Sources for Stories
This and the following section—“Sources for Stories” and “Sources for Biographical Notes”—use short forms of citation for published works. The full facts of publication for Tibetan and English sources appear in the section “Written Sources.” The titles of stories here (which include the Introduction and the excerpts from Patrul Rinpoche’s writings) are listed in alphabetical order.
Advice for Alak Do-ngak: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, followed by excerpts from Uniting Outer and Inner Solitude: Patrul Rinpoche’s Advice for Alak Dongak Gyatso, trans. Adam Pearcey. http://www.academia.edu/14932720/Unit- ing_Outer_and_Inner_Solitude_Patrul_Rinpoche_s_Advice_for_Alak_Dongak_ Gyatso (accessed October 2016). Reproduced with permission.
Advice for Garwang from the Eastern Gorges of Gyalmo Rong: Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 8, p. 317.
Advice to Myself: Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 8, p. 286.
Adzom Drukpa’s Dilemma: Oral account of Khenpo Pema Wangyal, with additional details from Adzom Gyalse Gyurme Dorje, Biography of Adzom Drukpa.
After Patrul’s Death: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
Among You Three Great Masters: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, with additional details from Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Blazing Splendor, pp. 51–52.
An Insight into Patrul’s Mind: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita.
Animate and Inanimate Dances: Adapted from Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, pp. 30–31, with slight modi cations.
Another O ering of Silver: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Beggars and Mani-Stone Carvers: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
Beginnings: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
The Boulder Reminder: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
Calling the Lama from Afar: Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 5, pp. 94–99.
Chöying Rangdröl Demonstrates Higher Perception: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
The Crucial Points of Practice: Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 3, p. 127.
Developing Empathy, Understanding Emptiness: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Do Khyentse Takes Patrul by Surprise: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; oral accounts of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Do Khyentse’s Hospitality: Oral accounts of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche; Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
Drive Them O with Stones: Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 8, p. 280.
Estimations and Rankings: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
Far-Reaching E ects of Patrul’s Teachings: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, with additional details from Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illu- sion, p. 29.
First Visit of the 3rd Dodrupchen: Oral account of Tulku Thondup Rinpoche.
Flowers Magically Appear: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche; Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita.
Food for a Day Is Plenty: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
The Gift from Lungtok’s Mother: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, with additional details from Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, p. 29.
The Great Master Patrul: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Gyalwa Changchup’s Prediction: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
The Haunted Fortress: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
How Patrul Taught at the Willow Hermitage: Oral account of Khenpo Könchog Mönlam, who was told the story by Kunu Rinpoche.
Infant Patrul: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
Introduction: Biographical details adapted from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones, trans. Padmakara Translation Group (Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1992).
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo Countermands Patrul’s Advice: Adapted from Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Blazing Splendor, pp. 253–54; additional details from Chökyi Nyima, The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, p. 158.
Jigme Gyalwai Nyugu and the Harmful Spirit: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
Just Sitting on His Bed: Oral account of Khenpo Jampel Dorje.
The Key to Practice: Adapted from Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, p. 28.
Khenchen Tashi Özer Tries to See Patrul: Oral account of Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche;
Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith; and Tulku Urgyen’s Blazing Splendor.
Khenpo Könchog Drönme Tries to See Patrul: Adapted from Tulku Thondup, Mas- ters of Meditation and Miracles, pp. 231–2.
Karmai Khenpo Rinchen Dargye Requests Teachings: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
The Land of the Insect-Eaters: Translated from the Tibetan text of Nyoshul Khyentse Rinpoche, rang bzhin rdzogs pa chen po’i chos ’byung rig ’dzin brgyud pa’i rnam thar ngo mtshar nor bu’i bedurya’i phreng ba (A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems), vol. 2, folio 153a. Kathmandu: Samye Memorial Institute, 1996.
Last Days and Hours: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
Little Monk: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Lo-nga Tulku and Patrul’s Carpet: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Longing for Solitudes: Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 8, p. 275.
The Lotus-Grove Play: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and verses trans- lated from Patrul Rinpoche’s gtam pad ma tshal gyi zlos gar, Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 1, pp. 301–55.
Lungtok and the Bandit Chief: Oral account of Garchen Rinpoche.
Lungtok Learns Backward: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Lungtok Leaves His Lama: Adapted from Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, p. 198, with additional details from Tulku Urgyen Chemchog.
Lungtok Meets His Root Master: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Lungtok Practices in the Glacier Wilderness: Adapted from Khenpo Ngawang Pal- zang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, pp. 27–28.
Lungtok’s Dream: Adapted from Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, p. 82; oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Lungtok’s Mother: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Meeting the 3rd Dodrupchen: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
A Meeting of Two Minds: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kun- pel, Elixir of Faith.
Meeting with a Yogi: Tulku Urgyen, Blazing Splendor, p. 256.
A Monk Makes a Full Confession: Oral account of Khenpo Könchog Mönlam, who was told the story by Kunu Rinpoche.
Nine Brothers Delight Patrul: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
On the Nature of Mind: Excerpt from theg mchog ati’i man ngag gnas lugs gsal ston, Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 5, pp. 179–81, 193.
One Taste: Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 8, p. 286.
The Palge Lineage: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
The Palge Tulku Goes His Own Way: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita.
Patrul Accepts What He Is Given: Oral accounts of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche; Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
An O ering of Silver: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
Patrul and Chokgyur Lingpa: Blazing Splendor, pp. 83–84, with additional details from the oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Patrul and Chokgyur Lingpa’s Yellow Parchment: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
Patrul and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul and Lama Mipham: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
Patrul and the Learned Geshe: I am no longer certain of who told me this story, but it could be from Changsar Gönpo Tulku Khyenrap Gyatso.
Patrul and the Paramita of Patience: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul and the Prescient Monk: Oral account of Yantang Rinpoche.
Patrul and the Three Dargye Monks: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul and the Tossed Louse: Oral account of Khenpo Jampel Dorje.
Patrul and the Venue of Vultures: Oral account of Tulku Urgyen Chemchog. Patrul and the Widow: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Patrul Asks the Great Kathok Situ for a Favor: Oral accounts of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
Patrul Begs for More Beggars: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith.
Patrul Expresses Con dence in Chokgyur Lingpa: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche; Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith; Tulku Urgyen, Blazing Splendor, p. 84.
Patrul Finds His Limit: Adapted from Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, p. 77.
Patrul Gives Away a Fine Mandala: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, who was told the story by Khenpo Thubga (mkhan po thub dga’, 1886–1956).
Patrul Gives Teachings in the Forest: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche; addi- tional details from Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, p. 30.
Patrul Goes Begging for Food: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and sev- eral others.
Patrul in Awe: Oral account of Khenpo Shönri. Patrul Introduces Lungtok to the Nature of Mind: Adapted from Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, p. 82, and oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul Is Asked to Bestow Special Teachings: Oral account of Khenpo Pema Wang- yal; additional details from Adzom Gyalse Gyurme Dorje, Biography of Adzom Drukpa. Patrul Is Distraught: Oral account of Khenpo Tsering Gonpo. Patrul Is Taught His Own Teachings: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul Is Tricked by a Nomad Family: Oral account of Khenpo Könchog Mönlam, who was told the story by Kunu Rinpoche. Patrul Is Tricked by Another Nomad Family: Oral account of Khenpo Könchog Mönlam, who was told the story by Kunu Rinpoche. Patrul Is Upset and Disappears: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul Judges a Great Debate: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Patrul Laughs Over an Old Man’s Corpse: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith. Patrul Leaves Dzogchen Monastery: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Patrul Lectures Himself on His Practice: Oral account of Trogawa Rinpoche. Patrul Meets an Exemplary Monk: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, with details about Patrul’s visit to Dzamthang from Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita. Patrul Meets Two Murderers: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, with some details from Khenpo Pema Wangyal of Gemang Monastery
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Patrul Mentions His Past Lives: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith. Patrul on Having Things: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Patrul Paci es a Blood Feud: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche; additional details about Patrul’s teaching in that area from Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita. Patrul Paints Some Tormas: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul Passes Dargye Monastery Again: Oral account of Khenpo Jampel Dorje. Patrul Practices in a Haunted Charnel Ground: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul Practices in the Ari Forest Wilderness: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul Practices Tummo in a Blizzard: Oral account of Tulku Urgyen Chemchog. Patrul Practices Yoga: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith. Patrul Receives a Special Transmission: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith; and oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Patrul Receives an Extraordinary Guest: Oral account of Garchen Rinpoche. Patrul Receives Lo-nga Tulku: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Patrul Receives Teachings from an Old Lama: Oral account of Khenpo Könchog Mönlam, who was told the story by Kunu Rinpoche. Patrul Receives Teachings from the Mahasiddha of Trom: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul Takes On a Powerful Adversary: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith. Patrul Takes Tea with a Little Girl: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Patrul Teaches Khenpo Yönten Gyatso: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, passed on by Khenpo Thubga; additional details from Khenpo Pema Wangyal of Gemang Monastery. Patrul Teaches the Great Perfection at Trama Lung: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita. Patrul the Scholar: Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Blazing Splendor, p. 253; additional details from Chökyi Nyima, The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, p. 157. Patrul Travels in an Unusual Way: Oral account of Khenpo Palga. Patrul Tries to Meet Shabkar: Oral accounts of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. The Shabkar verse translation is by Matthieu Ricard. The rst stanza is from pp. 102–3 of The Life of Shabkar: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994, reprinted 2001 by Snow Lion), and the 2nd stanza from p. 535. Patrul Tries to O er Prostrations: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Patrul Waits in Line to Receive a Blessing: Oral accounts of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and Tulku Pema Wangyal (Taklung Tsetrul Pema Wangyal Rinpoche). Patrul’s Dedication to Practice: Adapted, with material from the original Tibetan text, from Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, p. 77.
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Patrul’s Encampment: Based on Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Fearless Simplicity: The Dzogchen Way of Living Freely in a Complex World, trans. Erik Pema Kunsang, p. 29, with a quotation from Words of My Perfect Teacher, p. 130. Patrul’s Gift of Tea: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Patrul’s Last Great Public Ganachakra: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith. Patrul’s Miraculous Recovery: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita. Patrul’s O ering to the Horse ies: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith; oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul’s Pain: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul’s Patrician Manners: Oral account of Tulku Thondup Rinpoche. Patrul’s Pointing-Out Instruction for an Old Nomad: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Patrul Reads Tertön Sogyal’s Mind: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen. Patrul’s Respect for the Natural Course of the Elements: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith, and Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 1, p. 520–21. Patrul’s Root Guru: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith. Patrul’s Rude Manners: Oral account of Yangtang Rinpoche. Patrul’s Teacher Demonstrates Clairvoyance: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Patrul’s Teachings Inspire All Beings: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita. Patrul’s Unique Qualities: Dodrup Tenpai Nyima, Dewdrop of Amrita; Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith. A Piece of Advice: Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 8, pp. 358–59. The Quick-Thinking Lama: Oral account of Khenpo Palga. The Return of Wangchok Dorje: Pema Trinley, who lived until ninety, told this story to Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche when he was a child. See Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Blazing Splendor, p. 69. Additional details from the oral account of Orgyen Tob- gyal Rinpoche. A Robber Sets His Sights on an O ering of Silver: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Some Love Him, Some Fear Him: Oral account of Khenpo Jampel Dorje. Second Visit of the 3rd Dodrupchen: Oral account of Tulku Thondup Rinpoche. Seeking an Audience with a Very Important Lama: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Seeking an Audience with Another Very Important Lama: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. “That’s It!”: Based on Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, Wondrous Dance of Illusion, p. 29. Trama Tulku Receives Instructions: Khenpo Kunpel, Elixir of Faith. A Tulku Has a Change of Name: Oral account of Khenpo Palga. Two of a Kind: Oral account of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Visible E ects of Yoga: Adapted from Dilgo Khyentse, Brilliant Moon, p. 87.
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sources 265 Wangchok Dorje’s Renunciation: Adapted from Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Blazing Splendor, pp. 67–69; Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, The Life of Chokgyur Lingpa, p. 26; oral account of Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche. Words of Warning: Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche (2003), vol. 8, p. 143. “You’ve Ruined It!” Based on Tulku Thondup, Masters of Meditation and Miracles, pp. 209–10.