Tulku Natsok Rangdrol
- Tertön
- Teacher
- Düdjom Lingpa Emanation: Activity
Based in Gyalrong—the valley of the Gyalrong Gyalmo Ngul Chu—in Kham, Tulku Natsok Rangdrol (1904-1958) was recognized as the enlightened activity incarnation of Düdjom Lingpa.
Tulku Natsok Rangdrol’s root lama was Lam Dolo, who had been one of the tutors of Dudjom Lingpa when he was a young boy.[1]
Tulku Natsok Rangdrol gave many empowerments and teachings of the Düdjom Tersar lineage to Domang Gyatrül, who considers him his root lama. They did many retreats together.
Domang Gyatrül says about his teacher Tulku Natsok Rangdrol,
He was an amazing tertön. He was quite a scholar but he didn’t teach much. He gave some empowerments, sometimes. Mostly all the time he was very humble, but everyone respected him because of that. Sometimes because he was so humble, people would sort of try to blame him for their own problems. But mostly people respected him, wherever he went. He never boasted. He would give some teachings and empowerments, but he didn’t want to give the big ones, the big cycles. They say he was an emanation of Vairotsana, and the enlightened activity emanation of Düdjom Lingpa. Wherever he went, everyone knew and respected him. He never lied, cheated, or did anything opposite the Dharma. Sometimes he would give empowerments when high lamas requested, but mostly he stayed simple. At that time in Tibet, there were high lamas everywhere, so he didn’t want to give transmissions since there were so many others who could.[2]
- ↑ Gyatrul Rinpoche, introduction on Vajrasattva's empowerments from the termas of Dzongter Kunzang Nyima.
- ↑ Translation of a conversation between Gyatrul Rinpoche and his attendant, August 2014; text received through Kay Henry.
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