Online Reading Transmission of the Seventeen Tantras

by Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche

The online reading transmission of the Seventeen Tantras by Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche has concluded.

Please click here to download a PDF list of which texts were covered on each day.

 

Information Session

The information session has ended, but a recording of it is available here.

Dāna

According to Rinpoche’s wishes, all gifts of dāna in the form of an optional fee for this event will be used to construct a stūpa, the representation of the Buddha’s mind, at Danakosha Ling. You can contribute through Paypal here.

If you can not use Paypal or would prefer to use your bank, the following information will assist you in making a wire transfer.

Receiver: Danakosha Ling
Bank account number: FI5940550016672046
Bank name: Aktia Oyj
Bank address: Arkadiankatu 4-6, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
BIC/SWIFT: HELSFIHH
Reference number: 1627

wisdom-publications-tibetan-buddhism-Tulku-Dakpa-Rinpoche-seveteen-tantrasAbout Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche, the director of Danakosha Ling in Finland, at the request of Zangthal Editions in association with Wisdom Publications, has kindly agreed to bestow the reading transmission (lung) of the Seventeen Tantras online beginning March 18, 2022, the anniversary of Nirmāṇakāya Garab Dorje’s birth on Danakosha Island.

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche was born in 1975, the son of Venerable Lama Thubten Kalsang and Yongdu Wangmo. He was recognized by the late H. H. Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche as the third reincarnation of Drupwang Rogza Sonam Palge Rinpoche. A recognized lineage holder, Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche attended Mindrolling College and graduated with an advanced degree in sūtra and tantra studies. Currently, Rinpoche is the spiritual director of Danakosha Ling. We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to receive this important transmission from such a kind and qualified teacher. To read more about Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche, go here.

The Seventeen Tantras are the most important scriptures in the Dzogchen tradition, first taught in this eon by Nirmāṇakāya Garab Dorje. They form the basis of the writings of Longchen Rabjam and all later masters of the Dzogchen tradition.

Brought to Tibet during the imperial period by the Indian paṇḍita Vimalamitra, the Seventeen Tantras were entrusted to his principal disciple, Nyanban Tingzin Zangpo. During the ninth century, Nyanban concealed them at Zhva Gön, a small temple to the north of Lhasa. The oral transmission was passed down to the caretaker of Zhva Gön temple, Dangma Lhungyal, who removed the Seventeen Tantras and their ancillary texts from their place of concealment during the early eleventh century. After searching for a proper disciple for many years, Dangma finally transmitted the texts to Senge Wangchuk. Senge Wangchuk himself had many visionary encounters with Vimalamitra and attained the body of light, leaving behind no mortal remains. Senge Wangchuk’s disciples continued the transmission of the Seventeen Tantras down to Longchen Rabjam, and this unbroken lineage continues to this day.

As for the requirements to attend this transmission, the late Khyabje Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok (1933–2004) mentions three conditions that must be present in someone who wishes to receive Dzogchen teachings: “Faith in the guru, devotion to the Dharma, and compassion for sentient beings.” 

As space is limited, please make sure to register early so that we know how many people will be participating. The reading transmission will last for five hours each day, with a short break in the middle.