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He was an emanation of [[Nanam Dorje Dudjom]] and a previous incarnation of [[Tertön Sogyal]]. | He was an emanation of [[Nanam Dorje Dudjom]] and a previous incarnation of [[Tertön Sogyal]]. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Dr. Rigzin Ngodrup, ''rig 'dzin rgod kyi ldem 'phru can gyi mdzad rnam mdor bsdus'', Gangtok: Bulletin of Tibetology, No. 2, 1999 | |||
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Rigdzin Gödem Ngödrup Gyaltsen (rig 'dzin rgod ldem dngos grub rgyal mtshan) (1337-1408) - A major tertön who discovered the Northern Treasures (chang ter; byang gter). He became known as Rigdzin Gödem because at age twelve, three vulture feathers spontaneously grew from the crown of his head. Later, at age twenty-four, five more grew. Rigdzin Gödem literally translates as "Vidyadhara Vulture Feathers".
He was an emanation of Nanam Dorje Dudjom and a previous incarnation of Tertön Sogyal.
Further Reading
- Dr. Rigzin Ngodrup, rig 'dzin rgod kyi ldem 'phru can gyi mdzad rnam mdor bsdus, Gangtok: Bulletin of Tibetology, No. 2, 1999