{"id":13722,"date":"2025-03-26T03:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T03:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/?page_id=13722"},"modified":"2025-03-26T07:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:25:27","slug":"dorje-drak-monastery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/dorje-drak-monastery\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dorje Drak Monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13722\" class=\"elementor elementor-13722\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601801c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"601801c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d97107 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d97107\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Monastery<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baebfaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baebfaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Millennial Legacy of Northern Treasures<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5122536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5122536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tdac-nyingmapa-monastery.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13738\" alt=\"\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rigdzin G\u00f6dem\u2014The Treasure Revealer Incarnation of Guru Rinpoche<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde0298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fde0298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1337: Omens in Nyang<\/strong><\/p><p>In a valley of Nyang, Tibet, a yogi\u2019s wife was in labor when suddenly, a radiant multicolored light shone outside the tent, and the sound of sacred mantras echoed in the air. The newborn was named \u201cOrgyen Jampa,\u201d later known as Rigdzin G\u00f6dem. His father, a practitioner of Vajrakilaya (a wrathful tantric deity), noticed the child\u2019s extraordinary signs:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Meditative Vision at Age 8:<\/strong> While practicing, he could clearly see Vajrakilaya appear in space, holding a vajra and a skull cup.<\/li><li><strong>Feathers on His Head:<\/strong> At 11, three feather-like strands of hair grew atop his head; at 23, two more appeared. His people called him \u201cG\u00f6kyi Demchok\u201d (The Five-Feathered Saint), believing he was the body incarnation of Guru Rinpoche.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>A Destiny Foretold: The Prophecy of the Hidden Treasure<\/strong><\/p><p>In 1364, a lama named Mongla Sangpo Drakpa retrieved eight volumes of sacred texts from Bolong, which prophesied:<br \/><em>&#8220;At Sang Sang Lhatsa Mountain lies the key to a great hidden treasure, to be revealed by a yogi holding a sacred statue and a mala.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>A Fated Encounter<\/strong><\/p><p>During the New Year of 1365, three messengers awaited by the river near Draklong Monastery, carrying the prophetic texts. A week later, Rigdzin G\u00f6dem arrived, holding a Vajrakilaya statue and a mala\u2014matching the prophecy perfectly. The messengers knelt before him, presenting the scriptures:<br \/><em>&#8220;You are the destined treasure revealer chosen by Guru Rinpoche!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5dd8a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5dd8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e54723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7e54723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615a80f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"615a80f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7911a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7911a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20d038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a20d038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">- 2 -<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44853d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44853d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Snow Mountain Quest\u2014An Epic Treasure Hunt<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddec95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ddec95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Jupiter Omen<\/strong><\/p><p>In June 1366, as foretold, Rigdzin G\u00f6dem waited for Jupiter to enter the constellation of \u201cKritika\u201d (associated with auspicious omens in Buddhism). At dawn, a beam of white light shone upon the snow-covered peak of Draksang Mountain.<\/p><ul><li><strong>The Seven Scrolls:<\/strong> Leading his disciples up the peak, he unearthed seven scrolls beneath a white rock surrounded by three stone pillars. The disciples gasped,<br \/><em>&#8220;These letters seem to be flowing, as if written by Guru Rinpoche himself!&#8221;<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The Coiled Serpent\u2014Guardian of the Secret Vault<\/strong><\/p><p>That August, while giving empowerment to his disciples, Rigdzin G\u00f6dem suddenly interrupted the ritual and led them up a perilous mountain shaped like a coiled serpent.<\/p><ul><li><strong>An Ominous Sunset:<\/strong> The sky turned blood-red at dusk, the ground trembled, and the air filled with sandalwood fragrance.<\/li><li><strong>The Triangular Chamber:<\/strong> Deep inside a cave, a blue stone slab held a coiled serpent (a protector deity). At its raised center lay a maroon leather box, divided into five chambers:<ul><li><strong>Central Chamber:<\/strong> Three silk-wrapped phurbas, a hair relic of Guru Rinpoche, and 30 tantric texts.<\/li><li><strong>Eastern Chamber:<\/strong> The \u201cSeverance of Karmic Chains\u201d scripture (a secret method to cut negative karma).<\/li><li><strong>Southern Chamber:<\/strong> The Vajrakilaya practice of the Rock Transmission, featuring nine heads and eighteen arms.<\/li><li><strong>Western Chamber:<\/strong> The \u201cUnion of Samsara and Nirvana\u201d (a supreme teaching on transcending duality).<\/li><li><strong>Northern Chamber:<\/strong> Ritual texts on wrathful magic, medicine, and exorcism.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Rigdzin G\u00f6dem classified the treasures into 101 volumes, marking each with dakini seed syllables, thus founding the Northern Treasures lineage (Chang Ter).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bee7ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7bee7ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92afda1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92afda1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447f986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"447f986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0e76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d0e76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">- 3 -<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab161ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab161ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Lineage of Reincarnation\u2014From Tent Monastery to Vajra Rock<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cea6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82cea6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Yari Panchen\u2014A Rule-Breaking Treasure Revealer<\/strong><\/p><p>In the 16th century, Rigdzin G\u00f6dem reincarnated as Loden, whose elder brother, Yari Panchen, was a rare treasure revealer in monastic robes. Together, they combined the Northern Treasures and the Jangter tradition, establishing the \u201cYewang Chokyi Gyel\u201d Tent Monastery beside a snowy mountain.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Strict Monastic Code:<\/strong> All monks had to practice Vajrakilaya three times daily\u2014violators faced a seven-day retreat as a penalty.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The Crisis of Xinshaba<\/strong><\/p><p>In 1550, the reincarnation Tashi Dorje (the next Yari Panchen) was persecuted by Tibetan rulers and fled to Kham. He practiced the wrathful \u201cRahula Protection\u201d ritual, and after receiving his warning letter, his enemy Xinshaba suddenly died. Tashi Dorje was then recognized as \u201cChang Dak\u201d (Northern Treasure Dharma Lord).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The Vajra Rock Monastery\u2014A Sacred Legacy<\/strong><\/p><p>In 1599, Rigdzin G\u00f6dem\u2019s third reincarnation, Aji Wangpo, moved the Tent Monastery to Central Tibet. The site featured a naturally formed Vajra-shaped rock, leading to its renaming as <strong>Dorje Drak Monastery (Vajra Rock Monastery).<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Recognition by the Fifth Dalai Lama:<\/strong> In 1617, the young Fifth Dalai Lama received a longevity empowerment there and declared,<br \/><em>&#8220;The Northern Treasures are the most reliable treasure teachings.&#8221;<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Cross-Border Transmission:<\/strong> His disciple, Tenzin Norbu, introduced the tradition to Nepal\u2019s Helambu region, where monasteries continue to practice its wrathful rituals.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e4064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2e4064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558f2da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"558f2da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc7545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0dc7545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261da22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"261da22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">- 4 -<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178a909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"178a909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protector Deities in Warfare\u2014The Legacy Amidst Battles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ec74d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ec74d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Gatsang Dudul Dorje\u2014The Wrathful Vajra That Repelled Invaders<\/strong><\/p><p>In the late 18th century, the eighth reincarnation, Gatsang Dudul Dorje, used wrathful rituals to repel the Nepalese Gorkha army. The Qing Dynasty honored him with the title <strong>\u201cHutuktu\u201d (Revered Living Buddha).<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>A Battlefield Miracle:<\/strong> It is recorded that during his ritual, he hurled a phurba into the air, triggering a thunderstorm over the enemy camp. The panicked warhorses scattered, and the Nepalese army fled in disarray.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The 20th-Century Revival<\/strong><\/p><p>In 1936, the tenth reincarnation, Thubten Jigme Namdrol Gyatso, was born in Lhasa. Despite political turmoil, he restored Dorje Drak Monastery, preserving the Northern Treasure texts.<\/p><ul><li><strong>The Oracle\u2019s Prophecy:<\/strong> A prophecy from the monastery\u2019s Gadong Oracle stated:<br \/><em>&#8220;The Northern Treasures lineage is like the Yarlung Tsangpo River\u2014though blocked by mountains, it will ultimately flow into the ocean.&#8221;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85941b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f85941b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26f3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f26f3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Three Pillars of the Tradition<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><strong>Vajrakilaya Practice:<\/strong> Wrathful methods to subdue negativity and karmic obstacles, involving vajras, skull cups, and deity visualization.<\/li><li><strong>Sacred Hidden Lands:<\/strong> Rigdzin G\u00f6dem discovered seven hidden retreats (such as Pema Trak), each with natural food stores and escape routes for thousands.<\/li><li><strong>Reincarnation Verification:<\/strong> Successive reincarnations must be authenticated through treasure revelation, past-life relics, and oracle prophecies.<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The Modern Influence of the Northern Treasures<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Global Spread:<\/strong> Dorje Drak Monastery branches exist in Nepal, Dharamsala, and even the West, where disciples continue wrathful practices.<\/li><li><strong>Scientific Mystery:<\/strong> In 2010, scientists found Sanskrit energy symbols carved into the walls of Draksang Cave, believed to be remnants of an ancient protective mandala.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d7039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56d7039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71254e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c71254e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a64d39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a64d39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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