Ratna Lingpa

རཏྣ་གླིང་པ།

rat na gling pa

Short Biography

Langdro Lotsawa returned to Trushul in Lhodrak,
You revealed the profound treasury of the four Kharchu Communions
Amongst your twenty-five treasures, your activity touching us all:
Homage to Chogyel Ratna Lingpa.

Ratna Lingpa 1403-1478/79. A reincarnation of Könchok Jungney of Langdro (lang gro dkon mchog 'byung gnas), was born August 2nd 1403 to Dode Tar and his mother Sitar Men. At a very young age this great emanated master began having visions of Guru Pedma Jungnay and at the age of 27 received his first inventory cache directly from the great Guru himself. By 30 he extracted his first treasure cache and went on to discovered 25 cycles of hidden treasures.

Literary Works

• Nyingma Gyübum - (rnying ma rgyud 'bum) - A collection of scriptures belonging to the Three Inner Tantras
• Dzepa Chuchig - (mdzad pa bcu gcig) - The eleven deeds of Padmasambhava; biography
• Sangye Lakchang - (sangs rgyas lag bcangs) - Placing enlightenment in the palm of the hand;

The Ratna Lingpa Lineage Tree

Revealed Treasures (Terma)

• Phurpa Yangsang Lame - (phur pa yang gsang bla med) - The Most Secret and Unsurpassable Dagger
• Tukdrub Yangdü; Tukdrub Yangnying Dupa - (thugs sgrub yang 'dus), thugs sgrub yang snying 'dus pa
• Tsasum Drebu Dontri - (rtsa gsum 'bras bu'i don khrid) - Essential Instructions for the Accomplishment of the Three Roots
• Yidam Tsasum Drildrub - (yi dam rtsa gsum dril sgrub)
• (rta phag yab yum zung 'jug tu sgrub pa) -
• ('dus pa skor bzhi) -
• (gu ru bzhi drag) -
• (thugs chen gsang 'dus) -
• (rdzog chen klong gsal nyi ma) -

Other names

• Terchen Ratna Lingpa (gter chen ratna gling pa)
• Chogyal Ratna Lingpa (chos rgyal ratna gling pa)
• Drodul Lingpa ('gro 'dul gling pa)
• Zhikpo Lingpa (zhig po gling pa)
• Terton Chenpo Ratna Lingpa
• Ratna Zhikpo Drodul Lingpa (ratna zhig po 'dro 'dul gling pa)
• Ratna Lingpa Rinchen Palzangpo (ratna gling pa rin chen dpal bzang po)