NYINGMA REFUGE TREE CHART Longchen Nyingtik Lineage

12 3 13 24 4 9 14 19 25 1 5 7 10 15 20 22 26 28 2 6 8 11 16 21 23 27 29 17 18 8 Close Sons, Mahayana Assembly

Guru Rinpoche & Yeshe Tsogyal

8 Supreme Ones Shravakas & Pratyekabuddhas

33 34 30 31 32 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 8 Close Sons of the Mahayana Sangha (Bodhisattvas)

1. Kshitigarbha 2. Akashagarbha 3. Avalokiteshvara 4. Vajrapani 5. Maitreya 6. Sarvanirvarana Vishkambin 7. Samantabhadra 8. Manjushri

8 Supreme Ones of the Hinayana Sangha (Shravakas and Pratyekabuddhas)

1. Shariputra (GDB: 1) 2. Maudgalyayana (GDB: 67) 3. Ananda 4. Rahula 5. Aniruddha (GDB: 183) 6. Kashyapa (GDB: 107) 7. Subhuti 8. Katyayana (GDB: 211)

Lineage Gurus

1. Jigme Gyalwey Nyugu (MGRG: 215) (MMM: 211) 2. Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (MGRG: 270) (MMM: 215) 3. Dodrupchen Kunsang Shenpen (MGRG: 428) 4. Khenchen Pema Vajra (MGRG: 467) (MMM: 200) 5. Thubten Chokyi Dorje/5th Dzogchen Rinpoche (MGRG: 428) (MMM: 256) 6. Drodul Kargyi Dorje/Adzom Drukpa? (MGRG: 290) (MMM: 228) 7. Gyalsé Shenpen Tayé (MGRG: 404) (MMM: 198) 8. Khenpo Kunpel (MGRG: 223) (MMM: 258) 9. Shri Simha (MGRG: 39) (MMM: 62) (TLB) 10. Jnanasutra (MGRG: 40) (MMM: 65) 11. Vairochana/Bairotsana (MGRG: 49) (TLB) (TGI) 12. Samantabahdra (MGRG: 31) 13. Vajrasattva (MGRG: 33) 14. Garab Dorje/Prahevajra (MGRG: 37) (MMM: 55) 15. Padmasambhava/Guru Rinpoche/Padmakara (MGRG: 41) (MMM: 74) (TLB) 16. Yeshe Tsogyal (MGRG: 61) (MMM: 92) (TLB) 17. Longchenpa (MGRG: 78) (MMM: 109) 18. Jigme Lingpa (MGRG: 198) (MMM: 118) 19. Manjushrimitra (MGRG: 38) (MMM: 59) 20. Vimalamitra (MGRG: 78) (MMM: 68) 21. King Trisong Detsen (MGRG: 57) (TLB) 22. Dola Jigme Kalsang (MGRG: n/a) (MMM: 173) 23. Jigme Tenpey Nyima/3rd Dodrupchen Rinpoche (MGRG: 323) 24. Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje (MGRG: 395) (MMM: 179) 25. Jigme Phuntsok Jungne (MGRG: 78) 26. Yukhok Chatral (MGRG: 78) (MMM: 260) 27. Apang Terton (MGRG: 488) 28. Patrul Rinpoche (MGRG: 223) 29. Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro (MGRG: 296) (MMM: 278)

Buddhas of the past, present and future

30. Kashyapa (previous buddha) 31. Shakyamuni Buddha 32. Maitreya (future buddha)

Longchen Nyingtik Yidam Deities

33. Mahakuruna/Avalokiteshvara 34. Yamantaka 35. Hayagriva 36. Takyung Barwa 37. Vajra Heruka 38. Vishuddha Heruka

39. Dechen Gyelmo (Queen of Great Bliss) 40. Vajrakilaya 41. Lion Faced Dakini

Dzogchen Dharma Protectors

42. Tseringma 43. Gonpo Maning 44. Rahula 45. Ekajati 46. Dorjé Lekpa 47. Lhamo Ngen Nema 48. Yodrönma

Khen Rinpoche’s main teachers (not shown in refuge tree):

• Khenpo Petsé Rinpoche/Padma Tsewang (MGRG: 481) • Khenpo Jigme Puntsok (MGRG: 475) • Adzom Drukpa/Adzom Druktrul’s previous incarnation (MGRG: 290) • Khenpo Chöchap (MGRG: 482)

Reference Books for biographies

1. MGRG: A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems by Nyoshul Khenpo, Padma publishing 2005.

2. MMM: Masters of Meditation and Miracles by Tulku Thondup, Shambhala publishing 1999.

3. The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism by Dudjom Rinpoche, Wisdom Publications, 1991.

4. GDB: The Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy by Nyanaponika Thera. Wisdom Publications, 2003.

5. TLB: The Lotus-Born: The Life Story of Padmasambhava by Yeshe Tosgyal, North Atlantic Books 2004.

6. TGI: The Great Image: The Life Story of Vairochana the Translator , Shambhala 2004.

Online References

1. The Dharma Dictionary http://www.dharmadictionary.net/ 2. Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.org/