1226 Trupwang SakyasrI (1853-1919), an
adherent
of both the Nyingmapa and Drukpa Kagyupa traditions, was one of the most influential trea- sure-finders during the early decades of the present century.
Dudjom Rinpoche - Fundamentals and History of the Nyingmapa
ita and Go Khukpa Lhetse.
They are contrasted with the Eight Pillars who Supported the Lineages of Means for Attainment (Khetsun Zangpo Rinpoche).
1174 I. e. smin, grol, rgyab-chos lung. See p. 733, in relation to the lineage of transmitted precepts.
1175 On the political upheavals ofthe period, refer to T. Tsering, "Nag-ron mgon-po rnam-rgyal: A 19th century Khams-pa Warrior" in STC, pp. 196-214. Bricks of dried tea were frequently used as currency in traditional Tibet.
1176 The twofold precious enlightened attitude refers to the relative (kun-rdzob) enlightened attitude which requires the generation of the four im- measurables, namely, loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity; and the ultimate (don-dam) enlightened attitude which affirms the liberation of all sentient beings in the primordially pure nature of fundamental reality. Alternatively the term may refer to the two aspects of the relative enlightened attitude, namely, aspiration (smon-pa) and undertaking or entrance (Jug-pa). See also the Glossary of Enumerations.
1177 The emphasis on freedom from sectarian bigotry upon which Khyentse and his followers insisted, has led some scholars to speak ofan impartial or eclectic (ris-med) movement in nineteenth-century Tibetan Buddh- ism. See especially Smith's introduction to Kongtrul's Encyclopaedia.
1178 I. e. the "auspicious" tradition of the Ponpo, whose ascetic teachings are represented primarily by the sixth of the nine Ponpo vehicles. See Tucci, The Religions of Tibet) p. 229.
1153
1154
1155
1156 1157
1158
1159
1160
1161
1162
1163
1164
1165 1166
s e w a n g , .
Jikma Trhinle (174 - hrou hout eastern Tibet and thus He gathered dIscIples t d of his master. As pre- greatly promoted the redlscoveTreh Lhamo he gained for his
f Derge ceptor to the queen 0 f h'
i support 0 efforts the roya M
h
ehold For the account of hIS o u s · M· 1
er
if Meditation and zrac es, pp.
life, see Tul. ku Th? nduP? h kingdom are discussed on p. 136-162. HIs relatlOnS WIt t e
. . .
An important teacher m record of his oral
ht JikmeGyelweiNyuguisremem- bered above all. Itt Peltrul Rinpoche (1808-87), l. e.
155.
set down by hIS which remains a most popular teachmg g
kun-bzang bZa-ma t zha - un ,. . See S T Kazi (trans. ), Kun Zang I f the Nyingma tradlUon. . . Th TV;; d
manua 0 L . La May Zhal ung, an
ofMy Perfect
For the remammg I clecticism of nineteenth-century particular, r? le. m the ;on truZ's Encyclopedia.
d P dmakara Translation Committee, e war s a
-finders discussed in this part and, in
Kham, see Smith s mtrodulctl? n T;hurpu calculation would read This is a new Phukpa calcu atlon, e
11 July 1829. .
A brief introductlon to the Nanrcen. the history of Nangchin Kham Thinley, Important events and p;. ces tnh Born in Tibet, which refers
and E. Tibet. See also Trungpa is seldom made explicit.
tomanylocationsinNangcen,t. thelineofSituincarnations,
This figure (1774-1853? ), thKe mnt u tradition, and also revered was a leading master of the arma agy
as a treasure-finder. h'· d "S fth Sky"(nam-mk atm zo
d) is the name of one particular
ZN
Khyentse Wangpo was, m e ec,
his father, the means of performing and
tore 0 e . h I treasure trove m Kham, see t e n
kadzo. .
I. e. Murup Tsepo. The reunion of Murup Tsepo with
attammg
as treasure, whIch must be perlorme
d by the treasure-finder in connec-
WI. ReconceaIed treasures. fi d r to be found agam m
tion with his or her discovery.
(yang-gter) are t ose
district may be found in Karma
dex of Locations under Yegye
f Chogyur Lingpa with Jamyang
"Treasure attamment sgru )d ·th any teaching discovered . . lishment m accor ance WI
.
the future. . the fourth category of the four The great attamment (bsgrub-chen). , ay include an elaborate
· I ice and attamment, m . - - branches 0f ntua serv . d· ected by the va)racarya
dramatic and choreographIc perlormance Ir
(rdo-rje sZob-dp'0n). See n . . 499 the lives of the preceptor
then reconcealed by an earlier treasure- m e ,
These dramatlc ceremomes, enactmg bh and the religious kmg aster Padmasam ava d t
the great m h ) continue to be performe a Trhisong Detsen (mkhan-sZob-c os gsum ,
the present day. I. . Tshurpu would read Tuesday 31 This is a new Phukpa calcu anon,
1870. . . h Means for the Attainment of the Guru Chogyur Thls pure Vislon was t e
h
h· ch were discovered and
am-
History: Part Six 83
84 Notes
History: Part Six 85 1198 On the four empowennents, see the Glossary of Enumerations; and
Fundamentals, p. 360. The vase empowerment reveals the emanational buddha-body. The secret empowerment (gsang-dbang) re- the buddha-body of perfect rapture through practices associated Wit? the energy channels, currents and seminal points, the latter of whIch are kno. wn as mind" (byang-sems). The empow- erment of dlscernmg pnstme cognition (shes-rab ye-shes-kyi dbang) re- the buddha-body of reality through awareness symbolised by the <;lakm! . The fourth empowerment of word and meaning (tshig-don-gyi reveals the essential buddha-body through the meditative prac- tIces of the Great Perfection.
1199 The scorpions are the emblem of Dorje TroW.
1200 Rakta, "blood", is a sacramental substance symbolic of passion trans-
muted into enlightened involvement in the world. Its miraculous over- flow is a portent of boundless enlightened activity.
1179 1180 1181
1182 1183
1184
1185
The text incorrectly reads khrid-rgya. .
These are to be found in the Glossary of . This prophecy is found in the Innennost Spmtu. altty ofthe Accomplzshed
Master (grub-thob thugs-thig), which was redIscovered by Khyentse Rinpoche. . . . h· h I f
Khyentse Rinpoche was born in the dIstnct of Ga, wit m t e c an 0
Nyo during an iron dragon year. . _
The'ten-syllable mantra of White Tara . IS o¥ TARE TURE svAHA. See S. Beyer, The Cult of Tara, mdex, p. 533, under Mantra,
10-syllable, of Tara".
As communicated by the Author, the three who accomp-
lished immortality were Guru Padmasambhava, VimalamItra and the
Newar S! lamaflju.
For the life of Cetstin, see pp. 557-9. .
This is Khyentse Rinpoche's recension of a treasure dIscovered by
1186 1201 Again this is a Tshurpu calculation; according to new Phukpa, Jamgon
1187
Jikme Lingpa - the bla-sgrub thig-le rgya-can - from the Innennost Spirituality of Longcenpa.
See above, p. 848.
Kongtrtil would have passed away on Saturday 27 January 1900. Schuh, l! ntersuchungen zur Geschichte der Tibetischen Kalenderrechung, p. 80, gIves 29 December 1899 but this is equivalent to the twenty- day of the eleventh Tibetan month; our text has the twenty- SIxth of the eleventh month. Smith gives 1899 in Kongtrul's Encyc- lopedia, p. 2.
1202 A synonym for the western Buddha-field of SukhavaH, or a metaphor for the. of enlightenment that is great bliss. See Jikme Lingpa, Narratzve Hzstory of the Precious Collected Tantras of the Ancient Trans- lation School (rnying-ma rgyud-'bum-gyi rtogs-brjod), p. 364: bde-ba chen- po shanti-pu-ri grong-khyer.
1203 I. e. of °Mafljunatha (MafljusrI): 'jam-mgon mkhyen-kong rnam-gnyzs.
1204 L? ter Wangpo (1847-1914), a leading Sakyapa disciple of Khyentse Rmpoche, played a major role in the redaction and publication of GDKT and the Exposition ofthe Path and Fruit on Behalfofthe Closest (lam- 'bras slob-bshad) , encyclopaedic compilations of teachings belongmg the vehicle of indestructible reality as preserved by the new translatIon schools, with the Sakyapa foremost among them.
1205 For much valuable data, refer to S. D. Goodman, "Mi-pham rgya- mtsho: an account ofhis life, the printing ofhis works, and the structure of his treatise entitled Mkhas pa'i tshulla 'jug pa'i sgo" Wind Horse 1, pp. 58-78. Aspects of his philosophical thought are discussed in M. Kapstein, "Mi-pham'sTheory ofInterpretation" in Reason's Traces· and in J. Pettit, The Beacon of Certainty. '
1206 The rites. (ril-bu'i las-sbyor) performed by Mipham Rinpoche in connectIon with the propitiation of MafljusrI are practised so as to realise the ? rdinary accomplishments, e. g. during times of eclipse. These practIces are described in detail in GTKT, Vol. II, pp. 70-137.
1207 "Exegetical transmission" (bshad-lung). This refers to the initiation into the study of a text by hearing the master recite it, along with occasional explanation of particular points of difficulty.
1208 On the Nyarong disturbances of the 1860s, see GT, p. 183, n. 627; E. Travels of a Consular Officer in East Tibet, p. 5; and Tsering, "Nag-ron mgon-po rnam-rgyal: A 19th Century Khams-pa
This is a new Phukpa calculation; the other schools would read Satur- 1188 . ,.
1189
1190
1191
1192 1193
1194
1195 1196
1197
day 19 March 1892.
On the various enumerations of Khyentse Rmpoche s emanatIons, see
A. Macdonald, Le Ma1J4ala du Maiijusrfmillakalpa, pp. 91-5; and Smith's introduction to Kongtrul's Encyclopedia, pp. 73-4. .
In addition to Smith's introduction to Kongtrul's already referred to, see Jamgon Kongtrtil, The Torch of Certamty, translated
byHanson. . .
Schuh, Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der
p. 80, affirms that the dating for Jamgbn . Kongtrul s hfe IS be calculated according to the Tshurpu calendncal system. Accordmg to new Phukpa his birth would have occurred on Friday 3 December
1813.
I. e. "omniscient great paI;Qita".
Jamgon Kongtrtil has left us a brief account of the of masters and the studies which he undertook under theIr gUldance m
the mos-gus rab-byed in nineteen folios. .
Tsandra Rincen Trak was Kongtrtil's own mam seat. He wrote an exceptionally detailed descriptive guide to it dpal-spungs yang-
khrod tsii-'dra rin-chen brag-gi sgrub-sde'i dkar-chag m one hundred and twenty-seven folios. " . .
According to Khetsun Zangpo Rinpoche, the thIrteen awareness-holders" are probably deities in the maI;Qala of AmItayus . . Lerap Lingpa or Terton Sogyel (1856-1926) is with others as a master of the author of the Ling xylographic recensIOn. of
the Epic: R. A. Stein, L'epopee tibitaine de Gesar dans sa verswn Lamarque de Ling, p. 8. According to Lama SonaI? Topgyel,. he was also responsible for uncovering the 1899 plot agamst the Dalai Lama, on which see n. 1036 above; and Shakabpa, Tzbet:
Political History, p. 195. .
The visit of those aristocrats was ill-timed. The of the deCIpher-
ment was interrupted, the commitments were VIolated and Khyentse Rinpoche fell ill in consequence.
86 Notes
1209
1210
1211
1212
1213
1214 1215 1216
1217 1218
1219 1220
1221 1222
1223
1224
Warrior", pp. 196-214. The five clans of Nyarong were unified after 1837 by Gonpo Namgyel. In 1860 they invaded and conquered Derge and Hor-khog. In 1862 the rebellion was suppressed by Lhasa.
sa-ris is an arithmetical calculation performed, not with the aid of an abacus, but traced in sand.
1225 Andzom Drukpa, a leading adept of the Great Perfection, was the publisher of very fine blockprint editions of the works of Longcenpa and many other major Nyingmapa texts.
1226 Trupwang SakyasrI (1853-1919), an adherent of both the Nyingmapa and Drukpa Kagyupa traditions, was one of the most influential trea- sure-finders during the early decades of the present century.
1227 Repkong district in the province of Amdo has long enjoyed the repu- tation of a major centre of Nyingma practice. See TH, pp. 570-5.
HISTORY: PART SEVEN
1228 On the Indestructible Nucleus of Inner Radiance Cod-gsaI rdo-rje snying-po), see p. 448, and Fundamentals, p. 115, where it is explained as the dimension of the buddha-body of reality (chos-sku).
1229 The twenty-four lands are those enumerated in the Hevajra Tantra, Pt. 1, Ch. 7, vv. 12-17. See the Glossary of Enumerations for their exact names.
1230 This and the following quotations from Rongzompa are said to be taken from his Commentary on the Secret Nucleus (dkon-mchog 'grei).
1231 The expression "high and low" doctrinal centres refers respectively to those at Lhasa and Samye (Lama Sonam Topgyel).
1232 Literally drawn from the under-arm pocket of the Tibetan garment.
1233 Nalanda Translation Committee, The Life of Marpa the Translator,
p. 37, provides the standard account of this incident.
1234 Orgyenpa Rincenpel (1230-1309) is renowned as a master of the Nyingma, Kagyu and Kalacakra traditions. The precise source of the
following quotation remains unidentified.
1235 On this figure, see p. 758, n. 995 above; and G. Roerich, Biography
of Dharmasvamin.
1236 Concerning Orgyenpa's journey to O<;l<;liyana, consult Tucci, Travels
of Tibetan Pilgrims in the Swat Valley.
1237 The text reads bhe-ha-ra (Skt. vihara). For an introduction to the
Newar Buddhist establishments of the Kathmandu Valley, see Mac-
donald and Stahl, Newar Art, pp. 7lff.
1238 These charges appear to have originated as early as the eleventh cen-
tury, i. e. in the polemics of the Guge prince Photrang Zhiwa-o. See Karmay, "King TsalDza and Vajrayana", p. 204. For the detailed Nyingma response, see below, pp. 911-13.
1239 The following two quotations correspond closely to passage 076 of Atisa's biography, as edited in Eimer, Rnam tharrgyaspa, Vol. 2, p. 53.
1240 Taranatha, History ofBuddhism in India, p. 332. India here refers only to the Magadha heartland.
1241 On Mahadeva, see p. 429.
1242 Concerning the dispute about the Non-Dual Victor, see Blue Annals,
p. 417, n. 4.
1243 On Sakya Chokden (1428-1507) and his many contributions to
philosophical controversy in Tibet, see Kuijp, Contributions to the De-
velopment of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology, pp. 10-22.
1244 This refers to Sakya PaI). <;lita's confirmation of the authenticity of these
tantras, on which see pp. 710-16.
"Bean-sprout rites" las-sbyor) are those in which the of White MafijusrI is recited while a dark-brown bean IS held in the mouth. I f the bean sprouts, this is a sign of successful accomplish-
ment.
On Mipham's association with Peltriil Rinpoche, and his contribution
to the study of the ninth chapter of the Introduction to the Conduct of a Bodhisattva, see E. G. Smith's introduction to Mi-pham's Brgal-lan. Cf. also, K. Lipman, "A Controversial Topic from Mipham's Analysis ofSantaraksita'sMadhyamakalal? 2kara" Windhorse 1(1981), pp. 40-57. Teachings based on MafijusrI in the forms of Lord of Life, Iron-like
and Iron-evil are common to various means for attainment. But see also the entry under Mafijusrf Lord of Life, Iron-like and Iron-evil, in
the first part of the Bibliography.
The basic documents for the study of their dispute have been published in Mi-pham's Rablan; and Pari Rapsel, Ju-lan ga-bur chu-rgyun. The former has an excellent introduction by Smith.
For the kaptse (gab-rtse) diagrams, derived from Chinese geomancy, see Funda-
mentals, p. 104; and G. Dorje, Tibetan Elemental Divination 63-4. I. e. he was a Nyingmapa who was learned in the new tradmons, but not an adherent of these traditions himself (Tulku Thondup Rinpoche). This quotation is derived from both the Oral Transmission and Ngari PaI). cen, Ascertainment of the Three Vows. See lIsted m the first part of the Biblography.
See Fundamentals, pp. 335-45.
On the "cloud-mass wheel of syllables" (yi-ge 'khor-lo tshogs), see
n. 1143 above. For an explanation and discussion of the significance of syllables in the vehicle of indestructible reality, see Longcenpa, Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions, Chs. 4-5, pp. 170-224 (GGFTC, pp. 550-631).
Abhirati (mngon-dga') is the eastern Buddha-field of see Fundamentals, p. 128. .
As stated below, Mipham suffered from a violent nervous aIlment Ckhrugs-nad). Indeed, extant samples of his reveal a de- terioration until, in his last year, they become enurely IllegIble (Khenpo Sangye Tenzin). the "unshakeable", was invoked to coun-
teract this malady.
On the appearance of seminal points of rainbow light through the
practice of All-Surpassing Realisation, see pp. In connection with Shambhala, see the propheuc declaraUons CIted by the Author, p. 960. On Shambhala in general, refer to Bernbaum,
The Way to Shambhala.
Zhecen Gyeltsap (d. c. 1926) was with (c. 1870 - c. 1940) largely responsible Mipham s teachmg tradition. His collected works occupIed thIrteen volumes. . .
I. e. Katok Situ Choki Gyamtso, the author ofAn Account ofa Ptlgnmage to Central Tibet During the Years 1918 to 1920.
History: Part Seven 87
88 Notes
1245 The rgyud-sde spYl-rnam a
R'k .
nd other major works of Comden 1 . P:l d Puton does list Sakya PaD-gita s
History: Part Seven 89 Sakya PaJ:l<iita, AnalysIS oJthe Three Vows (sdom-gsum-gyi rab-tu dbye-
ba'i bstan-bcos, Gangtok edn. ), fo1. 62b6.
Refer to sGam-po-pa, The Jewel Ornament oJ Liberation, p. 216. Though Gampopa did indeed introduce material from the Great Seal tradition in the Context of the transcendental perfection of discriminat_
ive awareness, he never maintained that the two could be fully assimi- lated one to the other, as his critics sometimes claim.
On "seals", see Fundamentals, p. 356.
On the term "nucleus of the sugata", see Fundamentals, pp. 169ff. On the empowerments according to the Anuyoga teachings, see Fun-
damentals, pp. 364-5.
On the tenth level, Cloud of Doctrine, see Fundamentals, p. 117.
UT7Jakefa (mdzod-spuJis the circle ofhair between the eyes ofa buddha, from which rays of light emanate.
.
1262 1263
1264 1265 1266
1267 1268
Reldri only recently (rdo-rje phur-ba rtsa-ba'i translation of the Root Fraftm: h 373 1 4
. h· d 'bum-gyl dkar-c ag, p. , . . . b dum-bu) In IS rgyu - . ferred to as the abridged e-
1246 The Kiilacakra. IS the longer unabridged verSIOn was
cause it is tradltlonally h _ p . .
. d· Jambudvlpa uton
holds that the long version had
B
1250 The texts which have Just been quhote
. . T·bet Theyarenott eexcusive
Ob··ll erm1 er,
HistoryofBuddhismby
not transmltte In
twelve thousand verses; see
Pt. 2, p. 170.
1247 A standard of . Mo °lu_ston Pt. 2, p. 193: "if one
b
of Obermiller, Hzstory of Budd Ism blissful or evil births
d of Chinese Ch'an . Buddhism Perfection. Hence the con-
traditions In 1 . . ·b t d to Hoshang Mo-ho-yen, an
t e d on this point cannot be vergence 0 t e vano f of them.
their view is identIcal to
f h . us tradltlons concerne
On this rivalry, see p. 643.
TheJourJaults attributed to the "Secret Nucleus" are listed in the Glossary of Enumerations. Go Lhetse probably published this critique in his oft-mentionedBroadside(,byams-yig),onwhichseesngagslog sun-'byin-
gyi skor, pp. 18-25. The traditional refutations of Lhetse's charges are given below. Cf. also Scholar's Feast oJ Doctrinal History, pp. 179ff; Jikme Lingpa, rgyud-'bum 'dri-lan, pp. 281£f. ; and Sodokpa Lodro
Gyeltsen, rgyal-dbang kanna-pa mi-bskyod rdo-rjes gsang-sngags rnying-
ma-ba-rnams-la dri-ba'i chab-shog gnang-ba'i dris-lan lung-dang rig-pa'i
taken as evidence of error on the 0 Great Perfection into
1251 I. e. deviation (gol-sa). from experiences" (nyams-bzhi)
that of the or Into non-conceptualisation, which can of bliss, emptIness, radIance and 1 294-310
d·· SeeFundamentas,pp.
mislead me ItatIon. . . . f All-Surpassing Rea IsatIon.
-h _ en's view of conduct is that
. . nful deeds one comes . .
vIrtues or SI wa deliverance from Sar? sara IS Impos-
(respectIvely). In a y . diments to the attamment of Bud- sible, and there WIll be always Impe
dhahood. ". 1 ations of the doctrinal wheel, see
1248 OnthethreeturnIngs. or seeFundamentals,pp. 76and
pp. 423-5. For . a. detallle: see Fundamentals, 153-5. On prOVISIOna a d
pp. 187-90. h w translation schools is tradition-
1249 The view held by adherent. s of t ne f tantra and the dialectics are
ally one in which the phIlosop Ies theviewoftheGreatPerfection I. ntegrated. The Author he. re asserts tha
1269
p. 142.
is central to this d
common to all the Buddhist afe property of the tradition
1270
1271
1272
1273 1274
The "empowerment ofgreat light rays" is discussed in Fundamentals, On the first level, the Joyful (rab-tu dga'-ba, Skt. Pramoda), see Fun-
damentals, pp. 281-2; and sGam-po-pa, The Jewel Ornament of Liber- ation, pp. 240-2.
Orpiment is "yellow arsenic Powder" (ba-biaJ. According to gso-rig snying-bsdud skya-rengs gsar-pa, p. 251, this substance is medically applied for the prevention of decay and epidemics. It can be taken as
a treatment for anything from a swelling goitre to a festering Wound, and is even nowadays used as an antidote for mercury poisoning.
On the three higher empowerments, see the Glossary of Enumerations; and Fundamentals, p. 360.
. 1. .
1174 I. e. smin, grol, rgyab-chos lung. See p. 733, in relation to the lineage of transmitted precepts.
1175 On the political upheavals ofthe period, refer to T. Tsering, "Nag-ron mgon-po rnam-rgyal: A 19th century Khams-pa Warrior" in STC, pp. 196-214. Bricks of dried tea were frequently used as currency in traditional Tibet.
1176 The twofold precious enlightened attitude refers to the relative (kun-rdzob) enlightened attitude which requires the generation of the four im- measurables, namely, loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity; and the ultimate (don-dam) enlightened attitude which affirms the liberation of all sentient beings in the primordially pure nature of fundamental reality. Alternatively the term may refer to the two aspects of the relative enlightened attitude, namely, aspiration (smon-pa) and undertaking or entrance (Jug-pa). See also the Glossary of Enumerations.
1177 The emphasis on freedom from sectarian bigotry upon which Khyentse and his followers insisted, has led some scholars to speak ofan impartial or eclectic (ris-med) movement in nineteenth-century Tibetan Buddh- ism. See especially Smith's introduction to Kongtrul's Encyclopaedia.
1178 I. e. the "auspicious" tradition of the Ponpo, whose ascetic teachings are represented primarily by the sixth of the nine Ponpo vehicles. See Tucci, The Religions of Tibet) p. 229.
1153
1154
1155
1156 1157
1158
1159
1160
1161
1162
1163
1164
1165 1166
s e w a n g , .
Jikma Trhinle (174 - hrou hout eastern Tibet and thus He gathered dIscIples t d of his master. As pre- greatly promoted the redlscoveTreh Lhamo he gained for his
f Derge ceptor to the queen 0 f h'
i support 0 efforts the roya M
h
ehold For the account of hIS o u s · M· 1
er
if Meditation and zrac es, pp.
life, see Tul. ku Th? nduP? h kingdom are discussed on p. 136-162. HIs relatlOnS WIt t e
. . .
An important teacher m record of his oral
ht JikmeGyelweiNyuguisremem- bered above all. Itt Peltrul Rinpoche (1808-87), l. e.
155.
set down by hIS which remains a most popular teachmg g
kun-bzang bZa-ma t zha - un ,. . See S T Kazi (trans. ), Kun Zang I f the Nyingma tradlUon. . . Th TV;; d
manua 0 L . La May Zhal ung, an
ofMy Perfect
For the remammg I clecticism of nineteenth-century particular, r? le. m the ;on truZ's Encyclopedia.
d P dmakara Translation Committee, e war s a
-finders discussed in this part and, in
Kham, see Smith s mtrodulctl? n T;hurpu calculation would read This is a new Phukpa calcu atlon, e
11 July 1829. .
A brief introductlon to the Nanrcen. the history of Nangchin Kham Thinley, Important events and p;. ces tnh Born in Tibet, which refers
and E. Tibet. See also Trungpa is seldom made explicit.
tomanylocationsinNangcen,t. thelineofSituincarnations,
This figure (1774-1853? ), thKe mnt u tradition, and also revered was a leading master of the arma agy
as a treasure-finder. h'· d "S fth Sky"(nam-mk atm zo
d) is the name of one particular
ZN
Khyentse Wangpo was, m e ec,
his father, the means of performing and
tore 0 e . h I treasure trove m Kham, see t e n
kadzo. .
I. e. Murup Tsepo. The reunion of Murup Tsepo with
attammg
as treasure, whIch must be perlorme
d by the treasure-finder in connec-
WI. ReconceaIed treasures. fi d r to be found agam m
tion with his or her discovery.
(yang-gter) are t ose
district may be found in Karma
dex of Locations under Yegye
f Chogyur Lingpa with Jamyang
"Treasure attamment sgru )d ·th any teaching discovered . . lishment m accor ance WI
.
the future. . the fourth category of the four The great attamment (bsgrub-chen). , ay include an elaborate
· I ice and attamment, m . - - branches 0f ntua serv . d· ected by the va)racarya
dramatic and choreographIc perlormance Ir
(rdo-rje sZob-dp'0n). See n . . 499 the lives of the preceptor
then reconcealed by an earlier treasure- m e ,
These dramatlc ceremomes, enactmg bh and the religious kmg aster Padmasam ava d t
the great m h ) continue to be performe a Trhisong Detsen (mkhan-sZob-c os gsum ,
the present day. I. . Tshurpu would read Tuesday 31 This is a new Phukpa calcu anon,
1870. . . h Means for the Attainment of the Guru Chogyur Thls pure Vislon was t e
h
h· ch were discovered and
am-
History: Part Six 83
84 Notes
History: Part Six 85 1198 On the four empowennents, see the Glossary of Enumerations; and
Fundamentals, p. 360. The vase empowerment reveals the emanational buddha-body. The secret empowerment (gsang-dbang) re- the buddha-body of perfect rapture through practices associated Wit? the energy channels, currents and seminal points, the latter of whIch are kno. wn as mind" (byang-sems). The empow- erment of dlscernmg pnstme cognition (shes-rab ye-shes-kyi dbang) re- the buddha-body of reality through awareness symbolised by the <;lakm! . The fourth empowerment of word and meaning (tshig-don-gyi reveals the essential buddha-body through the meditative prac- tIces of the Great Perfection.
1199 The scorpions are the emblem of Dorje TroW.
1200 Rakta, "blood", is a sacramental substance symbolic of passion trans-
muted into enlightened involvement in the world. Its miraculous over- flow is a portent of boundless enlightened activity.
1179 1180 1181
1182 1183
1184
1185
The text incorrectly reads khrid-rgya. .
These are to be found in the Glossary of . This prophecy is found in the Innennost Spmtu. altty ofthe Accomplzshed
Master (grub-thob thugs-thig), which was redIscovered by Khyentse Rinpoche. . . . h· h I f
Khyentse Rinpoche was born in the dIstnct of Ga, wit m t e c an 0
Nyo during an iron dragon year. . _
The'ten-syllable mantra of White Tara . IS o¥ TARE TURE svAHA. See S. Beyer, The Cult of Tara, mdex, p. 533, under Mantra,
10-syllable, of Tara".
As communicated by the Author, the three who accomp-
lished immortality were Guru Padmasambhava, VimalamItra and the
Newar S! lamaflju.
For the life of Cetstin, see pp. 557-9. .
This is Khyentse Rinpoche's recension of a treasure dIscovered by
1186 1201 Again this is a Tshurpu calculation; according to new Phukpa, Jamgon
1187
Jikme Lingpa - the bla-sgrub thig-le rgya-can - from the Innennost Spirituality of Longcenpa.
See above, p. 848.
Kongtrtil would have passed away on Saturday 27 January 1900. Schuh, l! ntersuchungen zur Geschichte der Tibetischen Kalenderrechung, p. 80, gIves 29 December 1899 but this is equivalent to the twenty- day of the eleventh Tibetan month; our text has the twenty- SIxth of the eleventh month. Smith gives 1899 in Kongtrul's Encyc- lopedia, p. 2.
1202 A synonym for the western Buddha-field of SukhavaH, or a metaphor for the. of enlightenment that is great bliss. See Jikme Lingpa, Narratzve Hzstory of the Precious Collected Tantras of the Ancient Trans- lation School (rnying-ma rgyud-'bum-gyi rtogs-brjod), p. 364: bde-ba chen- po shanti-pu-ri grong-khyer.
1203 I. e. of °Mafljunatha (MafljusrI): 'jam-mgon mkhyen-kong rnam-gnyzs.
1204 L? ter Wangpo (1847-1914), a leading Sakyapa disciple of Khyentse Rmpoche, played a major role in the redaction and publication of GDKT and the Exposition ofthe Path and Fruit on Behalfofthe Closest (lam- 'bras slob-bshad) , encyclopaedic compilations of teachings belongmg the vehicle of indestructible reality as preserved by the new translatIon schools, with the Sakyapa foremost among them.
1205 For much valuable data, refer to S. D. Goodman, "Mi-pham rgya- mtsho: an account ofhis life, the printing ofhis works, and the structure of his treatise entitled Mkhas pa'i tshulla 'jug pa'i sgo" Wind Horse 1, pp. 58-78. Aspects of his philosophical thought are discussed in M. Kapstein, "Mi-pham'sTheory ofInterpretation" in Reason's Traces· and in J. Pettit, The Beacon of Certainty. '
1206 The rites. (ril-bu'i las-sbyor) performed by Mipham Rinpoche in connectIon with the propitiation of MafljusrI are practised so as to realise the ? rdinary accomplishments, e. g. during times of eclipse. These practIces are described in detail in GTKT, Vol. II, pp. 70-137.
1207 "Exegetical transmission" (bshad-lung). This refers to the initiation into the study of a text by hearing the master recite it, along with occasional explanation of particular points of difficulty.
1208 On the Nyarong disturbances of the 1860s, see GT, p. 183, n. 627; E. Travels of a Consular Officer in East Tibet, p. 5; and Tsering, "Nag-ron mgon-po rnam-rgyal: A 19th Century Khams-pa
This is a new Phukpa calculation; the other schools would read Satur- 1188 . ,.
1189
1190
1191
1192 1193
1194
1195 1196
1197
day 19 March 1892.
On the various enumerations of Khyentse Rmpoche s emanatIons, see
A. Macdonald, Le Ma1J4ala du Maiijusrfmillakalpa, pp. 91-5; and Smith's introduction to Kongtrul's Encyclopedia, pp. 73-4. .
In addition to Smith's introduction to Kongtrul's already referred to, see Jamgon Kongtrtil, The Torch of Certamty, translated
byHanson. . .
Schuh, Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der
p. 80, affirms that the dating for Jamgbn . Kongtrul s hfe IS be calculated according to the Tshurpu calendncal system. Accordmg to new Phukpa his birth would have occurred on Friday 3 December
1813.
I. e. "omniscient great paI;Qita".
Jamgon Kongtrtil has left us a brief account of the of masters and the studies which he undertook under theIr gUldance m
the mos-gus rab-byed in nineteen folios. .
Tsandra Rincen Trak was Kongtrtil's own mam seat. He wrote an exceptionally detailed descriptive guide to it dpal-spungs yang-
khrod tsii-'dra rin-chen brag-gi sgrub-sde'i dkar-chag m one hundred and twenty-seven folios. " . .
According to Khetsun Zangpo Rinpoche, the thIrteen awareness-holders" are probably deities in the maI;Qala of AmItayus . . Lerap Lingpa or Terton Sogyel (1856-1926) is with others as a master of the author of the Ling xylographic recensIOn. of
the Epic: R. A. Stein, L'epopee tibitaine de Gesar dans sa verswn Lamarque de Ling, p. 8. According to Lama SonaI? Topgyel,. he was also responsible for uncovering the 1899 plot agamst the Dalai Lama, on which see n. 1036 above; and Shakabpa, Tzbet:
Political History, p. 195. .
The visit of those aristocrats was ill-timed. The of the deCIpher-
ment was interrupted, the commitments were VIolated and Khyentse Rinpoche fell ill in consequence.
86 Notes
1209
1210
1211
1212
1213
1214 1215 1216
1217 1218
1219 1220
1221 1222
1223
1224
Warrior", pp. 196-214. The five clans of Nyarong were unified after 1837 by Gonpo Namgyel. In 1860 they invaded and conquered Derge and Hor-khog. In 1862 the rebellion was suppressed by Lhasa.
sa-ris is an arithmetical calculation performed, not with the aid of an abacus, but traced in sand.
1225 Andzom Drukpa, a leading adept of the Great Perfection, was the publisher of very fine blockprint editions of the works of Longcenpa and many other major Nyingmapa texts.
1226 Trupwang SakyasrI (1853-1919), an adherent of both the Nyingmapa and Drukpa Kagyupa traditions, was one of the most influential trea- sure-finders during the early decades of the present century.
1227 Repkong district in the province of Amdo has long enjoyed the repu- tation of a major centre of Nyingma practice. See TH, pp. 570-5.
HISTORY: PART SEVEN
1228 On the Indestructible Nucleus of Inner Radiance Cod-gsaI rdo-rje snying-po), see p. 448, and Fundamentals, p. 115, where it is explained as the dimension of the buddha-body of reality (chos-sku).
1229 The twenty-four lands are those enumerated in the Hevajra Tantra, Pt. 1, Ch. 7, vv. 12-17. See the Glossary of Enumerations for their exact names.
1230 This and the following quotations from Rongzompa are said to be taken from his Commentary on the Secret Nucleus (dkon-mchog 'grei).
1231 The expression "high and low" doctrinal centres refers respectively to those at Lhasa and Samye (Lama Sonam Topgyel).
1232 Literally drawn from the under-arm pocket of the Tibetan garment.
1233 Nalanda Translation Committee, The Life of Marpa the Translator,
p. 37, provides the standard account of this incident.
1234 Orgyenpa Rincenpel (1230-1309) is renowned as a master of the Nyingma, Kagyu and Kalacakra traditions. The precise source of the
following quotation remains unidentified.
1235 On this figure, see p. 758, n. 995 above; and G. Roerich, Biography
of Dharmasvamin.
1236 Concerning Orgyenpa's journey to O<;l<;liyana, consult Tucci, Travels
of Tibetan Pilgrims in the Swat Valley.
1237 The text reads bhe-ha-ra (Skt. vihara). For an introduction to the
Newar Buddhist establishments of the Kathmandu Valley, see Mac-
donald and Stahl, Newar Art, pp. 7lff.
1238 These charges appear to have originated as early as the eleventh cen-
tury, i. e. in the polemics of the Guge prince Photrang Zhiwa-o. See Karmay, "King TsalDza and Vajrayana", p. 204. For the detailed Nyingma response, see below, pp. 911-13.
1239 The following two quotations correspond closely to passage 076 of Atisa's biography, as edited in Eimer, Rnam tharrgyaspa, Vol. 2, p. 53.
1240 Taranatha, History ofBuddhism in India, p. 332. India here refers only to the Magadha heartland.
1241 On Mahadeva, see p. 429.
1242 Concerning the dispute about the Non-Dual Victor, see Blue Annals,
p. 417, n. 4.
1243 On Sakya Chokden (1428-1507) and his many contributions to
philosophical controversy in Tibet, see Kuijp, Contributions to the De-
velopment of Tibetan Buddhist Epistemology, pp. 10-22.
1244 This refers to Sakya PaI). <;lita's confirmation of the authenticity of these
tantras, on which see pp. 710-16.
"Bean-sprout rites" las-sbyor) are those in which the of White MafijusrI is recited while a dark-brown bean IS held in the mouth. I f the bean sprouts, this is a sign of successful accomplish-
ment.
On Mipham's association with Peltriil Rinpoche, and his contribution
to the study of the ninth chapter of the Introduction to the Conduct of a Bodhisattva, see E. G. Smith's introduction to Mi-pham's Brgal-lan. Cf. also, K. Lipman, "A Controversial Topic from Mipham's Analysis ofSantaraksita'sMadhyamakalal? 2kara" Windhorse 1(1981), pp. 40-57. Teachings based on MafijusrI in the forms of Lord of Life, Iron-like
and Iron-evil are common to various means for attainment. But see also the entry under Mafijusrf Lord of Life, Iron-like and Iron-evil, in
the first part of the Bibliography.
The basic documents for the study of their dispute have been published in Mi-pham's Rablan; and Pari Rapsel, Ju-lan ga-bur chu-rgyun. The former has an excellent introduction by Smith.
For the kaptse (gab-rtse) diagrams, derived from Chinese geomancy, see Funda-
mentals, p. 104; and G. Dorje, Tibetan Elemental Divination 63-4. I. e. he was a Nyingmapa who was learned in the new tradmons, but not an adherent of these traditions himself (Tulku Thondup Rinpoche). This quotation is derived from both the Oral Transmission and Ngari PaI). cen, Ascertainment of the Three Vows. See lIsted m the first part of the Biblography.
See Fundamentals, pp. 335-45.
On the "cloud-mass wheel of syllables" (yi-ge 'khor-lo tshogs), see
n. 1143 above. For an explanation and discussion of the significance of syllables in the vehicle of indestructible reality, see Longcenpa, Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions, Chs. 4-5, pp. 170-224 (GGFTC, pp. 550-631).
Abhirati (mngon-dga') is the eastern Buddha-field of see Fundamentals, p. 128. .
As stated below, Mipham suffered from a violent nervous aIlment Ckhrugs-nad). Indeed, extant samples of his reveal a de- terioration until, in his last year, they become enurely IllegIble (Khenpo Sangye Tenzin). the "unshakeable", was invoked to coun-
teract this malady.
On the appearance of seminal points of rainbow light through the
practice of All-Surpassing Realisation, see pp. In connection with Shambhala, see the propheuc declaraUons CIted by the Author, p. 960. On Shambhala in general, refer to Bernbaum,
The Way to Shambhala.
Zhecen Gyeltsap (d. c. 1926) was with (c. 1870 - c. 1940) largely responsible Mipham s teachmg tradition. His collected works occupIed thIrteen volumes. . .
I. e. Katok Situ Choki Gyamtso, the author ofAn Account ofa Ptlgnmage to Central Tibet During the Years 1918 to 1920.
History: Part Seven 87
88 Notes
1245 The rgyud-sde spYl-rnam a
R'k .
nd other major works of Comden 1 . P:l d Puton does list Sakya PaD-gita s
History: Part Seven 89 Sakya PaJ:l<iita, AnalysIS oJthe Three Vows (sdom-gsum-gyi rab-tu dbye-
ba'i bstan-bcos, Gangtok edn. ), fo1. 62b6.
Refer to sGam-po-pa, The Jewel Ornament oJ Liberation, p. 216. Though Gampopa did indeed introduce material from the Great Seal tradition in the Context of the transcendental perfection of discriminat_
ive awareness, he never maintained that the two could be fully assimi- lated one to the other, as his critics sometimes claim.
On "seals", see Fundamentals, p. 356.
On the term "nucleus of the sugata", see Fundamentals, pp. 169ff. On the empowerments according to the Anuyoga teachings, see Fun-
damentals, pp. 364-5.
On the tenth level, Cloud of Doctrine, see Fundamentals, p. 117.
UT7Jakefa (mdzod-spuJis the circle ofhair between the eyes ofa buddha, from which rays of light emanate.
.
1262 1263
1264 1265 1266
1267 1268
Reldri only recently (rdo-rje phur-ba rtsa-ba'i translation of the Root Fraftm: h 373 1 4
. h· d 'bum-gyl dkar-c ag, p. , . . . b dum-bu) In IS rgyu - . ferred to as the abridged e-
1246 The Kiilacakra. IS the longer unabridged verSIOn was
cause it is tradltlonally h _ p . .
. d· Jambudvlpa uton
holds that the long version had
B
1250 The texts which have Just been quhote
. . T·bet Theyarenott eexcusive
Ob··ll erm1 er,
HistoryofBuddhismby
not transmltte In
twelve thousand verses; see
Pt. 2, p. 170.
1247 A standard of . Mo °lu_ston Pt. 2, p. 193: "if one
b
of Obermiller, Hzstory of Budd Ism blissful or evil births
d of Chinese Ch'an . Buddhism Perfection. Hence the con-
traditions In 1 . . ·b t d to Hoshang Mo-ho-yen, an
t e d on this point cannot be vergence 0 t e vano f of them.
their view is identIcal to
f h . us tradltlons concerne
On this rivalry, see p. 643.
TheJourJaults attributed to the "Secret Nucleus" are listed in the Glossary of Enumerations. Go Lhetse probably published this critique in his oft-mentionedBroadside(,byams-yig),onwhichseesngagslog sun-'byin-
gyi skor, pp. 18-25. The traditional refutations of Lhetse's charges are given below. Cf. also Scholar's Feast oJ Doctrinal History, pp. 179ff; Jikme Lingpa, rgyud-'bum 'dri-lan, pp. 281£f. ; and Sodokpa Lodro
Gyeltsen, rgyal-dbang kanna-pa mi-bskyod rdo-rjes gsang-sngags rnying-
ma-ba-rnams-la dri-ba'i chab-shog gnang-ba'i dris-lan lung-dang rig-pa'i
taken as evidence of error on the 0 Great Perfection into
1251 I. e. deviation (gol-sa). from experiences" (nyams-bzhi)
that of the or Into non-conceptualisation, which can of bliss, emptIness, radIance and 1 294-310
d·· SeeFundamentas,pp.
mislead me ItatIon. . . . f All-Surpassing Rea IsatIon.
-h _ en's view of conduct is that
. . nful deeds one comes . .
vIrtues or SI wa deliverance from Sar? sara IS Impos-
(respectIvely). In a y . diments to the attamment of Bud- sible, and there WIll be always Impe
dhahood. ". 1 ations of the doctrinal wheel, see
1248 OnthethreeturnIngs. or seeFundamentals,pp. 76and
pp. 423-5. For . a. detallle: see Fundamentals, 153-5. On prOVISIOna a d
pp. 187-90. h w translation schools is tradition-
1249 The view held by adherent. s of t ne f tantra and the dialectics are
ally one in which the phIlosop Ies theviewoftheGreatPerfection I. ntegrated. The Author he. re asserts tha
1269
p. 142.
is central to this d
common to all the Buddhist afe property of the tradition
1270
1271
1272
1273 1274
The "empowerment ofgreat light rays" is discussed in Fundamentals, On the first level, the Joyful (rab-tu dga'-ba, Skt. Pramoda), see Fun-
damentals, pp. 281-2; and sGam-po-pa, The Jewel Ornament of Liber- ation, pp. 240-2.
Orpiment is "yellow arsenic Powder" (ba-biaJ. According to gso-rig snying-bsdud skya-rengs gsar-pa, p. 251, this substance is medically applied for the prevention of decay and epidemics. It can be taken as
a treatment for anything from a swelling goitre to a festering Wound, and is even nowadays used as an antidote for mercury poisoning.
On the three higher empowerments, see the Glossary of Enumerations; and Fundamentals, p. 360.
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