Video - the 7th Chokyi Gyalpo Terchen Khampa Nyima Dragpa of Tibet

Nyidrag Dzogchen lineage Maha Lamas in Tibet

The spiritual leader of the Nyidrag Lineage is Terchen Chokyi Gyalpo Gyalwang Khampa Nyima Dragpa. Together with the lineage adept patriarch master, H.H. Nyidrag Gyalsay Rinpoche, they are revered Nyidrag Dzogchen spiritual teachers and meditators in  Nagqu, Tibet.

The rainbow story: Both maha teachers propagated and expounded Guru Rinpoche’s and Shakiamuni Buddha’s Dharma in centres and monasteries in China and Tibet. They also practised solitary meditation in Sinmo Dzong sacred caves, conducted Naga Puja, other prayers and give blessings to countless transient beings for their swift liberation.
The rainbow history of their sublime spiritual activities dated back from the seventeenth century. They were prominent scholars as well as major and minor Terma Revealers respectively.

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Video 2: At Nyidrag monasteries and sacred Sinmo Dzong (Mountain). Pt 1

Naga Puja and blessings for all transient beings.

Terchen Chokyi Gyalpo Nyima Dragpa blessed the Sangha, his disciples and laity. Throughout the long tireless journey on the rugged mountainous terrain, many welcome Terchen Nyima Dragpa with Sang and kathag offering (traditional white silk scarves).

Terchen Nyima Dragpa visited Guru Rinpoche’s meditation practice caves on the most sacred Sinmo Dzong Mountain with his entourage, and offered the Naga Treasure Vase at Podrang Yamtso, a famous sacred lake. Whilst in the midst of blessing the water beings, a huge part of the thickly snow covered lake, noticeably melted at a steady and rapid pace.

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Video 3: Terchen Nyima Dragpa visited many monasteries. Pt 2

H.H. and Dharma king, Terchen Nyima Dragpa enlightened activities. (Pt 2)

The Great Terchen Nyima Dragpa reached Chagru/Chagri monastery after long tireless trips of visiting and bestowing blessings to the Sangha of other monasteries and to the laity. H.H. was joyfully welcome back with Sang/smoke, sacred music and kathag offerings. A lama dance was performed followed by a prayer.


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Terchen Nyima Dragpa, Lord of the Profound Treasures of the East,

                                            Samanthabadra


                                                  Avalokitesvara


                                                                Shakyamuni Buddha

                                                                Padmasambhava
                                                                         

                                                                           

                                                                1st Nyima Dragpa

Terchen Nyima Dragpa or Garwang Drodul Lingpa(1647-1710. Although the life and liberation of this master is extremely vast yet, I will mention it briefly to revive the devotion by explaining  the birth of the treasure teachings of the great Vidyadhara, Dharma-king, Treasure Revealer, Nyima DragpaTsal. He was supreme among the fortune disciples to taste the nectar-like speech of Drubwang Dzogchen Pema Rigdzin and developed the strength of teachings and realization,and manifested the state of the self-realization Dharmakaya.

Nyima DragpaTsal was empowered as the King of the Profound Treasure of the Vajra Transmission of the Second Buddha, Orgyen Guru Rinpoche. He was proclaimed and praised among the Great Treasure Revealers who came to dispel the darkness of the degenerate time of this world. Although from the primordial beginning he is enlightened. Yet,the way of his manifestation to liberate sentient beings of delusion and coming into existence into this world was in this manner.

"Terchen Nyidrag"The profound proclamations from the words of Orgyen Dorjechang say that Nyima Drakpa Tsal is the incarnation of the sublime Avalokiteshvara. Guru Rinpoche says: “You are the Lotsawa, translator of Pema, an incarnation of Eased in Nature of Reality, Avalokiteshvara. The power of your motivation is immensely strong. At the peak of the Kaliyuga, in the time when it is tough to tame savage beings, you will come across this profound teachings, and you will guide many sentient beings to the path of liberation.”

Therefore, noble Avalokiteshvara is not like the Bodhisattvas of the tenth bhumi but Nyima Dragpa Tsal is the sambhogakaya, vajra speech of all Buddhas, yet appearing as the king of bodhisattvas, he fulfills the benefit of all sentient beings. Such kind of precious qualities is hard to express or realize even by bodhisattvas, let alone by ordinary beings. It is the domain only of the omniscient enlightened mind.

However, to mention it briefly, when Guru Rinpoche came to Tibet, Nyima DragpaTsal was born as Lotsawa Luyi Wangpo,who translated many sutras and tantras into Tibetan. He served to write and conceal many profound treasure teaching. After a series of changes as various births in the different intermediate existences he reappeared as the Great Terton.

Also in the Pema Kathang says:

Incredible will be his form and clothing,

Incredible will be the teachings of the doctrine.

The incredible imprint of the virtuous activities will appear,

The source of the treasure of three regions of Kham Sinmo

Without remains will be revealed as the sign appear.

He will appear as one called as Khampa Nyima Drag

This kind of prophecy has been mentioned not just this once, but repeatedly proclaimed throughout many profound scriptures.

Nyima Draga Tsal was born in the Nangchen region of Do Kham province to Jamme Yonpo Karma Namgyal and Laza Sonamtso in the 11th cycle Fire Female Pig Year (1647). He relied upon the lotus feet of Dzogchen Pema Rigdzin offering his possession, service and practice. He received the entire sutra and tantra teachings and moreover he received all the pith instructions like a vase completely filled and merged the mind of the teacher and student in union. Also he received the complete empowerments and instructions from many other non-sectarian doctrine holders.

Nyima Drakpa Tsal easily mastered practice of the contemplation and meditation without hearing.

At 23 he was blessed by the Second Buddha, Guru Rinpoche. He saw Guru Rinpoche with the assembly of dakas and dakinis and received the prophecy for revealing profound treasures. Once when he went to visit to the sacred lake Gaya Dhari, which is known as the "Dark Red Rakta", from a boulder, smoke bellowed out and fierce flames started to blaze. Picking up a stick with his hand he placed it into the rock, which made a transparent unobstructed hole. As he held the first revealed profound treasure in three scrolls, wondering if it was a dream or reality, immense joy and happiness arose.
At that time as prophesied by the dakinis he went to the Sinmo Dzong in Kham. Although at the very beginning to do his three year strict retreat in Kham Shak Dorje Nying Dzong, there was huge turbulence and disturbances from the nonhuman spirits, yet still seated in the perfection of the radiance of meditation and subjugation, through non-conceptualization, his meditation enhanced and his realization manifested as all appearance and sound arose as impartial self-appearances (rang snang). He summoned negative sights as fortune; received obstacles as accomplished blessings, and all appearances and existence arose as all encompassing purity. He repeatedly saw and met the vast deities of the three roots in reality or in his dreams and received their blessings.

In the year 1670, Nyima Draga Tsal again saw Guru Rinpoche and received the prophecies and directions of the profound treasures of time, signs and so forth and explaining detail directions through his vajra speech. Although he had completely achieved the state of the Four Bodies of Enlightenment and even though sentient beings did not understand the value of the precious treasure teachings, his heart was captured by the fortunate ones, who had the keenness to enjoy the profound treasure.

With his undaunted faith to spread Buddhadharma and bring benefit and happiness to all beings in these degenerate times, in the year of the male Tiger as directed, he revealed the Three Roots Heart Essence from Sin Dzong Dorje Nying Dzong, along with Vimalamitra’s statue and other things. Moreover, he enjoyed the display of the purity of all appearances and had visions of the wisdom body of the Wisdom Dakini Tsering Dzomma almost at all times, which enhanced his meditation and practice. He took this wisdom dakini as his consort and immediately his realization became profound. Perfecting the radiance of the inseparability of bliss and emptiness, all abandonment and cultivation arose as the nature of great wisdom-bliss. Gaining power over wind and energy he traveled unobstructedly through rocks and cliffs, he flew like birds in the sky, he squeezed dry earth and rocks like soft clay leaving imprint in them. He saw everything that was hidden or obscured without any veil through his omniscient wisdom. He could understand the realization of other beings and so on. Inconceivable signs and qualities of the path arose in his wisdom heart giving birth to infinite miraculous display and omniscience.

Nyima DragpaTsal had innumerable students who received empowerments and instruction from him. To mention a few of them, they were: the Great 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, Trulpe Terchen Rigdzin Garwang Dorje, The Powerful Ngadag Nyakgyal Thangpa, Rigdzin Zilnon Dorje, Mahasiddha Ngari Od'chog Tulku, Marwe Senge Gyalton Tulku, Dzogchen Ponlop Namkha Osel, and so forth. Among the worldly disciples were King of Saale Jong Desi Sangay Gyatsho, King of Mongolia, Dala Bahadur Therze, King Sayi Tsangpa Gyasel, Great Ling Dorje Gonpo, Powerful King of Kham Derge, and many other kings and subjects form all walks of life which in number are uncountable.

Nyima DragpaTsal nurtured many beings that he had heard and seen and made connection with many fortunate ones and led them into the path of maturation and liberation. In the future of this fortunate eon he vowed that he would come as the 40th Buddha, the one called as the Drachen. He will be powerful with immeasurable compassion and stainless wisdom and all beings connected with him, will be liberated from cyclic existence.


This is proven by the words of Guru Rinpoche, which says:

My emanation, a noble being,

Nyima DragpaTsal of Kham.

Not separate from me, the Lotus-born.

There is no separation because there is no difference.

All with positive connections will be enlightened and content,

And even those with negative connection will end cyclic existence.

So needless to mention more.


We need to understand that apart from the appearance of their bodies they do not have any differentiation as explained in the profound proclamation.

After demonstrating such vast and amazing miraculous display, seeing the end of beings to be tamed, in the second month of the Metal Tiger Year 1710, Nyima DragpaTsal dissolved his form body into the expanse of Dharmakaya and merged into Guru Rinpoche's pure land of Lotus Light.

Nyima Drakpa incarnations:
1 Tertön Nyima DragpaTsal aka Garwang Drodul Lingpa (1647-1710)
2 Pema Thekchok Tenpé Gyaltsen (1712-1771)
3 NyidragTulku (Orgyen Tenzin) Nyima Mingyur Phendé Gyamtso
4 Jigme Chöying Dorje, son of Terchen Dorje Gyalpo
5 Tinzen Trinlé Wangchuk
6 Nyidrak Thupten Ösal Tenpé Nyima
7 Yönten Zangpo Serjong Tenpé Nyima(1976 - )

SOURCE (1): Rangjung Yeshe Wiki

All religions have complete wisdom teachings.

I see compassion, love and forgiveness as common ground for all different religions, irrespective of tradition or philosophy. Although these fundamental differences between different religious ideas, such as the acceptance of an Almighty Creator, every religion reaches up the same message: be a warm hearted person. All of them emphasize the importance of compassion and forgiveness.

In ancient times when the various religions were based in different places and there was less communication between them, there was no need for pluralism among the various religious tradition. But today, the world has become much smaller, so communication between different religious faiths has become very strong. Under such circumstances,I think pluralism among religious believers is very essential.

Once you see the value to humanity through the centuries of these different religions through unbiased, objective study then there is plenty of reason to accept or to respect all these different religions. After all, in humanity there are so many different mental disposition, are simple one religion, no matter how profound, cannot satisfy all the variety of people.

By H.H.The Dalai Lama

AOM.AH.HUNG.BEDZER.GURU. PEDMA.SIDDHI.HUNG

Prayer of the second Buddha

Outer enemies; turmoil in the four elements,
Inner obstacle; physical sickness,
Secret dons; the obstacles of the mind,
Dispel them all into the dharmadhatu!
AOM.AH.HUNG. BEDZER.GU.RU.PEDMA.SIDDHI.HUNG.

Guru Drakpo the wrathful Orgyen Rinpoche

8th Chungpui Dungsay Wang Drag Rinpoche

10 virtuous factors

10 Virtuous Factors.

1 faith
2 shame
3 embarrassment
4 non attachment
5 non hatred
6 non ignorance
7 effort
8 conscientiousness
9 equanimity
10 non harmfulness

The first of the virtuous factor is faith. FAITH is a superior conviction in object such as karma, the results of karma and the Four Noble Truths. It is also the pure thought that arises when one sees the virtuous qualities of the Three Jewels.

SHAME is the mental factor which causes to refrain from various action. A religious practitioner refrains from certain action because to engage in;one avoids certain other actions because of realizing that they are inappropriate and will lead to a negative rebirth; and one refrains from certain types of speech out of fear that they are inappropriate and will cause one's own defamation.

EMBARRASSMENT is the refraining from certain action out of fear that they will lead to the decline of one's position amongst other.

NON ATTACHMENT is the antidote to attachment. It arises when one realizes that one's body and wealth are impure, having the nature of aging, illness and death. Thus one's mind separates from these phenomena and does not grasp at them.

The antidote to hatred is NON HATRED, which is also love. The objects of hatred are enemies, poison and weapons. Hatred is the thought that destruction, harm or loss should befall one's enemies. The antidote to this is not allowing these thoughts or their implementation to arise, and developing love for one's enemies as if they were one's own cherished children.

The antidote to NONIGNORANCE is the realization that perfection is perfect. Ignorance is the conception that phenomena and beings are inherently existent, permanent, blissful, and pure. The antidotes to this wrong view are such conceptions as emptiness and selflessness, which are developed through wisdom,effort, stabilization, and familiarity.

EFFORT is the antidote to laziness, in that one takes delight in virtuous action.

PLIANCY is the antidote to wrongful abiding of body and mind. Wrongful abiding of the body is sleepiness and painful joints. Wrongful abiding of the mind is excitation and lethargy. Wrongful abiding leads to negative rebirths. The antidote to these are lightness and peacefulness of body and single pointedness mind.

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS is the antidote to carelessness. Conscientiousness is the abiding in effort without attachment,anger or ignorance, which allows one to abandon non virtuous actions. One applies the antidote to these through meditation on virtuous actions. which is familiarization with both mundane and transmundane virtuous activities. While one abides in this state without attachment, anger or ignorance through the application of effort, one develops a composure which prevents the recurrence of lethargy or excitement.

Then finally one develops a spontaneous abiding in EQUANIMITY free of any possibility of lethargy or excitemen recurring. In this way, it becomes impossible for attachment and other afflictive emotions to arise.

NON HARMFULNESS is the antidote to harmfulness. Harmfulness comprises actions such as killing, agitating, threatening or scolding others. If has the antidote, Compassion, one will not even think of hurting other.

What is the doctrine of the Buddha?

Kill mother lust and father self-will,
Kill the kings of carnal passions,
and you will be freed from sins.

The true brahmin has killed
mother lust and father self -will;
He has killed the kings of
carnal passions, and the ego that obstructs him on the path.
He is freed from sin.

Not to do sinful whatsoever.

To practice virtues all good things.

To fully control one's own mind.

This is the doctrine of the Buddha.

Druya monastery and Sangha meditation centre in Khyequ, Qinghai.

                                                            
                                                     
                                                        Druya Ngagpa Ling

       Druya monastery

               Druya abbot, Tulku Wangdrag Rinpoche with the students.

                                               
        
                                                    Nyidrag Sharter Kusum Lhundrup Ling.

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