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Dezhung Tulku Ajam

Dezhung Tulku Ajam

sde sprul kun dga' rgyal mtshan gyi gsung 'bum. 'Jam dbyangs sa chen dpe tshogs 3–6. s.l.: s.n., 2011

Name variants:
  • Kunga Gyaltsen
  • Lodrö Zhenpen Dawa
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Blessed by the protector Mañjuśrī and the goddess Sarasvatī,

You uphold the great benevolent Kunga's immaculate tradition

Through precious instructions, the very essence of the teachings—

Holder of the victory banner of teaching and practice, to you I bow.

Texts by and about the famed Sakya master Dezhung Tulku Ajam Kunga Tenpé Gyaltsen (sde gzhung a 'jam kun dga' bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan, 1885–1952):

Advice

Verses of advice that Gatön Ngawang Lekpa gave to his heart-disciple Dezhung Tulku Ajam (1885–1952) and which were published within the latter’s collected writings.

Aspiration Prayers

A four-verse prayer of aspiration to accompany the offering of butter lamps.

Praise

This four-line verse in praise of Dezhung Tulku Ajam Rinpoche (1885–1952) incorporates the syllables of the master's name, Jamyang Kunga Tenpé Gyaltsen.

Prayers

Dezhung Tulku Ajam's three-verse supplication to his root teacher, Gatön Ngawang Lekpa (1864–1941), includes a prayer for the master's long life and the flourishing of his activity.

Transference

This simple practice of the transference of consciousness, or phowa ('pho ba), in the form of a prayer was written by Dezhung Tulku Ajam and is also preserved within the collected writings of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959).