Pema lingpa
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Pema Lingpa -The treasurer
The Origins of the Pema Lingpa Lineage
The Pema Lingpa lineage dates back to the 9th century, when Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, first brought Vajrayana Buddhism from India to the lands of Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. Guru Rinpoche's vast spiritual activities left behind an enduring legacy that has survived vibrantly through many ensuing centuries. It is said that Guru Rinpoche visited Bhutan three times. Although he was able to subdue negative forces in order for Vajrayana Buddhism to take hold, Guru Rinpoche also foresaw obstacles that would hinder the Dharma in coming generations. To overcome these difficulties, he blessed the region with hidden treasure texts (terma) to be revealed at the appropriate times to be of maximum benefit for sentient beings in the future. It was Pema Lingpa who was destined to reveal many of these treasures.
During his years in Tibet, Guru Rinpoche prophesied who the treasure-revealers would be, as well as the appropriate times and circumstances for their treasure texts to be discovered. These esoteric teachings were hidden in the varied landscape of the Himalaya among the mountains, cliffs, trees, rivers, lakes and caves, as well as in the very mind- streams of disciples who, as reborn spiritual masters, would be led to discover the terma through dreams, visions, and spontaneous realization. There have been one hundred major and one thousand minor treasure-revealers that have revealed thousands of these concealed teachings of Guru Rinpoche. Among them were the five great Terton Kings, of which Orgyen Pema Lingpa was the fourth.
The legacy of Orgyen Pema Lingpa began in Tibet with the death of Lacham Pemasel, the daughter of King Trisong Detsen, who died unexpectedly in her eighth year. Seeing the king's great sorrow over his only daughter's death, Guru Rinpoche drew Princess Pemasel's consciousness back
Pema Lingpa -The treasurer
The Origins of the Pema Lingpa Lineage
The Pema Lingpa lineage dates back to the 9th century, when Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, first brought Vajrayana Buddhism from India to the lands of Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. Guru Rinpoche's vast spiritual activities left behind an enduring legacy that has survived vibrantly through many ensuing centuries. It is said that Guru Rinpoche visited Bhutan three times. Although he was able to subdue negative forces in order for Vajrayana Buddhism to take hold, Guru Rinpoche also foresaw obstacles that would hinder the Dharma in coming generations. To overcome these difficulties, he blessed the region with hidden treasure texts (terma) to be revealed at the appropriate times to be of maximum benefit for sentient beings in the future. It was Pema Lingpa who was destined to reveal many of these treasures.
During his years in Tibet, Guru Rinpoche prophesied who the treasure-revealers would be, as well as the appropriate times and circumstances for their treasure texts to be discovered. These esoteric teachings were hidden in the varied landscape of the Himalaya among the mountains, cliffs, trees, rivers, lakes and caves, as well as in the very mind- streams of disciples who, as reborn spiritual masters, would be led to discover the terma through dreams, visions, and spontaneous realization. There have been one hundred major and one thousand minor treasure-revealers that have revealed thousands of these concealed teachings of Guru Rinpoche. Among them were the five great Terton Kings, of which Orgyen Pema Lingpa was the fourth.
The legacy of Orgyen Pema Lingpa began in Tibet with the death of Lacham Pemasel, the daughter of King Trisong Detsen, who died unexpectedly in her eighth year. Seeing the king's great sorrow over his only daughter's death, Guru Rinpoche drew Princess Pemasel's consciousness back