Three Classes of the Great Perfection

From Rigpa Wiki
Revision as of 15:08, 20 June 2011 by Adam (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa

The Three Classes of the Great Perfection (Tib. Dzogchen Desum; Wyl. rdzogs chen sde gsum) is a revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. It was revealed in 1857[1] at Meshö Dzomnang as an earth terma taken from the Lotus Crystal Cave (pema shelpuk; padma shel phug), a cave sacred to Guru Rinpoche.[2] Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche described it as Chokgyur Lingpa's foremost treasure, as it is the only Tibetan terma to reveal all three classes of Dzogchen.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Doctor (2005) p. 89 gives the precise date as January 28, 1857
  2. ↑ The full story of the revelation is told in Orgyen Tobgyal (2000), pp. 14-15
  3. ↑ Doctor (2005), p.89

Further Reading

  • Andreas Doctor, Tibetan Treasure Literature: Revelation, Tradition and Accomplishment in Visionary Buddhism (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005).
  • Orgyen Tobgyal, The Life of Chokgyur Lingpa, Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2000
Retrieved from "https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Three_Classes_of_the_Great_Perfection&oldid=65314"