Jinlab Öpung
Written in sixty-eight verses, the Jinlab Öpung (A supernova of blessings) is a brief supplication prayer to the life of Düdjom Lingpa, written by himself. As is traditional for this category of text, the practice aims to stimulate the inspiration of the student, and to sustain devotion to his teacher. The Jinlab Öpung must have been composed in late 1902 or early 1903, few months before the passing of Düdjom Lingpa in December 1903. The composition was insistently requested by Ngawang Trinlé (c.1840–c.1910), a life-long student of Düdjom Lingpa.
Since the early 8th century, Tibetans and Himalayan people have treasured "Namtars" as written or spoken narratives that demonstrate the realization of the Buddhist path by exceptional practitioners. These namtars, or spiritual biographies, serve as inspirational guides on the path to enlightenment.
Today, Namtars Foundation aims to record, preserve, and freely offer the world a written and electronic treasury of the oral wisdom of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism.
