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བདུད་འཇོམས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ།

Dudjom Rinpoche

敦珠仁波切

Jigdral Yeshe Dorje; Supreme Head of the Nyingma School

Biography & Significance

Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje was the supreme head of the Nyingma school and one of the most prolific and revered Tibetan Buddhist masters of the 20th century. Recognised as the reincarnation of Dudjom Lingpa, he was also identified as an emanation of Khye'u Chung Lotsawa, one of Padmasambhava's 25 principal disciples. A prolific author and Tertön (revealer of hidden treasure teachings), he composed the definitive modern history of the Nyingma school — the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its History and Fundamentals — as well as numerous practice texts and commentaries. Following the Chinese occupation of Tibet, he settled in Kalimpong and later established Buddhist centres in France and the USA. His Dudjom Tersar (New Treasure of Dudjom) cycle of practices has become one of the most widely practiced Nyingma treasure transmissions.

Key Teachings 主要教法

  • Dudjom Tersar (New Treasure of Dudjom)
  • Nyingma School history
  • Dzogchen
  • Phurba (Vajrakilaya) practices

Legacy 歷史貢獻

Compiled and preserved the Nyingma canon; revealed the Dudjom Tersar cycle; established Nyingma in the West

Profile

Period
1904–1987
Nationality
Tibetan
Role
Supreme Head of the Nyingma School; Terton; Compiler of the Nyingma Canon
School Affiliation
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