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Foreword by the Ninth Kyabgon Traleg Rinpoche:
Gampopa, the peerless physician from Dakpo, who was repeatedly predicted
and praised by the Buddha, caused the teachings of the lineage of accomplishment
to become widespread in the Himalayan land of Tibet. All his disciples
gave rise to the sudden realization of Mahamudra. Among them were five hundred
great meditators, of whom the
greatest and most famous were the three Khampas.
One of these three was the Khampa
Saltong Shogom, who achieved the
greatest mastery of the channels and
winds through the practice of chandali.
His rebirth was Nyima Tashi the Birth-
Recollector, who devoted his life to silent
practice in sealed retreat. He saw the
faces of yidams, realized Mahamudra,and thereafter recounted his previous
births and prophesied his future ones. He
sang vajra songs that are still warm with his blessing.This brief account of his recollections,
prophecies of future births, and songs
has now been translated into English and
published. It is certain that disciples who
study it will plant the seed of liberation
in their continuums. I therefore rejoice in
and am grateful for its publication.
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Features
Translator’s Introduction:
This book is a translation of a short collection of the songs and teachings of the first Traleg Kyabgön Rinpoche, Nyima Tashi. It is not a biography in the usual sense of the word, and in fact little is known about Nyima Tashi’s life. He is said to have lived at the time of Chödrak Gyamtso, the seventh Gyalwang Karmapa (1454-1505), who is said to have been his guru.
The Traleg Kyabgöns have been principal lineage holders of Thrangu Monastery, a major monastery of the Karma Kagyu tradition in Eastern Tibet, since the sixteenth century. Before then, in fact before the name Traleg Kyabgön was given to this succession of incarnations, this holy being served the Buddha’s teachings and demonstrated the achievement of awakening time after time under many names.
This book tells us about several of these prior incarnations. In essence, the Traleg Kyabgön is the bodhisattva Vajrapani, the personification of the power of all buddhas. The title Kyabgön, “Refuge and Protector,” is no exaggeration.
Gratitude is due to Traleg Kyabgön Rinpoche for his foreword and for his permission to translate this short book, and to Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, the abbot of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery, without whose help and guidance this project, like so many others, would have been impossible.
Includes Tibetan text.
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