Palyul Monastery (), also known as Palyul Namgyal Jangchub Choling Monastery and sometimes romanized as Pelyul Monastery, is one of the
"Six Mother Monasteries" of the
Nyingma
Nyingma (, ), also referred to as ''Ngangyur'' (, ), is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The Nyingma school was founded by PadmasambhavaClaude Arpi, ''A Glimpse of the History of Tibet'', Dharamsala: Tibet Museum, 2013. ...
tradition of
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia. It also has a sizable number of adherents in the areas surrounding the Himalayas, including the Indian regions of Ladakh, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, D ...
. It was founded in 1665 by Rigzin
Kunzang Sherab in
Pelyul in
Baiyü County,
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China's
Sichuan province, on the eastern edge of
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...
in
Kham
Kham (; ) is one of the three traditional Tibet, Tibetan regions, the others being Domey also known as Amdo in the northeast, and Ü-Tsang in central Tibet. The official name of this Tibetan region/province is Dotoe (). The original residents of ...
. The monastery is the seat of the
Nam Chö Terma of
Terton Mingyur Dorje.
Drubwang Padma Norbu (Penor Rinpoche) was the 11th throneholder of the Palyul lineage. Upon his
mahaparinirvana in March 2009,
Karma Kuchen Rinpoche became the 12th throneholder.
Namdroling Monastery in
Bylakuppe,
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
, is where the current throneholder to the Palyul lineage has resided since exile from Tibet during
Chinese annexation.
Dzogchen Lineage of Palyul
* Chöku Kuntuzangpo (
Dharmakaya Samantabhadra)
* Drugpa Dorjé Changchen (
Vajradhara)
* Dorje Sempa (
Vajrasattva)
* Thugjé Chenpo Chenrezig (
Avalokitesvara)
* Acarya
Garab Dorje (Prahevajra)
* Jampal Shenyen (
Manjushrimitra)
* Acarya Shiri Sing-ha
* Yeshe Do (
Jnanasutra)
* Padma Jyungnas (
Padmasambhava)
* Gelong Namkhai Nyingpo
* Khandro
Yeshe Tsogyal
* Nanam Dorjé Dudzom
* Lhase Mutri Tsanpo
* Tertön Zangpo Dragpa
* Trulku Rigzin Chenpo
* Kunpang Dönyöd Gyaltsan
* Gyudzin Sönam Chogzang
* Drubthob Thangthong Gyalpo
* Jangsem Kunga Nyima
* Trulzhig Trayaketu
* Tsenchen Trayavajra
* Chöjé Bodhi Sing-ha
* Trulku Tashi Gyamtso
* Drubwang Tonpa Sengge
* Trulku Chönyi Gyamtso
* Terton
Mingyur Dorje
* Khaschog
Karma Chagme
Throneholders
* Rigzin
Kunzang Sherab (rig 'dzin kun bzang shes rab, 1636–1398). He built "a temple with a reliquary
stupa inside to preserve
Mingyur Dorje’s relics, and had a statue of him made."
* Padma Lhundrub Gyatso
* 1st Drubwang Padma Norbu
* Karma Tashi
* Karma Lhawang and Karma Dondam
* Gyurme Nyedon Tanzin
* Padma Do-ngag Tanzin
* Do-ngag Chökyi Nyima
* 2nd Drubwang Padma Norbu (Padma Kunzang Tanzin Norbu, also known as Rig'dzin dpal chen 'dus pa)
* Karma Thegchog Nyingpo
*
3rd Drubwang Padma Norbu Rinpoche (Jigme Thubten Shedrub Chokyi Drayang Palzangpo, Wylie: 'jigs med thub bstan bshad sgrub chos kyi sgra dbyangs dpal bzang po)
* Karma Kuchen (Thubtan Tshultrim Norbu Odsal Thrinlas Kunkhyab Palzangpo)
* Drubwang Migyur Dechen Garwang Zilnon Dorje Palzangpo
Other people
* Jampal Dorje (19th and 20th centuries)
Notes
References
*Namchö Ngondro, ''The Great Perfection Buddha in the Palm of the Hand.'' Gyaltrul Rinpoche, Yeshe Nyingpo, Ashland, Oregon, (c)1986
*Ven. Tsering Lama Jampal Zangpo, ''A Garland of Immortal Wish-fulfilling Trees: The Palyul Tradition of the Nyingmapa.'' Snow Lion, (c)1988
*
Dorji Wangchuk (Universität Hamburg):
Das dPal-yul-KIoster in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Die Wiederbelebung einer klösterlichen Tradition der rNying-ma-Schule' (PDF-Datei; 1,8 MB)
External links
*
{{coord, 31.2157, N, 98.8220, E, source:wikidata, display=title
Buddhist monasteries in Sichuan
Tibetan Buddhist temples in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Nyingma monasteries and temples