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1st Dodrubchen Jigme Trinley Ozer, Kunzang Shenphen Thaye Rinpoche

འཇིགས་མེད་འཕྲིན་ལས་འོད་ཟེར།
'jigs med 'phrin las 'od zer

1st Dodrubchen Jigme Trinley Ozer, Kunzang Shenphen Thaye Rinpoche

Small Biography

The First Dodrupchen Rinpoche Jigme Trinley Ozer (1745-1821), was born in the Do valley of Golok, and from childhood onwards he had many pure visions and displayed extraordinary signs. The ceremonial cutting of his hair was performed by the second Shechen Rabjam Gyurme Kunzang Namgyal (1713-69), who gave him the name Kunzang Shenpen. He received teachings from about twenty lamas, including the third Dzogchen Rinpoche Ngedon Tenzin Zangpo (1759-92).

Following Dzogchen Rinpoche's instructions, he carried out a seven-year retreat at Upper Gang-Trö, near Dzogchen monastery, during which he was helped by the Protectress Tseringma. Dzogchen Rinpoche also prophesized that the master with whom he had a special relationship by virtue of his past karma, and who would figure as his principal teacher was the great vidyadhara Jigme Lingpa. So at the age of thirty-nine Dodrupchen Rinpoche travelled to central Tibet and met Jigme Lingpa at his residence at Tsering Jong monastery in the Yarlung Valley. Jigme Lingpa recognised him as the future holder of his teachings, as had been foretold by Guru Rinpoche.

He later became the spiritual teacher to the Queen of Derge and her son, founded a number of monasteries, including his seat at Yarlung Pemakö in the Ser valley, and spread the Nyingtik tradition in Amdo and as far as the Kokonor region of Mongolia. Dodrubchen was a 'treasure revealer' (terton) who discovered his own mind terma, he was recognised by Jigme Lingpa as the incarnation of Prince Murum Tsenpo, a son of King Trisong Detsen. 'Dodrupchen' literally means 'The Great Siddha from Do valley'. Amongst his disciples were the greatest Dzogchen masters of the time: the Fourth Dzogchen Rinpoche Migyur Namkhe Dorje, Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje, Gyalse Shenpen Thaye and Dola Jigme Kalzang. He blessed Paltrul Rinpoche (1808-87) as a child, making prophecies concerning his future eminence and gave him his name.

Literary Works

• gcod yul mkha' 'gro gad rgyang gi dmigs gnad 'grel ba rnam gsal nyi ma
• klong chen snying thig gi sngon 'gro'i ngag 'don rtsa 'grel
• rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi sngon 'gro'i ngog 'don khrigs su bsdebs pa rnam mkhyen lam bzang
• yon tan mdzod rtsa 'grel
• yon tan rin po che'i mdzod kyi sgo lcags 'byed byed bsdus 'grel rgya mtsho'i chu thigs rin chen lde mig

Main Teachers

• Jigme Lingpa Khyentse Ozer
• 2nd Shechen Rabjam Gyurme Kunzang Namgyal
• 8th Tai Situpa Chokyi Jungne
• 5th Gampopa Jampal Thrinley Wangpo Mipham Wangpo
• 5th Gampopa Jumpal Thrinley Wangpo Tsultrim Palbar
• 1st Dzogchen Jewon Rinpoche Kuntrol Namgyal
• 1st Karma Kuchen Rinpoche Karma Tashi of Palyul
• 2nd Ponlop Rinpoche Pema Sang-ngak Tendzin
• [1]13th Karmapa Dudul Dorje
• Drubchen Damcho Wangchuk
• Kathok Drimed Zhing-kyong
• Jepon Pema Kundrol Namgyal
• Ngedon Tendzin Zangpo
• Sherab Rinchen

Main Students

• Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku
• Choying Topden Dorje
• Kunkyen Chokgi Tulku
• Gyalse Zhenphen Thaye
• Drubwang Damtsik Dorje
• Dola Jigme Kalzang

Main Lineages

• Longchen Nyingthig
• Nyingthig Yabzhi
• Namcho Tsalung
• Takpo Chö
• Zatsön Chö
• Khandro Nyingthig
• Könchok Chidü
• Takpo Chakrasamvara
• Ratna Lingpa's

1. Wrathful Guru Mekhyil;
2. phur pa yang gsang bla med

• Tsasum Sangwa Nyingthig

Alternate Names & Spellings

• 1st Dodrupchen Jigme Trinley Ozer
• Kunzang Shenphen Thaye
• Dola Kunzang Zhenphen
• Lama Sonam Choden
• Karma Wangdrak

Other Reference Sources

• One of Jigme Lingpa's four primary students known as "The Four Jigmes"
  

Internal Links

• Longchen Nyingtik
• Dodrupchen Rinpoche

External Links

• TBRC link here