Mipham Rinpoche Timeline

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Mipham Rinpoche Timeline

1863 (Age 17)

Pilgrimage to Central Tibet with uncle (according to Gene Smith)

1876 (Age 30)

Fire Mouse, commentary on Ornament of the Middle Way

1877 (Age 31)

Warrior Song of Drala

Thus, on the twenty-fourth day of the third month of the Fire-Ox year (1877), this was spontaneously composed by lamp light.

Sollo Chenmo (Gesar Practice)

This offering and invocation, as it arose in the mind of the White Rhinoceros Werma was first written down during the three years of the Fire Ox (1877), Earth Hare (1879) and Iron Dragon (1880) of the 15th calendrical cycle, and completed on the eighteenth of the Month of Saga Dawa in the Iron Dragon year.

1878 (32)

Norbu Ketaka on Bodhicharyavatara Chapter 9

August 9th according to Schuh

1879 (33)

Wang Dü

This was composed on the first day of the seventh month of the Earth Hare year (1879) by one named Dhih.

1880 (34)

Gesar practice 8th of the sixth month, Iron Dragon (1880)

1885 (39)

Dön Nam Ngé Sherab Raldri

[Check Year!!] 29th of the 3rd month. Requested by Lobsang Gyaltsen.

1886 (40)

Jampal Dzogpachenpo—This was undertaken at the command of Jetsünma Dekyong Yeshe Wangmo, who is renowned as being an incarnation of the dakini Varahi, at the fortunate time of the fourth day in the third month [AP: of the Fire Dog year (1886)], accompanied by an auspicious scarf and the precious ornament of a crystal rosary.

1889 (43)

rGal lan nyin byed snang ba (Reply to Criticism of his commentary on the 9th Chapter of the Bodhicaryavatara)

June 11th according to Goodman.

1891 (45)

bde gshegs snying po’i stong thun chen mo seng ge’i nga ro Treatise on buddha nature. Written in 2 days in Saga Dawa.

Chegom Khorloma

This was written by Mipham Nampar Gyalwa in the Iron Hare year [1891] on the 18th day of the ripening month (Pleiades).

1894 (48)

Commentary on Madhyantavibhanga, written at Kathok Dorje Den during the eighth and ninth months. He was there teaching Kathok Situ.

1896 (50) Fire Monkey

Verses of the Eight Noble Auspicious Ones

1897 (51)

Prayer which is the Source of All True Realization (trulpé guru tsen gyé dang) This arose from the lake of the mind of Jampal Dorje at dawn on the first day of the waxing moon of the month of Pleiades in the Fire Bird year (1897)

1901 (55)

Khenjuk

Requested by Sherab Ösel. Finished the ten topics (gnas bcu) in the winter of the Iron Ox (1901). Finished at Dzogchen Monastery in the Water Tiger (1902). Completes The White Lotus, his famous explanation of the Seven Line Prayer, in the sixth month of the Iron Ox (1901) while staying at his hermitage in Dzogchen Shri Singha.

1903 (57)

Swift Fulfiment of All Wishes (lungta prayer)

These verses, which are of an auspicious number, were written in the Water Hare year (1903) on the auspicious occasion of the tenth day of the ninth month, in the hermitage of Padma Samten Deden Ling in Rudam, by Mipham Nampar Gyalwa. May virtue and goodness abound!

1904 (58)

(shing ‘brug)

sa bcad to the Khenjuk

Requested by Khenpo Sonam Chöphel Pal Zangpo and others, second month, written in hermitage (yang dben) in Rudam.

1906 (60)

A Lamp to Dispel Darkness

This profound instruction was written by Mipham Jampal Dorje on the twelfth day of the second month, in the Fire Horse year (1906), for the benefit of village yogis and others, who, while not able to exert themselves too much in study and contemplation, still wish to take the very essence of mind into experience through practice. It has been set out in language that is easy to understand, in accordance with the experiential guidance of a great many old realized masters. Virtue! Mangalam!

1908

Kalachakra commentary

1909

Commentary on Kavyadarsha