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'''Tsele Natsok Rangdröl''' ([[rtse le sna tshogs rang grol]]). (b. 1608) Important master of the Kagyü and Nyingma schools.  He is also known as Tsele Gotsangpa. About this master and his writings, [[Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche]] said: “People who harbor no ambition to become a great scholar, but who want to focus on truly realizing the ultimate point of Vajrayana training should study just a few of the writings of Tsele Natsok Rangdröl. In these, they will find the pith instructions that are the very heart of the Dharma.
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'''Dudjom Rinpoche''' ([[bdud 'joms rin po che]]),(1904-1987). The incarnation of the great treasure revealer [[Dudjom Lingpa]]. His Holiness was the supreme head of the Nyingma lineage after exile from Tibet. He is regarded as one of the most prominent scholars of our time. A great modern day master and tertön of the Nyingma lineage.
  
The following autobiographical information about Tsele Natsok Rangdrol was extracted by Kyabje [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] from the inner life story of [[Jamgon Kongtrul the First]] recounting the succession of his past incarnations:
 
  
The most learned master [[Tsele Pema Legdrub]] Natsok Rangdrol was prophesized as the body-emanation of the great translator [[Vairotsana]]. Renowned as the reincarnation of the incomparable Tendzin Dorje, he was invited to the [[Thangdruk Monastery]] established by his previous incarnation. Attending numerous learned and accomplished masters including [[Gangra Lochen]], he fully comprehended the philosophcal scriptures and oral instructions of sutra and tantra, according to the new and old schools. Being extremely disciplined, even the liquor in his feast offerings was prepared from water with molasses. Besides this his tongue never touched a drop of alcohol.
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In the later part of his life he stayed in [[Palri Gotsang]], the cave of [[Deshek Tse]] in the south, and other places where he perfected the realization of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Among his disciples are included [[Gampopa Sangpo Dorje]], [[Bomting Choje Miphampa]], [[Tau Pema Lodro]] and others.
 
 
 
Tsele was also one of [[Rigdzin Jatson Nyingpo]]'s principal pupils.
 
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===Literary Works===
 
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*Dudjom Rinpoche. Counsels from My Heart. Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2001.
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*_____. The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History. Translated and edited by Gyurme Dorje and Mathew Kapstein. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1991.
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===Other Reference Sources===
 
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*Rangdröl, Tsele Natsok. Empowerment. Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang. Boudhanath: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1993. ISBN 962-7341-15-0
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*[[Dudjom Rinpoche brief biography]] from The History of the Dzogchen Secret Quintessence, Life Stories of the Vidyadharas of the Lineage composed by Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje; and in turn adapted for this web page from The Lamp of Liberation ed. Terry Clifford, Arthur Mandelbaum, Tej Hazarika, and Bettyann Lopate (1988). Copied from the Do Ngak Choling Website.
*Rangdröl, Tsele Natsok. Lamp of Mahamudra. Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang. Boudhanath: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1993. ISBN 962-7341-15-0
 
*Rangdröl, Tsele Natsok. Mirror of Mindfulness. Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang. Boudhanath: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1993.
 
*His published works in English include Circle of the Sun, ''Heart of the Matter'', and the ''Essay on Padmasambhava in The Lotus-Born''.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 22:49, 14 December 2005

Dudjom Rinpoche (bdud 'joms rin po che),(1904-1987). The incarnation of the great treasure revealer Dudjom Lingpa. His Holiness was the supreme head of the Nyingma lineage after exile from Tibet. He is regarded as one of the most prominent scholars of our time. A great modern day master and tertön of the Nyingma lineage.


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Literary Works[edit]

  • Dudjom Rinpoche. Counsels from My Heart. Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2001.
  • _____. The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History. Translated and edited by Gyurme Dorje and Mathew Kapstein. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1991.
  • Ron Garry ...

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  • Dudjom Rinpoche brief biography from The History of the Dzogchen Secret Quintessence, Life Stories of the Vidyadharas of the Lineage composed by Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje; and in turn adapted for this web page from The Lamp of Liberation ed. Terry Clifford, Arthur Mandelbaum, Tej Hazarika, and Bettyann Lopate (1988). Copied from the Do Ngak Choling Website.

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