Changchub Dorje
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Nyala Rinpoche Rigdzin Changchub Dorje (1826-1961/1978) was a teacher of Dzogchen
, terton
and practitioner of Tibetan medicine. He was born in the Nyarong (nyag rong) region of East Tibet
(Kham
). Teachers of Nyala Rinpoche were Adzom Drugpa (1842-1924), Nyala Pema Dündul
(1816-1872), his student Nyala Terton Rangrig Dorje and Bön luminary Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1859-1935).
Nyala Rinpoche organized and lead a community of Dzogchen
practitioners in Nyalagar also known as Khamdogar (khams mdo sgar), Dedrol area, Kham
. In 1978 he is said to have attained rainbow body
. If he was born in 1826 as is claimed, he would have lived to be far older than the oldest man
ever documented.
Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
(b.1938) is his 'heart-son' or principal disciple . He also had a daughter, Atha Lhamo.
Dzogchen
According to Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, Dzogchen is the natural, primordial state or natural condition of the mind, and a body of teachings and meditation practices aimed at realizing that condition. Dzogchen, or "Great Perfection", is a central teaching of the Nyingma school also practiced by...
, terton
Tertön
A tertön is a discoverer of ancient texts or "terma". Many tertöns are considered incarnations of the 25 main disciples of Padmasambhava. A vast system of transmission lineages developed...
and practitioner of Tibetan medicine. He was born in the Nyarong (nyag rong) region of East Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
(Kham
Kham
Kham , is a historical region covering a land area largely divided between present-day Tibetan Autonomous Region and Sichuan province, with smaller portions located within Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces of China. During the Republic of China's rule over mainland China , most of the region was...
). Teachers of Nyala Rinpoche were Adzom Drugpa (1842-1924), Nyala Pema Dündul
Nyala Pema Dündul
Nyala Pema Dündul , also known as Terton Nyala Pema Duddul, was a teacher of Dzogchen and Tantric Buddhism in Eastern Tibet.In particular, he discovered and practiced the terma of the long-life practice of Guru Amitayus, called the Union of Primordial Essences.Most sources state that the teacher in...
(1816-1872), his student Nyala Terton Rangrig Dorje and Bön luminary Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1859-1935).
Nyala Rinpoche organized and lead a community of Dzogchen
Dzogchen
According to Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, Dzogchen is the natural, primordial state or natural condition of the mind, and a body of teachings and meditation practices aimed at realizing that condition. Dzogchen, or "Great Perfection", is a central teaching of the Nyingma school also practiced by...
practitioners in Nyalagar also known as Khamdogar (khams mdo sgar), Dedrol area, Kham
Kham
Kham , is a historical region covering a land area largely divided between present-day Tibetan Autonomous Region and Sichuan province, with smaller portions located within Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces of China. During the Republic of China's rule over mainland China , most of the region was...
. In 1978 he is said to have attained rainbow body
Rainbow body
In Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, a rainbow body is a body made, not of flesh, but of pure light.-In Dzogchen:...
. If he was born in 1826 as is claimed, he would have lived to be far older than the oldest man
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
ever documented.
Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu is a Dzogchen teacher who was born in Derge, Kham district on 8 December 1938. When he was two years old, Namkhai Norbu was recognized as the 'mindstream emanation', a tulku, of the great Dzogchen teacher, Adzom Drugpa , at five he was also recognized as a mindstream...
(b.1938) is his 'heart-son' or principal disciple . He also had a daughter, Atha Lhamo.