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mkha''g rson yintgh iogf D zogcheantt he
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bactko l ihisf ed aughtLehra caPma dmasal,
belongitnoog n eo ft hew iveosf t hek ing,
DrogzJaa ngchubmPeand.m asambhava
wentt ot hed eadc hiladn dw rotteh es yl
lablNe-sR -oIn t heg irlc'hse swti thr ed
chaldku stW.i thi ntenmseed itatciovne
centratGiuornu,R inpocheb roughtth e
girbla ctko l ifHee.t heinm partiendt hoe r
an empowerme(ndtb anbgs kurf)o rt he
"guidanocfse p iriatfufalla itntu hsse n ying
thin(gM'a nn gangm kha' 'gro'i snying
thigT)h.e G urut henc oncealtehdep re
cioumsk ha''g rson yintgh ig teaicnha i ng
secrpelta cweh,i cwha sl atoenrr evealed
by TrulkPua dmaL edreltsthhaefl i,r st
embodimeonfLt h acPia dmasaTlh.ib so ok
"TheS pirituLailn egae of Dzogchen
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Padmasaalse ntrustaenddi nitiabtye d
Padmasambhava.
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BUDDHISM
THE SPIRITUAL LINEAGE
OF DZOGCHEN MASTERS
BUDDHISM
THE SPIRITULALINEA GE
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Contents
ForewoHr.dEL,.y onDpaog oT sheriVnlgl -Vltl
PrefacSea,n gWaayn gchuixg- xi
Acknowledgexmiein-tx iii
Introduct1i 1o4n
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Chapter 1O5n3 e6
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LHACPIE MASA:LTH E FIRSETM BODIMENr
OFK UNKHEN LONGCHERNA BJAMPA
Chap1\vtoe r3 7- 46
ANA CCOUNOTF T RULKPUE MAL �DRELTSAANLD
, THER EVEALTIAO NO FT HET REASURE
IKHANDRNOY INGTHIGI
ChapThrteee r 47- 102
KUNKHENIMIMSE NSE SERVTIOCL EI VINGB EINGSW HILE
DWELLINGI NT HES AMBHOGAKYA R EALM
vi
10-31 26
ChaptFeoru r
TERTONP EMALINGPAT:H EB HUTANESEK'INSG OFT REASURE
REVEALERTHSE' ,R EINCARNATIONO FK UNKHEN
12-71 50
ChaptFevire
RIGID!n GMELINGP:A THE HEARTS ONO F
PADMASAMBHAVA
x 15-11 64
ChaptSeir
RIGZINn GMEL INGPA'SSU CCESSOARNSD H OLDERO F
THE DWGCHENL ONGCHENN YINGTHING LINEAGE
CONCLUSION1 6-51 68
Appendices
169
Abbrevoinast i
17-01 78
Bibliography
Preliminary oPrfta hcIetn inceen nEossste nce
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FOREWORD
Thes tudoyfb iograpohfit ehsDe z ogchMeans teirssa
fascinabtrianngco hf t hed iscipolfiB nued dhissttu diAe s.
greadte aolf l iterabteulroen gitnotg h eN yingmtar adition
dealwsi tht heilri veasn d. teachiwnhgisc,nh o s tudenotfs
Buddhiscma na ffortdo i gnorTeh.er ecoorfdt heir alnidv es
teachicnognss tiatnui tmep ortant'soofuo rucrke n owledogfe
Buddhihsits tory; raenldpi hgiiloons ophy.
TheD zogcheMna ste'rpsr oftehsess ecrDeotc trine
calleDdz ogchen Nyiwnhgitchehim gb oditehsee ssenocfe
Buddhat'esa chinTghsi.ss ecrdeotc triinspe e rpetuaatnedd ,
transmifrtotme odn el ineamgeem betro t hen extf,r omG uru
tod iscipilnea ,n unbrokesnu'c cessimoani,n taining the
continoufib tlye ssainndge xperiences.
One suchs cholaarn d mastewra s Longchen
Rabjampwah,o i sw elkln ownt oth e Bhutanepseeo plsei nce
he establiesihgehdmt o nasteries,L icnagil,nl B'eh du tan.
Mosto ft hem onastearrieeis nu see vent odaays 'meditation
, � ,
centearnsd placeosf highesrt udi'eosr,S hedral,i ke
TharpalinKgu.n kheIo,no ngcheRna bjampoan,e of the
greatoefsa tl Nly ingmmaa stecrosm pilaendd s ystematized
theK handrNoy ingtahnidgV irnaN yingthtiega chiinngh si s
LongchNeyni ngtahnidtg r ansmihtittsee da chitnotg hse
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PREFACE
Allb eingwsi sht oq eh appanyd freefr om misrye.
Althougshc ientdiefivce lopmemnotd,e m weaponasn d
abundant maptreorgiralem sasy allevitahtete e'm porary
effectosf d issatisfsauccthie oxnt,e rnamle ans cann ever
totaelrlayd iciatfutsne d amentacla usteh.et ruseo lutiisto on
cultivdaeteeph uman compassiloonv,ea ndr espect for
others. Wahp eetrhseiorsna B uddhiosrat H induaf, o llower
ofa s pecirfiecl igoirso inm palb ye lieivnen orn -violaenndc e
moraligtoyo,dh umanq ualistuiceahss k indnegsesn,e rQsity,
humilaintdyc ompassairoepn r eferbryea dlB ly. cultivating
sucahl truainsdtb iecn eficial attthrceia buusotefse usff,e ring,
self-cherwiislhgralid nuga,l ly dimTihniissi,hntum . , will
promotuen itayn dh armonya mongh umanb eingosf a ll
nations.
In Buddhitseta chicnogmsp,a ssitohnew, i sht haatl l
beingmsa y be separatfreodm theisru fferipnlga,y asn
especially ipmaproItrn.ot randte troh elopt hetrosb' e come
freefr omm iserByu,d dhtaa ugthhta tth em oste ffectwiavye
istoa ttatihnfue l lpyur ifiesdt abteey onsdo rrow(N irvana).
Thew isht od os of ort he,s akoefo nesealnfda lolt heirss
known ast he" enlightmeonteidv atoifoth ne awakening
mind("B odhicitTthaes) o.u rcoeft hihsi ghetseta chiinsg
founidn t hNey inga:m·o rO ldS,c hooaln,di sk nowna st he
GreaCto mpletioroD nz,o gpCah enp(oM ahasandoira) s,t he
Atiyodgiar emcett hofdo rr ealiztihneng a tuorfet he mind
anda ttaiBninugd dhahoTohdeN. y ingtohrti hg",eE ssenocfe
thHee a/rIt te,ac hipnrgesc iseexlpyl atihnve a riomuest hods
