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A Beautiful Garland of Udumbara Flowers
A
Prayer to the Previous Incarnations of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Om Svasti! Wisdom embodiment of all the
buddhas and their bodhisattva heirs, Sovereign ruler present throughout
the whole of space and time, Spontaneously arisen primal buddha,
transcendent conqueror, Lord and protector Manjughosha,
to you I pray! Powerful master of wisdom, Manjushrimitra, Vimalamitra, who gained an indestructible
vajra form, Chakrasamvara in person, Vajraghantapada, And the great pandita Pratiharanandamati,[1] to you I pray! Dharma-king Tsangpa Lhayi Metok,[2] And the reincarnation Chokdrub
Gyalpo,[3] Smritijñana,[4] Nyangtön Nyima Özer,[5] And Chögyal Phakpa,[6] to you I pray! Crowning jewel of siddhas, Milarepa, Drikung Rinchen Pal,[7] Drimé Özer,[8] Medicine Buddha incarnate, Yuthok
Yönten Gönpo,[9] And Sonam Gyaltsen,[10] to you I pray! Vanaratna,[11] Gö Lotsawa Shyönnu Pal,[12] Khyenrab Chöjé,[13] great pandita Gendun Drup,[14] Lord of siddhas, Thangtong Gyalpo,[15] And Könchok Gyaltsen,[16] to you I pray! Sakya Lotsawa Jamyang Kunga Sonam,[17] Ngari Panchen,[18] Nesar Khyentse Wangchuk,[19] Tashi Tobgyal,[20] Lobzang Gyatsöi De,[21] And Gyalwa Tsangyang,[22] to you I pray! Great omniscient one in this
troubled age, Jikmé Lingpa, Lord of siddhas, Yeshe Dorje,[23] no different from Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, receiver
of the seven special transmissions,[24] And Jamyang Lodrö Gyatso,[25] to you I pray! In this life and in future, until
I attain enlightenment, May I never be separated from
you, my precious master, May I always experience the nectar
of your instructions, your secret speech, And may my own and others’
welfare be accomplished spontaneously! This was written by Chökyi
Lodrö in order to fulfil the request of his devoted disciples. | Translated
by Adam Pearcey, 2006 [1] Tib. sgo mtha’ yas pa’i blo gros. According
to Jamgön Kongtrul’s biography of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, he was a student of Vasubandhu. [2] Tsangpa Lhayi Metok is the secret name which King Trisong Deutsen
received from Guru Padmasambhava during an empowerment at Samye Chimphu. [3] Trisong Deutsen’s reincarnation, the son of Mutik Tsenpo,
known as Gyalse Lharje, later reborn as a tertön thirteen times. [4] According to Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Smritijnana, who travelled
to Tibet and China, was praised by the pandita Danashila as unrivalled in the whole of India for his learning and accomplishment. [5] Nyang Ral Nyima Özer (1124-1192). The first of the five sovereign
tertöns and a reincarnation of King Trisong Deutsen. Several of his revealed treasures are included in the Rinchen Terdzö,
among which the most well known is the Kagye Deshek Düpa and the biography of Guru Rinpoche known as Zanglingma, which has
been translated into English by Erik Pema Kunsang. See The Lotus Born: The Life Story of Padmasambhava, Rangjung
Yeshe, 2004. [6] 1235-80, the nephew of Sakya Pandita. [7] Drikung Kyobpa Rinchen Pal, who was praised as an emanation of
Nagarjuna. [8] Longchen Rabjam, aka Drimé Özer (1308-1363). [9] A master physician who compiled the four medical tantras (rgyud
bzhi). There were in fact two masters by this name, both associated with the transmission of the medical tantras, the
earlier one lived in the eighth and ninth centuries and the later during the twelfth. [10] Lama Dampa Sonam Gyaltsen (1312-1375), the fifteenth patriarch
of Sakya. [11] Vanaratna (Tib. nags kyi rin chen; 1384-1468) was an
important master in the Kalachakra lineage. Originally from Bengal, he was one of the last great Indian scholars to visit
Tibet. In fact, according to The Blue Annals, he was referred to as ‘the last pandita.’ [12] ‘gos lo tsa ba gzhon nu dpal, 1392-1481. He studied
with more than sixty of the greatest masters of his day, including Je Tsongkhapa and the great pandita Vanaratna, and composed
ten volumes of writings, the most famous of his works being the celebrated Blue Annals. [13] Rin chen mkhyen rab mchog grub (1436-1497) from Zhva
lu monastery. [14] The first Dalai Lama. [15] 1361-1485. [16] Mus chen dkon mchog rgyal mtshan (1388-1469), who is
best known for compiling, along with his teacher Shyönnu Gyalchok, the blo
sbyong brgya rtsa ma, which was recently translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa as part of the Library of Tibetan Classics
series. See Mind Training: The Great Collection, Boston: Wisdom, 2006. [17] 'jam dbyangs kun dga' bsod nams grags pa rgyal mtshan
(1485-1533), aka Sakya Lotsawa Jampé Dorje. [18] Ngari Panchen Pema Wangyal (1487-1542), one of the greatest scholars
of the Nyingma school, famous for his Ascertainment of the Three Sets of Vows (sdom gsum rnam nges). See Perfect
Conduct, Dudjom Rinpoche, Boston: Wisdom, 1996. [19] Nesar Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk (1524-68), an important holder
of the lam ‘bras slob bshad transmission. [20] (1550?-1602/3) A great master of the Northern Treasures (byang
gter) tradition. [21] The Great Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617-1682). [22] Sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso (1683-1706/46). [23] Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje (1800-1866). [24] See the biography of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche [25] Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö himself. |
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