Düdjom Lingpa

Düdjom Lingpa ( Tib . : bdud 'joms gling pa ; * 1835 in Golog ; † 1904 ) was an important lama and lineage holder of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism . According to tradition, he is the incarnation of Sariputra , Buddha's most important disciple, the Mahasiddha Saraha , the master Krsnadhara and the Mahasiddha Humkara. In Tibet he is said to have been incarnated as Khyechung Lotsawa, a disciple of Guru Rinpoche, in the 8th century . Düdjom Lingpa was a meditation master and visionary and also a treasure hunter of Guru Rinpoche's hidden spiritual treasures in the 8th century, including the practice cycle “Düdjom Tersar” (tib .: bdud 'joms gter gsar ) named after him . Düdjom Rinpoche (1904–1987), the first “official head of the Nyingma school”, is considered to be his most important incarnation . Another incarnation was Chime Rigdzin (1922–2002).

literature

• Dudjom Lingpa: Buddhahood without Meditation - A visionary account known as Refining One's Perception (Nang-Jang) . Padma Publishing, Revised Edition 2002, ISBN 978-1-881847-33-5
• Dudjom Rinpoche: The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism - Its Fundamentals and History . Wisdom Publications, Somerville MA 1991, ISBN 978-0-86171-199-4
• Tulku Chagdud, Jane Tromge (Foreword): Ngondro Commentary - Instructions for the Concise Preliminary Practices of the New Treasure of Dudjom . Padma Publishing, Junction City CA 1995, ISBN 978-1-881847-06-9