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| − | [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]] (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[སྙིང་ཐིག་ཡ་བཞི]]}}, Wyl. ''[[snying thig ya bzhi]]'') literally means the '[[Four Parts of the Nyingtik]]'. | + | |
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| + | [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]] (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[སྙིང་ཐིག་ཡ་བཞི]]}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[snying thig ya bzhi]]'') literally means the '[[Four Parts of the Nyingtik]]'. | ||
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[[Longchen Rabjam]] also composed the [[Zabmo Yangtik]], which condenses the important [[pith instructions]] of both [[Vima Nyingtik]] and [[Khandro Nyingtik]]. | [[Longchen Rabjam]] also composed the [[Zabmo Yangtik]], which condenses the important [[pith instructions]] of both [[Vima Nyingtik]] and [[Khandro Nyingtik]]. | ||
| − | As [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]] explains: “For the purpose of the actual practice of [[Dzogchen]] according to the seventeen main [[tantras]] of [[Dzogpachenpo]], [[Longchenpa]] [[gathered]] his own [[termas]] as well as those of [[Chetsün Senge Wangchuk]] (who was later [[reborn]] as [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]), and [[Pema Ledreltsal]] ([[Longchenpa’s]] previous [[incarnation]]) in the [[form]] of the thirteen volume collection known as the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]]. This is the practice aspect of [[Longchenpa’s]] writings and the basis of the Old [[Nyingtik]]. In it he synthesized the [[Vima Nyingtik]] of [[Vimalamitra]] and the [[Khandro Nyingtik]] of [[Guru Rinpoche]] and explained all the practical details in the [[light]] of his own [[realization]].”<ref>As quoted in ''[[Dzogchen]] & [[Padmasambhava]]'', [[Rigpa]] Publications, page 85.</ref> | + | As [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]] explains: “For the {{Wiki|purpose}} of the actual practice of [[Dzogchen]] according to the seventeen main [[tantras]] of [[Dzogpachenpo]], [[Longchenpa]] [[gathered]] his [[own]] [[termas]] as well as those of [[Chetsün Senge Wangchuk]] (who was later [[reborn]] as [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]), and [[Pema Ledreltsal]] ([[Longchenpa’s]] previous [[incarnation]]) in the [[form]] of the thirteen volume collection known as the [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]]. This is the practice aspect of [[Longchenpa’s]] writings and the basis of the Old [[Nyingtik]]. In it he synthesized the [[Vima Nyingtik]] of [[Vimalamitra]] and the [[Khandro Nyingtik]] of [[Guru Rinpoche]] and explained all the {{Wiki|practical}} details in the [[light]] of his [[own]] [[realization]].”<ref>As quoted in ''[[Dzogchen]] & [[Padmasambhava]]'', [[Rigpa]] Publications, page 85.</ref> |
==Alternative Classifications== | ==Alternative Classifications== | ||
| − | There are two alternative [[traditions]] of classifying the Four Parts of the [[Nyingtik]], mentioned in the ''Immaculate Oral Instructions'', the [[Nyingtik]] teachings of [[Jamgön Kongtrul]]: | + | There are two alternative [[traditions]] of classifying the Four Parts of the [[Nyingtik]], mentioned in the ''Immaculate [[Oral Instructions]]'', the [[Nyingtik]] teachings of [[Jamgön Kongtrul]]: |
A second {{Wiki|classification}} includes: | A second {{Wiki|classification}} includes: | ||
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#[[Lama Yangtik]]; | #[[Lama Yangtik]]; | ||
#[[Khandro Nyingtik]] and [[Khandro Yangtik]], counted as one; and | #[[Khandro Nyingtik]] and [[Khandro Yangtik]], counted as one; and | ||
| − | #[[Dorsem Nyingtik]] of [[Kunkyong Lingpa]].<ref>See the foreword to ''[[Great Perfection]]: Outer and Inner Preliminaries'', by the [[Third Dzogchen Rinpoche]], translated by [[Cortland Dahl]] (Ithaca: [[Snow Lion]], page xi and [[Dezhung Rinpoche]] (2005) p. 171</ref> | + | #[[Dorsem Nyingtik]] of [[Kunkyong Lingpa]].<ref>See the foreword to ''[[Great Perfection]]: Outer and [[Inner Preliminaries]]'', by the [[Third Dzogchen Rinpoche]], translated by [[Cortland Dahl]] ([[Ithaca]]: [[Snow Lion]], page xi and [[Dezhung Rinpoche]] (2005) p. 171</ref> |
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
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==The [[Empowerments]] of [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]]== | ==The [[Empowerments]] of [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]]== | ||
| − | The [[empowerment]]s have been given many times to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] [[sangha]], including: | + | The [[empowerment]]s have been given many times to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] [[sangha]], [[including]]: |
*[[Kyabjé]] [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], {{Wiki|London}}, 1st July 1987 ([[Lama Yangtik]] and [[Khandro Nyingtik]] only) | *[[Kyabjé]] [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], {{Wiki|London}}, 1st July 1987 ([[Lama Yangtik]] and [[Khandro Nyingtik]] only) | ||
| − | *[[Kyabjé]] [[Penor Rinpoche]], {{Wiki|London}}, 11th - 15th November 1988 (all [[empowerments]] including [[Zabmo Yangtik]]) | + | *[[Kyabjé]] [[Penor Rinpoche]], {{Wiki|London}}, 11th - 15th November 1988 (all [[empowerments]] [[including]] [[Zabmo Yangtik]]) |
*[[Kyabjé]] [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Rigpawiki:Prapoutel|Prapoutel]], 20th and 21st August 1990 ([[Khandro Nyingtik]] only) | *[[Kyabjé]] [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Rigpawiki:Prapoutel|Prapoutel]], 20th and 21st August 1990 ([[Khandro Nyingtik]] only) | ||
| − | *[[Kyabjé]] [[Penor Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 18th - 21st July 1995 (not including [[Zabmo Yangtik]]) | + | *[[Kyabjé]] [[Penor Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 18th - 21st July 1995 (not [[including]] [[Zabmo Yangtik]]) |
*[[Kyabjé]] [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 1st July 2003 ([[Lama Yangtik]] only) | *[[Kyabjé]] [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 1st July 2003 ([[Lama Yangtik]] only) | ||
*[[Kyabjé]] [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 1st - 3rd December 2005 ([[Lama Yangtik]] and [[Khandro Yangtik]] only) | *[[Kyabjé]] [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 1st - 3rd December 2005 ([[Lama Yangtik]] and [[Khandro Yangtik]] only) | ||
| − | *[[Kyabjé]] [[Yangthang Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 7-11 August 2013 (all [[empowerments]] including [[Zabmo Yangtik]]) | + | *[[Kyabjé]] [[Yangthang Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 7-11 August 2013 (all [[empowerments]] [[including]] [[Zabmo Yangtik]]) |
==[[Tibetan Texts]]== | ==[[Tibetan Texts]]== | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
| − | *[[Cortland Dahl]], in ''Entrance to the [[Great Perfection]], A Guide to the [[Dzogchen]] [[Preliminary Practices]]'' (Snow Lion Publications), Appendix III, 'The Fourfold [[Heart Essence]]'. | + | *[[Cortland Dahl]], in ''Entrance to the [[Great Perfection]], A Guide to the [[Dzogchen]] [[Preliminary Practices]]'' ([[Snow Lion Publications]]), Appendix III, 'The Fourfold [[Heart Essence]]'. |
| − | *[[Dezhung Rinpoche]], ''[[snying thig]] ya bzhi'i [[rnam]] bshad'' in kun dga' bstan pa'i [[nyi ma]], [[gsung 'bum]], {{Wiki|Dharamsala}}, 2005, pp.169-179 | + | *[[Dezhung Rinpoche]], ''[[snying thig]] ya bzhi'i [[rnam]] bshad'' in kun dga' [[bstan pa'i]] [[nyi ma]], [[gsung 'bum]], {{Wiki|Dharamsala}}, 2005, pp.169-179 |
| − | *[[Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche]], in ''[[Great Perfection]] – Outer & Inner Preliminaries''', translated by [[Cortland Dahl]] (Snow Lion Publications), Foreword pp.x-xi. | + | *[[Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche]], in ''[[Great Perfection]] – Outer & [[Inner Preliminaries]]''', translated by [[Cortland Dahl]] ([[Snow Lion Publications]]), Foreword pp.x-xi. |
*[[Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche]], ''[[Nyingtik Yabshyi]], Its Origins and [[Transmission]]'' | *[[Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche]], ''[[Nyingtik Yabshyi]], Its Origins and [[Transmission]]'' | ||
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Nyingtik Yabshyi (Tib. སྙིང་ཐིག་ཡ་བཞི, Wyl. snying thig ya bzhi) literally means the 'Four Parts of the Nyingtik'.
It consists of the
The Vima Nyingtik and Khandro Nyingtik are known as the 'mother' Nyingtik texts and the Lama Yangtik and Khandro Yangtik are known as 'child' texts, hence another common name for the collection which is the Four Mother and Child Sections of Nyingtik (Tib. སྙིང་ཐིག་མ་བུ་བཞི་, nyingtik ma bu shyi).
Longchen Rabjam also composed the Zabmo Yangtik, which condenses the important pith instructions of both Vima Nyingtik and Khandro Nyingtik.
As Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche explains: “For the purpose of the actual practice of Dzogchen according to the seventeen main tantras of Dzogpachenpo, Longchenpa gathered his own termas as well as those of Chetsün Senge Wangchuk (who was later reborn as Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo), and Pema Ledreltsal (Longchenpa’s previous incarnation) in the form of the thirteen volume collection known as the Nyingtik Yabshyi. This is the practice aspect of Longchenpa’s writings and the basis of the Old Nyingtik. In it he synthesized the Vima Nyingtik of Vimalamitra and the Khandro Nyingtik of Guru Rinpoche and explained all the practical details in the light of his own realization.”[1]
Alternative Classifications
There are two alternative traditions of classifying the Four Parts of the Nyingtik, mentioned in the Immaculate Oral Instructions, the Nyingtik teachings of Jamgön Kongtrul:
A second classification includes:
- Vima Nyingtik
- Lama Yangtik
- Khandro Nyingtik and Khandro Yangtik, counted as one; and
- Karma Nyingtik, which comes from the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje.
A third way of classifying the four, according to the Dzogchen masters Kongpo Dzogchenpa and Katok Rigdzin Tsewang Norbu, is as follows:
- Vima Nyingtik;
- Lama Yangtik;
- Khandro Nyingtik and Khandro Yangtik, counted as one; and
- Dorsem Nyingtik of Kunkyong Lingpa.[2]
Alternative Translations
- The Fourfold Heart Essence (Cortland Dahl)
- The Four Higher Collections of the Heart Drop (Lama Chökyi Nyima)
The Empowerments of Nyingtik Yabshyi
The empowerments have been given many times to the Rigpa sangha, including:
- Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, London, 1st July 1987 (Lama Yangtik and Khandro Nyingtik only)
- Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche, London, 11th - 15th November 1988 (all empowerments including Zabmo Yangtik)
- Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Prapoutel, 20th and 21st August 1990 (Khandro Nyingtik only)
- Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 18th - 21st July 1995 (not including Zabmo Yangtik)
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 1st July 2003 (Lama Yangtik only)
- Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 1st - 3rd December 2005 (Lama Yangtik and Khandro Yangtik only)
- Kyabjé Yangthang Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 7-11 August 2013 (all empowerments including Zabmo Yangtik)
Tibetan Texts
སྙིང་ཐིག་ཡ་བཞི།, Adzom Drukpa edition- སྙིང་ཐིག་ཡ་བཞི།, Tarthang Tulku edition (Yeshe De).
Footnotes
- ↑ As quoted in Dzogchen & Padmasambhava, Rigpa Publications, page 85.
- ↑ See the foreword to Great Perfection: Outer and Inner Preliminaries, by the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, translated by Cortland Dahl (Ithaca: Snow Lion, page xi and Dezhung Rinpoche (2005) p. 171
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 3 August 2013
Further Reading
- Cortland Dahl, in Entrance to the Great Perfection, A Guide to the Dzogchen Preliminary Practices (Snow Lion Publications), Appendix III, 'The Fourfold Heart Essence'.
- Dezhung Rinpoche, snying thig ya bzhi'i rnam bshad in kun dga' bstan pa'i nyi ma, gsung 'bum, Dharamsala, 2005, pp.169-179
- Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, in Great Perfection – Outer & Inner Preliminaries', translated by Cortland Dahl (Snow Lion Publications), Foreword pp.x-xi.
- Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche, Nyingtik Yabshyi, Its Origins and Transmission
