To get back to the first section of this series about Lonchen Rabjam's writings, click here . 1.2.1.4. Conclusive consideration of the general character of Klong chen rab 'byams' works by periods In the Quintessence of the Master (Bla ma yang tig), he...

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To get back to the first section of this series about Lonchen Rabjam's writings, click here . 1.2.1.2. Colophons and elements of the biography Nor would it be right to assume, as is sometimes done, that Klong chen rab ’byams would have used his various...

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Source of the illustration: Facebook page Khordong worldwide. I was considering this series of recollections about Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche closed, when my friend David Dubois added his memories to mine in an excellent - and amusing - article in The Cosmic...

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[A translation of the relevant section of Profusion de la vaste sphère, Peeters, 2007] 1.2. The work of Klong chen rab 'byams 1.2.1. Chronology of the works At this point, and in spite of a certain amount of obscurity which does not leave to remain in...

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Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche with all kinds of personalities, including Pope John XXIII. Photo taken from the Facebook page KHORDONG WORLDWIDE To get back to the beginning of this series, click here . If I had known, when I began to write down these few memories,...

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Guru ’Od gsal rang grol: what is known about him comes from the few pages that sMyo shul mkhan po devotes to him (op. cit., p. 87-91). Born in g.Yor po gzhung, he became in his ninth year the disciple of a paradoxical yogin. Then he received the minor...

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Source of the illustration : Page Facebook KHORDONG WORLDWIDE. To get back to the beginning of this series, click here . There were a number of working sessions with Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche, but not so many. For example, he once asked me to come to Poland...

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1.1.3.37. Klong chen rab ’byams’ Main disciples In the sMyo shul chos ’byung (p. 345), we find the following list: first, three disciples who were both learned and spiritually accomplished (mkhas grub): Khyab brdal lhun grub (the heir of the lineage),...

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Source of the illustration: Facebook page KHORDONG WORLDWIDE. To get back to the beginning of this series, click here . I like this photo which, more than many others, reminds me of Chhimed Rigdzin as I knew him. This is exactly the expression he could...

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And yet, [now gathering] crowds of fortunate beings applying their efforts to what is deserving, whether many or few, three thousand or a hundred, he indifferently opened [all] the doors of the Dharma, according to the degree of understanding of each...

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