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H.H
Dudjom Rinpoche (Rinpoche's grandfather)
Dungse
Thinley Norbu Rinpoche (Rinpoche's father)
Dungse
Garab Dorje Rinpoche
Dungse
Garab Dorje Rinpoche was regarded as the lineage holder of the
Dudjom New Treasure. The Dudjom New Treasure is considered as
one of the Nyingmapa's sect and was founded by H.H Dudjom
Rinpoche. His Holiness was recognized as the incarnation of
Dudjom Lingpa (A.D.1835-1904) , a famous terton of many
concealed teachings or treasures (terma), whose termas are now
widely taught and practiced, particularly those related to the
practice of Dorje Phurba.
The
teachings of the Nyingmapa School are transmitted through two
main categories which is the karma and the terma lineages.
Karma refers to all the
teachings and transmissions passes down through the centuries
by the long lineage of teachers and disciples.
Terma refers to the
previously hidden, rediscovered teachings of the short and
direct lineage from Guru Rinpoche and other enlightened ones.
These masters transmit their teachings directly through their
deathless wisdom body in visionary experience to the terton
who discovers and reveals these teachings. It is a very short,
direct, extremely powerful and profound transmission. Dudjom
New Treasure is considered as one of the terma lineages.
Guru
Padmasambhava had consecrated few secluded locations to be
sacred places for sadhana. He personally visited everywhere in
the land of Tibet and concealed innumerable terma treasure for
the sake of worthy people in future generations. He also
buried separate location lists, guide texts and key texts. For
the sake of each destined discoverer, he Guru Padmasambhava
made this aspirations :"May this meet with a person possessing
the karmic destiny! May it be practiced by destined people!"
Guru Padmasambhava also gave these three gradual seals, "Seal
of treasure, seal of entrustment, seal of concealment." As
well, he gave these decrees, "Entrusted, fully entrusted!
Concealed, concealed as treasure! Profound, hold it sacred!"
There are few purposes for the discovery of terma, so that :
the dharma won't disappear, the essential instructions won't
become adulterated over long periods of time when mistakes and
breaches of commitments and misunderstanding might take place,
the blessings do not fade and the direct lineage of
transmission is maintained.
At the appropriate moment those
disciples appear in the world as Tertons, or revealors of
these teachings which are known as Terma, or Treasures
of Dharma. These teachings were to be discovered at certain
time periods, when the beings were in need of a particular
teaching to remove obstacles, sickness and various other
catastrophies. Terma are dharma
treasure. H.H Dudjom Rinpoche, a great Terton, received
numerous direct transmissions from Guru Padmasambhava.
His Holiness Dudjom
Rinpoche was one of these treasure discoverers and he revealed
many teachings that would benefit beings at the time of war,
famine and world disharmony that we are facing at the present
moment. So the Dudjom Tersar is fresh, vivid, and direct with
no loss of meaning, words or blessing. These teachings from
Guru Rinpoche to Dudjom Rinpoche, from Dudjom Rinpoche to
Garab Rinpoche to us is a direct short lineage. Therefore this
lineage is uncontaminated and knows no degeneration by broken
samayas. The blessing and attainments are immediate.
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