Namchö Mingyur Dorje (, 1645–1667) was a Tibetan
tertön
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or "treasure revealer" in
Tibetan Buddhism. His extraordinary "pure vision" revelations, which mostly occurred around the age of 16, are known as the
Namchö ( "Sky Dharma"
terma. He first transmitted these to his teacher
Karma Chakmé (, 1613-1678), the illustrious Buddhist scholar of the
Kagyu
The ''Kagyu'' school, also transliterated as ''Kagyü'', or ''Kagyud'' (), which translates to "Oral Lineage" or "Whispered Transmission" school, is one of the main schools (''chos lugs'') of Tibetan (or Himalayan) Buddhism. The Kagyu lineag ...
school, who wrote them down.
He showed signs of illness at age 23, which progressed to his mind stream dissolving in to the great sphere of empty truth with full eight
Heruka vision and mandalas.
He was also known as Drakpo Nuden Tsel, Mingyur Dorje, Terton Mingyur Dorje, and Terton Sherab Mebar.
Works
The collection of his revelations fill thirteen Tibetan volumes and are the basis of one of the main practice traditions of the
Palyul
Palyul Monastery (), also known as Palyul Namgyal Jangchub Choling Monastery and sometimes romanized as Pelyul Monastery, is one of the "Six Mother Monasteries" of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1665 by Rigzin Kunza ...
lineage, a major branch of the
Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was considered to be a reincarnation of Palgyi Senge of Shubu, one of the ministers the 8th-century Tibetan King
Trisong Detsen sent to invite
Padmasambhava to
Tibet. He recognized
Kunzang Sherab as the Lineage Holder of the Namchö terma.
Loden Chegse, one of Padmasambhava's eight emanations, had a vision which helped him learn to read and write. At age 7, his Dakini visions helped focus on reliance upon the lama. At age 10, after a vision and with a
Dharma Protector's help, he met his root lama Karma Chagme. Karma Chakmé recognized him as manifestation of Padmasambhava, Senge Dradok. Mingyur Dorje revealed the Namchö treasures at age thirteen, which were written down with Karma Chakmé's help while they stayed in retreat together for three years.
See also
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Namchö
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*Short biographies of Mingyur Dorje:
**''Ein Tibetisches Wunschgebet um Wiedergeburt in der Sukhāvatī'' by Peter Schwieger (1978). St. Augustin: VGH Wissenschaftsverlag.
** ‘gNam čhos, Die Schriften des Mi 'gyur rdo rĵe (1646-1667)’ by Von. R.O. Meisezahl (1981). ''Ural-Altaische Jahrbücher'', Neue Folge, Wienbaden, Harrassowitz, 1:195-226.
** ''Recherches sur l’Épopée et le Barde du Tibet.'' by A. Stein (1959). Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
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1645 births
1667 deaths
17th-century Buddhists
Tertöns
Nyingma lamas