Dudjom Rinpoche
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HH Kyabje Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, Dudjom Rinpoche (1904-1987)
བདུད་འཇོམས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ།
bdud 'joms rin po che
Short History 2nd Dudjum Rinpoche[edit]
- "His Holiness Kyabje Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, Dudjom Rinpoche was born on 10th June 1904 (the water dragon year) in the Pemakö region of South Eastern Tibet, the hidden valley in the Tsangpo River valley largely inhabited by wild hill tribes. His family were of noble stock and descended from Nyatri Tsenpo and Puwo Kanam Dhepa, the king of Powo. ... His father, Kathok Tulku Norbu Tenzing, was also a well-known tulku from Kathok Monastery. His mother, Namgyal Drolma, who was of the local tribe, was descended from Ratna Lingpa. Nor was the connection with Khathok Monastery entirely accidental. He was recognised as being the reincarnation of a great practitioner, Dudjom Lingpa (1835-1904 CE).
- "Dudjom Lingpa was a famous discoverer of many concealed teachings (Terma), particularly those related to the practice of Vajrakilaya (Dorje Phurba). Dudjom Lingpa had intended to visit southern Tibet to reveal the sacred land of Pemakö, but being unable to do so, he predicted that his successor would be born there and reveal it himself. His 14th incarnation, Duddul Dorje, had opened up places of pilgrimage in remote places of power. Foremost among these was Pemakö. Padmasambhava and the 25 disciples as well as Gampopa had previously practised there but it was inaccessible until Terton Traktung Dudul Dorje opened it up for the first time to ordinary pilgrims."[1]