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Thangka of Rigdzin Düpa, courtesy of Dodrupchen Rinpoche

Rigdzin Düpa (Wyl. rig 'dzin 'dus pa), 'The Gathering of Vidyadharas,' is the inner lama practice from the Longchen Nyingtik, the terma revelation of Jikmé Lingpa.

The Mandala of Rigdzin Düpa

At the centre of the mandala is Guru Rinpoche in union with Mandarava. Above his head is Garab Dorje and Samantabhadra. He is surrounded by the eight vidyadharas who are in essence the eight deities of Kagyé:

They are all surrounded by all the vidyadharas of India and Tibet and the twenty-five disciples and yidam deities, dakas, dakinis and dharma protectors.

Revelations and Composed Texts Belonging to the Rigdzin Dupa Cycle

  • The Gathering of Vidyādharas, the Inner Sādhana from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse, (ཀློང་ཆེན་སྙིང་གི་ཐིག་ལེ་ལས་ནང་སྒྲུབ་རིག་འཛིན་འདུས་པ།,klong chen snying gi thig le las nang sgrub rig ‘dzin ‘dus pa), revealed by Jikme Lingpa.
    • English translation: The Gathering of Vidyādharas, the Inner Sādhana from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse, Rigpa Translations
    • English translation: The Assemblage of Vidyadharas of Long-Chen Nying-Thig, translated by Tulku Thondup (Gangtok, 1980, revised 1991).
  • Dazzling Key Points: The Vidhādharas' Manual of Concealed Instructions, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (gab byang - klong chen snying gi thig le las/ gab byang gnad kyi mig tshag), revealed by Jikme Lingpa.
    • English translation: Gabjang—the Inner Mantra Practice: Dazzling Key Points—The Vidhyādhara's Manual of Concealed Instructions, Rigpa Translations.
  • The Garland of Offerings of the Sixteen Vajra Goddesses: The Lute of the Gandharvas (mchod phreng - rdo rje'i lha mo bcu drug gi mchod phreng dri za'i rgyud mang), revealed by Jikme Lingpa.
    • English translation: The Garland of Offerings of the Sixteen Vajra Goddesses— The Lute of the Gandharvas, Rigpa Translations.
  • The Vase of Immortal Life: The Long Life Practice (Tsedrup) of the Vidyādharas, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (tshe sgrub - klong chen snying gi thig le las rig 'dzin tshe sgrub bdud rtsi bum bcud, revealed by Jikme Lingpa. (In here one also finds the Tsé Guk, the summoning of longevity)
    • English translation (partly): “The Vase of Immortal Life”——Tsédrup: the Long Life Practice of the Vidyādharas, Rigpa Translations.
  • The Vajra Sound Goddes' Offering Clouds: The Abbreviated Garland of Offerings of the Sixteen Vajra Goddesses (mchod phreng mdor bsdus - rdo rje lha mo bcu drug gi mchod phreng mdor bsdud rdo rje sgra ma'i mchod sprin), by Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo.
    • English translation: The Abbreviated Garland of Offerings, Rigpa Translations.
  • The Vajra Lute—A Brief Fulfilment for the Guru Practice Assembly of Awareness Holders (bskang sdus - klong chen snying gi thig le las bla ma rig 'dzin 'dus pa'i skong bsdus rdo rje'i rgyud mangs), by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.
    • English translation: The Vajra Lute—A Brief Fulfilment for the Lama Rigdzin Düpa, Rigpa translations.
  • Vajra Blessings: A Self-initiation for the Guru Practice Assembly of the Awareness Holders, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (bdag 'jug - klong chen snying gi thig le las/ bla ma rig 'dzin 'dus pa'i bdag 'jug rdo rje'i byin 'bebs), by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
  • A Treasury of Accomplishments: A Framework for a Practice Intensive of the Maṇḍala of the Awareness Holders' Heart Practice, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse, by Dodrupchen Rinpoche, (klong snying rig 'dzin thugs sgrub dang 'brel ba'i dkyil 'khor sgrub mchod kyi khog dbub dngos grub gter mdzod)
  • A Lake of Enjoyment [Fulfilling] All Wishes Related to the Two Accomplishments: A Framework for an Elaborate Accomplishment Practice of the Three Roots, of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (sgrub khog - klong chen snying gi thig le'i rtsa ba gsum gyi spros bcas sgrub mchod rgyas pa'i khog phub grub gnyis 'dod dgu'i rol mtsho), by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
  • A Small Addendum to Accomplish Amṛta for the Awareness Holders Assembly (starting with dividing the maṇḍala house) (rig 'dus bdud rtsi chig sgrub) (Longchen Nyingtik Root Volumes, Vol 4, p.77/78)

- Empowerment Texts

  • The King’s Coronation Kamandalu Vase Root Empowerment, the Inner Enabling Empowerment, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (rtsa dbang - klong chen snying gi thig le las/ rtsa dbang rgyal thabs spyi blugs/ nang nus pa 'jug pa'i dbang ngo'), revealed by Jikme Lingpa.
  • A Necklace of Lotus Flowers: An [Empowerment manual] which is Easy to Perform, Connected with the King’s Coronation Kamandalu Vase Root Empowerment, from the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (rtsa dbang - klong chen snying gi thig le las/ rig 'dzin 'dus pa'i rtsa dbang rgyal thabs spyi blugs kyi mtshams sbyor khyer bdes brgyan pa pad+ma'i do shal), by Chimé Tennyi Yungdrung Lingpa Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé.
  • A Garland of Ruby: The Empowerment for the Deities of the Assembly of Awareness Holders of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (lha dbang - klong snying rig 'dzin 'dus pa'i lha dbang pad+ma rA ga'i phreng ba), by Dodrupchen Jikme Trinle Özer.
  • The Wish-fulfilling King of Power Who Spontaneously Accomplishes the Two Aims: A Method for Bestowing the Long-life Empowerment for 'The Long Life Practice of the Awareness Holders: The Vase of Immortal Life' (rig 'dzin tshe dbang - rig 'dzin tshe sgrub bdud rtsi bum bcud kyi tshe dbang bskur thabs don gnyis lhun grub yid bzhin dbang gi rgyal po), by Dodrupchen Jikme Trinle Özer.
  • Deathless Amṛta's Innermost Heart: Instructions For Times Such as When Accumulating The Long-life Empowerment of the Assembly of Awareness Holders (snying thig tshe dbang grangs gsog - rig 'dzin tshe dbang grangs gsog sogs kyi tshe nye bar bsdud pa 'chi med bdud rtsi'i yang snying), by Abhaya.
  • A Manual for Bestowing the Root Empowerment for the Assembly of Awareness Holders Composed by the Mahāsiddha Künzang Shyenphen (Dodrupchen Jikme Trinle Özer) (grub chen kun bzang gzhan phan gyis mdzad pa'i rig 'dzin rtsa ba'i dbang skur la mtshams sbyor nyung ngu rje bla mas mdzad pa)

Commentaries on Rigdzin Düpa

  • Crucial Points on the Visualisation of 'The Long Life Practice (Tsedrup) of the Vidyādharas' (tshe sgrub dmigs gnad - rig 'dzin tshe sgrub dmigs gnad gal mdo), by Jikme Lingpa.
  • Vase's Elixer of Immortal Life: An Explanation of the Empowerment of 'The Long Life Practice of the Vidyādharas' (tshe sgrub dbang bshad - tshe sgrub bdud rtsi bum bcud kyi dbang bshad), by Jikme Lingpa.
  • The Words of the Vidyādhara which Bestows the Majesty of Great Bliss: A Guide to the Assembly of Awareness Holders (rig ‘dzin ‘dus pa’i zin bris rig ‘dzin zhal lung bde chen dpal ster), by Khenpo Chechok Döndrup Tsal (aka Khenpo Chöchok).
    • English Translation: The Oral Agama on the Vidyādharas which Gloriously bestows Great Bliss, translated by John Newnham, 1990.
    • English Translation: The Words of the Vidyādhara which Bestow the Majesty of Great Bliss, Rigpa Translations, 2007.
  • A Word by Word Commentary on the Inner Sādhana of the Assembly of Awareness Holders (nang sgrub rig ‘dzin ‘dus pa’i ’bru ’grel), by Khangsar Tenpé Wangchuk (aka Tulku Tenpo).
  • Rigdzin Düpa Manual, based on oral teachings by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Rigpa, 1999.

The Empowerments of Rigdzin Düpa Given to the Rigpa Sangha

Mandala of Rigdzin Düpa, courtesy of Chatral Rinpoche

The empowerment has been given to the Rigpa sangha on many occasions, including:

Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha

Notes

Further Reading

  • Tulku Thondup, Hidden Teachings of Tibet (Boston: Wisdom, reprint edition 1997), 'Appendix 2: Description of Empowerment of Rig dzin Dü pa'.