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GAMPOPA Dharma Lord Gampopa Dagpo Rinpoche Gampopa received profound teachings, secret oral transmissions, blessings, and so forth of all these three lineages: The Magnificent Blessing Realization Lineage The Lineage of Profound View The Lineage of the Most Excellent Practice

~ SOL-WA DEB-SO ~ SOL-WA DEB-SO ~ SOL-WA DEB-SO ~

Four Dharmas of Gampopa May all sentient beings be magnificently blessed so that our minds become one with the Dharma. May all sentient beings be magnificently blessed so that the Dharma becomes the Path. May all sentient beings be magnificently blessed so that the Path removes error. May error dawn as pristine wisdom.

~ SOL-WA DEB-SO ~ SOL-WA DEB-SO ~ SOL-WA DEB-SO ~

GAMPOPA Dharma Lord Gampopa Dagpo Rinpoche Gampopa received profound teachings, secret oral transmissions, blessings, and so forth of all these three lineages: The Magnificent Blessing Realization Lineage The Lineage of Profound View The Lineage of the Most Excellent Practice a The Drikung Kagyu Lineage is one of the Kagyu lineages which was founded 852 years ago, by the great spiritual master, Kyoba Jigten Sumgon. This lineage directly came from Buddha Shakyamuni and the primordial Buddha, VajraDhara. All their precious Dharma teachings came to Gampopa from three lineages, through fully enlightened masters. The first lineage was called the Magnificent Blessing Realization Lineage. From VajraDhara, it was passed on to Tilopa, from Tilopa to Naropa, from Naropa to Marpa, from Marpa to Milarepa, and then from Milarepa to Gampopa. The second lineage was called the Lineage of Profound View. It came from Buddha Shakyamuni, and it was passed to Nagajuna, then to Chanta Kirti and so forth, on to Atisha, and then from Atisha to Gampopa. The third lineage was called the Lineage of the Most Excellent Practice. It came from Buddha Shakyamuni to Manjushri, from Manjushri to Maitreya, from Maitreya to Ashanga and so forth, on to Atisha, and then from Atisha to Gampopa. Gampopa received profound teachings, secret oral transmissions, blessings, and so forth of all these three lineages. Then all these teachings were given to PhagmoDrupa by Gampopa. Although Kagyu came from the same root, at that time the Kagyu lineage was divided into several different branches, each carrying the complete teachings and enlightened blessings. Like the wish-fulfilling tree, which comes from the same root, but is divided into different branches, each giving many wonderful blossoms and fruits.

~ SOL-WA DEB-SO ~ SOL-WA DEB-SO ~ SOL-WA DEB-SO ~

Definition of Mantra: ~ SOL-WA DEB-SO ~ This is a Supplication to our Precious Teachers both living and those from our Ancient Lineage. It is from the text: The Preliminary Practices of the Incomparable Drikung Kagyu: The Guru Yoga which Brings the Blessings of the Lineage: The Fourth Section of the Drikung Kagyu Ngondro. Not knowing the exact translations of the the entire supplication, basically a practitioner is asking : "I pray to you, please look upon me with compassion. Please empower me with the blessings. Please grant me the two actual accomplishments now. Please bestow the fruit of the effortless establishment of the two purposes." Then a practitioner is instructed to say the entire mantra 100 times and then to recite the short lineage prayer that follows on the next page. The Drikung Kagyu Ngondro text was prepared for the benefit of all sentient beings as part of the Drikung Kagyu Text Project. This project is dedicated to the translation, preservation and promulgation of the practices of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage. This text was translated by Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche with the assistance of Michael G. Essex. Desktop Publishing by Michael G. Essex. This edition prepared February, 1994. The printing was sponsored in part by the late Shieh Chung-Chin and Mr. Chenming Cheng. SARWA MANGALAM

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~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ OM MANI PADME HUNG ~ May all sentient beings, benefit.

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