Tulku Lekpa Prophecy

Prophecy Concerning Tulku Lekpa

from the Khandro Nyingtik

Emaho!
This most profound heart-essence of the ḍākinīs—
Do not to propagate it widely; put it into practice.
If it’s overshared unsuitable vessels will spoil the samaya.
And your lifespan will not reach its full extent.
There will be twenty-one or [twenty-]five lineage-holders
To whom the teaching is to be given one-to-one.
The seventeenth rebirth of Shelkar[1]
Will appear in the south-east of Shampo Gang,
Born into a noble family in the Water Tiger year.
Hidden, he will adopt the trappings of saṃsāra,
Continuing the line of birth with his mind on the goal.
He will have little attachment and great forbearance.
Reserved, long lived and with few possessions.
To signify that he is instrumental to the Nyingtik teachings,
On the inside of his right thigh
There will be a mark resembling the eye of a ḍākinī.
This sublime being called Lekpa
Will spread the profound Dharma teachings.
He is none other than a final-birth bodhisattva,
Who will increase the welfare of beings.
A bhūmi-dwelling bodhisattva,
He will cause the teachings to spread to India, China,
Siṃhala,[2] and the land of Tibet.
Moreover, sublime spiritual guides
And path-cultivators with Mahāyāna affinity will have trust.
Ordinary beings with trust and reverence will prove rare.
For all who meet him there will be great benefit.
Samaya. Gya. Gya. Gya.

| Translated by Adam Pearcey with the generous support of the Tsadra Foundation, 2026.

Bibliography

Tibetan Source Edition

"sprul sku legs pa lung bstan pa" In snying thig ya bzhi. 13 vols. Delhi: Sherab Gyaltsen Lama, 1975. Vol. 11: 451 (0.5 folios)

Secondary Sources

Arguillère, Stéphane. "Gyelse Lekpa". Treasury of Lives, accessed January 28, 2026. https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Gyelse-Lekpa/10298

______. “A King of Dharma forgotten on the Jewel Island: Was Me ban Chos rgyal Rin chen gling pa Rig ’dzin rGod ldem’s rDzogs chen master? (How half of the mKha’ ’gro snying thig got included in the dGongs pa zang thal)”, Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines, no. 68, Janvier 2024, pp. 69–147.

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