Orgyen Kusum Lingpa

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Orgyen Kusum Lingpa is a terton and Nyingma lineage holder within Tibetan Buddhism. He teaches Dzogchen at the The San Francisco Bay Area Vajrakilaya Centers he established in May 1995. He is also known as Pema Tumpo. His name means "Treasure Revealer of the Three Kayas".

His supporters claim that he is the Mahasiddha Drilbupa and incarnation of Lhalung Pelgyi Dorje, the monk who assassinated the anti-Buddhist Bon Emperor Langdarma in 842 CE and then hid in an Yerpa cave. [1][2]

His unique lineage is directly from Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava and is known as the Pema Nying-Thig, "The Innermost Spirituality."

Mingyur Namkhé Dorje, 4th Dzogchen Rinpoche, prophesied about Orgyen Kusum Lingpa:

"An emanation of Vajrapani will appear in the year known as "guarding wealth"... He will blossom like a lily, and then unleash himself like a thunderstorm...He will guide all those connected with him to Sikhavati, The Realm of Bliss."

Kusum Lingpa gave Alan Wallace Dzogchen teachings and the Kalachakratantra empowerment according to the lineage of Lama Mipham.


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[edit] American Recognitions

He's made several controversial American recognitions: Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo, Khandro Susan Blaikie Recto and Lama Changchup Kunchok Dorje (Chuck Stanford).


[edit] References

  • Johnson, Allie. "Trouble in Shangri-La," Kansas City - News, Apr 22, 2004

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Dowman, Keith. The Power-places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide, p. 75. 1988. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London. ISBN 0-7102-1370-0
  2. ^ Gyaltsen, Sakyapa Sonam. The Clear Mirror: A Traditional Account of Tibet's Golden Age, p. 266. Translated by McComas Taylor and Lama Choedak Yuthok. 1996. Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca, N.Y. ISBN 1-55939-048-4

[edit] Websites

http://www.omura.com/k_lingpa

http://www.ar-t.org/Artist_Resume/Kusum_Lingpa/kusum_lingpa.html

http://nouelresella.20m.com/buddhism.html

http://www.snowlionpub.com/pages/appeals32.php

http://www.alanwallace.org/Buddhist%20Teachers%20&%20Teachings.pdf

http://www.halfvalue.com/wiki.jsp?topic=Yerpa

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