Where Heart Meets Mind
Odiyana Institute
Ati Jangchub Ling
His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche
Dudjom Lingpa’s immediate reincarnation was His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche.
In the past, Dudjom Rinpoche was Rigdzin Nuden Dorje; in the future, it is said, he will be born as the sugata, Mopa Thaye; while in his lifetime he manifested as the representative of Padmasambhava. His Holiness’s previous incarnations included some of the greatest gurus, yogis and scholars, among them Shariputra, Saraha, and Khyeu Chung Lotsawa.
Dudjom Rinpoche was of royal lineage, descended from Nyatri Tsenpo, the first king of Tibet, and from Powo Kanam Dhepa, the king of Powo. His father, Kathok Tulku Jampal Norbu, was a famous tulku of the Pemakod region, from Kathok monastery; his mother was descended from Ratna Lingpa, and was called Namgyal Drolma.
His Holiness was born in Pemakod in the Water Dragon year, 1904, early in the morning of the tenth day of the sixth month, with many amazing signs.
His previous incarnation, Düdjom Lingpa, had told his disciples: “Now in this degenerate age, go to the secret land of Pemakod. Whoever relies on me, go in that direction! Before you young ones get there, I, the old one, will already be there.” This came to pass exactly as predicted. He was already three years old when they recognized his reincarnation.
Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo along with many disciples of Dudjom Lingpa came to Pemakod and enthroned him. He studied for 16 years with Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo, who was a main upholder of the teachings of the previous Dudjom.
Gyurme Ngedon Wangpo said to him, “The Terdzod represents the activity of Khyentse and Kongtrul. I have given this teaching five times and you will give it ten times. The deep teachings of the previous ones have been offered as a mandala in the hands of the ‘Wealth Holders.’ Now, as I have obeyed my teacher’s orders, likewise use your experience for the sake of beings.”
His Holiness said that, while very young, he always had various visions, and his karma to discover the deep treasures awoke. At age 13 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 these mind treasure teachings.
Then he started benefiting beings. As his teachers prophesied, he gave the empowerments and transmissions of the Vajrayana throughout Tibet. His Holiness wrote about 23 volumes of various gong-ter (mind terma) and treatises. He also collected all the kama teachings of the Nyingma lineage, as Jamgon Kongtrul had collected the terma teachings.
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The Dudjom Lineage
As previously mentioned, Dudjom Lingpa revealed the lineage known as Dudjom Tersar, consisting of a number of texts and 22 volumes of teachings. He stated that these teachings were especially profound and appropriate for these degenerate times. Following this fresh and undiluted path, 13 of his disciples attained rainbow body in their own lifetimes, and a thousand others attained the level of rigdzin, or “awareness holder.”His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche also revealed about 23 volumes of various gong-ter (mind treasures) and treatises, all of which have been published and are available today.So the Dudjom Tersar lineage, from Düdjom Lingpa and Dudjom Rinpoche (Jigdral Yeshe Dorje), are fresh, vivid, and direct, with no loss of meaning, words, or blessing. These teachings, from Guru Rinpoche to Dudjom Rinpoche and then to us, are a direct, short lineage. Therefore this lineage is uncontaminated and has not degenerated through broken samaya. The blessing and attainments are immediate.Padmasambhava’s tradition is the Early Translation Great Perfection School (and) Dudjom Lingpa is the chariot of the essential true meaning. May his profound treasure doctrine, until the end of cyclic existence, be maintained without waning through study and practice.