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[[Image:Guru rinpoche.jpg|frame|'''Guru Rinpoche''']]
[[Image:Guru rinpoche.jpg|frame|'''[[Guru Rinpoche]]''' courtesy of Terton Sogyal Trust]]
'''The Life of Guru Rinpoche''', based on a text written by Kyabjé [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], describing deeds performed by [[Guru Rinpoche]] on the tenth day of each lunar month:
'''The Life of Guru Rinpoche''', based on ''The Concise Benefits of the Festival of the Tenth Day'' written by Kyabjé [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], describing deeds performed by [[Guru Rinpoche]] on the tenth day of each lunar month:


===1st Month===
===1st Month===
Guru Rinpoche renounces his kingdom, practises yoga and meditation in the great charnel ground of [[Sitavana]], ‘The Cool Grove’, and attains liberation. Gathering under him the [[matrika]]s and [[dakini]]s, he is known as Guru Shantarakshita.**
On the tenth day of the first month, the hare month, when he renounces the throne, practises yogic disciplines of union and liberation in the Chilly Grove charnel ground, [[Shitavana]], and brings all the [[mamo|mātṛkā]]s and [[ḍākinī]]s under his power, he is known as Guru Śāntarakṣita.


===2nd Month===
===2nd Month===
Guru Rinpoche takes the 'Rabjung' ordination from Buddha's disciple [[Ananda]]. He shows unparalleled understanding and mastery of both [[sutra]] and [[mantra]], and is known as Guru Shakya Sengé and as Guru Loden Choksé.
On the tenth day of the second month, the dragon month, when [[Guru Rinpoche]] gives the appearance of taking ordination from [[Ananda]], studying with many learned scholars and realized teachers, mastering all the [[sutra | sūtra]]s and [[tantra]]s and perfecting infinite fields of knowledge, he is known as Guru [[Loden Choksé]].


===3rd Month===
===3rd Month===
The king of Zahor tries to burn Guru Rinpoche alive. Guru Rinpoche transforms the fire into a lake (called [[Tsopema]], at Rewalsar), establishes the Dharma in the land of Zahor and takes [[Mandarava]] as his consort. He is known as Guru Chimé Pemajungné, the Immortal Lotus Born.
On the tenth day of the third month, the snake month, when the [[Zahor]] king tries to burn him alive, he arouses faith by magically transforming the pyre into a lake, (called [[Tsopema]], at Rewalsar), establishing the entire kingdom in Dharma. By depending on Princess [[Mandarava | Mandārāva]], he then arises in the vajra body, and is known as Guru Chimé Pemajungné, the Immortal Lotus-born.


===4th Month===
===4th Month===
The deluded ministers of Orgyen try to burn Guru Rinpoche and Mandarava, his spiritual consort, alive. He turns the flames of the funeral pyre into a lake, from which they emerge seated on a lotus. The king, ministers and people of [[Oddiyana]] are inspired with devotion. He is known as Guru Pema Dorjé Tsal.
On the tenth day of the fourth month, the horse month, when the demonic ministers of [[Oddiyana | Oḍḍiyāna]] seek to burn him and his consort, [[Mandarava]], alive, he transforms the pyre into a lake, and they both appear on a lotus blossom, miraculously shimmering in majesty. Inspiring faith in all, he ripens and liberates the entire kingdom by bestowing the Kadü Chökyi Gyatso teachings. This is when he is known as Guru Padma Vajra Tsal.


===5th Month===
===5th Month===
When tirthikas from South India attempt to harm the Buddha [[Dharma]], Guru Rinpoche, with his great power, vanquishes them along with their gods and guardians. Raising the victory banner of the Dharma, he is known as Guru Sengé Dradok.
On the tenth day of the fifth month, the sheep month, when the [[tirthika|tīrthikas]] of southern India are causing great harm to the [[Dharma | teaching of Buddha]], through a vast display of magical power, Guru Rinpoche smashes them to dust along with their gods and guardians, and raises the victory banner of the teaching of the buddhas. Then he is known as Guru [[Sengé Dradrok]].


===6th Month===
===6th Month===
At sunrise Guru Rinpoche is miraculously born amidst dazzling radiance in a lotus bed on Lake Danakosha. Turning the Wheel of Dharma for the [[dakini]]s, he is known as Guru Tsokyé Dorje.
When at sunrise on the tenth day of the sixth month, the monkey month, Guru Rinpoche is born within a lotus blossom on Lake Dhanakośa and turns the wheel of Dharma for the [[dakini|ḍākinīs]] of the island, he is known as Guru [[Tsokyé Dorjé]].


===7th Month===
===7th Month===
The [[tirthika]]s from Tamradvipa throw Guru Rinpoche into the Ganges. Rising from the water, he reverses the flow of the river and performs a vajra dance in the sky. The tirthikas are inspired with devotion, and begin to follow the Dharma. Guru Rinpoche is known as Guru Khading Tsal.
On the tenth day of the seventh month, the bird month, Guru Rinpoche is flung into the River Ganges by the tīrthikas of Zangling. By miraculously performing a vajra dance in the sky and reversing the flow of the river, he inspires devotion and establishes the kingdom in the teaching of Buddha. Then he is known as Guru Khading Tsal, Guru soaring in the sky like the [[garuda]].


===8th Month===
===8th Month===
The tirthikas try to poison Guru Rinpoche, who transforms their concoction into [[amrita]] nectar. Irradiant from his drink, he inspires faith amongst the tirthikas, and is known as Guru Nyima Özer.
On the tenth day of the eighth month, the dog month, when the tīrthikas give him poison, not only is he unharmed, turning the poison into [[amrita | nectar]], but his radiance becomes even more majestic and dazzling than before. With such a miraculous feat, he arouses faith, and the tīrthikas along with all their entourages embrace the teaching of the buddhas. Then he is known as Guru [[Nyima Özer]].


===9th Month===
===9th Month===
Guru Rinpoche takes the form of [[Vajrakilaya|Vajrakumara]] at [[Yangleshö]] in Nepal, and subdues the local deities and negative forces. He performs the [[sadhana]] of Palchen Yangdak and attains the [[Vidyadhara]] stage of Mahamudra realization. He is known as Guru Dorjé Tötreng.
On the tenth day of the ninth month, the pig month, when at [[Yangleshö]] in Nepal, Guru Rinpoche manifests in the form of [[Vajrakilaya|Vajrakumāra]], binds under oath the gods and spirits of Nepal and Tibet, accomplishes the [[sadhana|practice]] of the great glorious Yangdak, and attains the supreme [[mahamudra vidyadhara|vidyādhara stage of mahamudra]], he is known as Guru Dorjé Tötreng Tsal.


===10th Month===
===10th Month===
Guru Rinpoche arrives in central Tibet. He subdues all the hostile negative forces, founds the great monastery of Chökhor Palgyi Samyé and lights the lamp of the holy Dharma of the [[sutra]] and [[mantra]] teachings. Guiding his [[twenty-five disciples]] and the king to liberation, he is known as [[Padmasambhava]].
On the tenth day of the tenth month, the rat month, when Guru Rinpoche arrives in central Tibet, subjugates all the wild unruly gods and spirits of Tibet, raises the dharmachakra of glorious [[Samyé]], lights the lamp of the sacred Dharma of [[sūtra]]s and [[tantra]]s, and ripens and liberates the fortunate ones, the king and his subjects, the [[twenty-five disciples]], he is known as Guru [[Padmasambhava]].


===11th Month===
===11th Month===
Guru Rinpoche assumes his wrathful form in [[Paro Taktsang]] in Bhutan, and brings under his control the local deities and guardians. Making them protectors of the [[terma]] (hidden treasure) teachings, he entrusts them with secret oral instructions, to be given only to the [[tertön]]s who shall discover them. He is known as Guru Dorjé Drolö.
On the tenth day of the eleventh month, the ox month, when Guru Rinpoche assumes a wrathful crazy form at [[Paro Taktsang]] in Mön and other places, he swears in all the earth lords of Tibet as guardians of the [[terma]]s. Over the whole of the land of snows, on the borders and in the centre, he conceals unimaginable terma troves of teachings, precious materials, sacred substances and so on, and he gives predictions and advice for safeguarding what will remain of the teachings by means of the termas. Then he is known as Guru [[Dorje Trollö|Dorjé Drolö]].


===12th Month===
===12th Month===
Guru Rinpoche is invited to [[Oddiyana]] by King Indrabodhi and installed as crown prince, marrying the Princess Bhasadhara.  He is known as Guru Pema Gyalpo.
On the tenth day of the twelfth month, the tiger month, when he is welcomed by [[Indrabhuti]], the king of [[Oddiyana|Oḍḍiyāna]], who invests him as crown prince, and he takes [[Prabhavati]] as his princess and governs the kingdom according to the Dharma, he is known as Guru [[Pema Gyalpo]].


==External Links==
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/dudjom-rinpoche/concise-benefits-of-festival-of-the-tenth-day|The Concise Benefits of the Festival of the Tenth Day by Dudjom Rinpoche}}


[[Category:Guru Rinpoche]]
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 22 November 2020

Guru Rinpoche courtesy of Terton Sogyal Trust

The Life of Guru Rinpoche, based on The Concise Benefits of the Festival of the Tenth Day written by Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, describing deeds performed by Guru Rinpoche on the tenth day of each lunar month:

1st Month

On the tenth day of the first month, the hare month, when he renounces the throne, practises yogic disciplines of union and liberation in the Chilly Grove charnel ground, Shitavana, and brings all the mātṛkās and ḍākinīs under his power, he is known as Guru Śāntarakṣita.

2nd Month

On the tenth day of the second month, the dragon month, when Guru Rinpoche gives the appearance of taking ordination from Ananda, studying with many learned scholars and realized teachers, mastering all the sūtras and tantras and perfecting infinite fields of knowledge, he is known as Guru Loden Choksé.

3rd Month

On the tenth day of the third month, the snake month, when the Zahor king tries to burn him alive, he arouses faith by magically transforming the pyre into a lake, (called Tsopema, at Rewalsar), establishing the entire kingdom in Dharma. By depending on Princess Mandārāva, he then arises in the vajra body, and is known as Guru Chimé Pemajungné, the Immortal Lotus-born.

4th Month

On the tenth day of the fourth month, the horse month, when the demonic ministers of Oḍḍiyāna seek to burn him and his consort, Mandarava, alive, he transforms the pyre into a lake, and they both appear on a lotus blossom, miraculously shimmering in majesty. Inspiring faith in all, he ripens and liberates the entire kingdom by bestowing the Kadü Chökyi Gyatso teachings. This is when he is known as Guru Padma Vajra Tsal.

5th Month

On the tenth day of the fifth month, the sheep month, when the tīrthikas of southern India are causing great harm to the teaching of Buddha, through a vast display of magical power, Guru Rinpoche smashes them to dust along with their gods and guardians, and raises the victory banner of the teaching of the buddhas. Then he is known as Guru Sengé Dradrok.

6th Month

When at sunrise on the tenth day of the sixth month, the monkey month, Guru Rinpoche is born within a lotus blossom on Lake Dhanakośa and turns the wheel of Dharma for the ḍākinīs of the island, he is known as Guru Tsokyé Dorjé.

7th Month

On the tenth day of the seventh month, the bird month, Guru Rinpoche is flung into the River Ganges by the tīrthikas of Zangling. By miraculously performing a vajra dance in the sky and reversing the flow of the river, he inspires devotion and establishes the kingdom in the teaching of Buddha. Then he is known as Guru Khading Tsal, Guru soaring in the sky like the garuda.

8th Month

On the tenth day of the eighth month, the dog month, when the tīrthikas give him poison, not only is he unharmed, turning the poison into nectar, but his radiance becomes even more majestic and dazzling than before. With such a miraculous feat, he arouses faith, and the tīrthikas along with all their entourages embrace the teaching of the buddhas. Then he is known as Guru Nyima Özer.

9th Month

On the tenth day of the ninth month, the pig month, when at Yangleshö in Nepal, Guru Rinpoche manifests in the form of Vajrakumāra, binds under oath the gods and spirits of Nepal and Tibet, accomplishes the practice of the great glorious Yangdak, and attains the supreme vidyādhara stage of mahamudra, he is known as Guru Dorjé Tötreng Tsal.

10th Month

On the tenth day of the tenth month, the rat month, when Guru Rinpoche arrives in central Tibet, subjugates all the wild unruly gods and spirits of Tibet, raises the dharmachakra of glorious Samyé, lights the lamp of the sacred Dharma of sūtras and tantras, and ripens and liberates the fortunate ones, the king and his subjects, the twenty-five disciples, he is known as Guru Padmasambhava.

11th Month

On the tenth day of the eleventh month, the ox month, when Guru Rinpoche assumes a wrathful crazy form at Paro Taktsang in Mön and other places, he swears in all the earth lords of Tibet as guardians of the termas. Over the whole of the land of snows, on the borders and in the centre, he conceals unimaginable terma troves of teachings, precious materials, sacred substances and so on, and he gives predictions and advice for safeguarding what will remain of the teachings by means of the termas. Then he is known as Guru Dorjé Drolö.

12th Month

On the tenth day of the twelfth month, the tiger month, when he is welcomed by Indrabhuti, the king of Oḍḍiyāna, who invests him as crown prince, and he takes Prabhavati as his princess and governs the kingdom according to the Dharma, he is known as Guru Pema Gyalpo.

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