Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche - Softcover

Dongyal, Khenpo Tsewang

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559393041 ISBN 13: 9781559393041

Publisher: Shambhala, 2008

Synopsis

Beloved master, visionary, poet, and revealer of profound spiritual treasures, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche was a paramount figure in the history of twentieth-century Tibet. He worked closely with H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama to reinvigorate Tibetan culture and spiritual practice following the loss of their homeland. Nyingma masters and devotees, both ordained and lay, unanimously appointed him Supreme Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, and he served in this capacity until his passing in 1987. He wrote over two dozen volumes of poetry, music, history, philosophy, and most importantly revealed and restored sacred termas of Guru Rinpoche. In addition, he assembled and published texts which might otherwise have been lost and delivered unprecedented numbers of empowerments and teachings to hundreds of thousands of individuals.

Khenpo Rinpoche had the great privilege of being a close personal attendant and secretary to His Holiness from 1980 through 1983. On two occasions, when they were alone, His Holiness told Khenpo Tsewang about the life of his father and in great detail about how His Holiness himself had taken rebirth. This book is the product of everything His Holiness told Khenpo Rinpoche, and also what Khenpo Rinpoche learned about him from his vajra brothers and sisters.

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About the Author

Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, along with Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche, is a founder and director of Padmasambhava Buddhist Center based at Padma Samye Ling in upstate New York. PBC is a worldwide Buddhist meditation and study network that includes local centers as well as retreat centers and monastic institutions.

From the Back Cover

Master of masters, visionary, poet, revealer of profound spiritual treasures, Dudjom Rinpoche was a paramount figure in the history of twentieth-century Tibet. He worked closely with the present Dalai Lama to reinvigorate Tibetan culture and spiritual practice following the Chinese invasion of their homeland. Nyingma masters and devotees, both lay and ordained, unanimously appointed him Supreme Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, and he served in this capacity until his death in 1987. He wrote over two dozen volumes of poetry, music, history, and philosophy. In addition, he assembled and published texts which might otherwise have been lost and delivered unprecedented numbers of initiations and teachings to thousands of individuals.

Written by a Nyingma master who served for several years as Dudjom Rinpoche's secretary, this biography celebrates a teacher whose hardships in exile did not diminish his zest for scholarship and practice. "I, the tiger, do not need a rich mansion," he wrote after leaving Tibet. "The tiger's forest thickets are my rich mansion."

"I am delighted that Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal has composed this inspiring Life and Liberation of Kyabje Ddujom Rinpoche's life. Now all of the many disciples of Rinpoche and those who are faithfully practicing the Dudjom Tersar Lineage will have ample information to fuel their faith and devotion even more. May thanks go out to the Khenpo for his kindness in making this happen."--Gyatrul Rinpoche

Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche (Khentrul Tsewang Dongyal) is co-director at Padmasambhava Buddhist Centers. He lives in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shambhala
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559393041
• ISBN 13: 9781559393041
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360