Twelve teachers

Khyeu Nangwa Dampa, the first of the Twelve Teachers

Twelve teachers (ston pa bcu gnyis) - the founding teachers of Dzogchen, also known as the 'twelve Dzogchen teachers'.

1. Khyeu Nangwa Dampa (ston pa khye'u snang ba dam pa)
2. ston pa khye'u 'od mi 'khrugs pa
3. ston pa 'jigs pa skyob
4. ston pa gzhon nu rol pa rnam par brtse ba
5. ston pa rdo rje 'chang
6. ston pa gzhon nu dpa' bo
7. ston pa drang srong khros pa'i rgyal po
8. ston pa gser 'od dam pa
9. ston pa brtse bas rol pa'i blo gros
10. ston pa 'od srung bgres po
11. ston pa mngon rdzogs rgyal po
12. ston pa shAkya thub pa

Further Reading

• Nyoshul Khenpo, A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage, Padma Publications, 2005