Twelve emanations of Guru Rinpoche

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The twelve emanations (Tib. རྣམ་འཕྲུལ་བཅུ་གཉིས་, namtrul chunyi, Wyl. rnam 'phrul bcu gnyis) of Guru Rinpoche are found in the Tukdrup Barché Künsel for example, from which the prayer called Barche Lamsel is extracted. They are:

  1. Gyalwé Dungdzin (rgyal ba'i gdung 'dzin)
  2. Mawé Sengé (Wyl. smra ba'i seng ge; Skt. Vādisiṃha)
  3. Kyechok Tsulzang (skyes mchog tshul bzang)
  4. Dükyi Shechen (bdud kyi gshed chen)
  5. Dzamling Gyenchok ('dzam gling rgyan mchog)
  6. Pemajungné (Wyl. padma 'byung gnas; Skt. Padmākara)
  7. Kyepar Phakpé Rigdzin (khyad par 'phags pa'i rig 'dzin)
  8. Dzütrul Tuchen (rdzu 'phrul mthu chen)
  9. Dorjé Drakpo Tsal (rdo rje drag po rtsal)
  10. Kalden Drendzé (skal ldan 'dren mdzad)
  11. Raksha Tötreng (raksha thod phreng)
  12. Dechen Gyalpo (bde chen rgyal po)

Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche says[1]:

The twelve manifestations of Guru Rinpoche in the Tukdrup Barché Künsel correspond to various deities and manifestations of Guru Rinpoche.

References

  1. Dispeller of Obstacles, The Heart Practice of Padmasambhava, Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang, Rangjung Yeshe Publications, ISBN 978-962-7341-96-6, page xviii

Further Reading

  • Shechen Gyaltsap IV and Rinchen Dargye, A Practice of Padmasambhava: Essential Instructions on the Path to Awakening (Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2011).