Twelve teachers
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Twelve teachers (Wyl. ston pa bcu gnyis) — the founding teachers of Dzogchen, also known as the 'twelve Dzogchen teachers'.
- Khyeu Nangwa Dampa (ston pa khye'u snang ba dam pa)
- Khyeu Ö Mitrukpa (ston pa khye'u 'od mi 'khrugs pa)
- Jikpa Kyob (ston pa 'jigs pa skyob)
- Shyönnu Rolpa Nampar Tsewa (ston pa gzhon nu rol pa rnam par brtse ba)
- Dorje Chang (ston pa rdo rje 'chang)
- Shyönnu Pawo (ston pa gzhon nu dpa' bo)
- Drangsong Tröpé Gyalpo (ston pa drang srong khros pa'i rgyal po)
- Ser Ö Dampa (ston pa gser 'od dam pa)
- Tsewé Rolpé Lodrö (ston pa brtse bas rol pa'i blo gros)
- Ösung Drepo (ston pa 'od srung bgres po)
- Ngöndzok Gyalpo (ston pa mngon rdzogs rgyal po)
- Shakyamuni (ston pa shAkya thub pa)
Further Reading
- Nyoshul Khenpo, A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), pages 32-36.
- Wellsprings of the Great Perfection, compiled and edited by Erik Pema Kunsang, Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2006, Part II—From early Treasure Masters, The Twelve Dzogchen Buddhas.