Longchen Nyingtik

A thangka showing the deities of Longchen Nyingtik, including the lama Rigdzin Düpa, the yidam Palchen Düpa, the khandro Yumka Dechen Gyalmo, along with Dukngal Rangdrol, Takhyung Barwa, Senge Dongma and the protective deities.

Longchen Nyingtik [Tib.] - a Nyingma cycle of teachings and practice, which was discovered by Jikmé Lingpa through a series of visions from the great 14th century master, Longchenpa.

The Revelation of Longchen Nyingtik

Although separated in time by some four centuries, Jikmé Lingpa was tremendously inspired by the teachings of Longchenpa, and during a three-year retreat in the caves of Chimphu between 1759–62, he invoked him fervently with a Guru Yoga he had composed. Longchenpa appeared to him in three visions, through which he received the blessing and transmission of the wisdom body, speech and mind of Longchenpa, empowering him with the responsibility of preserving the meaning of the teachings of Longchenpa, and of spreading them. Longchenpa appeared to him three times: first he appeared as quite old, the second time he appeared he was younger and smiled at him, and the third time he was very youthful, came alive, took the whole teaching in the form of a book and placed it on his head, granting him the Rigpé Tsal Wang. At that instant his mind became one with the wisdom mind of Longchenpa.

The Major Texts

The major texts of Longchen Nyingtik are as follows:

ORIGINAL TANTRAS

1. The root tantra: Küntu Zangpo Yeshe Longki Gyü
   
2. The subsequent tantra: Gyü Chima
   
3. Teachings: Küntu Zangpö Gong-nyam
   
4. Instructions
   

a. Instructions: Nesum Shenje and Neluk Dorje Tsigang

b. Their commentaries: Yeshe Lama with its supporting texts

TANTRIC SADHANAS AND TEACHINGS

1. Male knowledge-holders

a. Peaceful: outer: Guru Yoga

inner: Rigdzin Düpa

secret: Dukngal Rangdrol

innermost secret: Ladrup Tiklé Gyachen

b. Wrathful: blue: Palchen Düpa

red: Takhyung Barwa

2. Female knowledge-holders

a. Peaceful: root sadhana: Yumka Dechen Gyalmo

b. Wrathful: secret sadhana: Senge Dongchen

Further Reading

• Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala 1994, revised ed. 1998
• Tulku Thondup, Masters of Meditation and Miracles, Shambhala, 1996

External Links

• Index to the Tibetan volumes of the Longchen Nyingtik