Gyalsé Lharjé
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Gyalsé Lharjé (Tib. རྒྱལ་སྲས་ལྷ་རྗེ་, Wyl. rgyal sras lha rje) aka Gyalsé Lharjé Chokdrup Gyalpo (Tib. འརྒྱལ་སྲས་ལྷ་རྗེ་མཆོག་གྲུབ་རྒྱལ་པོ་, Wyl. rgyal sras lha rje mchog grub rgyal po) — the second son of prince Mutik Tsenpo, and the immediate reincarnation of King Trisong Detsen.
He later manifested as five important tertons[1]:
- his body emanation was Nyang Ral Nyima Özer
- his speech emanation was Guru Chökyi Wangchuk
- his mind emanation was Ngari Panchen Pema Wangyal
- his qualities emanation was Tashi Tobgyal
- his activity emanation was the Fifth Dalai Lama
According to Jamgön Kongtrul, the thirteen successive reincarnations of Gyalsé Lharjé were:
- Sangyé Lama (1000-1080)
- Gya Lotsawa Dorje Zangpo
- Nyima Sengé
- Kusa Menpa Pemakyab, alias Khutsa Da-ö
- Doben Gyatso-ö and, simultaneously, Zur Paksi Shakya-ö
- Dragom Chokyi Dorje and, simultaneously, Khyung-nak Shakya-dar
- Yarjé Orgyen Lingpa, whose revelations include the Kadü Chökyi Gyatso
- Töl Ngakchang Letro Lingpa
- Nesar Khyentsé Wangchuk (1524-1568) and, simultaneously, Ngari Panchen Pema Wangyal (1487-1542)
- Garwang Letro Lingpa
- Puwo Rashyi Tertön Pema Rigdzin, alias Pema Tsewang Tsal
- Orgyen Chöjé Lingpa Dewé Dorje Tsal
- Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892)
Jikmé Lingpa is also counted as an incarnation of Gyalsé Lharjé.
Notes
- ↑ According to Jamgon Kongtrul's biography of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo