Palpung Monastery

Rechung Kagyu (ras chung dkar brgyud / ras chung bka' brgyud)

"Ras chung Bka' brgyud pa, a subsect of the Dkar brgyud pa that has now completely disappeared as a separate entity. The chief teaching of this tradition is the Ras chuh snyan rgyud of the Bde mchog mkha' 'gro snyan rgyud, a teaching now widely practiced by the 'Brug pa Bka' brgyud pa, especially by the Stod subsect."

The transmission lineage of these teachings to Tsang Nyon Heruka is

• Naropa na ro pan chen (956-1050) or (1012-1100)
• Marpa Lotsawa Chökyi Lodro(1012 1097)
• Milarepa (1040 1123)
• Rechungpa (1083 1161)
• Khyung tshang Ye shes bla ma
• Ma cig Ong jo ras ma
• Rje btsun Zhang ston lo tstsha
• 'Gro mgn Rnga ra sri ri (? or Rda ra sri ri)
• Byang sems Bsod nams rgyal mtshan
• 'Khrul zhig Kun ldan ras pa
• Mkhas btsun Gzi brjid rgyal Mtshan
• Mkhan chen Dbang phyug gshes rab
• Bya btang Ri khrod ras chen
• Ras chen Gzhon nu dpal ldan
• Mdong ston Nam mkha' rgyal mtshan
• Ngakgi Wangpo ('dul 'dzin nag gi dbang po)
• Shara Rabjam Sangye Senge (sha ra rab 'byams pa sangs rgyas seng ge
• Tsang Nyon Heruka (gtsang smyon he ru ka)