Buddha]] of this Light [[Aeon]]) will have the
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[[activity]] of one thousand [[Buddhas]]. That this [[great being]] will perform the [[activity]] of all his [[previous lives]] and have many [[disciples]] is all due to his [[own]] power of [[Bodhicitta]] and [[prayers]]. As [[Buddha Shakyamuni]], even though [[enlightened]], performed
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the [[illusory]] [[activity]] of dying for the [[benefit]] of [[worldly]] [[beings]], likewise [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] entered into [[Mahaparinirvana]] on January 17, 1987.
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* [This article was written with the acknowledgement of the following persons and articles: [[Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje's]] "History of the [[Dzogchen]] Secret Quintessence, [[Life]] Stories of the [[Vidyadharas]] of the [[Lineage]]", in [[Terry Clifford]] (ed.) (1988) The [[Lamp of Liberation]], pp.1-5. [[Gyurme Dorje's]] "[[His Holiness]] [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] (1904-1987)" in The [[Middle Way]], Vol. 62, No. 1 (May 1987),
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pp.25-28. "[[His Holiness]] [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] 1904-1987", in [[Vajradhatu]] {{Wiki|Sun}}, Vol.8, No. 3 (Feb./ Mar., 1987), pp.1-3. "The Passing of [[His Holiness]] [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]", in [[Snow Lion]], Spring, 1987, p.3. Interviews with [[Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche]] in [[Pharping]] ([[Yang]] Leshod), [[Nepal]] on 18th September, 1997.]
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=[[A Short Introduction of the Dudjom Tersar Lineage by Yeshe Thaye]]=
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=* The Great [[Terton Dudjom Lingpa]] (1835-1904)=
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* In general, the "[[Lineage]]" of a "[[Tersar]]" [[tradition]] comes from those new "[[treasures]]" ([[termas]]) of an {{Wiki|individual}} [[terton]], and should include the [[initiations]] (wang), [[scriptural]] [[transmissions]] (lung), and [[oral teachings]] (tri) of all the
  
* [[Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye]], who led a [[life]] encompassing the [[activities]] of one hundred [[tertons]] ([[treasure revealers]]), has said that [[Mopa Od Thaye]] ([[Dudjom Rinpoche's]] {{Wiki|future}} [[incarnation]] as the [[last Buddha]] of this Light [[Aeon]]) will have the [[activity]] of one thousand [[Buddhas]]. That this [[great being]] will perform the [[activity]] of all his [[previous lives]] and have many [[disciples]] is all due to his [[own]] power of [[Bodhicitta]] and [[prayers]]. As [[Buddha Shakyamuni]], even though [[enlightened]], performed the [[illusory]] [[activity]] of dying for the [[benefit]] of [[worldly]] [[beings]], likewise [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] entered into [[Mahaparinirvana]] on January 17, 1987.
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important practices and [[sadhanas]] of that particular [[tradition]]. Such are the cases with the "[[Chokling Tersar]]" and the "[[Dudjom Tersar]]" Hence, it is not necessary to include all the writings of the [[Terton]] himself (except those related commentaries on those practices).  
  
* [This article was written with the acknowledgement of the following persons and articles: [[Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje's]] "History of the [[Dzogchen]] Secret Quintessence, [[Life]] Stories of the [[Vidyadharas]] of the [[Lineage]]", in [[Terry Clifford]] (ed.) (1988) The [[Lamp of Liberation]], pp.1-5. [[Gyurme Dorje's]] "[[His Holiness]] [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] (1904-1987)" in The [[Middle Way]], Vol. 62, No. 1 (May 1987), pp.25-28. "[[His Holiness]] [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] 1904-1987", in [[Vajradhatu]] {{Wiki|Sun}}, Vol.8, No. 3 (Feb./ Mar., 1987), pp.1-3. "The Passing of [[His Holiness]] [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]", in [[Snow Lion]], Spring, 1987, p.3. Interviews with [[Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche]] in [[Pharping]] ([[Yang]] Leshod), [[Nepal]] on 18th September, 1997.]
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For example, the 25 volumes of [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's]] Collected Works ([[Sungbum]]) include both his [[Tersar]] as well as his other writings.
  
  
[[A Short Introduction of the Dudjom Tersar Lineage by Yeshe Thaye]]
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* The "[[Dudjom Tersar]]" as a [[Lineage]] [[forms]] a whole system by itself, and thus it does not include the works or [[termas]] of other [[Masters]]. However, there are cases that the works and [[termas]] of other great [[Masters]] are also included simply because of the realizations
  
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of the [[terton]] himself, such as [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]], that he felt it to be more beneficial to all [[sentient beings]] by either having some of the long [[termas]] of other [[tertons]] to be condensed, or by elaborating on some of the more concise [[termas]] of other [[tertons]], or both.
  
* The Great [[Terton Dudjom Lingpa]] (1835-1904)
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In any case, the [[terton]] himself had done so with a [[pure]] [[intention]] to [[benefit]] all others through his [[own]] realizations. For example, there are two important practices on the [[Khandro Thugthig]] which was written by [[Kyabje]] [[Chadral Rinpoche]] that has been included
  
  
* In general, the "[[Lineage]]" of a "[[Tersar]]" [[tradition]] comes from those new "[[treasures]]" ([[termas]]) of an {{Wiki|individual}} [[terton]], and should include the [[initiations]] (wang), [[scriptural]] [[transmissions]] (lung), and [[oral teachings]] (tri) of all the important practices and [[sadhanas]] of that particular [[tradition]]. Such are the cases with the "[[Chokling Tersar]]" and the "[[Dudjom Tersar]]" Hence, it is not necessary to include all the writings of the [[Terton]] himself (except those related commentaries on those practices). For example, the 25 volumes of [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's]] Collected Works ([[Sungbum]]) include both his [[Tersar]] as well as his other writings.
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in the Vol.16 of the Dudjom [[Sungbum]] by [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] himself. [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] had done so when he was still in [[Lhasa]], as he [[thought]] this to be most appropriate and beneficial to all [[sentient beings]].
  
* The "[[Dudjom Tersar]]" as a [[Lineage]] [[forms]] a whole system by itself, and thus it does not include the works or [[termas]] of other [[Masters]]. However, there are cases that the works and [[termas]] of other great [[Masters]] are also included simply because of the realizations of the [[terton]] himself, such as [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]], that he felt it to be more beneficial to all [[sentient beings]] by either having some of the long [[termas]] of other [[tertons]] to be condensed, or by elaborating on some of the more concise [[termas]] of other [[tertons]], or both.
 
  
In any case, the [[terton]] himself had done so with a [[pure]] [[intention]] to [[benefit]] all others through his [[own]] realizations. For example, there are two important practices on the [[Khandro Thugthig]] which was written by [[Kyabje]] [[Chadral Rinpoche]] that has been included in the Vol.16 of the Dudjom [[Sungbum]] by [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] himself. [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] had done so when he was still in [[Lhasa]], as he [[thought]] this to be most appropriate and beneficial to all [[sentient beings]].
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* One important thing that differentiates the important works of these great [[Masters]], as compared with the commentaries on both [[sutras]] and [[tantras]] by other [[teachers]], is the fact that these works are the true realizations of these great [[Masters]] who had truly [[experienced]]  
  
* One important thing that differentiates the important works of these great [[Masters]], as compared with the commentaries on both [[sutras]] and [[tantras]] by other [[teachers]], is the fact that these works are the true realizations of these great [[Masters]] who had truly [[experienced]] the [[Dharmata]], in order that these works will have the [[blessings]] and the continuity of the [[Lineage]] all through its [[Lineage Holders]]. [[Kyabje]] [[Chadral Rinpoche]] was being appointed by [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] as his [[principal]] Doctrine-Holder (Chodak) of the "[[Dudjom Tersar]]" [[lineage]]. (Please refer to the [[letter]] written by [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] in appointing [[Kyabje]] [[Chadral Rinpoche]] as his [[Vajra Regent]], as recorded in the [[life]] story of [[Kyabje]] [[Chadral Rinpoche]].)
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the [[Dharmata]], in order that these works will have the [[blessings]] and the continuity of the [[Lineage]] all through its [[Lineage Holders]]. [[Kyabje Chadral Rinpoche]] was being appointed by [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] as his [[principal]] Doctrine-Holder (Chodak) of the "[[Dudjom Tersar lineage]]. (Please refer to the [[letter]] written by [[Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche]] in appointing [[Kyabje Chadral Rinpoche]] as his [[Vajra Regent]], as recorded in the [[life]] story of [[Kyabje Chadral Rinpoche]].)
  
  
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* It was predicted by [[Urgyen Dechen Lingpa]] that "in the {{Wiki|future}} [[in Tibet]], on the [[east]] of the Nine-Peaked Mountain, in the [[sacred]] [[Buddhafield]] of the self-originated [[Vajravarahi]], there will be an [[emanation]] of [[Drogben]], of [[royal lineage]], named [[Jnana]]. His beneficial [[activities]] are in accord with the [[Vajrayana]] although he conducts himself differently, unexpectedly, as a little boy with astonishing [[intelligence]]. He will either discover new [[Terma]] or preserve the old [[Terma]]. Whoever has connections with him will be taken to [[Ngayab Ling]] ([[Zangdok Palri]])."
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* It was predicted by [[Urgyen Dechen Lingpa]] that "in the {{Wiki|future}} [[in Tibet]], on the [[east]] of the Nine-Peaked Mountain, in the [[sacred]] [[Buddhafield]] of the self-originated [[Vajravarahi]], there will be an [[emanation]] of [[Drogben]], of [[royal lineage]], named  
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[[Jnana]]. His beneficial [[activities]] are in accord with the [[Vajrayana]] although he conducts himself differently, unexpectedly, as a little boy with astonishing [[intelligence]]. He will either discover new [[Terma]] or preserve the old [[Terma]]. Whoever has connections with him will be taken to [[Ngayab Ling]] ([[Zangdok Palri]])."
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[[Dudjom Tersar]]
 
  
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[[Dudjom Tersar]] is the collective [[name]] for the large [[collection of terma teachings]] revealed by [[Dudjom Lingpa]] and [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]. As a class of texts, [[Tersar]] ([[gTer gSar]]) means '[[new or recently revealed treasure teachings]]'. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was a major [[terton]]
  
[[Dudjom Tersar]] is the collective [[name]] for the large [[collection of terma teachings]] revealed by [[Dudjom Lingpa]] and [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]. As a class of texts, [[Tersar]] ([[gTer gSar]]) means '[[new or recently revealed treasure teachings]]'. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] was a major [[terton]] ([[wylie]]: [[gTer sTon]]) or [[treasure revealer]] of [[hidden teachings]]. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] is considered one of the 'Hundred Great [[Tertons]]' in the [[Nyingma lineage]].
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([[wylie]]: [[gTer sTon]]) or [[treasure revealer]] of [[hidden teachings]]. [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] is considered one of the 'Hundred Great [[Tertons]]' in the [[Nyingma lineage]].
  
Most [[terma]] are small in scale and major cycles are rare. Those containing many major cycles such as [[Dudjom Tersar]] are even rarer historically. The [[Dudjom Tersar]] is possibly the most comprehensive suite of [[terma]] to be revealed in the twentieth century. Since [[terma]] [[traditionally]] are considered to be discovered during the time it is most needed, the most recently discovered [[terma]] may be the most pertinent to current needs. Recent [[terma]] is then considered to 'still have the warm fresh [[breath]] of the [[Dakinis]]'.
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Most [[terma]] are small in scale and major cycles are rare. Those containing many major cycles such as [[Dudjom Tersar]] are even rarer historically. The [[Dudjom Tersar]] is possibly the most comprehensive suite of [[terma]] to be revealed in the twentieth century. Since [[terma]]  
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[[traditionally]] are considered to be discovered during the time it is most needed, the most recently discovered [[terma]] may be the most pertinent to current needs. Recent [[terma]] is then considered to 'still have the warm fresh [[breath]] of the [[Dakinis]]'.
  
  
 
A set of [[preliminary practices]] known as [[Dudjom Tersar]] [[ngöndro]] has to be undertaken by beginners prior to higher [[initiations]]. [[Dudjom Tersar]] contains different cycles. Some are comprehensive, from beginning instruction through the [[highest]] [[Dzogchen teachings]]. There are also smaller cycles and {{Wiki|individual}} practices for specific purposes.
 
A set of [[preliminary practices]] known as [[Dudjom Tersar]] [[ngöndro]] has to be undertaken by beginners prior to higher [[initiations]]. [[Dudjom Tersar]] contains different cycles. Some are comprehensive, from beginning instruction through the [[highest]] [[Dzogchen teachings]]. There are also smaller cycles and {{Wiki|individual}} practices for specific purposes.
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There are four major cycles in the "[[Dudjom Tersar]]" of [[Dudjom Lingpa]], the first three being [[Mind Treasures]] ([[Wylie]]: [[dGongs gTer]]) and the last one an [[Earth Treasure]] ([[Wylie]]: [[wSa gTer]]):
 
There are four major cycles in the "[[Dudjom Tersar]]" of [[Dudjom Lingpa]], the first three being [[Mind Treasures]] ([[Wylie]]: [[dGongs gTer]]) and the last one an [[Earth Treasure]] ([[Wylie]]: [[wSa gTer]]):
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The "[[Thugdrub Yeshe Nyima]]" cycle, both of which are included in the "[[Khandro Nyingthig]]" cycle of [[Dudjom Lingpa]]. At the same time, there is the cycle of "Namchag Pudri" revealed by [[Dudjom Lingpa]], and the cycle of "[[Pudri Rekpung]]" revealed by [[Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje]], both are of the [[yidam]] [[Dorje Phurba]].
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The "[[Thugdrub Yeshe Nyima]]" cycle, both of which are included in the "[[Khandro Nyingthig]]" cycle of [[Dudjom Lingpa]]. At the same time, there is the cycle of "[[Namchag Pudri]]" revealed by [[Dudjom Lingpa]], and the cycle of "[[Pudri Rekpung]]" revealed by [[Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje]], both are of the [[yidam]] [[Dorje Phurba]].
  
  

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Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje

1904-1987


Dudjom Rinpoche’s Previous Incarnations:

1: Nuden Dorje: tutor of 1000 princes all of whom countless ages ago vowed to attain Buddhahood

2: Sariputra: chief disciple of Shakyamuni Buddha known for his intellectual wisdom.

3: Saraha: poet and yogin, first of the mahasiddhas.

4: Krishnadhara: chief minister of Indrabhuti of Uddiyana

5: Humkara: one of the eight Vidhyadharas; holder of Yang dag thugs from Dakini

6: Kheu Chung Lotsawa: translator and one of Padmasambhava's Twenty-five Tibetan disciples.

7: Smritijnana: one of the Indian Panditas in Tibet.

8: Rongdzom Pandita: scholar and redactor of the Nyingma Kama.

9: Dampa Deshek: founder of Kathog Gompa in Kham.

10: Ling Je Repa: founder of the Drukpa Kagyu school.

11: Chogyel Phakpa: nephew of Sakya Pandita, ruler of Tibet, priest to Kubilai Khan.

12: Drum khar Nagpopa: Khampa yogi who meditated in dark retreat for 18 years.

13: Hewa Chojung: Khampa magician and subjector of enemies of the dharma.

14: Trakthung Dudul Dorje: the Terton who revived Kathog.

15: Gyeltse Sonam Detsen: head of Kathog Gompa.

16: Dudul Rolpa Tsal: yogi, teacher of Jikme Lingpa.

17: Dudjom Lingpa: Dudjom Lingpa: 1835-1904 born in Chagkong in Kham in Gili family of tantrikas; Gili Terton; Phurba terton: known for magical powers and wrathful face.

18: Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, 1904-88.


Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, who led a life encompassing the activities of one hundred tertons (treasure revealers), has said that Mopa Od Thaye (Dudjom Rinpoche's future incarnation as the last Buddha of this Light Aeon) will have the activity of one thousand Buddhas. That this great being will perform the activity of all his previous lives and have many disciples is all due to his own power of Bodhicitta and prayers.


Rinpoche's Birth

It is said in the prediction of Urgyen Dechen Lingpa:

with the Vajrayana although he conducts himself differently, unexpectedly, as a little boy with astonishing intelligence. He will either discover new Terma or preserve the old Terma. Whoever has connections with him will be taken to Ngayab Ling (Zangdok Palri) [The Copper-colored Mountain]."


Pemakod, one of the four "hidden lands" of Guru Rinpoche. Dudjom Rinpoche was of royal lineage, descended fron Nyatri Zangpo and from Puwoo Kanam Dhepa, the king of Powo. His father, Kathok Tulku Norbu Tenzing,was a famous tulku of the [[Pema

Köd]] region, from Kathok monastery; his mother , who had descended from Ratna Lingpa and belonged to the local member of the Pemakod tribe, was called Namgyal Drolma.


* His previous incarnation, Dudjom Lingpa, had told his disciples:

  • "Now in this degenerate age, go to the secret land of Pema Köd. Whoever relies on me, go in that direction! Before you young ones get there, I the old one will already be there."


Conditions for Rinpoche's Rebirth

teachings of Dudjom Lingpa, and Lama Thubten Chonjor of Ling came to Pemakod and enthroned him. Gradually the disciples of the previous Dudjom came and paid their respects to him... as we have said, Phuktrul Gyurme NgedonWangpo and Lama Thubten Chönjor of Ling came to Pema Köd to enthrone him. Gradually the disciples of the previous Dudjom arrived. His Holiness was taught reading, writing and the five common sciences.


Rinpoche's Intensive Studies

Rinpoche's]] disciples and Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. He studied many texts and commentaries, such as the Dom Sum (Three Precepts), Chod Juk, etc.


It was said by Lama Konrab that at the age of five, he started discovering Ter. When he was eight years old, he began to study Santideva's "Bodhicaryavatara" with his teacher Urygen Chogyur Gyatso, a personal disciple of the great Patrul Rinpoche (A.D.1808-1887). He


studied for sixteen years with Za-Pokhung Tulku Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo and had great realizations on the teachings of Dzogpachenpo. From Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro, he received the tantric teachings (Gyud, Lung, and Men-Ngag) of the "Sangwa Nyingthig". He further received Dzogchen teachings from Jedrung Thinley Jampai Jungne (Dudjom Namkhai Dorje) of Riwoche.

perfect his understanding of the Nyingma tradition. Thus from the Mindroling Vajracarya, Dorzim Namdrol Gyatso, he learned the rituals, mandalas, songs, dance and music of Terdak Lingpa, along with many other teachings. There were many other great teachers from whom Rinpoche had received all the teachings of the Nyingma School.


considered his heart son. Rinpoche became accomplished in the Vajrakilaya practice. He meditated at many isolated places and signs of accomplishment occurred.

  • As he was taught, the power of his awareness blazed like fire. Whatever he learned he could comprehend through a mere indication. He studied many texts and commentaries, such as the Dom Sum, Chod Juk, etc. It is said by Lama Konrab that at the age of five, he started discovering Ter.


He studied for sixteen years with Phuktrul Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo, who was a holder of the teachings of the previous Dudjom. From Khyentse Rinpoche he received the tantric teachings (Gyud, Lung, and Men-Ngag) of the Sangwa Nyingthik as if he were a vessel being

filled. He also received the "rediscovered teachings from Gedrung Thinley Jampa Jungne of Riwoche and Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo that he could really understand.


Now as I have obeyed my teacher's orders, likewise use your experience for the sake of beings." His Holiness obtained realization through this. He himself said that while very young he always had various visions, and his karma to discover the deep

'treasures' awoke. At thirteen he met Guru Rinpoche (Yab-Yum) in person, and after having received the legacy of the self-appearing non-human teacher, the wisdom Dakinis gave him the yellow papers and he wrote down Ters.

Kama]], Khagyed empowerments, Sangye Lingpa's Lama Gongdu and Sangwa Nyingpo according to the Zur tradition; as well as the cycle of the Odsel Sangwa Nyingthig. He also received many tantra commentaries like the great commentaries of Mipham himself, the Nyingthig Yabshi, etc. - thus receiving an ocean of deep and detailed teachings. His Holiness considered Khenpo Jamde as his second kindest Lama and took many vows of Pratimoksha, Bodhisattva, and the Vajrayana from him.


Rinpoche's Great Realizations


When in Paro Taksang (the Tiger's Nest), he rediscovered the Putri Repung, the Tsokye Thugthig and the Khadro Thugthig, for which he wrote down the main parts. As he was trying to preserve the old Ter, he did not make much effort to rediscover new ones. (At Samye and at Taksang, even though they were there he did not take them.) In short, in all these important holy places where he practiced he always experienced the signs of accomplishment.

  • His "Collected Works" (Sungbum), numbering twenty-five volumes, did not include his complete output. Among the most widely read of his works are the "Fundamentals of the Buddhist Teachings" and "History of the Nyingma School", which he composed soon after his arrival in

India. These works have now been translated into English by Gyurme Dorje and Matthew Kapstein and published by Wisdom Publications, while his Chinese spiritual representative Lama Sonam Chokyi Gyaltsan (Guru Lau Yui-che), with the help of Ming-chu Tulku, had also translated it into Chinese and published by the Secret Vehicle Publications in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

he began at the age of 74, just as Jamgon Kongtrul had collected the Terma teachings. His own private library contains the largest collection of precious manuscripts and books outside of Tibet.


Rinpoche's Spreading of the Dharma

kindness, which is impossible to measure. In Kompo region he reconstructed the Thadul Buchu Lhakhang and close to it he built anew the monastery of Zangdokpalri.


He erected anew the tantric center of Lama Ling; at Tso Pema (Rewalsar) he established a retreat center; at Darjeeling, Tsechü Gompa; in Orissa, Dudul Rabten Ling; and in Kalimpong he founded the Zangdok-Palri

Monastery. In North America he established many Dharma centers, named Yeshe Nyingpo, as well as many retreat centers; in Europe he established Dorje Nyingpo in Paris and Urgyen Samye Chöling Meditation and Study Center in Dordogne, France. Many other Dharma centers around the world were under his guidance.

confidence in his realization. So numerous were his disciples that they can't possibly be counted. Nyingmapas from Tibet, Bhutan, India, Ladakh and all around the globe were his students.


Indeed, he was regarded as the living embodiment of Guru Rinpoche and His representative in this time. A master of masters, he was acknowledged by the leading Tibetan Lamas as possessing the greatest power and blessing in communicating the nature of mind,

and it was to him that they sent their students when prepared for this "Mind-direct" transmission. Dudjom Rinpoche was the teacher of many of the most prominent lamas active today.

empowerment and transmission of the "Nyingma Kama", as well as teachings according to his own Terma ("Dudjom Tersar") tradition, and innumerable other important teachings.


Dudjom Rinpoche's main area of activity was in Central Tibet, where he maintained the Mindroling tradition, and especially at Pema Choling and his other seats in the Kongpo and Powo regions of southern Tibet. In Pemakod, Rinpoche established many

new monasteries and two colleges for both Gelong (ordained monks) and Ngagpa (yogis). In the Kongpo region, he reconstructed the Thadul Buchu Lhakhang, and close to it he built anew the monastery of Zangdok Palri. He also erected anew the

tantric centre of Lama Ling. Dudjom Rinpoche became renowned throughout Tibet for the brilliance of his spiritual achievements, for his compassionate Bodhisattva activities, as well as for his unsurpassed scholarship.



At Tsopema (Rewalsar), he established a retreat centre; at Darjeeling, Rinpoche established Tsechu Gompa; in Orissa, he founded Dudul Rabten Ling; and in Kalimpong, Rinpoche founded Zangdok Palri Monastery. Near the Great Stupa

at Boudhanath, Nepal, Rinpoche erected the Dudjom Gompa. He also actively encouraged the study of the Nyingma tradition at the Tibetan Institute for Higher Studies in Sarnath.



Over the last one-and-a-half-decades of his life, Dudjom Rinpoche devoted much of his time ot teaching in the West where he has successfully established the Nyingma tradition. In his first world-wide tour in 1972, Dudjom Rinpoche visited the centre of his Chinese spiritual representative Lama Sonam Chokyi Gyaltsan in Hong Kong, and also visited London at the invitation of Ven. Sogyal Rinpoche.


Rinpoche's Children and Lineage Holders

Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, Manifested as a householder with family, married twice


a tulku, is now living in Nepal. Their fourth son, Dorje Palzang, went to school in Beijing in the late fifties but was unfortunately killed during the Cultural Revolution.



Rinpoche's Parinirvana


activity of one thousand Buddhas. That this great being will perform the activity of all his previous lives and have many disciples is all due to his own power of Bodhicitta and prayers. As Buddha Shakyamuni, even though enlightened, performed

the illusory activity of dying for the benefit of worldly beings, likewise Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche entered into Mahaparinirvana on January 17, 1987.



pp.25-28. "His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche 1904-1987", in Vajradhatu Sun, Vol.8, No. 3 (Feb./ Mar., 1987), pp.1-3. "The Passing of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche", in Snow Lion, Spring, 1987, p.3. Interviews with Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche in Pharping (Yang Leshod), Nepal on 18th September, 1997.]


A Short Introduction of the Dudjom Tersar Lineage by Yeshe Thaye

* The Great Terton Dudjom Lingpa (1835-1904)

important practices and sadhanas of that particular tradition. Such are the cases with the "Chokling Tersar" and the "Dudjom Tersar" Hence, it is not necessary to include all the writings of the Terton himself (except those related commentaries on those practices).

For example, the 25 volumes of Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's Collected Works (Sungbum) include both his Tersar as well as his other writings.


  • The "Dudjom Tersar" as a Lineage forms a whole system by itself, and thus it does not include the works or termas of other Masters. However, there are cases that the works and termas of other great Masters are also included simply because of the realizations

of the terton himself, such as Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, that he felt it to be more beneficial to all sentient beings by either having some of the long termas of other tertons to be condensed, or by elaborating on some of the more concise termas of other tertons, or both.

In any case, the terton himself had done so with a pure intention to benefit all others through his own realizations. For example, there are two important practices on the Khandro Thugthig which was written by Kyabje Chadral Rinpoche that has been included


in the Vol.16 of the Dudjom Sungbum by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche himself. Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche had done so when he was still in Lhasa, as he thought this to be most appropriate and beneficial to all sentient beings.


* Terchen Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje (1904-1987)

  • One important thing that differentiates the important works of these great Masters, as compared with the commentaries on both sutras and tantras by other teachers, is the fact that these works are the true realizations of these great Masters who had truly experienced

the Dharmata, in order that these works will have the blessings and the continuity of the Lineage all through its Lineage Holders. Kyabje Chadral Rinpoche was being appointed by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche as his principal Doctrine-Holder (Chodak) of the "Dudjom Tersar lineage. (Please refer to the letter written by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche in appointing Kyabje Chadral Rinpoche as his Vajra Regent, as recorded in the life story of Kyabje Chadral Rinpoche.)


* Prayer for the Preservation of the Dudjom Lineage


Jnana. His beneficial activities are in accord with the Vajrayana although he conducts himself differently, unexpectedly, as a little boy with astonishing intelligence. He will either discover new Terma or preserve the old Terma. Whoever has connections with him will be taken to Ngayab Ling (Zangdok Palri)."


Dudjom Tersar

Dudjom Tersar is the collective name for the large collection of terma teachings revealed by Dudjom Lingpa and Dudjom Rinpoche. As a class of texts, Tersar (gTer gSar) means 'new or recently revealed treasure teachings'. Dudjom Rinpoche was a major terton

(wylie: gTer sTon) or treasure revealer of hidden teachings. Dudjom Rinpoche is considered one of the 'Hundred Great Tertons' in the Nyingma lineage.


Most terma are small in scale and major cycles are rare. Those containing many major cycles such as Dudjom Tersar are even rarer historically. The Dudjom Tersar is possibly the most comprehensive suite of terma to be revealed in the twentieth century. Since terma

traditionally are considered to be discovered during the time it is most needed, the most recently discovered terma may be the most pertinent to current needs. Recent terma is then considered to 'still have the warm fresh breath of the Dakinis'.


A set of preliminary practices known as Dudjom Tersar ngöndro has to be undertaken by beginners prior to higher initiations. Dudjom Tersar contains different cycles. Some are comprehensive, from beginning instruction through the highest Dzogchen teachings. There are also smaller cycles and individual practices for specific purposes.


There are four major cycles in the "Dudjom Tersar" of Dudjom Lingpa, the first three being Mind Treasures (Wylie: dGongs gTer) and the last one an Earth Treasure (Wylie: wSa gTer):


¦ (a) The "Dagnang Yeshe Drawa" cycle (The Wisdom Nets of Pure Visions), such as the Troma teachings;

¦ (b) The "Maha-Ati Yoga Zabcho Gongpa Rangdrol" cycle (The Profound Teachings on Naturally Self-liberating Enlightened Visions), such as the teachings of Chenrezig;

¦ (c) The "Chonyid Namkhai Longdzo" cycle (the Vast Space Treasure from the Wisdom Sky of the Ultimate Nature), with teachings of Thekchod and Thodgal; and

¦ (d) The "Khandro Nyingthig" cycle.


There are four major cycles in the "Dudjom Tersar" of Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, which are all Mind Treasures (Wylie:dGongs gTer):


¦ (a) The "Tsokyi Thugthig" cycle, for the practices on the outer, inner, secret and innermost secret sadhanas of the Lama;

¦ (b) The "Pudri Rekpung" cycle, for the practices of the Yidam;

¦ (c) The "Khandro Thugthig" cycle, for the practices on the outer, inner, secret and innermost secret sadhanas of the Khandro; and

¦ (d) The "Dorje Drollod" cycle.[18]


(i) The "Thugdrub Sangwai Gyachan" cycle; and (ii)


The "Thugdrub Yeshe Nyima" cycle, both of which are included in the "Khandro Nyingthig" cycle of Dudjom Lingpa. At the same time, there is the cycle of "Namchag Pudri" revealed by Dudjom Lingpa, and the cycle of "Pudri Rekpung" revealed by Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, both are of the yidam Dorje Phurba.


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