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| − | '''[[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]]''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[མཁན་པོ་ངག་དབང་དཔལ་བཟང་]]}}, Wyl. ''[[mkhan po ngag dbang dpal bzang]]'') aka '''[[Khenpo Ngakchung]]''' (1879-1941) was one of the most important and influential [[Dzogchen]] [[masters]] of recent times. He is regarded as an [[emanation]] of [[Vimalamitra]], who foretold that he would appear once every hundred years. | + | '''[[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]]''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[མཁན་པོ་ངག་དབང་དཔལ་བཟང་]]}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[mkhan po ngag dbang dpal bzang]]'') aka '''[[Khenpo Ngakchung]]''' (1879-1941) was one of the most important and influential [[Dzogchen]] [[masters]] of recent times. He is regarded as an [[emanation]] of [[Vimalamitra]], who foretold that he would appear once every hundred years. |
=={{Wiki|Biography}}== | =={{Wiki|Biography}}== | ||
| − | He was born on the tenth day of the tenth month of the [[Earth]] {{Wiki|Hare}} year (1879). His father was Namgyal of the [[Nyoshul]] {{Wiki|clan}}, and his mother was [[Pema Tso]]. At the age of seven he learned to read and write from his uncle. At eight, he began receiving [[empowerments]] and teachings. His principal [[teacher]] was [[Nyoshul Lungtok]], and his other [[teachers]] included [[Atop Rinpoche]], [[Tertön Ngawang Tendzin]], [[Tertön Sogyal]], [[Khenpo Shenga]], [[Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso]], [[Khenpo Kunpal]], and the [[Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche]]. | + | He was born on the tenth day of the tenth month of the [[Earth]] {{Wiki|Hare}} year (1879). His father was [[Namgyal]] of the [[Nyoshul]] {{Wiki|clan}}, and his mother was [[Pema Tso]]. At the age of seven he learned to read and write from his uncle. At eight, he began receiving [[empowerments]] and teachings. His [[principal]] [[teacher]] was [[Nyoshul Lungtok]], and his other [[teachers]] included [[Atop Rinpoche]], [[Tertön Ngawang Tendzin]], [[Tertön Sogyal]], [[Khenpo Shenga]], [[Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso]], [[Khenpo Kunpal]], and the [[Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche]]. |
He took [[novice]] [[ordination]] in 1893 and full [[ordination]] in 1898. He remained with [[Nyoshul Lungtok]] until 1900 when he went to [[Dzogchen Monastery]] in order to study at the [[shedra]]. This was the [[time]] that [[Mipham Rinpoche]] was in residence. | He took [[novice]] [[ordination]] in 1893 and full [[ordination]] in 1898. He remained with [[Nyoshul Lungtok]] until 1900 when he went to [[Dzogchen Monastery]] in order to study at the [[shedra]]. This was the [[time]] that [[Mipham Rinpoche]] was in residence. | ||
==His Writings== | ==His Writings== | ||
| − | *[[A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher]] (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ཀུན་བཟང་བླ་མའི་ཞལ་ལུང་གི་ཟིན་བྲིས་]]}}, ''[[Kunzang Lama’i Shyalung Zindri]]'' or ''[[Zindri]]'' for short) is a priceless [[treasure]] of explanation, clarification and practical advice from the [[heart]] of the great [[oral lineage]] of [[Dzogchen]]. It was handed down by [[Patrul Rinpoche]] to his [[disciple]] [[Nyoshul Lungtok Tenpé Nyima]], who then passed it on to [[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]], who wrote down this oral instruction. | + | *[[A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher]] (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ཀུན་བཟང་བླ་མའི་ཞལ་ལུང་གི་ཟིན་བྲིས་]]}}, ''[[Kunzang Lama’i Shyalung Zindri]]'' or ''[[Zindri]]'' for short) is a priceless [[treasure]] of explanation, clarification and [[practical advice]] from the [[heart]] of the great [[oral lineage]] of [[Dzogchen]]. It was handed down by [[Patrul Rinpoche]] to his [[disciple]] [[Nyoshul Lungtok Tenpé Nyima]], who then passed it on to [[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]], who wrote down this [[oral instruction]]. |
==His Students== | ==His Students== | ||
| − | His main four [[heart]] sons ('the four great pillars') were | + | His main four [[heart]] sons ('the [[four great pillars]]') were |
*the [[Second Drubwang Pema Norbu]], | *the [[Second Drubwang Pema Norbu]], | ||
*Choktrul [[Gyurme Dorje]], | *Choktrul [[Gyurme Dorje]], | ||
*[[Arik Rinpoche]] and | *[[Arik Rinpoche]] and | ||
| − | *[[Shedrup Tenpé Nyima]] (the [[reincarnation]] of his principal [[master]]). | + | *[[Shedrup Tenpé Nyima]] (the [[reincarnation]] of his [[principal]] [[master]]). |
Some of his other main students are [[Chatral Sangye Dorje]], [[Khenpo Munsel]] and [[Polu Khenpo]]. | Some of his other main students are [[Chatral Sangye Dorje]], [[Khenpo Munsel]] and [[Polu Khenpo]]. | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
| − | *[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare [[Gems]]: {{Wiki|Biographies}} of [[Masters]] of [[Awareness]] in the [[Dzogchen]] [[Lineage]]'', [[Padma]] Publications, 2005, pp.247-256 | + | *[[Nyoshul Khenpo]], ''A Marvelous [[Garland]] of Rare [[Gems]]: {{Wiki|Biographies}} of [[Masters]] of [[Awareness]] in the [[Dzogchen]] [[Lineage]]'', [[Padma]] Publications, 2005, pp.247-256 |
| − | *Smith, E. Gene, 'The Autobiography of the [[Rnying ma]] pa [[Visionary]] Mkhan po Ngag dbang dpal bzang and his [[Spiritual]] Heritage' in ''Among [[Tibetan Texts]]'', [[Wisdom]], 2001 | + | *Smith, E. Gene, 'The Autobiography of the [[Rnying ma]] pa [[Visionary]] [[Mkhan po]] [[Ngag dbang]] [[dpal bzang]] and his [[Spiritual]] Heritage' in ''Among [[Tibetan Texts]]'', [[Wisdom]], 2001 |
| − | *[[Tulku Thondup]], ''[[Masters]] of [[Meditation]] and [[Miracles]]'', edited by Harold Talbott, Boston: [[Shambhala]], 1996, pp.266-274 | + | *[[Tulku Thondup]], ''[[Masters]] of [[Meditation]] and [[Miracles]]'', edited by [[Harold Talbott]], [[Boston]]: [[Shambhala]], 1996, pp.266-274 |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:16, 11 February 2020
Khenpo Ngawang Palzang (Tib. མཁན་པོ་ངག་དབང་དཔལ་བཟང་, Wyl. mkhan po ngag dbang dpal bzang) aka Khenpo Ngakchung (1879-1941) was one of the most important and influential Dzogchen masters of recent times. He is regarded as an emanation of Vimalamitra, who foretold that he would appear once every hundred years.
Biography
He was born on the tenth day of the tenth month of the Earth Hare year (1879). His father was Namgyal of the Nyoshul clan, and his mother was Pema Tso. At the age of seven he learned to read and write from his uncle. At eight, he began receiving empowerments and teachings. His principal teacher was Nyoshul Lungtok, and his other teachers included Atop Rinpoche, Tertön Ngawang Tendzin, Tertön Sogyal, Khenpo Shenga, Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso, Khenpo Kunpal, and the Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche.
He took novice ordination in 1893 and full ordination in 1898. He remained with Nyoshul Lungtok until 1900 when he went to Dzogchen Monastery in order to study at the shedra. This was the time that Mipham Rinpoche was in residence.
His Writings
- A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher (Tib. ཀུན་བཟང་བླ་མའི་ཞལ་ལུང་གི་ཟིན་བྲིས་, Kunzang Lama’i Shyalung Zindri or Zindri for short) is a priceless treasure of explanation, clarification and practical advice from the heart of the great oral lineage of Dzogchen. It was handed down by Patrul Rinpoche to his disciple Nyoshul Lungtok Tenpé Nyima, who then passed it on to Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, who wrote down this oral instruction.
His Students
His main four heart sons ('the four great pillars') were
- the Second Drubwang Pema Norbu,
- Choktrul Gyurme Dorje,
- Arik Rinpoche and
- Shedrup Tenpé Nyima (the reincarnation of his principal master).
Some of his other main students are Chatral Sangye Dorje, Khenpo Munsel and Polu Khenpo.
His Incarnations
- Tekchok Tenpé Gyaltsen
- His speech incarnation, recognized by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, was Tulku Nyima Gyaltsen.
Further Reading
- Nyoshul Khenpo, A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage, Padma Publications, 2005, pp.247-256
- Smith, E. Gene, 'The Autobiography of the Rnying ma pa Visionary Mkhan po Ngag dbang dpal bzang and his Spiritual Heritage' in Among Tibetan Texts, Wisdom, 2001
- Tulku Thondup, Masters of Meditation and Miracles, edited by Harold Talbott, Boston: Shambhala, 1996, pp.266-274
