Dzogchen Monastery.
Brief History
One of the Six Main Nyingma Monasteries and the historical seat of the Dzogchen Rinpoche and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche incarnation lines. Dzogchen monastery was founded in 1685 by HE Dzogchen Pema Rinzin. He was the most outstanding Dzogchen master of his time and Dzogchen teacher to His Holiness the Great Fifth Dalai Lama. Having received all the Dzogchen teachings, His Holiness instructed Pema Rinzin to travel to the Kham region of Eastern Tibet and found a monastery, so that the teachings might prosper.
Following His Holiness’ instructions, Dzogchen Pema Rinzin travelled on foot to the Kham region with his two main students Ponlop Rinpoche and Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche. Having arrived at a spot close by the Rudam valley the masters stopped to have some tea. Pema Rinzin made an offering of the tea and put the offering cup on a nearby stone. Then, as the master watched, a crow flew down and picked up the cup in its beak and carried it off. They saw the crow disappear into an adjacent valley. The masters considered this an auspicious sign and they walked in the direction that the crow had flown.
After a short time Pema Rinzin found the offering cup on a rock in the Rudam valley. It was on that spot that he founded Dzogchen Monastery. Having established the monastery in the Rudam valley, Dzogchen Pema Rinzin spent the rest of his life giving guidance and empowerments of the Great Perfection teachings, and thousands of students gathered to practise with him. Engaging in meditative concentration, they would stay out throughout the night, completely covering the hillside behind the monastery. Since its founding Dzogchen Monastery has had a total of thirteen abbots. The present throne holder, the Seventh Dzogchen Rinpoche, was enthroned in 2003, taking over from Kyabje Pema Kalsang Rinpoche, who was abbot for over forty years.
Succession of Throne Holding Abbots (gdan rabs གདན་རབས།)
1st Dzogchen Rinpoche Pema Rigdzin
2nd Dzogchen Ponlop Namkha Osel
3rd Dzogchen Rinpoche Gyurme Thekchog Tenzin
4th Jebon Pema Kundrol Namgyal
5th Dzogchen Rinpoche Ngedon Tenzin Zangpo
6th Khedrub Namkhar Tsewang
7th Dzogchen Rinpoche Migyur Namkhe Dorje
8th Kushok Gemong Gyalse Shenpen Thaye
9th Dzogchen Rinpoche Thupten Chokyi Dorje
10th Dechog Dorje
11th Dzogchen Rinpoche Jigdral Jangchup Dorje
12th (in Tibet) Choktrul Pema Kalsang
12th (in India) Dzogchen Rinpoche Jikme Losal Wangpo
===Succession of Scholar Abbots (mkhan rabs མཁན་རབས།)===
1st Sengtrug Pema Tashi
2nd Gyalse Shenpen Thaye
3rd Nyidrak Rigdzin Zangpo
4th Gyelrong Khenpo Pema Sheja
5th Paltrul Orgyen Jigme Chokyi Wangpo
6th Drukpa Khenpo Sonam Gelek
7th Lingtrul Thubten Nyinje Gyeltsen
8th Khenpo Pema Vajra
9th Toru Khenpo Kelden Gyatso
10th Kangtsa Khenpo Dorje Rabten
11th Purtsa Khenpo Akon
12th Jamgon Mipham Namgyal Gyatso
13th Dzowe Khenpo Gelek Namgyel
14th Khetsun Dampa Tsering Norbu
15th Domtson Konchok Drakpa
16th Adro Khenchen Sonam Chopel
17th Khentrul Thubten Tsultrim Gyatso
18th Tawe Khenpo Konchok Zangpo
19th Khenchen Zhenphen Chokyi Nangwa
20th Khenpo Pema Thegchog Loden
21st Awo Khenchen Jigme Lodro
22nd Adro Khenpo Yeshe Gyatso
23rd Khenchen Thubten Nyendrak
24th Nyakshul Khenpo Gyurme Osel
25th Khenchen Ngawang Norbu
26th Dzogchen Khenchen Chime Yeshe
27th Khenchen Jigme Tadrin Yonten Gonpo
28th Khenchen Pema Tsewang Gyamtso
29th Adro Khenpo Yeshe Gyatso
30th Konchog Yeshe Ozer
31st [[]]
32nd [[]]
33rd [[]]
===Current Lineage Holders===
Dzogchen Rinpoche
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Dzogchen Khenpo Choga
Chogtrul Dorje Tashi
Kushok Gemong Rinpoche
Dzogchen Khyentse Rinpoche
Dzogchen Kongtrul Rinpoche
Tulku Kunzang
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===Practices and Teachings===
Nyingma Kama
Khandro Nyingtik
Konchok Chidu (dkon mchog spyi 'dus)
Longchen Nyingtik (klong chen snying thig)
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