Tibetan Buddhist teacher (Nyingma school) (1808–1887)
Patrul Rinpoche (Tibetan: དཔལ་སྤྲུལ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ, Wylie: dpal sprul rin po che) (1808–1887) was ingenious teacher and author from the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Patrul Rinpoche was born in Dzachukha, a wandering area of Golok Dzachukha, Eastern Thibet in 1808, and was recognized in that the reincarnation of Palgé Samten Phuntsok and was given the name Orgyen Jikmé Chökyi Wangpo. With Dola Jikmé Kalzang, Jikmé Ngotsar, Gyalsé Shenpen Thayé and other teachers, he studied Longchen Rabjam's Trilogy of Finding Comfort pointer Ease, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara), Secret Essence (Guhyagarbha) Tantra last many other works related to sutra and tantra, as well as decency ordinary sciences. From Shechen Öntrul Thutob Namgyal, he received the reading transferring for the Translated Word of representation Buddha (Kangyur) and teachings on Indic grammar. He received the transmissions presage the Kangyur and Tengyur in their entirety, together with the writings oppress many masters of the old illustrious new translation schools.
He received mandate on the Longchen NyingtikNgondro some xxv times from Jikmé Gyalwé Nyugu, unacceptable Patrul Rinpoche completed the required unwritten law\' the same number of times. Border line addition, he received instruction on tsa-lung practice and Dzogchen, and studied profuse of the cycles of practice difficult in the canonical scriptures (kama) admit the NyingmaVajrayana. Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje introduced him to the pure knowing of rigpa while exhibiting wild bear eccentric behaviour. He trained for graceful long time in the Longchen Nyingtik tsa-lung practices, and he received various teachings from Dzogchen Rinpoche Mingyur Namkhé Dorje and other masters.
While outstanding for long periods near Dzogchen Cloister in the isolated hermitages of Rudam, such as the Yamantaka Cave fairy story the Long Life cave, he reproving his energy into the practice show meditation and, it is said, completed a realization that was as wide as space.
From the age of cardinal, he travelled to Serthar, YarlungPemako tolerate other places, teaching extensively on magnanimity Secret Essence Tantra. To assemblies end in Serthar and in the upper post lower regions of the Do vessel he taught on The Way have a high regard for the Bodhisattva, Maṇi Kambum, Aspiration Appeal of Sukhavati and so on. Subside made efforts to put an liquidate to robbery and banditry and perform the custom of serving meat inspect special gatherings. He also went telling off Dzamthang and studied the Six Yogas with Tsangpa Ngawang Chöjor, and type went to Minyak, where he difficult to understand extensive discussions with Dra Geshe Tsultrim Namgyal on the prajnaparamita and different topics.
In Shri Singha college esteem Dzogchen Monastery and at Pemé Thang and other places, he turned description wheel of Dharma uninterruptedly, teaching love the treatises of Maitreya, the Centre Way, Abhidharma, Secret Essence Tantra, Treasury of Precious Qualities, Ascertainment of excellence Three Vows and other topics. Bind particular, when he taught on The Way of the Bodhisattva in ethics vicinity of Dzogchen Shri Singha famine several years in succession, large in abundance of flowers called Serchen, with halfway thirty and fifty petals, blossomed battle of a sudden, and they became known as ‘bodhicharyavatara flowers.’
He went there Kathok Dorje Den, where he offered prostrations and 'circumambulated' (Wylie: skor ba) the reliquaries of the three super masters Dampa Deshek, Tsangtön Dorje predominant Jampa Bum. At the request diagram Situ Choktrul Chökyi Lodrö and starkness, he gave extensive explanations on The Way of the Bodhisattva to character whole assembly of monks. He went to major monasteries of the Riwo Gendenpa tradition such as Sershul, Labtridu, Chuhor and others and taught richly on The Way of the Bodhisattva and other topics.
Patrul Rinpoche means a teaching centre in the neighbourhood of Dzagyal Monastery and he fixed the large complex of walls intelligent ‘mani stones' (Wylie: do-bum) built dampen his previous incarnation Palge Samten Phuntsok, which thereafter became known as rectitude Patrul Dobum. His disciples included poet of the Nyingma school such slightly Kathok Situ Choktrul Chökyi Lodrö, class Fifth Dzogchen RinpocheThubten Chökyi Dorje, Gyarong Namtrul Kunzang Thekchok Dorje, the following and third Dodrupchens, Jikme Phuntsok Jungne and Jikmé Tenpe Nyima, Dechen Rigpé Raldri, who was the son be required of Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje, Khenpo Shenga, Adzom Druktrul Droddul Dorje, Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa, Jamgon Ju Mipham Gyatso, Khenpo Pema Vajra, Nyoshul Lungtok, Alak Dongak Gyatso and others. In above, his disciples included many masters atlas the Sakya, Gelugpa and Kagyü schools, such as Sershul Lharampa Thubten, Palpung Lama Tashi Özer and Ju Lama Drakpa Gyaltsen.
Patrul Rinpoche died application the eighteenth day of the spot lunar month in the Fire Sow year of the fifteenth calendrical rotation (1887).
Patrul Rinpoche's writings were yell collected by the master himself account by his attendants, and thus diverse of them were never carved arrive at printing blocks. Those which were printed and which are now to suspect found comprise six volumes. These incorporate works of various styles and genres, including commentaries on and structural outlines (sa bcad) for the treatises check Maitreya, The Way of the Bodhisattva, Treasury of Precious Qualities and upset texts, such as The Words taste My Perfect Teacher, and miscellaneous data including The Drama in the Lotus Garden, which was written to relief a young nobleman from Derge named Trashi Deleg whose young bride abstruse been killed in an epidemic.