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[[Image:Dorje_Trollo.jpg|frame|'''Guru Dorje Trollö''']]'''Dorje Trollö''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje gro lod'') is one of the [[Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche]]—[[Guru Rinpoche]] in wrathful form riding upon a pregnant tigress. He assumed this manifestation in [[Taktsang Monastery|Paro Taktsang]] in Bhutan in order to bring the local deities and guardians under his control.
[[Image:Dorje_Trollo.jpg|frame|'''Guru Dorje Drolö''']]'''Dorje Drolö''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje gro lod'') is one of the [[Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche]]—[[Guru Rinpoche]] in wrathful form riding upon a pregnant tigress. He assumed this manifestation in [[Taktsang Monastery|Paro Taktsang]] in Bhutan in order to bring the local deities and guardians under his control.


From ''[[A Great Treasure of Blessings]]'', page 34.
From ''[[A Great Treasure of Blessings]]'', page 34.


:At thirteen different places called 'Tiger's Lair', ''Taktsang'', Guru Rinpoche manifested in "the terrifying wrathful form of crazy wisdom", binding worldly spirits under oath to protect the [[terma]] treasures and serve the [[Dharma]]. Then he is known as Dorje Trollö, 'Wild Wrathful Vajra'.
:At thirteen different places called 'Tiger's Lair', ''Taktsang'', Guru Rinpoche manifested in "the terrifying wrathful form of crazy wisdom", binding worldly spirits under oath to protect the [[terma]] treasures and serve the [[Dharma]]. Then he is known as Dorje Drolö, 'Wild Wrathful Vajra'.


[[Image:Dorje Drollo.JPG|frame|'''Painting of Dorje Drollö''' courtesy of Khenpo Namdrol]]
[[Image:Dorje Drollo.JPG|frame|'''Painting of Dorje Drolö''' courtesy of Khenpo Namdrol]]


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
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*[[Chögyam Trungpa]], ''Crazy Wisdom Seminar II: Karmê Chöling, 1972'', 7. Dorje Trolö and The Three Styles Of Transmission, The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume Five, Shambhala, 2004.
*[[Chögyam Trungpa]], ''Crazy Wisdom Seminar II: Karmê Chöling, 1972'', 7. Dorje Trolö and The Three Styles Of Transmission, The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume Five, Shambhala, 2004.


==The Empowerment of Dorje Trollö==
==The Empowerment of Dorje Drolö==
*Kyabje [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling]], May 1979
*Kyabje [[Dudjom Rinpoche]], [[Dzogchen Orgyen Chö Ling]], May 1979
*[[Jetsün Mingyur Drölma]], [[Lerab Ling]], 29th August 1993
*[[Jetsün Mingyur Drölma]], [[Lerab Ling]], 29th August 1993

Revision as of 11:43, 18 May 2009

Guru Dorje Drolö

Dorje Drolö (Wyl. rdo rje gro lod) is one of the Eight Manifestations of Guru RinpocheGuru Rinpoche in wrathful form riding upon a pregnant tigress. He assumed this manifestation in Paro Taktsang in Bhutan in order to bring the local deities and guardians under his control.

From A Great Treasure of Blessings, page 34.

At thirteen different places called 'Tiger's Lair', Taktsang, Guru Rinpoche manifested in "the terrifying wrathful form of crazy wisdom", binding worldly spirits under oath to protect the terma treasures and serve the Dharma. Then he is known as Dorje Drolö, 'Wild Wrathful Vajra'.
Painting of Dorje Drolö courtesy of Khenpo Namdrol

Further Reading

In Tibetan

In English

  • Chögyam Trungpa, Crazy Wisdom Seminar II: Karmê Chöling, 1972, 7. Dorje Trolö and The Three Styles Of Transmission, The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume Five, Shambhala, 2004.

The Empowerment of Dorje Drolö