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[[Image:Dorje_Trollo.jpg| | [[Image:Dorje_Trollo.jpg|thumb|'''Guru Dorje Drolö''']]'''Dorje Drolö''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje gro lod'') is one of the [[Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche]]—[[Guru Rinpoche]] in wrathful form riding upon a pregnant tigress. He assumed this manifestation in [[Taktsang Monastery|Paro Taktsang]] in Bhutan in order to bring the local deities and guardians under his control. | ||
From ''[[A Great Treasure of Blessings]]'', page 34. | From ''[[A Great Treasure of Blessings]]'', page 34. | ||
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:At thirteen different places called 'Tiger's Lair', ''Taktsang'', Guru Rinpoche manifested in "the terrifying wrathful form of crazy wisdom", binding worldly spirits under oath to protect the [[terma]] treasures and serve the [[Dharma]]. Then he is known as Dorje Drolö, 'Wild Wrathful Vajra'. | :At thirteen different places called 'Tiger's Lair', ''Taktsang'', Guru Rinpoche manifested in "the terrifying wrathful form of crazy wisdom", binding worldly spirits under oath to protect the [[terma]] treasures and serve the [[Dharma]]. Then he is known as Dorje Drolö, 'Wild Wrathful Vajra'. | ||
[[Image:Dorje Drollo.JPG| | [[Image:Dorje Drollo.JPG|thumb|'''Painting of Dorje Drolö''' courtesy of Khenpo Namdrol]] | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 09:20, 26 July 2009
Dorje Drolö (Wyl. rdo rje gro lod) is one of the Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche—Guru Rinpoche in wrathful form riding upon a pregnant tigress. He assumed this manifestation in Paro Taktsang in Bhutan in order to bring the local deities and guardians under his control.
From A Great Treasure of Blessings, page 34.
- At thirteen different places called 'Tiger's Lair', Taktsang, Guru Rinpoche manifested in "the terrifying wrathful form of crazy wisdom", binding worldly spirits under oath to protect the terma treasures and serve the Dharma. Then he is known as Dorje Drolö, 'Wild Wrathful Vajra'.
Further Reading
In Tibetan
- Taksham Nüden Dorje, bla ma rdo rje gro lod kyi rnam thar
In English
- Chögyam Trungpa, Crazy Wisdom, The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume Five (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2004), Crazy Wisdom Seminar I: Jackson Hole, 1972, pages 49-52 & Crazy Wisdom Seminar II: Karmê Chöling, 1972, Ch 7. Dorje Trolö and The Three Styles Of Transmission, pages 134-146.
The Empowerment of Dorje Drolö
- Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling, May 1979
- Jetsün Mingyur Drölma, Lerab Ling, 29th August 1993
- Kyabje Penor Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 17th July 1995
- Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 14th May 2009
Teachings on Dorje Drolö
- Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, 2004
- Sogyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 20 July 2009