Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Today is the anniversary of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was recognized as the mind emanation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892), and was one of the closest disciples of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo’s activity emanation, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959). Regarded by many as one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of the twentieth century, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was the teacher of many of the important teachers of today. After the passing of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, he became the main holder of the Khyentse lineage, one of the most important lineages in the Longchen Nyingtik tradition (for a beautiful overview of the Khyentse lineage, see this document)

The one and only father of all Buddhas is Mañjuśrī,

Manifesting as the incomparable human master, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo,

His blessing emanation is Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Tashi Paljor:

To you I pray! Bless my mind and inspire my understanding!

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was the first to gather all the Longchen Nyingtik texts together in one collection at Shechen Monastary in Nepal, when he added two volumes of texts belonging to the Longchen Nyingtik composed and revealed by later authors such as the First and Third Dodrupchens and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, including many texts he had composed himself.

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s contributions to the Longchen Nyingtik are substantial, numbering around 25 texts. Most of these texts are found in the Longchen Nyingtik Core Texts and consist of smaller ones such as a lineage prayer to the masters of the Great Perfection; a self-initiation for the Vidyādhara Assembly; several texts for the Awesome Ones’ Assembly; and a daily practice for the Natural Liberation of Suffering practice (Dukngal Rangdrol), yet also several texts of considerable size. Among the larger texts, perhaps his most outstanding contributions are a massive word-by-word commentary on the Awesome Ones’ Assembly called An Illuminating Jewel; two ‘frameworks’ for Drupchen practices, one for the Natural Liberation of Suffering and one general one for all the three roots practices of the Longchen Nyingtik; and, last but not least, an empowerment manual for the complete Longchen Nyingtik cycle. It was this empowerment manual, with the lengthy title A Feast that Pleases the Fortunate Ones and Reveals the Profound and Secret Ambrosia: A Garland of Ritual Arrangements for Bestowing the General and Specific Empowerments of the Three Roots of the Great Perfection Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse, that was used in 2019 by Rabjam Rinpoche when he gave the complete Longchen Nyingtik empowerments to a gathering of over 10.000 people at Shechen Monastery, Nepal.

Among these, only the daily practice for the Natural Liberation of Suffering and the Supplication to the Lineage of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse have been translated up to now. Please consider supporting the Longchen Nyingtik project to have these profound texts translated in English.

Edit October 2021, in the past year we have also translated: Beautiful Clouds of Blessings: A Prayer to the Lineage Masters, Shower of Indestructible Splendour: A Self-Initiation for the Guru Practice, A Sādhana of Tārā Sarasvatī and The Vidyādharas' Words of Truth: An Aspiration.

Edit October 2022, in the past year we have also translated: A Daily Practice of Hayagrīva's Play of the Three Realms

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Longchen Nyingtik texts composed by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche found in the Core Texts:

• Supplication to the Lineage of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (klong chen snying thig gi bla brgyud gsol 'debs gsung rgyun ma)

• Beautiful Clouds of Blessings: A Prayer to the Lineage Masters of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse from the Great Perfection (dzogs pas chen po klong chen snying thig gi brgyud pa'i gsol 'debs byin rlabs sprin mdzes)

• Shower of Indestructible Splendour: A Self-Initiation for the Guru Practice of the Vidyādhara Assembly, from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse (Rigdzin Düpa) (bla ma rig 'dzin 'dus pa'i bdag 'jug rdo rje'i byin 'bebs)

• The Refined Essence of Compassion: A Daily Sādhana for the Natural Liberation of Suffering, the Secret Practice of the Great Compassionate One (Dukngal Rangdrol)

• Illuminating Ambrosia Which Benefits Others: A Framework for the Great Accomplishment Practice of Great Compassionate One, the Natural Liberation of Suffering, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (Dukngal Rangdrol) (thugs rje chen po sdug bsngal rang grol gyi sgrub chen khog dbub gzhan phan bdud rtsi'i snang ba)

• The Ṛṣi's Words of Truth: An Aspiration Prayer to be Born in the Supreme Realm of Potala (zhing mchog po ta la ru skye ba'i smon lam drang srong grub pa'i bden tshig)

• The Ornament of Apparent Luminosity: The Stages of the Confession and Fulfilment Combined with the Self-initiation for the Innermost Secret Guru Practice of Luminosity, the Sealed Quintessence, from the Great Perfection Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (Tiklé Gyachen) (rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying gi thig le'i yang gsang bla ma'i sgrub pa 'od gsal thig le'i rgya can gyi bshags skong dang bdag 'jug gi rim pa 'od gsal snang ba'i rgyan)

• The Precious Lamp: A Recitation Manual for the Blazing Fierce Hayagrīva and Garuda (Takhyung Barwa) (rta khyung 'bar ba'i bsnyen tho rin chen sgron me)

• The Awesome Sound of Glorious Splendour Digest: To be Recited During an Elaborate Great Accomplishment Practice of the Great Glorious Assembly Heart Practice (Palchen Düpa) (thugs sgrub dpal chen 'dus pa'i spros bcas sgrub chen gyi gtong thun rab brjid dpal gyi rngams sgra)

• The Wisdom Mind Ornament that Accomplishes the Secret: An Explanation of the Mantra of the Great Glorious Assembly (Palchen Düpa) (dpsal chen 'dus pa'i sngags kyi rnam bshad gsang ba grub pa'i dgongs rgyan)

• The Indestructible Vajra Melody: A Spontaneous Song of Praise and Remembrance of the Root Mantra of the Guru Practice of the Great Glorious Ones Assembly (Palchen Düpa) (dpal chen 'dus pa'i sngags kyi rnam bshad gsang ba grub pa'i dgongs rgyan)

• A Practice to Turn Back the Summons of the Ḍākinīs for the Female Practice of the Heart Essence (Yumka Dechen Gyalmo) (snying thig yum bka'i mkha' 'gro'i bsun bzlog)

• Generating the Four Vajras: A Self-initiation for the Practice of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities Which Empties the Lower Realms (zhi khro ngan song sbyong ba'i bdag 'jug rdo rje bzhi bskyed)

• Entrance Way of the Awareness Holders: A Recitation Manual for the Practice of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities Which Empties the Lower Realms, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (klong chen snying gi thig le'i zhi khro ngan song sbyong ba'i bsnyen pa'i zin thun rig 'dzin 'jug ngogs)

• A Mirror which Clarifies Everything: Notations on the Thread-cross Ritual of the Protectress (ma mgon g.yul mdos kyi 'don zin kun gsal me long)

• Notations on the Image of the War Thread-cross Ritual of the Protectress (ma mgon g.yul mdos kyi sku tsaka)

• An Illuminating Jewel: A Few Explanations that Clarify the Profound Meaning of the Wisdom Intent of the Activity Manual for the Heart Practice of the Deities, the Fierce Blue Gurus in the Awesome Ones' Assembly, from the Great Perfection Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (Palchen Düpa) (rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying gi thig le'i yi dam thugs sgrub bla ma drag mthing dpal chen 'dus pa'i las byang gi dgongs don cung zad bshad pa zab don gsal byed rin chen snang ba)

• A Lake of Enjoyment [Fulfilling] All Wishes Related to the Two Accomplishments: A Framework for an Elaborate Accomplishment Practice of the Three Roots, of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (rtsa ba gsum gyi spros bcas sgrub mchod rgyas pa'i khog phub grub gnyis 'dod dgu'i rol mtsho)

• A Feast that Pleases the Fortunate Ones and Reveals the Profound and Secret Ambrosia: A Garland of Ritual Arrangements for Bestowing the General and Specific Empowerments of the Three Roots of the Great Perfection Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (rtsa gsum spyi dang bye brag gi dbang bskur gyi phreng ba bklag chog tu bkod pa zab gsang bdud rtsi'i sgo 'byed skal bzang kun dga'i rol ston)

• The Seed of Everlasting Happiness: A Commentary on the Aspiration and Prayer 'Training in the Pure Realms of the Three Kāyas' (sku gsum zhing khams sbyong ba'i gsol 'debs smon lam gyi 'grel pa gtan bde'i sa bon)

• The Vidyādharas' Words of Truth: An Aspiration Connected with the Stages of the Path of the Three Roots, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (rtsa ba gsum gyi lam rim dang 'brel ba'i smon lam rig pa 'dzin pa'i bden tshig

In Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s collected works

• The Chariot of Great Bliss: A Guide to the Approach and Accomplishment for the Ritual for Making Offerings to the Gurus based on Vajrasattva: An Excellent Path of Great Bliss (rdo rje sems dpa' la brten pa'i bla ma mchod pa'i cho ga bde chen lam bzang gi bsnyen sgrub bya tshul bde chen shing rta bzhugs)

• A Daily Practice of Hayagrīva's Play of the Three Realms, from the Ocean of Gathered Teachings of the Awesome Ones (dpal chen bka' 'dus rgya mtsho las / rta mgrin khams gsum rol pa'i rgyun khyer dbang chen thugs thig)

• A Sādhana of Tārā Sarasvatī (sgrol ma dbyangs can ma'i sgrub thabs)

• A Beautiful Adornment Clarifying Primordial Wisdom: A Liturgy for the ‘Bestower of Supreme Wisdom: The Ripening Empowerment for the Innermost Secret Guru Practice, the Sealed Quintessence’ (klong chen snying gi thig le'i yang gsang bla ma'i sgrub pa 'od gsal thig le'i rgya can gyi smin byed ye shes mchog sbyin bklags chog tu bkod pa ye shes gsal ba'i mdzes rgyan)

• Illuminating the Wisdom of Empty Awareness: Clarifications on the Hidden Meaning of The Song of the Feast (tshogs glu las smon rten 'brel gyi sbas don rnam par gsal ba rig stong dgongs pa'i snang byed)

Updated October 2022