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    Wednesday, November 11, 2009

    Gurus of the Lineage -


    2. Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (Jamyang, “gentle, melodiousness” = Skt. 'Manjushri’, Khyentse Wangpo, 'Lord of loving wisdom)

    Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po). (1820-1892). A great master of the last century. He was the last of the Five Great Tertöns and was regarded as the combined reincarnation of Vimalamitra and King Trisong Deutsen. He became the master and teacher of all the Buddhist schools of Tibet and the founder of the Rime movement. There are ten volumes of his works in addition to his termas.

    3. Dodrupchen Kunsang Shenpen  ?

    4. Khenchen Pema Vajra  (1128-1188)
    A disciple of Phagmodrupa Dorje Gyalpo (1110-1170).

    Gurus of the Lineage


    1. Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku ('jigs med rgyal ba'i myu gu)
    Fearless Son of the Victorious Ones (Buddhas)-- Born 1765-?

    One of Jigme Lingpa's four primary students (known as "The Four Jigmes")
    Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku was a great meditator, bodhisattva and adept.
    Born in 1765 In the Dzachuka valley, he experienced unbearable urges as a child to go to a solitary place and devote himself to meditation. As a youth he made a pilgrimage to Samye and other holy places and received instructions on Dzogchen, but his family obliged him to join his elder brother on business trips.
    During these he was overcome with revulsion for the lying and cursing practiced by laypeople. When his brother died at age 18 this more than any other single event, turned his mind resolutely to Dharma, but relatives put great pressure on him to marry and take care of the family. He was forced to run away from home and traveled to Central Tibet with a like-minded friend. At Samye they met with the first Dodrupchen who advised them to see Jigme Lingpa.
    When they reached Tsering Jong and beheld Jigme Lingpa, Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku experienced incredible joy. They received empowerments, transmissions and detailed instructions on Dzogchen.
    In carrying out Jigme Lingpa’s instructions to visit the sacred mountain of Tsari and to meditate there, Gyalwe Nyuku suffered extreme hardships, but was sustained by the remembrance of his root teacher. During a six-month retreat he realized the ultimate nature of mind through the blessing of the lama and the accomplishment of the yidam.
    After several more retreats in east Tibet he returned to Tsering Jong and experienced once more the great joy of seeing the omniscient Jigme Lingpa, who invited him to stay for three years, but Gyalwe Nyuku explained, with regret, that he had to go back home because of obligations. He returned to Kham, had many extraordinary experiences and did many years retreat near Dzogchen Monastery and in Dzachuka. As advised by Jigme Lingpa, he devoted the entire latter part of his life to teaching whoever came to listen, giving empowerments or meditation instructions to all who were devout and sincere.
    During this period, he gave Patrul Rinpoche teachings on the Ngöndro of Longchen Nyingthik 25 times as well as the teachings on Tsalung and Dzogchen.

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