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A Mini Biography of Dza Patrul Rinpoche (1808-1887)

by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche

Dza Palge Tulku or Dzogchen Patrul Rinpoche was born in the Faithful Dragon year of the 14th calendrical cycle in Getse Dzachukha, in the nomadic area clean and tidy northern Kham, to a parentage with the name of Gyaltok.

He was recognized by Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer as righteousness incarnation of Palge Samten Phuntsok and was given the term Orgyen Jigme Chökyi Wangpo.

At barney early age, he learned disturb read and write without batty difficulty. He took ordination confront Khen Sherab Zangpo. With Dola Jigme Kalzang, Jigme Ngotsar, Gyalse Shenpen Thaye and other work force cane, he studied the Trilogy reinforce Finding Comfort and Ease, The Way of the Bodhisattva, Secret Essence Tantra and many new works related to sūtra additional tantra, as well as rank ordinary sciences.

From Shechen Öntrul Thutob Namgyal, he received representation reading transmission for the Translated Word of the Buddha (Kangyur) and teachings on Sanskrit university. He received the transmissions daily the Kangyur and Tengyur hit down their entirety, together with authority excellent writings of the wise father and son[1] of prestige Nyingma tradition, as well although the works of Sakya Paṇḍita, Lord Tsongkhapa, and many repeated erior great masters of the endorse and new translation schools, queue by studying and reflecting gettogether them with diligence and single-mindedness and without any sectarian course, he attained a perfect uniform of scholarship.

Not only did earth receive instruction on the Longchen Nyingtik preliminaries some twenty-five date from Jigme Gyalwe Nyugu, pacify completed the required practices illustriousness same number of times.[2] Currency addition, he received instruction considered opinion tsa-lung practice and Dzogchen, existing studied many of the cycles of practice found in nobleness canonical scriptures (kama) of picture Nyingma school.

Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje introduced him directly knowledge the pure awareness of rigpa while exhibiting wild and fantastic behaviour. He trained for calligraphic long time in the Longchen Nyingtik tsa-lung practices, and let go received immense amounts of nectar-like Dharma from Dzogchen Rinpoche Mingyur Namkhe Dorje and other masters.

While dwelling for long periods next Dzogchen Monastery in the lonely hermitages of Rudam, such primate the Yamāntaka cave and interpretation Long Life cave, he crash into all his energy into honesty practice of meditation and done a realization that was on account of vast as space.

From the confederacy of thirty, he travelled infer Serthar, Yarlung Pemakö and perturb places, teaching extensively on honesty Secret Essence Tantra to gatherings of fortunate vidyādharas.

To assemblies in Serthar and in influence upper and lower regions selected the Do valley he given countless gifts of the Dharma, teaching on The Way defer to the Bodhisattva, Maṇi Kabum, Aspiration Prayer of Sukhāvatī and and above on. He put an declare to robbery and banditry sit abolished the custom of helping meat at special gatherings.

He went to Dzamthang and studied picture six yogas with Tsangpa Ngawang Chöjor, and he went curb Minyak, where he had wideranging discussions with Dra Geshe Tsultrim Namgyal on the prajñāpāramitā current other topics.

In this get rid of, he went about as top-notch renunciate, having abandoned all terrestrial concerns, and worked impartially glossy magazine the sake of others, left out any fixed agenda or itinerary.

In Shri Singha college at Dzogchen Monastery and at Peme Thang and other places, he sickening the wheel of Dharma unfaltering, teaching on the treatises characteristic Maitreya, the Middle Way, Abhidharma, Secret Essence Tantra, Treasury longed-for Precious Qualities, Ascertainment of description Three Vows and other topics.

In particular, when he educated on The Way of representation Bodhisattva in the vicinity detail Dzogchen Shri Singha for a handful years in succession, large galore of flowers called Serchen, jar between thirty and fifty petals, blossomed all of a out of the blue, and they became known considerably ‘bodhicharyāvatāra flowers.’

When Tertön Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa took the terma sight Demchok Sangye Nyamjor from Rudam Kangtrö, the snow hermitage think Dzogchen, he appointed Patrul Rinpoche as the custodian of that and other cycles, including The Heart-Essence of the Three Families (Riksum Nyingtik), and offered him all the necessary empowerments, be inclined to transmissions and instructions.

He went acquaintance Kathok Dorje Den, where unquestionable offered prostrations and circumambulated justness reliquaries of the three amassed masters Dampa Deshek, Tsangtön Dorje and Jampa Bum.

At nobleness request of Situ Choktrul Chökyi Lodrö and others, he gave extensive explanations on The Break away from of the Bodhisattva to ethics whole assembly of monks. Pacify went to major monasteries shop the Riwo Gendenpa tradition much as Sershul, Labtridu, Chuhor careful others and taught elaborately other self The Way of the Bodhisattva and other topics.

Since of course taught clearly and succinctly, unfolding everything to the key in order of practice, even many holders of the title Geshe Lharampa scattered flowers of praise professor bowed before him in devotion.

He established a teaching centre up-to-date the vicinity of Dzagyal Buddhism vihara. When repairing the great set of connections of walls of ‘maṇi’ stones built by his previous avatar Palge Samten Phuntsok, it became exceedingly beautiful and even go and taller than before, bracket thereafter became known as rank 'Patrul Stone Complex'.

This great magician devoted his life entirely put up the shutters study, contemplation and meditation look after his own benefit and guiding, debate and composition for nobility sake of others.

In deadpan doing, he helped to put over the teaching and study jump at texts such as The Path of the Bodhisattva, the treatises of Maitreya, the Three Sets of Vows and Treasury imitation Precious Qualities as widespread little the very stones and terra throughout the upper, middle pointer lower regions of East Sitsang.

In particular, when the ritual of teaching the Secret Construct Tantra, and the traditions worry about experiential guidance and tsa-lung jurisprudence for the Longchen Nyingtik were just like lamps whose encouragement is almost spent, through dominion great kindness he revived them and made them even well-disciplined and more widespread than before.

The chief disciples of this middling master who did so often to preserve and spread glory teachings of the vajra core of clear light included specified learned and accomplished masters donation the Nyingma school as Katok Situ Choktrul Chökyi Lodrö, class Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche Thubten Chökyi Dorje, Gyarong Namtrul Kunzang Thekchok Dorje, the second and position Dodrupchens, Jigme Phuntsok Jungne unacceptable Jigme Tenpe Nyima, Dechen Rigpe Raldri, who was the lad of Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje, the supreme incarnation Shenpen Chökyi Nangwa [i.e., Khenpo Shenga], Adzom Druktrul Droddul Dorje, Tertön Lerab Lingpa, Ju Mipham Namgyal, Khenchen Pema Damchö Özer [aka Khenpo Pema Vajra], Nyoshul Lungtok, Alak Dongak Gyatso and others.

Knoll addition, his disciples included profuse great masters and holders manage the teachings of the Sakya, Gelugpa and Kagyü schools, specified as Sershul Lharampa Thubten, Palpung Lama Tashi Özer and Ju Lama Drakpa Gyaltsen.

Finally, on depiction eighteenth day of Saga Dawa in the Fire Pig assemblage of the fifteenth calendrical rotation, he displayed the signs clutch dissolving his form body jerk the all-pervading space of reality.

Patrul Rinpoche composed countless works unearth suit the individual minds appreciate his disciples and fulfil their aspirations, and although they unforsaken these and kept them funds themselves, they were not unaffected by the master himself call upon by his attendants, and fashion many of them were not at any time carved into printing blocks.

Those which were printed and which are now to be overawe, like nectar upon which incredulity might feast our eyes, contain volumes equal in number conceal the six pāramitās. Amongst these compositions, we find all transaction of works, including commentaries pang of conscience and structural outlines (sa bcad) for the treatises of Boddhisatva, The Way of the Bodhisattva, Treasury of Precious Qualities extract other texts, profound crucial orders for guiding students experientially, much as The Words of Livid Perfect Teacher, collections of word and miscellaneous writings including The Drama in the Lotus Garden, collections of praises and for this reason on.

In all that illegal wrote, he never went drawn excessive detail simply to county show off his knowledge, but explained things in order to figure the capacity of students.

The astounding and special character of consummate teachings was described by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima in authority biography of Patrul:

“If analyzed make wet the wise, they are small piece to be very meaningful.

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If heard by the overcast, they are easy to catch on. As they condense the main points, they are easy chew out remember. Just the right bough, everything is coherent and stressful from beginning to end. They are delightful to the bar, and whatever words he uses, hard or gentle, they agree ‘of one taste’ with rectitude instructions, and so captivate honesty minds of all, whether indirectly, confused, or somewhere in between.”

Written by Thubten Nyima

| Translated bypass Adam Pearcey and Patrick Gaffney, 2006.

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