Masters

King Trisong Detsen (790–858 CE) was the thirty-seventh ruler of Tibet in the Chögyal (Dharma King) dynasty, which originated with King Nyatri Tsenpo. Nyatri was believed to be a prince from India, who became the first king of Tibet in 127 BCE. King Trisong was the son of King Me Aktsomchen and Princess Chin Ch’eng Kun Chu, a daughter of King Li Lung Chi of China. At the age of thirteen he was enthroned as the thirty-seventh king of Tibet. He was a wise and powerful ruler who extended his kingdom far beyond the previous borders of Tibet.

Vairochana was the foremost translator of Buddhist scriptures in Tibetan history. He was responsible for bringing to Tibet and translating many sūtras and tantras, especially two of the three categories of Dzogpa Chenpo teachings, namely Semde and Longde. He was born at Nyemo Chekhar in Tsang Province as the son of Dorje Gyalpo of the Pakor clan. In his childhood he displayed many miraculous powers such as flying in the sky, making imprints on rocks, and foretelling future events. He was extraordinarily intelligent. In accordance with the prophetic advice of Guru Rinpoche, King Trisong Detsen brought him to Samye and trained him as a translator.

Your vajra form is the intensely radiant form of the Vajra of Great Ferocity [Vajrapani]. Holder of vajra secrets, your vajra laughter resounds afar. Imbued with the indestructible state of vajra mind, you are a vajra cloud reigning as the crown jewel of the immutable timeless awareness of all victorious ones. Let me speak of the greatness of this master of the teachings. He has arisen as part of the magical web of timeless awareness, the inexhaustible and ongoing adornment of the enlightened form, speech, and mind of all victorious ones. He is a great universal monarch among those with spiritual attainment and is in no way separate from Padmasambhava, the second Buddha. Our holy and venerable guru, Orgyen Kusum Lingpa, who is also known as Padma Tumdrak Duddul Dorje Rolpatsal, possesses the supreme and unconditional compassion of the sovereign Lord Vajradhara. Here I can only provide a few drops from the vast ocean that is his life story, simply to ensure that the subject is not ignored completely.