Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Zhikpo Lingpa presents a full visual journey to all the treasure sites of the Great Terton, Chokgyur Dechen Zhikpo Linga (1829-1870). Recognized as one of Tibet's foremost tertons or treasures revealers, Chokgyur Lingpa worked tirelessly alongside Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1813-1899) and Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye (1820-1892) to uphold and spread the profound teachings of Mahaguru Padmasambhava and the great wisdom dakini Yeshe Tsogyal. Chokgyur Lingpa's revelations are replete with profound teachings meant for our times--practices that are concise, easy to apply and full of blessings.The Great Terton was particularly renowned for being entrusted as a holder of the full range of Dharma the Seven Transmissions--namely the oral lineage, earth treasures, rediscovered treasures, mind treasures, oral instructions, visionary revelations, and recollections from past lives. In honor of this incredible legacy, Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Zhikpo Lingpa traces the full arc of the Great Terton's revelations across the landscape of Tibet. These pages represent the fruition of a years-long project, on behalf of Phakchok Rinpoche, to document and preserve the Great Terton's legacy and lineage. Monks in Tibet thus traveled in person to the Great Terton's thirty-seven treasure sites and carefully documented them, and are now in the midst reviving them, with the consecration of new statues of Guru Padmasambhava to uphold this lineage of blessings.Alongside images of the sacred sites where the Great Terton's Seven Transmissions of treasure revelation unfolded, this volume presents rich supplementary material, including translations of Guru Padmasambhava and the Great Terton's biographies. Those who wish to experience and connect with the Great Terton's life and legacy will find this an essential companion on their journey. Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Zhikpo Lingpa: The Seven Transmissions and the Thirty-Seven Treasure Sites, Kyabgon Phakchok Rinpoche, Samye Translations, Hardcover, 340 pages, $185.00
Kyabgon Phakchok Rinpoche is a lineage-holder of the Profound Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa from the Nyingma School of Early Translations. He is also one of the throne-holders of the Riwoche Taklung Kagyu lineage.
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