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'''Tulku Jawa Alak''', aka '''Do-ngag Gyatso''', Ocean of Sutras and Tantras, (19th) was a disciple of [[Dudjom Lingpa]]. Tulku Jawa Alak advised [[Anam Wangchen]] to sponsor Dudjom Lingpa and request him to do a recitation practice for himself.
'''Alak Dongak Gyatso''', aka '''Tulku Japa Alak''' (1824–1902) was a great scholar who studied widely, and was a disciple of [[Patrul Rinpoche]], [[Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol]] and [[Dudjom Lingpa]]. He was learned in both the [[Sarma]] and [[Nyingma]] traditions.  
In one of his biographies<Ref>Dudjom Lingpa, ‘A Clear Mirror’, The Visionary Autobiography of a Tibetan Master’, The Outer Autobiography, translated by Chönyi Drolma, Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2011 Page 83.</Ref>, Dudjom Lingpa says of Tulku Jawa Alak, “He is a lord among scholars”.
 
In one of his biographies<Ref>Dudjom Lingpa, ‘A Clear Mirror’, The Visionary Autobiography of a Tibetan Master’, The Outer Autobiography, translated by Chönyi Drolma, Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2011 Page 83.</Ref>, Dudjom Lingpa says of Alak Dongak Gyatso, “He is a lord among scholars”. But unfortunately his works are deemed lost at present. Alak Dongak Gyatso advised [[Anam Wangchen]] to sponsor Dudjom Lingpa and to request him to do a recitation practice for himself.
 
His students include [[Dodrupchen Jikme Tenpe Nyima]] and the 'four khenpos of [[Dodrupchen Monastery]]'. [[Amdo Geshe Jampal Rolwé Lodrö]] recognized his incarnation in the person of [[Lobzang Dongak Chökyi Gyatso]].


==Internal Links==
==Internal Links==
*[[Students of Dudjom Lingpa]]
*[[Students of Dudjom Lingpa]]
*[[Thirteen of Dudjom Lingpa's disciples who attained rainbow body]]
*[[Thirteen of Dudjom Lingpa's disciples who attained rainbow body]]
==External Links==
*[https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Japa-Dongak-Gyatso/12785 Biography at Treasury of Lives]
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/patrul-rinpoche/advice-alak-dongak|Advice for Alak Dongak on Lotsawa House}}
*[https://adamspearcey.com/2014/12/21/solitude-patrul-rinpoches-advice-for-alak-dongak-gyatso/ Uniting Outer and Inner Solitude: Patrul Rinpoche’s Advice for Alak Dongak Gyatso, by Adam Pearcey]


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 10:29, 1 April 2019

Alak Dongak Gyatso, aka Tulku Japa Alak (1824–1902) was a great scholar who studied widely, and was a disciple of Patrul Rinpoche, Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol and Dudjom Lingpa. He was learned in both the Sarma and Nyingma traditions.

In one of his biographies[1], Dudjom Lingpa says of Alak Dongak Gyatso, “He is a lord among scholars”. But unfortunately his works are deemed lost at present. Alak Dongak Gyatso advised Anam Wangchen to sponsor Dudjom Lingpa and to request him to do a recitation practice for himself.

His students include Dodrupchen Jikme Tenpe Nyima and the 'four khenpos of Dodrupchen Monastery'. Amdo Geshe Jampal Rolwé Lodrö recognized his incarnation in the person of Lobzang Dongak Chökyi Gyatso.

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  1. Dudjom Lingpa, ‘A Clear Mirror’, The Visionary Autobiography of a Tibetan Master’, The Outer Autobiography, translated by Chönyi Drolma, Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2011 Page 83.