Longsal Nyingpo
Longsal Nyingpo (Wyl. klong gsal snying po) (1625-1692), also known as Longsal Dorje Nyingpo was a tertön whose terma teachings are known by his name. He was a disciple of Rigdzin Düddul Dorje. He was one of those responsible for restoring Katok Monastery, which, after four and a half centuries, had fallen into disrepair. Longsal Nyingpo (1625-1682/92 or 1685-1752): Famous terton or treasure revealer of Kathok Monastery. Also known as Rigdzin Longsel Nyingpo or Essence of the Clear Expanse. Believed to be an incarnation of Chokro Luyi Gyaltsen, one of the twenty-five close disciples of Padmasambhava who transcribed and helped Guru Padmasambhava conceal terma treasures. Current nirmanakaya emanation as Dharma King Lama Achuk of the Nyingma Sect.
Termas
Chagdud Khadro has given Amitabha empowerments for the phowa practice of Longsal Nyingpo on different occasions.
Further Reading
- Ronis, Jann. “Bdud 'Dul Rdo Rje (1615-1672) and Rnying Ma Adaptations to the Era of the Fifth Dalai Lama.” In Power, Politics, and the Reinvention of Tradition: Tibet in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, edited by Bryan J. Cuevas and Kurtis R. Schaeffer, 172-86.