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Sogyal Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche during an empowerment^[1]

A (not yet) complete list of empowerments given to the Rigpa Sangha:

Note: empowerments given before 1977 did not happen at Rigpa centres, because Rigpa was not then founded. However, since there were a number of Sogyal Rinpoche's students present, they have been included here. In a similar way, empowerments given in the Dordogne and at public venues in London and Paris which were attended by many of Sogyal Rinpoche's students have been included.

The 1970s

1975

Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche, London, November 1975, Rigdzin Düpa

1976

Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Orgyen Chö Ling, Chatsworth Road, London, 28 February 1976, first empowerment given to the Rigpa Sangha, Tendrel Nyesel

1977

Sixteenth Karmapa, Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling, November, Karma Pakshi and Milarepa empowerments [check].
Jamgön Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling, November, Manjushri empowerment [check].

1978

Kyabjé Sakya Trizin, Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling, London, [August/September?] 1978, Manjushri, Vajravarahi, Hevajra, Chenrezik from Thangtong Gyalpo, Vajrakilaya from Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.

1979

Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling, London, 1979, Vajrakilaya, Dorje Drolö, Guru Rinpoche, Yeshe Tsogyal from his own compositions.
Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, Laugeral, Dordogne, 1979, Vajrasattva, the Profound Dharma of the self-liberating mind of the Shyitro.
Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling, London, 1979, Vajrasattva, the Profound Dharma of the self-liberating mind of the Shyitro.
Thrangu Rinpoche, Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling, London, 1979, Buddha of Medicine

The 1980s

1980

Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, Laugeral, Dordogne, 1980, Vajrasattva, Dakinis' secret profound phowa practice of the heart essence, Amitabha
Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Paris, 24th April 1980, Rigdzin Düpa
Sogyal Rinpoche, Paris, 6th May, Guru Rinpoche.
Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, Paris:
- Pagode de Vincennes
  - 13th or 14th September, Sangye Menla
  - 20th or 21st, empowerment of the Thousand Buddhas
- Rue Burq
  - 23rd September, Vajrakilaya
- Rue Pradier
  - Tara, and Thousand Buddhas

1981

Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Paris, 1981, Rigdzin Düpa & Tendrel Nyesel
Kyabjé Kalu Rinpoche, 1981, Terton Sogyal's Phurba
Sogyal Rinpoche, London and Grasse, France, 1981, Terton Sogyal's Phurba

1982

Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Paris, 1982, Rigdzin Düpa, Yumka Dechen Gyalmo from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle, Terton Sogyal's Phurba, Tendrel Nyesel, Sampa Lhundrupma & Barché Lamsel (joint Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Lingpa terma).
Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Rigpa London, 1982, Tendrel Nyesel^[2]
Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, Laugeral, Dordogne, August 1982, Compact Heart Essence of Vajrakilaya ter of Dudjom Lingpa, Senge Dongma
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Pagode de Vincennes, Paris, 7th October 1982, Tukdrup Yang Nying Kundü, the Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche by the Fifth Dalai Lama

1984

Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, Laugeral (check!), France, 6th August 1984, Lama Sangdü
Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, La Castillanderie, France, 6th—12th August 1984, Orgyen Menla (Guru Rinpoche of Medicine), and the Green Tara of Wealth.

1985

Dzogchen Rinpoche, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, December 1985, Rigdzin Düpa, Takhyung Barwa & Yumka Dechen Gyalmo

1987

Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Rigpa London, 20th May 1987, Rigdzin Düpa
Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Rigpa London, 1987, Tendrel Nyesel^[3]
Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, London, 1st July 1987 Lama Yangtik and Khandro Nyingtik

1988

Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche, London
- 11 November 1988, Shyitro (Namchö terma of Migyur Dorje)
- 11-15 November 1988, Nyingtik Yabshyi (including Zabmo Yangtik)

1989

H.H. Sakya Trizin, Cornwall, UK,
- 28th March 1989, Vajrakilaya
- 29th March 1989, Manjushri
- 30th March 1989, Long-life (?)
Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Brunissard, France,
- 22nd August 1989, Rigdzin Düpa
- 23rd August 1989, Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- 25th August 1989, Vajrakilaya
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, San Jose 1989, October 1989, Tukdrup Yang Nying Kundü, the Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche by the Fifth Dalai Lama

The 1990s

1990

Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Prapoutel
- 16th August 1990 Tendrel Nyesel
- 17th August 1990 Yang Nying Pudri
- 18th August 1990 Rigdzin Düpa
- 19th August 1990 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo and Takhyung Barwa
- 20th-21st August 1990 Khandro Nyingtik
- 22nd August 1990 Tiklé Gyachen & Könchok Chidü
- 24th August 1990 Netik Phurba
- ??? August 1990 Rangjung Pema Nyingtik (Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's own mind terma)

1991

Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, 1991, Rigdzin Düpa, including Tsédrup and Tséguk (Saymo-la, Dodrupchen Rinpoche's consort and Alak Zenkar Rinpoche were also present)
Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Chateau de Cassan, August 1991:
- Sangye Menla
- Takhyung Barwa
- the long life practices of Rigdzin Düpa
- the Longchen Nyingtik Phowa
- 6 & 7 August 1991, shyitro of Karma Lingpa
- Longchen Nyingtik Vajrasattva
- Amitabha.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Berlin, November 1991, Rigdzin Düpa

1993

Sogyal Rinpoche, Kirchheim, Germany, 3rd January 1993, Tendrel Nyesel
Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok, Lerab Ling
- 24 August 1993, Tendrel Nyesel
- 27 August 1993, Yang Zab Nyingpo & Long-life empowerment
- 30 August 1993, Manjushri, Jampal Yeshe Sempa empowerment
Jetsün Mingyur Drölma, Lerab Ling, 29th August 1993, Dorje Drolö
Tulku Kalsang, Watsonville, USA
- 3 December 1993, Phowa transmission (most likely from Longchen Nyingtik)
- 4 December 1993, Amitayus

1994

Tulku Kalsang Rinpoche, Munich, 30th January 1994, Rigdzin Düpa
Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 25th or 26th June 1994, Tiklé Gyachen
Sogyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 3rd August 1994, Tendrel Nyesel

1995

Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, Berkeley, USA, 15 or 16 March 1995, Tendrel Nyesel
H.H. Sakya Trizin, London, 21 May 1995, Vajrakilaya
Pagode de Vincennes, Paris, France, 1st or 2nd July 1995, Guru Padmasambhava empowerment
Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche, Lerab Ling
- 17th July 1995, Tendrel Nyesel, Dorje Drolö, Vajrakilaya
- 18th-21st July 1995, Nyingtik Yabshyi (not including Zabmo Yangtik)
- 22nd July 1995, Minling Dorsem, Guru Rinpoche

1996

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, August 1996: Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik^[4]
H.H. Sakya Trizin, Paris, Salle Adyar, 14-15 September 1996, Vajrasattva empowerment.

1997

Sogyal Rinpoche, London, 31 May 1997, Tendrel Nyesel
Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 1997, Empowerment of Vajrakilaya from the Sangtik Korsum cycle of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Khenpo Petse Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 11 August 1997, Shyitro
Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 16 August 1997, Empowerment of Shyitro, cycle of Jatsön Nyingpo, the cycle of the hundred peaceful and wrathful deities of the Könchok Chidü lineage.
Dzogchen Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 29 August 1997 Takhyung Barwa or Nyenpo Lha Sum (tbc)
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Oakland USA, 1 September 1997: empowerment of Trinley Nyingpo (organized by Rigpa and The Chökling Tersar Foundation)
Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 27 September 1997, Karling Shyitro empowerment^[5]
Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, L'Orangeraie, Paris, 5 October 1997, Empowerment of Shyitro^[6]
Khenpo Petse Rinpoche, Munich, 5 October 1997, Rigdzin Düpa^[7]
Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, Zürich, 12 October 1997, Empowerment of Shyitro, cycle of Jatsön Nyingpo, the cycle of the hundred peaceful and wrathful deities of the Könchok Chidü lineage.
Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara:
- Reling Phurba [?]: 20 November [tbc]
- Rigdzin Dupa: 21 or 22 November [tbc]
- Yumka Dechen Gyalmo: 21 or 22 November [tbc]
- Shyitro: 31 November

1998

Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, Kirchheim, 3rd January 1998, Takhyung Barwa
Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, Geneva, 3rd February 1998, Takhyung Barwa
Sogyal Rinpoche, Myall Lakes, Australia, 23rd January 1998, Tendrel Nyesel
Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen Monastery, 25th March 1998, Tendrel Nyesel
Sherab Özer Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 3rd August 1998, Tendrel Nyesel
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 10th August 1998, Rigdzin Düpa
Sherab Özer Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 12th August 1998, Khakhyap Rangdrol
Dzogchen Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, Ireland, December 1998, Rigdzin Düpa & Yumka Dechen Gyalmo ^[8]
Dzogchen Rinpoche, Kirchheim, December 1998, Rigdzin Düpa & Yumka Dechen Gyalmo

1999

Chagdud Khadro, London,
- 26 February 1999, Red Tara
- 27 February 1999, Amitabha for phowa practice
Chagdud Khadro, L'Orangeraie, Paris, 13 or 14 March 1999, Amitabha for phowa practice
Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding‎, 28 May 1999, Vancouver, Uncommon White Tara
Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 25 July 1999, Vajrakilaya
Dr Trogawa Rinpoche, Amsterdam, 29 August 1999, Buddha of Medicine
Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, San Francisco,
- 1st September 1999, Rigdzin Düpa
- 2nd September 1999, Tendrel Nyesel & Vajrakilaya (Pudri Rekpung)
Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, New York, 12 September 1999, Tendrel Nyesel
Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling
- 11th November 1999 Lama Sangdü, Pudri Rekpung
- 13th November 1999 Rigdzin Düpa, Yumka Dechen Gyalmo, Takhyung Barwa, Dukngal Rangdrol
- 14th November 1999 Tendrel Nyesel, Yang Nying Pudri, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik, Tiklé Gyachen
Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara
- 16th December 1999 Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- 20th December 1999 Dukngal Rangdrol

The 2000s

2000

Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, Geneva, 23rd January 2000, Tara
Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche, Zurich, 29th or 30th January 2000, Amitabha for phowa practice
Chagdud Khadro, Rigpa centre, Levallois:
- xx March, Amitabha for phowa practice
- 21st March 2000, Red Tara
His Holiness Sakya Trizin, London, 3-4 June 2000, which empowerment?
Dr Trogawa Rinpoche, London, 16th September 2000, Buddha of Medicine
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lerab Ling, 19th September 2000, Yang Nying Pudri
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lerab Gar, 23rd September 2000, Tukdrup Yang Nying Kundü, the Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche by the 5th Dalai Lama
Trulshik Rinpoche, 7 October 2000, Paris Rigpa centre, Levallois, Tendrel Nyesel
Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, 8th October 2000, Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche, London, 10th October 2000, Tendrel Nyesel

2001

Dzogchen Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 14th August 2001, Rigdzin Düpa
Namkha Drimé Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 24th August 2001, Gesar

2002

Dr Trogawa Rinpoche, London, 1st June 2002, White Tara
Dzogchen Rinpoche, Basel, 7th September 2002, long life empowerment Könchok Chidü
Dzogchen Rinpoche, Amsterdam, 14th September 2002, long life empowerment Könchok Chidü
Kyabjé Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, Rigpa London, 30th October 2002 Rigdzin Düpa

2003

Sogyal Rinpoche, Tendrel Nyesel, Kirchheim, 5 January
Sogyal Rinpoche, Tendrel Nyesel, Myall Lakes, January
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dharamsala, 27th March, Tendrel Nyesel (at Sogyal Rinpoche's request)
Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, June-July:

This is a general list of the empowerments. For a more detailed list please go to Empowerment log for Trulshik Rinpoche's visit 2003

- 22nd June, Lama Sangdü from the Druptap Döjo Bumzang.
- 23rd June, Lama Sangdü , Lama Yongdzok and Guru Drakpo from the Druptap Döjo Bumzang, and Rigdzin Düpa from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle ^[9]
- 24th June, two other Guru Drakpo empowerments, an empowerment for Amitayus practice by the great master Buddhaguhya in the anuyoga section of kama lineage, Druptap Döjo Bumzang collection Vol. 1, pp.129-144. (tshe dpag med lung lugs sangs rgyas gsang ba’i man ngag) (tshe lung). And three Avalokiteshvara empowerments from the Druptap Döjo Bumzang.
- 25th June, another empowerment for Amitayus practice called "Sambhogakaya Lama" from the terma of Guru Chöwang in the Druptap Döjo Bumzang collection Vol. 1, pp.145-160, (bla ma longs sku’i rdzongs chen tshe dbang) (rdzongs chen), Yamantaka, Red Hayagriva and Black Hayagriva from the Druptap Döjo Bumzang, as well as Dukngal Rangdrol and Rangjung Pema Nyingtik
- 26th June, medium-length empowerment of the Peaceful Deities from the tantra known as the Web of Magical Illusion (Tib. Gyütrül Drawa)
- 27th June, medium-length empowerment of the Wrathful Deities from the Web of Magical Illusion
- 28th June, Pudri Rekpung, Yang Nying Pudri^[10], Takhyung Barwa
- 29th June, Tendrel Nyesel, Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- 30th June, another empowerment for Amitayus practice called “Chak Dongma” from the Northern Treasures cycle in the Druptap Döjo Bumzang collection, Vol.1, pp. 161-173. (byang gter tshe sgrub lcags sdong ma) (lcags sdong), and Tiklé Gyachen
- 1st July, Lama Yangtik
- 2nd July, another empowerment for Amitayus practice called the “Vajra Garland”, discovered by tertön Orgyen Padma Lingpa, in the Druptap Döjo Bumzang collection, Vol.1, pp.175-183. (pad gling tshe sgrub rdo rje phreng ba’i tshe dbang sgrub khog las gsung rgyun bzhin phyungs pa) (rdor phreng),Netik Phurba and Khandro Tuktik
- 3rd July, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik and another empowerment for Amitayus practice from the vision of Thangtong Gyalpo in the Druptap Döjo Bumzang collection, Vol.1, pp.185-195. (grub thob thang stong pa’i gdams pa ‘chi med dpal ster gyi tshe sgrub) (thang stong) from the Druptap Döjo Bumzang
Khenpo Namdrol, Lerab Ling, 1st August 2003, Wrathful Deities according to the Zab dün gyutrül cycle terma revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Paris, Bercy, 17 October 2003, Akshobhya
Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche, London,
- 8th November, Rigdzin Düpa
- 9th November, Dukngal Rangdrol
- 10th November, Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Kirchheim
- 28th December, Minling Dorsem (Vajrasattva from the Mindroling tradition)
- 29th December, Rigdzin Düpa, Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- 30th December, Yang Nying Pudri
- 31st December, Tendrel Nyesel, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik

2004

Dzogchen Rinpoche, Utrecht, 1st July 2004, Buddha of Medicine
Khenpo Namdrol, Lerab Ling, 30th July 2004, Wrathful Deities according to the Zab dün gyutrül cycle terma revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Dr Trogawa Rinpoche, 16th & 17th September 2004, London, Vajrasattva empowerment according to Tertön Chokgyur Lingpa's terma
Sogyal Rinpoche, Tokyo, 2nd October 2004, Tendrel Nyesel
Sogyal Rinpoche, Munich, 7th November 2004, Tendrel Nyesel

2005

Chagdud Khadro, Dzogchen Beara, 16 April 2005, Amitabha for phowa practice of Rigdzin Longsal Nyingpo
Khenpo Namdrol, Lerab Ling, 27 July 2005, empowerment from Khenpo Jikmé Phuntsok's Magical Net cycle (sgyu 'phrul gsang snying sgrub skor)
Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling
- 1st December 2005 Tendrel Nyesel (Medium Length Practice)
- 2nd December 2005 Khandro Yangtik
- 3rd December 2005 Lama Yangtik
- 4th December 2005 Chetsün Nyingtik (Medium length empowerment)
- 7th December 2005 Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik
- 8th December 2005 Yang Nying Pudri
- 10th December 2005 Rigdzin Düpa, Yumka Dechen Gyalmo

2009

Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 14th May 2009, Dorje Drolö according to the tradition of Chokgyur Lingpa. ^[13]
Garchen Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 15 August 2009, White Tara Wishfulfilling Wheel (also video-streamed to the Rigpa sangha)
Sogyal Rinpoche, Lake Tahoe, USA, 6th December 2009, Tendrel Nyesel

The 2010s

2010

Sogyal Rinpoche, Kirchheim, Germany, 1st January, Tendrel Nyesel
Sogyal Rinpoche, Myall Lakes, Australia, 25th January, Tendrel Nyesel (for Bush Telegraph students only)
Sogyal Rinpoche, Haileybury, UK, 10th April, Tendrel Nyesel
Khenpo Namdrol, Rigpa Shedra, Pharping, Nepal, 17th April, Peaceful Deities according to the Zab dün gyutrül cycle terma revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
H.H. Sakya Trizin, Rigpa Berlin Centre, 4-5 July, empowerment of the Khön Family Lineage of Vajrakilaya
Tenga Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France:
- 5th July, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik
- 6th July, Green Tara, Sengdeng Nakkyi Drolma (seng ldeng nags kyi sgrol ma; Skt. Khadiravani Tara) according to the tradition of the first karmapa Düsum Khyenpa (to sogyal rinpoche, his family and the monastic community only)
Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France:
- 19th July, Rangjung Pema Nyingtik
- 21st July, Pema Tseyi Nyingtik
Garchen Rinpoche, Rigpa Berlin Centre, 5 October, White Tara

2011

Sogyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 10th July 2011, Tendrel Nyesel empowerment, using medium and brief empowerment texts
H.H. Sakya Trizin, Lerab Ling, 3 September 2011, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik and Thangyal Tsédrup long-life empowerments
Garchen Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara:
- 15 October, Amitabha
- 16 October, Vajrayogini^[14]

2012

Khenpo Namdrol, Pharping, Nepal, 6 January, Khenpo Jikmé Phuntsok's Magical Net cycle^[15]
Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Boudhanath, Nepal, 24 March, Jamgön Kongtrul's arrangement of the empowerment for the Longchen Nyingtik inner lama practice of Rigdzin Düpa^[16]
Yangthang Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, cycle of Longchen Nyingtik empowerments [this cycle of empowerments was streamed to Rigpa centres]
- 28th July, Longchen Nyingtik inner lama practice of Rigdzin Düpa, arranged by First Dodrupchen.
- 28th July, Rigdzin Düpa Tsedrup, Long Life empowerment^[17].
- 2nd August, Shyitro (preliminaries)
- 3rd August, Longchen Nyingtik Shyitro (main), inner lama practice of Rigdzin Düpa, arranged by First Dodrupchen.
- 4th August, Takhyung Barwa with the manual by the First Dodrupchen, Jigme Trinle Özer ^[18]
- 4th August, Long life practice through Dorsem Ngönga
- 4th August, Guru yoga based on Vajrasattva, called Vajrasattva of the Buddha Field of Manifest Joy (Dorsem Ngönga)^[19]
- 4th August, Long life practice through Dorsem Ngönga
- 4th August, Yidam Palchen Düpa (preliminaries) Manual probably Fourth Dodrupchen.
- 5th August, Yidam Palchen Düpa (main)
- 5th August, Yidam Yamantaka: Chidak Zilnön, from Palchen Düpa. For all 4 herukas he used Dilgo Khyentse's manual.
- 5th August, Yidam Hayagriva: Khamsum Rolpa, from Palchen Düpa
- 6th August, Yidam Yangdak: Sangye Nyamjor, from Palchen Düpa
- 6th August, Yidam Vajrakilaya: Düpung Zilnön, from Palchen Düpa
- 6th August, Dukngal Rangdrol, through the manual of the First Dodrupchen, Jigme Trinle Özer.
- 7th August, Innermost Lama practice Tiklé Gyachen, manual possibly by Fourth Dodrupchen.
- 7th August, Dakini Yumka Dechen Gyalmo with the manual by the Third Dodrupchen.
- 7th August, Long life practice through Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- 7th August, An empowerment for Amitabha practice called The Swift Path of Amitābha: A Ritual for Travelling to the Realm of Great Bliss (bde ba can bgrod pa’i cho ga), from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle, Tsapö Shechen edition, vol Om, pp.475-508, and the associated long life practice (bde ba can du bgrod pa’i cho ga dpag med myur lam dpa’ brel ba’i tshe sgrub kyi gdams pa snying por dril ba), Tsapö Shechen edition, vol. Sva, pp.325-341.)
- 8th August, Wrathful Dakini Senge Dongma and two protector empowerments
- 8th August, Ma Gön Chamdral entrustment, or katé
- 8th August, Tseringma
- 9th August, Rigdzin Düpa long life practice

Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Rigpa Centre Berlin, Germany, October, from the Chokling Tersar, the Tukdrup Barché Künsel^[20]
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France, November, from the Chokling Tersar,from the three roots longevity profound cycle, the three roots empowerment ^[21]
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France, November, from the Chokling Tersar,from the three roots longevity profound cycle, the Pema Khandro (Kurukulla)^[22]

2013

Sogyal Rinpoche, UK Easter Retreat, Haileybury: 8 April 2013, Brief Tendrel Nyesel empowerment.
Sogyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France, 20 July 2013: Brief Tendrel Nyesel empowerment, including Refuge & Bodhisattva vows.
Kyabjé Yangthang Rinpoche, Lerab Ling
- 7-11 August 2013: Nyingtik Yabshyi
  - 7th August: Nyingtik Yabshyi tagön (preliminary ritual)
  - 8th August: Khandro Nyingtik empowerments (vase, secret, wisdom and word empowerments) and additionally: takdrol and others.
  - 9th August: Khandro Yangtik empowerments (vase, secret, wisdom and word empowerments and others)
  - 10th August: Lama Yangtik empowerments (vase, secret, wisdom, elaborate, simple, very simple, and khorde rushen part of the extremely simple empowerment)
  - 11th August: Lama Yangtik extremely simple empowerment. Zabmo Yangtik elaborate empowerment. Vima Nyingtik empowerments (simple, very simple and extremely simple). Additionally takdrol, long-life and yangguk empowerments.
- 17th August: Gesar empowerment.^[23]
  Related: Prayer to Gesar.
Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Lerab Ling:
- 25 October: Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik Root empowerment called Stream of Wisdom Nectar^[24]
- 5 November: essential Pema Khandro (Kurukulla) empowerment

2014

Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, Lerab Ling & world-wide streaming: 10 July, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik permission-blessing empowerment from the brief version of the Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik.
P Rinpoche, Lerab Ling:
- 27 July, Tsokyé Nyingtik
- 28 July, Tukjé Chenpo Semnyi Ngalso (Drodul Pakpai Tuktik)
- 7 August, Chetsün Nyingtik
H.H. Sakya Trizin, Lerab Ling:
- 30 July, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik
- 1 August, Buddha of Medicine
- 2 August, Manjushri
Garchen Rinpoche, Rigpa Sydney: 1 August, Amitabha
Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche, Lerab Ling: 11 September, Peaceful Manjushri empowerment from a terma by Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok
Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Lerab Ling: 17 September, Essential Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik
Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Lerab Ling: 28 September, Kurukulla empowerment

2015

Sogyal Rinpoche, Myall Lakes, Australia: 22 January, Tendrel Nyesel
Khamtrul Rinpoche, Dokhampa Shedrub Nyima, Dharma Mati, Berlin, Germany: 24 May 2015, Buddha of Medicine
Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, Ireland: 27 June, essential Tendrel Nyesel
Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Lerab Ling: 15 July, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik
Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Lerab Ling: 28 July, Kurukulla empowerment

2016

Her Eminence Sakya Jetsun Kushok Chimey Luding, Lerab Ling, 14 June. The Green Tara empowerment from the Atisha lineage.
Sogyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France, 16 July 2016: Brief Tendrel Nyesel empowerment (with additions from the medium-length and extensive empowerments), including Refuge & Bodhisattva vows, world-wide transmission.
Sogyal Rinpoche, Ventura, USA, 4 December 2016: Brief Tendrel Nyesel empowerment, including essential Refuge & Bodhisattva vows.

2017

Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Lerab Ling: 13 May, Kurukulla empowerment
Khenchen Pema Sherab, Lerab Ling, 23-24 June 2017: preliminary (23rd) and vase empowerment (24th) of the Hundred Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (shyitro) empowerment (preliminaries) from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle (Wyl. zhi khro ngan song sbyong ba) based on the arrangement by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (see volume 5 of his collected works).
Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 3 September 2017: Chetsun Nyingtik empowerment based on The Supreme Elixir For Making Gold: A Clear Arrangement of the Liberating Empowerment for the Great Chetsün’s Profound Essence of Vimalamitra, by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé (Wyl. lce btsun chen po'i bi ma la'i snying thig gi smin byed lag len gsal bar bkod pa gser 'gyur rtsi mchog) (157-178)
9th Khamtrul Rinpoche, Dokhampa Shedrub Nyima, Lerab Ling, 29 November 2017. Black Yamantaka torwang, from the tradition of Nupchen Sangye Yeshe, who received it from Vasudhara.

2018

Khenchen Pema Sherab, Rigpa London centre, UK, at the invitation of Palyul organisation:
- 18 May: Tagön, preliminaries for Palchen Dupa empowerment
- 19 May: Palchen Dupa
- 20 May: Lama Drakpo Takhyung Barwa
- 21 May: Senge Dongchen
- 22 May: Vajrasattva
- 23 May: Yang Nying Pudri
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Sukhavati, Bad Saarow, Germany, 2 August: Korwa Dongtruk (from the Chokling Tersar)
Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France, 9 August: Netik Phurba
Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France, 2 September: Tiklé Gyachen
Khenchen Pema Sherab, Rigpa London centre, UK, at the invitation of Palyul organisation:
- 15 September: Guru Rinpoche and Tara
- 16 September: Medicine Buddha and Amitabha

2019

Neten Chokling Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 27 May 2019, Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik essential authorization
Khenchen Pema Sherab, Lerab Ling:
- 15 & 16 June 2019, Hundred peaceful and wrathful deities (Shyitro), from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle, based on the empowerment manual by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Only the vase empowerment was given.
- 17 June 2019, Rigdzin Düpa, short empowerment based on the empowerment manual by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé.
- 17 June 2019, Yumka Dechen Gyalmo, short empowerment based on the empowerment manual by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé.
- 28 June 2019, Garwang Lhagu
Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Lerab Ling:
- 16 August 2019: Dukngal Rangdrol
- 17 August 2019: Tendrel Nyesel and White Manjushri
- 18 August 2019: Yang Nying Pudri

The 2020s

2022

Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 18 June 2022: Chetsun Nyingtik empowerment
Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche, Amsterdam Rigpa Centre, Netherlands, 11 September 2022: Pudri Rekpung (Vajrakilaya) & Rigdzin Düpa (short essential empowerment)
Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France:
- 17 December 2022: Pudri Rekpung & Shyitro (Zabchö Shitro Gongpa Rangdrol)
- 18 December 2022: Tendrel Nyesel
Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche, Dharma Mati, Germany, 30 December 2022: Rigdzin Düpa

2023

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Tuncurry, Australia, 20 January 2023: Guru Rinpoche empowerment from the Könchok Chidü cycle
Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France:
- 29 April: Lama Yangtik
- 30 April: Khandro Yangtik
- 1 May: Rigdzin Düpa
- 2 May: Zabtik Drolchok & Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- 3 May: Chime Phakme Nyingtik
Ling Choktrul Rinpoche, Dharma Mati, Germany, 7 May 2023: Orange Arapacana Mañjushri of the Sakya tradition from the Rinjung Gyatsa collection of Jetsun Taranatha

2024

Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche, Lerab Ling,
- 16 May: Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- 26 May: Yang Nying Pudri
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, Ireland, 16 July 2024: Tendrel Nyesel, based on empowerment section of the Brief Tendrel Nyesel
Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 22 September 2024: Karling Shyitro Torma Empowerment (Zabchö Shitro Gongpa Rangdrol)
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 6 October 2024: Lama Norlha (Chokling) empowerment (A Bundle of Jewels)
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Dharma Mati Germany, 12 October 2024: Kurukulla empowerment
Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Lerab Ling
- 6 November: Medium-length & Brief Blessing of Tendrel Nyesel
- 7 November: Nyingtik Saldrön
- 8 November: Vajra Heart, A Spontaneous Song that Reveals the Ultimate, aka Lhatsün Doha
- 9 November: Netik Phurba
- 9-10 November: Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik root empowerment
Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, Ireland, 20 November 2024: Namchö Vajrapani empowerment

2025

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Tuncurry, Australia, 24 January 2025, Guru Rinpoche empowerment
Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France, 12-24 September 2025—Longchen Nyingtik Tsapö transmissions. Below is an essential list. Participants can find a more detailed list here
- 12 September: Shyitro tagön (preliminaries)
- 13 September: Shyitro main, Vajrasattva of the Buddha Field of Manifest Joy
- 14 September: Rigdzin Düpa
- 15 September: Takhyung Barwa, Palchen Düpa tagön (preliminaries)
- 16 September: Palchen Düpa, Yamantaka
- 17 September: Hayagriva, Yangdak
- 18 September: Vajrakilaya
- 19 September: Dukngal Rangdrol + for a smaller group, Magön Chamdral and Tseringma entrustments (katé)
- 20 September: Tikle Gyachen
- 21 September: Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
- 22 September: Senge Dongma, Gyuluk Phurba tagön (preliminaries)
- 23 September: Gyuluk Phurba Main, Amitabha
- 24 September: White Tara of Atisha's tradition, permission blessing (jénang))
Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche, Sukhavati, Germany, 30 September 2025, Buddha of Medicine

References

↑ This picture was taken during an empowerment given by Dodrupchen Rinpoche in August 1989 in Brunissard, France
↑ Information provided by Patrick Gaffney; exact dates to be confirmed.
↑ Not absolutely certain, information needs to be checked.
↑ According to Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, he gave the rtsa ba'i smin byed bklag chog tu bkod pa ye shes bdud rtsi'i chu rgyun.
↑ Information provided by Eric Soyeux.
↑ Information based on notes and reports from students; event not yet in Treasury of Wisdom database.
↑ Information provided by Herbert Winkler
↑ Around the 18th of December. He gave the empowerment in the Ngöndro retreat area and invited others to join. It was the first year of three roots retreat. (information shared by Susan Browne)
↑ . rig 'dzin 'dus pa'i rtsa dbang rgyal thabs spyi lugs kyi mtshams sbyor khyer bdes brgyan pa padma'i do shal (rtsa dbang) [Note RTD vol 14 (pha) pp.253-266]
↑ phur ba yang snying spu gri las/ bka' dbang zab mo lag len gsal bar bkod pa
↑ byang gter rig 'dzin gdung sgrub dbang bskur 'bring po rig 'dzin rtsa ba'i dbang dang byin rlabs gtor ma'i dbang gi lag len ye shes rang shar
↑ sgrol dkar yid bzhin 'khor lo'i thun mong ma yin pa'i rjes gnang gi cho ga gsal bar bkod pa 'chi med grub pa'i bdud rtsi
↑ New Treasure of Chokgyur Lingpa, Vol. ja: thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel las rig 'dzin rdzu 'phrul mthu chen rdo rje gro lod rtsal gyi dbang chog byin rlabs thog 'bebs ldeb, TBRC.
↑ gdams ngag mdzod, Vol.7 ja: rje btsun rdo rje'i rnal 'byor ma snyan brgyud lhan cig skyes ma'i brda dbang zab mo'i sgrub thabs dbang bskur dang bcas pa zab gsang bde chen shing rta, TBRC.
↑ སྒྱུ་འཕྲུལ་གསང་སྙིང་སྒྲུབ་སྐོར་
↑ ༄༅། །ཀློང་ཆེན་སྙིང་གི་ཐིག་ལེ་ལས། རིག་འཛིན་འདུས་པའི་རྩ་དབང་རྒྱལ་ཐབས་སྤྱི་བླུགས་མཚམས་སྦྱོར་ཁྱེར་བདེས་བརྒྱན་པ་པདྨའི་དོ་ཤལ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་བཞུགས་སོ། །
↑ Wyl: rig ‘dzin tshe sgrub bdud rtsi bum bcud, རིག་འཛིན་ཚེ་སྒྲུབ་བདུད་རྩི་བུམ་བཅུད་ཀྱི་ཚེ་དབང་སྐུར་ཐབས་དོན་གཉིས་ལྷུན་གྲུབ་ཡིད་བཞིན་དབང་གི་རྒྱུལ་པོ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་བཞུགས།, Tsa pod Vol སྭཱ་ p. 121-160
↑ bla ma drag po rta khyung 'bar ba'i dbang bskur byin rlabs kyi rim pa
↑ Tib. rdo rje sems dpa' la brten pa'i bla ma mchod pa'i cho ga gzhan phan gyi phrin las dang bcas pa bde chen lam bzang
↑ to be inserted
↑ rtsa gsum tshe yi zab pa las rtsa ba'i dbang bskur gyi cho ga khrigs rin chen myu gu
↑ rtsa gsum tshe'i zab pa las pad+ma mkha' 'gro dbang gi lha mo'i dbang bskur ba' cho ga khrigs su bsdebs pa pad+ma ra ga'i bum pa
↑ ge sar skyes by chen po'i srog dbang sbyin pa'i lag len chog bsgrigs su bgyis pa
↑ rtsa ba'i smin byed bklag chog tu bkod pa ye shes bdud rtsi'i chu rgyun.

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Oral Transmissions Given to the Rigpa Sangha

[1] This picture was taken during an empowerment given by Dodrupchen Rinpoche in August 1989 in Brunissard, France

[2] Information provided by Patrick Gaffney; exact dates to be confirmed.

[3] Not absolutely certain, information needs to be checked.

[4] According to Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, he gave the rtsa ba'i smin byed bklag chog tu bkod pa ye shes bdud rtsi'i chu rgyun.

[5] Information provided by Eric Soyeux.

[6] Information based on notes and reports from students; event not yet in Treasury of Wisdom database.

[7] Information provided by Herbert Winkler

[8] Around the 18th of December. He gave the empowerment in the Ngöndro retreat area and invited others to join. It was the first year of three roots retreat. (information shared by Susan Browne)

[9] . rig 'dzin 'dus pa'i rtsa dbang rgyal thabs spyi lugs kyi mtshams sbyor khyer bdes brgyan pa padma'i do shal (rtsa dbang) [Note RTD vol 14 (pha) pp.253-266]

[10] ur ba yang snying spu gri las/ bka' dbang zab mo lag len gsal bar bkod pa

[11] byang gter rig 'dzin gdung sgrub dbang bskur 'bring po rig 'dzin rtsa ba'i dbang dang byin rlabs gtor ma'i dbang gi lag len ye shes rang shar

[12] sgrol dkar yid bzhin 'khor lo'i thun mong ma yin pa'i rjes gnang gi cho ga gsal bar bkod pa 'chi med grub pa'i bdud rtsi

[13] New Treasure of Chokgyur Lingpa, Vol. ja: thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel las rig 'dzin rdzu 'phrul mthu chen rdo rje gro lod rtsal gyi dbang chog byin rlabs thog 'bebs ldeb, TBRC.

[14] s ngag mdzod, Vol.7 ja: rje btsun rdo rje'i rnal 'byor ma snyan brgyud lhan cig skyes ma'i brda dbang zab mo'i sgrub thabs dbang bskur dang bcas pa zab gsang bde chen shing rta, TBRC.

[15] སྒྱུ་འཕྲུལ་གསང་སྙིང་སྒྲུབ་སྐོར་

[16] ༄༅། །ཀློང་ཆེན་སྙིང་གི་ཐིག་ལེ་ལས། རིག་འཛིན་འདུས་པའི་རྩ་དབང་རྒྱལ་ཐབས་སྤྱི་བླུགས་མཚམས་སྦྱོར་ཁྱེར་བདེས་བརྒྱན་པ་པདྨའི་དོ་ཤལ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་བཞུགས་སོ། །

[17] Wyl: rig ‘dzin tshe sgrub bdud rtsi bum bcud, རིག་འཛིན་ཚེ་སྒྲུབ་བདུད་རྩི་བུམ་བཅུད་ཀྱི་ཚེ་དབང་སྐུར་ཐབས་དོན་གཉིས་ལྷུན་གྲུབ་ཡིད་བཞིན་དབང་གི་རྒྱུལ་པོ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་བཞུགས།, Tsa pod Vol སྭཱ་ p. 121-160

[18] rag po rta khyung 'bar ba'i dbang bskur byin rlabs kyi rim pa

[19] Tib. rdo rje sems dpa' la brten pa'i bla ma mchod pa'i cho ga gzhan phan gyi phrin las dang bcas pa bde chen lam bzang

[20] to be inserted

[21] rtsa gsum tshe yi zab pa las rtsa ba'i dbang bskur gyi cho ga khrigs rin chen myu gu

[22] rtsa gsum tshe'i zab pa las pad+ma mkha' 'gro dbang gi lha mo'i dbang bskur ba' cho ga khrigs su bsdebs pa pad+ma ra ga'i bum pa

[23] sar skyes by chen po'i srog dbang sbyin pa'i lag len chog bsgrigs su bgyis pa

[24] rtsa ba'i smin byed bklag chog tu bkod pa ye shes bdud rtsi'i chu rgyun.

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 ===1982===
 *Kyabjé [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], Paris, 1982, [[Rigdzin Düpa]], [[Yumka Dechen Gyalmo]] from the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] cycle, [[Terton Sogyal's Phurba]], [[Tendrel Nyesel]], [[Sampa Lhundrupma]] & [[Barché Lamsel]] (joint [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] and [[Chokgyur Lingpa]] terma).
+*Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Rigpa London, 1982, [[Tendrel Nyesel]]<ref>Information provided by [[Patrick Gaffney]]; exact dates to be confirmed.</ref>
 *Kyabjé [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Laugeral]], Dordogne, August 1982, Compact Heart Essence of [[Vajrakilaya]] ter of [[Dudjom Lingpa]], [[Senge Dongma]]
 *[[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]], [[Pagode de Vincennes]], Paris, 7th October 1982, [[Tukdrup Yang Nying Kundü]], the [[Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche]] by the [[Fifth Dalai Lama]]
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 ===1987===
 *Kyabjé [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], Rigpa London, 20th May 1987, [[Rigdzin Düpa]]
+*Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Rigpa London, 1987, [[Tendrel Nyesel]]<ref>Not absolutely certain, information needs to be checked.</ref>
 *Kyabjé [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], London, 1st July 1987 [[Lama Yangtik]] and [[Khandro Nyingtik]]