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The History of the Düdjom Tersar: Golok

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བདུན་འཇོམས་གཏེར་གསར་ཆོས་འབྱུང་། མགོ་ལོག
The series—The History of the Düdjom Tersar—presents the lives, places, transmissions, and communities through which the Düdjom Tersar has unfolded.Over the next years, the Düdjom Tersar Chöjung will be published in several volumes, following the chronological steps of the spread of the lineage throughout the world.
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བདུན་འཇོམས་གཏེར་གསར་ཆོས་འབྱུང་། མགོ་ལོག
The History of the Düdjom Tersar: Golok
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    • In the cradle of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, where earth and sky unite in perpetual embrace, lies Golok—an ancient land shaped by the monumental forces of primordial elements. This is where Düdjom Lingpa, a mystic with great power and wisdom, was born in 1835, just before steamships started crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

    The birthplace of Düdjom Lingpa

    During Düdjom Lingpa’s lifetime, a series of events amazed people all over Tibet and brought renown to his terma lineage. More than thirteen students manifested the ultimate sign of complete enlightenment: the achievement of a jalü, or rainbow body. This is the fruition of the path of Dzogchen, where the physical body dissolves into its pure nature of wisdom light.

    Forewords

    Düdjom Sangyé Péma Zhépa

    On 7 October 2019, Düdjom Sangyé Péma Zhépa wrote:

    'These days, a French man with the Dharma name Yéshé Dorjé is, and has for a long time, doing research on the history of the great Düdjom Tersar, its tertöns, and its lineage holders, as well as gathering pictures of past and present practitioners. His plan is to arrange these together and to publish them as a book in English language is most excellent.'

    Tulku Theglo

    On 2 May 2022, Trülku Theglo—Padma Thekchok Tenpé Gyaltsen—wrote:

    'How Wondrous! Actual embodiment of the three kayas, Vajradhara, Master of Oddiyana, Great Treasury of Wisdom and Love, Golden-Colored with Sword, Natural Form of Compassion, holder of White Lotus, and Mara-Destroyer with Vajra-hold us inseparably with your compassion until we perfectly awaken! Dorje Drolo, tamer of the hordes of maras, in actuality is Düdjom Lingpa, who was born in the family of Chakung and whose family lineage stories of complete liberation, amazing and praiseworthy, are herein arranged chronologically as inspirational writing.'

    Alak Zenkar

    On 17 September 2023, Alak Zenkar wrote,

    'May the tradition of Düdjom Lingpa, sovereign over an ocean of profound termas, and Düdjom Jikdral Yéshé Dorjé, eloquent teacher of the treasury of sutras and tantras, together with all the holders of their lineage, never decline in this world but enjoy universal renown.'

    Chakung Jigme Wangdrak

    On 17 September 2023, — Chakung Jikmé Wangdrak wrote,

    'I would like to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude for the tireless and selfless hard work and contributions fo Emeric, Christina, Lee, Freddie and Marco, and all the others who have compiled and produced this History of the Düdjom Tersar Lineage, with pure-hearted dedication.

    For anyone with faith and devotion to our lineage lamas and in the Dharma, it is very important to be familiar with our lineage and its history, and with the enlightened life stories of these great masters.

    Because this book contains the biographies of awakened and authentic lamas, any connection with it brings certain benefit to beings, and I hope and pray and am vastly confident that all who read this book will share the same experience and impressions.'

    Part I: The Düdjom Tersar

    The Definition

    The Essence

    The Traditions

    The Tradition of Düdjom Lingpa

    The Tradition of Düdjom Jikdral Yéshé Dorj

    The Tradition of Dzongter Kunzang Nyima

    The Tradition of Sönam Déutsen

    The Tradition of Péma Dégyal — The Namkha Kyung Dzong

    The Contribution of Trülku Drimé Özer and Déwé Dorjé Sera Khandro

    The Formation and Evolution of the Düdjom Tersar

    Part II: Introduction to Golok

    Prologue: Wind through the Mountains

    The mountain ranges that rise and fold through Golok are testimony to primeval collision and relentless uplift, remnants of the geomorphic forces that forged this remote, high-altitude terrain.

    The Land: A Wild, Primeval Beauty

    High on the wind-swept plateau of northeastern Tibet, the land of Golok unfolds as wildflower-strewn grasslands, glacier-covered mountains, and crystalline lakes reflecting the region’s vast expansive sky

    The People: Fierce Fighters, Faithful Practitioners

    High on the eastern Tibetan plateau, Golok—known locally as Golokchang—is a region where snow-capped ranges, expansive grasslands, and deep river gorges converge in a landscape of stunning beauty and formidable isolation.

    The History: A Fearlessly Independent Realm

    The vast plains, highland pastures, and towering mountains of Golok have always remained a distinct domain, independent of neighboring Tibetan regions of Kham, to the south, Amdo, to the north and northeast, and China to the east.

    Part III: The Biographies

    Section 1: Düdjom Lingpa

    A mystic with great power and wisdom, Düdjom Lingpa was born in 1835—just before steamships started crossing the Atlantic Ocean—in Golok, in eastern Tibet.

    1.1 Previous Lives: A Garland of previous lives

    1.2 Birth & Family: A Reluctant Incarnate (1835)

    1.3 Childhood: An Unusual Nomad Boy From Golok (1835-1844)

    1.4 Outer Training: Trained With tTe Utmost Care By Three Human Teachers (1844-1850)

    1.5 Inner Training: Trained Through Visions By Masters of the past (1835-1903)

    1.6 Secret Training: Trained By a Host of Wisdom Deities (1835-1903)

    1.7 Outer Activity—Geography: A Life Dedicated to Golok

    1.8 Outer Activity—Practitioner: A Free Wandering Dzogchen Yogi

    1.9 Outer Activity—Teaching: An Uncontrived Teaching Dynamic

    1.10 Outer Activity—Family: An Offspring of Realized Practitioners

    1.11 Inner Activity—Lama: A living Dorjé Drolö

    1.12 Inner Activity—Yidam: A Fierce Embodiment of Vajrakilaya

    1.13 Inner Activity—Khandro: A Special Bond with Tröma Nakmo

    1.14 Inner Activity—Chökyong: An Alliance with Dharma Protectors

    1.15 Inner Activity—A Wrathful Sorcerer

    1.16 Secret Activity—Termas: Rough Times, Appropriate Tertön

    1.17 Final Years—The Constant Call for Pémakö

    1.18 Final Years—The Fruition of the Dzogchen Path

    1.19 Reincarnations—Three Main Incarnations

    1.20 Conclusion—The Dzogchen Ablaze

    Section 2: The Family Descendants of Düdjom Lingpa

    2.1 First Generation

    2.1.1 Offspring with Traza Sönam Tso
    With Traza Sönam Tso (1856-c.1867), Düdjom Lingpa had three children:
    2.1.2 Offspring with Kéza Sangyé Tso
    With Kéza Sangyé Tso (c.1848-1906), Düdjom Lingpa had four children:
    2.1.3 Offspring with Akyabza Kalzang Drönma
    With Akyabza Kalzang Drönma (c.1859-c.1901), Düdjom Lingpa had five children:
    2.1.4 Offspring through a miraculous birth

    2.2 Second Generation

    2.3 Third Generation

    2.4 Fourth Generation

    • Trülku Drong Dzong Dorjé Palam (b.1960s)
    • Jéstünma Mumé Yeshe Tsomo (b.1966)
    • Khandro Né'u Chung Lhamo (b.1973)
    • Trülku Lungrik Gyatso (b.1976)
    • Chakung Jikmé Wangdrak (b.1979)

    Section 3: The Direct Students of Düdjom Lingpa

    3.1 First wave: Mar Chu Valley

    3.2 Second wave: Mar Chu Valley

    3.3 Third wave: Ser Chu Valley

    3.4 Fourth wave: Do Chu Valley

    Section 4: The Other Lineage Holders

    Part IV: Conclusion

    From Golok to Béyul Pémakö (The History of the Düdjom Tersar: Pémakö).

    Appendix

    Timeline of Düdjom Lingpa

    Family tree

    Stages of transmission of the Düdjom Tersar

    Maps


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