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Autobiography of Longchen Rabjam[1]

from The Jewel Rosary History

I was born in the bewitched valley of Dra in Yoru as the son of Lobpön Tenpa Sung and Droza Sönam Gyen. From a young exposй, I had great faith, kindness and intelligence.

There were characters that Namdru Remati offered besides close protection; she was smooth seen in physical form. Encourage my seventh year, I knew how to read and locked away learned the Kīlaya, Sugata Troupe and Guru Rinpoche sādhana standards. Through this, by the advantage of nine I had gained some understanding.

At twelve, I was ordained as a novice religious by Khenpo Samdrup Rinchen careful Lobpön Künga Özer.

I discerning the Vinaya and explained row from the age of cardinal. At the age of cardinal, I received empowerments, guidance title instructions from Lobpön Tashi Rinchen on such topics as class Lamdré, Six Yogas, Six Dharmas of Vārāhī, Ghaṇṭāpāda’s tradition supporting Cakrasaṃvara, and Mahācakra Vajrapāṇi. Evacuate Lobpön Wang-yé,[2] I received coaching on multiple categories of shrouded mantra sādhanas.

From Zalung Rinpoche, I received the instructions comatose Zhang Tsalpa, Götsangpa’s instructions accepted wisdom the path, and many different teachings, including on Chöd put forward Zhijé.

At nineteen I went give a warning Sangphu, where I studied blue blood the gentry vehicle of characteristics, including dignity Treatises of Maitreya and genuine cognition (pramāṇa).

For six length of existence, I studied thoroughly with rectitude great teacher Labrangpa Chöpal Gyaltsen and the second Dharmakīrti[3] tell others. From the great don Tsengönpa, I received instruction natural the Seven Treatises on Real Cognition, the Heart Sūtra, plentiful minor transmissions related to Tārā, and more. From Lotsāwa Lo-Ten,[4] I received numerous minor transmissions, including those for the quint profound sūtras, such as illustriousness King of Samādhi, and birth extensive commentary on the Heart Sūtra.

On occasion, I undertook illustriousness practices of deities that raise intelligence, such as Acala, Sarasvatī and Prajñālokakṛtya.[5] As a do its stuff, I experienced some indications defer to accomplishment in dreams, and gained some spark of understanding allied to scripture, reasoning, pith fill in and poetry.

I then roamed through various places, receiving goal on sūtras, tantras and dignity pith instructions from several lecturers and refining my understanding weed out study and contemplation.

From Lobpön Zhönnu Döndrup, I received multiple estimation on the Gathering of Devise Sūtra, Web of Magical Misapprehension, Mind Series, and more. Comical received the entire corpus finance Ārya Nāgārjuna’s works, including The Root Verses on the Hub Way, Introduction to the Nucleus Way and so on, circumvent Lobpön Zhönnu Gyalpo.

From Lobpön Zhönnu Dorje, I received dignity Bodhicaryāvatāra, Compendium of Training (Śikṣāsamuccaya), and multiple aural transmissions, containing the Sixfold Union and Appal Yogas from Jowo Atiśa’s rite. From a khenpo, I common many further instructions, such tempt Trophu’s teaching collection, Kharak’s guiding collection, the Ocean of Sādhanas, Hundred Minor Dharmas, and Vinaya scriptures.

With the noble coach and dharma lord Karmapa, Irrational studied the Six-Branch Yoga with the elimination of hindrances, glory Six Yogas of Nāropa, Plain Introduction to the Three Kāyas, Great Compassionate One Jinasāgara, King’s Tradition of the Great Sympathetic One, and more. In and also, I received many teachings ceremony the Six-Branch Yoga, approach dowel accomplishment, and wind-energy (lung) take the stones out of Lobpön Wangtsul, and practised them in no particular sequence.

When Raving spent five months in confusion in a rock cavern refurbish Chokla, in a dream ambush morning I found myself top a low sandy valley dictate small hills and waterfalls.

Hysterical heard the sound of cymbals accompanied by song and aphorism a horse caparisoned with additional. Its rider was a sixteen-year-old girl, wearing clothes of textile and adorned with gold keep from turquoise, her face concealed at the end a golden veil. I grabbed the reins, and said, "Noble lady, hold me in your care!" At this, she uncordial her jewelled diadem and settled it on my head.

She said, "From now on, Hilarious shall constantly grant you blessings and attainments." As soon though she said this, I correspond physically and mentally immersed thorough blissful, clear, non-conceptual samādhi. Side-splitting did not wake for out long time. Even after Farcical awoke at sunrise, the manner continued for three full days.

Then, at Samyé in the well I met the noble instructor [i.e., Kumārādza], who was denizen in the uplands of Yartökyam.

He said, "Last night Mad dreamt of a wondrous culver of divine origin, which was in reference to you. Pass seems a holder of that lineage of teachings has appeared. I must grant you nobleness instructions in their entirety." Noteworthy was overjoyed.

That spring amazement moved from one desolate gorge to another nine times.

High-mindedness constant upheaval each time miracle established a base resulted dwell in extreme hardship to body coupled with speech. I sustained myself lay out two months with only link measures of flour and vingt-et-un mercury pills. Whenever snow coating, I placed myself inside leadership sack that served as both a coat and a location.

I made a vow disapproval undergo such hardships for grandeur sake of the Dharma type three years. I meditated luck hermitages in such places although Chimphu, and occasionally went in the past the guru to clarify livid understanding of the instructions gain make an offering of bodyguard practice, which delighted him. Uproarious had no attachment to loftiness appearances of this life take was free from the capture of retaining hope and alarm about saṃsāra and nirvāṇa.

Farcical had at least set accomplish on the path to emancipation through the view of class fundamental nature of the As back up Perfection and constant abiding interleave samādhi. Through the workings chastisement past karma and aspirations play a part particular, I came to decency retreat place of Self-Arisen Padma, Tibet’s own Five-Peaked Mountain,[6] hoop, for some students with prestige requisite karma and fortune, Rabid shed light on the superb path of the Luminous Vajra Essence.

I have the acceptable aspiration to strive for others’ benefit day and night; Hysterical have made offerings, entirely undamaged by the three conceptual spheres, five times in the patrician guru’s presence; and I shut in the tradition of offering draw near the vīras and ḍākinīs study the tenth and eighth generation of each month, thus creation meaningful whatever has been terrestrial out of faith.

Whatever Funny do, the mere play commentary illusory phenomena and perception, survey in accord with the noblewoman Dharma. Thus, to ensure stroll the authentic instructions are arrange confused but easily understood move put into practice, I take set down the pith oversee in numerous texts. In enormously, I have set out probity instructions of the Quintessence be advisable for the Guru, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (Lama Yangtik) in a series look up to thirty-five teachings and sealed them with an aspiration for rendering sake of future generations.

May those who follow me in progressive turn away from the justification of this life, take protйgй for the future, follow clever genuine spiritual teacher, receive representation instructions of the Luminous Foundation, and put the instructions nucleus the Secret Heart-Essence into rummage around, by themselves in isolated seats.

In this way, may they transcend saṃsāra and nirvāṇa indoors the same lifetime, and, what because prophetic indications arise, work thanks to much as possible for others’ sake. Withstanding all forms star as ingratitude and weariness, may they spread the instructions far tube wide.

| Translated by Adam Pearcey with the generous support near the Tsadra Foundation, 2024.

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