Lineage Flashcards
How many Dharma Kings are there?
7 from 7 generations of establishing Kalachakra in Shambhala (or 35 with other 2 groups of Kalki and Golden Age Kings)
Who was the first Dharma King?
Suchandra
How many Kalki Kings?
25
Who was the first Kalki King? Why?
Manjushri Yashas
He unified the people of Shambhala
under a common recognition of their ultimate nature. And condensed the teachings of the Kalachakra Tantra making them
available to a broader audience, which showed them how to cut through their bias and unveil their sacred truth
Who is the current Kalki King?
Aniruddha
Who is the Kalki before the Golden Age?
Raudra Chakri
How many Kalki Queens are known by name? Who are they?
- Samayamrita and Ishvarapatni
How many kalki queens/female warriors will there be?
108
How many Kings of the Golden Age of peace and harmony?
3
Who are the 3 Kings of the Golden Age?
(1) Brahma, (2) Sureshvara and (3)
Kashyapa.
Who was the first Kalachakra Lineage holder in the human realm?
Kalachakrapada the Elder/Manjuvajra (from India)
What happened to Kalachakrapada the Elder?
A vision of Manjushri told him to find Shambhala and an emanation of Kalki King Aja gave him empowerments and instructions and he finally was able to travel there and get teachings from him.
-He brought the 6 vajra yogas to India.
Who was Kalachkrapada the Younger?
Sri Bhadra. A 12th level bodhisattva. He worked with Tibetan translators to introduce Kalachakra to Tibet. And all of his students reached rainbow body.
Who are the Indian Lineage Masters/Nalanda Tradition?
1.Dushapa Chenpo/Manjuvajra (Kalachakrapada the Elder),
2. Dushapa Nyipa/Sri Badra (Kalachakrapada the Younger),
3.Gyaltse Nalendrapa/Bodhibadra and
4.Panchen Dawa Gonpo/Somanatha
Who are the first 3 of the “6 Vajra Yoga” Lineage holders of the Dro Tradition?
1.Droton Lotsawa (the translator),
2.Lama Lhaje Gompa
3.Lama Droton Namseg
Who taught the completion stages to the first teachers of the Vajra Yoga Lineage of the Dro Tradition?
Somanatha/Dawa Gonpo
Who are the 6 ornaments?
-Nagarjuna,
- Aryadeva,
-Asanga,
-Dignaga
-Dharmakirti
-Vasubandu
Who are the 2 excellences?
Nagarjuna and Asanga
Who are in the brief invocation of the Jonang Lineage in the Divine Ladder sadhana?
1.Dolpopa
2.Kazhipa
3. Rinchen Drakpa(Ratnakirti)
4.Gyalwa Sangye
5. Kunga Nyingpo (Taranatha)
6.Chalongwa
7.Gawi Chöpel
8.Trinley Namgyal
9. All of my precious teachers who have given transmissions, empowerments and teachings to me
Who was Dolpopa?
- emanation of the buddhas of the three times. Developer of the Zhentong view.
- 4th abbot of Jonang monastery
- developed a unified
system of Buddhist study and practice which combined the
study of the definitive meaning of the Zhentong View with retreat practice focusing on the Six Vajra Yogas that became the foundation of the Jonang Tradition
Who was Kazhipa?
(Ratnashri) Highly realized, studied with heart-disciples of Dolpopa and founded jonang Chojé Monastery in Dzamthang and others.
Who was Rinchen Drakpa?
Closest disciple of Kazhipa.
-Founded *Tséchu
Monastery-the second
major monastic institution in the Dzamthang region
-Composed many Kalachakra texts.
Who was Gyalwa Sangye?
-First reincarnation of Ratnashri (who started Chojé monastery)
-Trained hundreds of scholar-practitoners.
-With his students established *108 monasteries.
Who was Kunga Nyingpo?
Jetsun Taranatha. Reincarnation of the great Rimé Master, Jonang Kunga Drolchok and an Indian mahasiddha.
-Wrote a dharma history of India
-studied all vajrayana lineages
-established the great Jonang monastery
of Takten Damchö Ling - composed roughly forty volumes of texts
- In particular, texts
like The Essence of Other Emptiness were influential in clearing
away confusion regarding the Zhentong View and reviving
Dolpopa’s original philosophy.
Who were the lineage masters of Takten Damchö Ling?
1.Taranatha(Founder)
2.Ngonjang Rinchen Gyatso: absorbed large volumes instantly, became abbot of Takten Damchö Ling,
3.Khidrup Lodrö Namgyal- reincarnation of Dolpopa’s mother, guided by visions of White Tara
- Drupchen Ngawang Trinlé-great rimé master and director of many monasteries in Tibet and Mongolia.
Who was Chalongwa?
-helped his teacher established Tsangwa as a major centre for the study and practice of the Jonang Dharma.
Who was Gawi Chöpel?
(also known as Ngawang Tenzin Namgyal)
-first Kalachakra Vajra Master to live at
at Tsangwa Monastery.
- first reincarnation of
Tsangwa’s founder, Lodrö Namgyal,
-received the
complete teachings of the Jonang from his master Ngawang Trinlé.
-renowned for overcoming obstacles with magical powers in order to establish the Jonang system of teaching and practice.
-Guided by direct contact with deities and his supreme skill in meditation, he had great impact on his surrounding environment and his teachings benefited many.
Who was Trinlé Namgyal?
-second reincarnation of
Lodrö Namgyal of Tsangwa Monastery.
-attained extraordinary realisations , especially known for his wisdom, which was said to
equal that of countless Buddhas, particularly the bodhisattva
Manjushri.
-trained with many masters and had many students
Which main jonang center monasteries preserved the lineage after the 17th century and political instability?
Dzamthang monasteries—Chöjé, Tséchu and Tsangwa
Who are the main Jonang Kalachakra lineage masters?
-Kunpang Thukje Tsondru
-Jangsem Gyalwa Yeshe
-Khetsun Yonten Gyatso
-Kunkyen Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen,
-Chogyal Choklé Namgyal and
-Tsungmed Nyabon Kunga
-Drupchen Kunga Lodrö,
-Jamyang Konchog Zangpo,
-Drenchog Namkha Tsenchan
and
-Panchen Namkha Palzang
-Lochen Ratnabadra
-Palden Kunga Drolchok
-Kenchen Lungrik Gyatso
-Taranatha
-Ngonjang Rinchen Gyatso
Who is Kunpang Thukje Tsondru?
-abbot of Chöje Jamyang Sarma’s monastery Kyangdur
-holder of Ra and Drö lineages
*-travelled and combined all seventeen lineages of pith instruction for six vajra yoga into a single unified stream
*- founded the Jonang Mountain Retreat in the incredibly blessed valley of Jomonang.
Who was Jangsem Gyalwa Yeshe?
-student of Thukje Tsondru
-appointed abbot of Dechen Monastery and later became the head
of Jonang Monastery.
Who was Khetsun Yonten Gyatso?
-student of Thukje Tsondru
-successor of Jangsem Gyalwa Yeshe at Jonang Monastery
Who were the vajra masters of the Dzamthang Tsangawa Monastery?
- Founder- Lodrö Namgyal?
2.Gawi Chopel/Ngawang Tenzin Namgyal- 1st resident vajra master of 6 vajra yogas
- Ngawang Khetsun Darjé- 2nd Kalachakra lineage master, highly realized
4.Kunzang Trinlé Namgyal- reincarnation of founder Lodrö Namgyal. Highly realized student of Khetsun Darjé.
- Nuden Lhundrub Gyatso-most influential disciple
of Kunzang Trinlé Namgyal.
-He was highly accomplished
in the practice of inner heat (tummo) and developed invincible wrathful tantric power, through which he could control all the local demons and deities.
-He was responsible
for establishing Lower Tsangwa Monastery, performing
many enlightened activities with the assistance of Jinpa
Gyatso (the second reincarnation of Ngawang Trinlé)
6.Konchok Jigmé Namgyal
7.Ngawang Chöpel Gyatso
8.Ngawang Chökyi Pakpa
9. Ngawang Chöjor Gyatso
How did the Dro lineage come about?
Somanatha transmitted a complete lineage of pith instructions to the Tibetan translator Dro Sherab Drak
-tradition became known as the
Dro tradition
-then transmitted to a series of extraordinary yogis who all achieved the highest of realizations
Who are the lineage masters of Tashi Chöthang?
1.Ngawang Chözin Gyatso- emanation of bodhisattva Akashagarbha
-composed many ritual practices and
commentaries, and once revealed that millions of deities
were emanating from his body. His realisations were so
profound
walked through walls and traveled to pure-realms such
as Shambhala to receive instructions. Many of the practices that were revealed to him in this way, are still used in Jonang monasteries to this day.
-toured as a representative of Tsangawa and eventually did retreat at the hermitage that became Tashi Chöthang Monastery.
2.Ngawang Tenpa Rabgyé
3.Lama Lobsang Trinley
4.Khentrul Jamphal Lodrö
Sutric lineage of Zhentong Madyamaka
-Vajrasattva
-Buddha Shakyamuni
-Bodhisattva Maitreya
-Asanga’s Yogacharya Madhyamaka
-Maitreya’s contemplative Tradition
-Narthang lineage
-Jonang zhentong lineage
Who were part of Asanga’s Yogachara Madyamaka tradition?
Arya Asanga
Vasubandhu
Dignaga
Sthiramti
Chandragomin
Who were first 4 of Maitreya’s Contemplative Tradition?
-Maitripa
-Ratnakarashanti
-Anandakirti
Sañjana
Who were part of the Narthang Lineage?
-Monlam Tsultrim
-Chomden Rigpé Raldri
-Kyiton Jamyang Drakpa
-Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
-Chögyal Choklé Namgyal
-Tsungmed Nyabön -Kunga
Who first brought together the sutric and tantric lineages by being part of the Jonang Kalachakra Lineage and Narthang Lineage?
-Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
-Chögyal Choklé Namgyal
-Tsungmed Nyabön Kunga
Tantric Lineage
-Kalachakra
-Shambhala Kings
-Nalanda tradition of Kalachakra
- Dro Lineage of 6 Vajra Yogas
- Jonang Kalachakra Lineage
Dzamthang Tsangwa Lineage
- Tashi Chothang
