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Dudjom Lingpa Series

Tibetan Masters Dudjom Lingpa

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You are the very essence of the unfailing Three Jewels,

The supreme embodiment of infinite three-kāya buddhas,

Dharma-king of the three realms and master of the Great Perfection—

Dudjom Lingpa, at your feet I pray!

We present the following texts by and about the great tertön Dudjom Lingpa (bdud 'joms gling pa, 1835–1903):

Advice

General advice on how to apply the teachings and gain liberation in a single lifetime through recognising the nature of mind.
Advice 8 Feb 2024
These verses of profound, nuanced advice on meditation, addressed to a nun named Chötso, will be of relevance and benefit to any longtime meditator.
Advice Ḍākinī Treasury 20 Jan 2026

Aspiration Prayers

Taken from the visionary revelation known as the Net of Wisdom (ye shes drwa ba), this is a brief aspiration for rebirth in Sukhāvatī (bde ba can).
Amitābha Sukhāvatī Aspirations Dudjom Tersar 27 Apr 2021
A four-line prayer of aspiration to devote one's entire life to the practice of Dzogpachenpo and attain the rainbow body of great transference ('ja' lus 'pho ba chen po).
Aspiration Prayers Dudjom Tersar 26 Apr 2021
A prayer of aspiration spoken by Vajrapāṇi and recorded by the visionary adept Dudjom Lingpa.
Aspiration Prayers Dudjom Tersar 26 Apr 2021

Biography

by Pema Rigtsal Rinpoche
Extracted from A Garland of White Lotuses: An Account of the Teaching and Teaching Holders of the Pal Drakmar Namkha Khyungdzong Tradition, this brief texts cites the master's own autobiographical accounts of the visionary experiences that led to some of his most important revelations.
Biography Dudjom Tersar 26 Feb 2024
revealed by Dudjom Lingpa
This seven-chapter biography is a late example of the Kathang (bka' thang) genre, a versified chronicle of Padmasambhava's life as recounted to Emperor Tri Songdetsen and his subjects. The text is unusually detailed in its description of Padmasambhava's personal practice, listing dozens of places where he meditated, how long he stayed, which practices he performed, which results he gained, and so on. It concludes with a chapter that includes prophecies and practical advice for the people of Tibet.
Biography Termas Dudjom Tersar 22 Jul 2018

Ngöndro

by Dudjom Rinpoche
The root text of the Dudjom Tersar preliminary practices, including the outer preliminaries, i.e., the four contemplations that turn the mind from saṃsāra, and the inner preliminaries of taking refuge, generating bodhicitta, offering the maṇḍala, meditation on Vajrasattva, guru yoga and transference (phowa).
Ngöndro Termas Dudjom Tersar

Offering

A brief liturgy to accompany the offering of serkyem (gser skyems), or golden libation, and torma, to the eight classes of spirits.
Dharma Protectors Torma Offering 29 Apr 2021
The single verse to be recited when offering bowls of water was spoken by the ḍākinī Sukhāsiddhī to the treasure-revealer Dudjom Lingpa during a dream.
Offering Dudjom Tersar 27 Dec 2015

Prayers

A seven-line supplication combined with an aspiration, which Dudjom Lingpa composed spontaneously at the request of Tsultrim Gyatso.
Prayers 27 Apr 2021
Dudjom Lingpa composed this four-line prayer to himself, which emphasizes his Dzogchen realization, at the request of a student named Dorje Namgyal.
Prayers 27 Apr 2021
A short, four-line supplication to Guru Padmasambhava, embodiment of all the buddhas of the past, present and future.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava 27 Apr 2021
A simple supplication to the goddess Parṇaśavarī (or Parṇaśabarī, lo gyon ma) calling upon her to pacify and eliminate the suffering brought about by sickness and disease.
Parṇaśavarī Prayers Dudjom Tersar 26 Apr 2021

Refuge

A single-verse prayer for taking refuge in the guru as the embodiment of all other sources of refuge, on the outer, inner and secret levels.
Taking Refuge 27 Apr 2021

Sādhanas

Taken from the visionary revelation known as the Net of Wisdom (ye shes drwa ba), this is a simple liturgy for meditating upon the Medicine Buddha (Bhaiṣajya Guru; sman bla).
Medicine Buddha Sādhanas Sickness & Healing Dudjom Tersar Restricted 27 Apr 2021
Four lines on the ultimate visualization of Vajrakīlaya from the perspective of great perfect awareness.
Vajrakīlaya Dudjom Tersar Restricted 9 Dec 2024
A very concise and simple practice of Four-Armed Avalokiteśvara, the Great Compassionate One (Mahākāruṇika; thugs rje chen po).
Avalokiteśvara Sādhanas Dudjom Tersar Restricted 26 Apr 2021
Dudjom Lingpa

Dudjom Lingpa

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

Name variants:

Chakong Tertön
Dudjom Dorje
Traktung Dudjom Lingpa

Subsequent incarnation(s):

Dudjom Rinpoche
Dzongter Kunzang Nyima

Further information:

Treasury of Lives Author Bio
BDRC Author Profile (P705)

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