“The Precious Jewel of Wisdom"

The unbroken line of Gharwang incarnations began in the 14th century. Since then, there has always been a close link between the Karmapa and Gharwang incarnates.

When Rinpoche’s mother was about six months pregnant with him, she attended an important religious ceremony that was presided by the head of the Kagyud Tradition, 16th Gyalwa Karmapa at Rumtek Monastery. During the part of the ceremony of the traditional Tilopa Dance, a jewel offering was made to the Karmapa. Breaking with tradition, he declined and pointed to Rinpoche’s surprised mother, requesting instead that the offering be made to her. He then announced that she was carrrying the 12th Gharwang Rinpoche.

Rinpoche was born in the early morning. His parents dispatched a messenger to inform H.H. 16th Karmapa of his imminent arrival. Before the messenger could leave the house, Saljay Rinpoche (the Karmapa’s emissary) with a party of monks were already at the door with an offering scarf from the Karmapa to ceremonially welcome the child at the time of birth and a letter containing H.H.’s blessings for Rinpoche’s well-being.

The 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche was officially installed on the Lion Throne shortly after his 11th birthday. Thereafter, known as “Karma Gharwang Chochung Tenpa Namgyal Thinley Kunkhyab Pal Zangpo" which means The Victorious Protector of Buddha Dharma with Excellent Qualities and All-Pervasive Auspicious Activities, a name given by the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa himself. A worthy name which seems to describe Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche's activities from Tilopa's era.

Tilopa was the first to receive The Dakini Hearing Lineage teachings, from Vajrayogini – the principal dakini and consort of Cakrasamvara. Naropa received the teachings from Tilopa. Then transmitted the essence of Cakrasamvara and Vajravarahi(Vajrayogini) orally to Marpa and restricted this teaching to a single lineage holder for 13 generations. Naropa had documented the teachings and that was passed on for generations to the 5th Karmapa.

The 1st Gharwang was the 13th generation after Tilopa pledged to return upon obtaining teachings from the Celestial Buddha Vajradhara. Known as Trung Mase, he had displayed characteristics of a spiritually advanced person. Having received Kagyudpa and Nyingmapa teachings - including Six Yogas of Naropa, Khandro Nying-Thig (The Innermost Essence of the Dakinis), he went to Tsurphu where the 5th Gyalwa Karmapa was giving teachings.

Whilst approaching the 5th Gyalwa Karmapa (Deshing Shegpa) for blessings at Tsurphu, His Holiness recalled the ancient prophecy of the great Indian Guru Mahasiddha Tilopa and recognised Trung Mase as Tilopa's reincarnate. His Holiness bestowed the name of Mas Lodroe Rinchen Pal - "The Precious Jewel of Wisdom" upon Trung Mase as if in anticipation of Trung Mase's future wondrous incarnations.

Lodroe Richen Pal received the complete oral instructions of the Zurmang Kagyud tradition and many other empowerments from his root lama. The teachings on Kagyudpa and Nyingmapa formed the core of the Whispering Lineage (also known as The Dakini Hearing Lineage). An avid student, Trung Mase engaged in strict retreat for 10 years. After which, he emerged as the most spiritually evolved student of the 5th Gyalwa Karmapa.

Having a learning and insight so extraordinary, he became widely known as Dubchen Mase -"Great Saint" in Tibetan and is equivalent to Mahasiddha in Sanskrit. At the 5th Karmapa's instruction, Dubchen Mase proceeded to Kham and established a monastery at an auspicious site where two great rivers converge before flowing steadily downhill."A place with many corners" - Zurmang Monastery. Zurmang literally means"Many corners". Since then, Trung Mase became the supreme leader of Zurmang Kagyud, the supreme essential lineage of Drupgyud Karma Kamtsang also known as Khandro Nyengyud. ('Nyen' literally means whispering and 'gyud' refers to lineage.)

Trung Mase predicted that he would gain enlightenment in the Pureland of Bon Nyen Dang with air filled with wondrous fragrance and miraculously dissolved into light and leaving only his hair and fingernails.

All through his future incarnations, Zurmang Gharwang has demonstrated infinite compassion, scholarly characteristics and the occasional artistic personality which produced many fine Buddha images during the time of the 3rd Gharwang. Unfortunately, many of these treasures were lost or destroyed over the long, turbulent years.

The present 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche received many personal empowerments, textual as well as oral transmissions from the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa. He also received various teachings from the late Kalu Rinpoche, the late Tulku Urgen Rinpoche, late Khenpo Pema Pedtse, the late H.E Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, ShaMarpa, Tai Situpa, Gyaltsapa and HH Sakya Trizin. In addition, he has studied under the guidance of renowned Buddhist scholars such as Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso and Khenchen Chodak Tenphel. Rinpoche was a top scholar at the Nalanda Buddhist Institute between 1982 and 1991. Since 1987, he has taught extensively in dharma centres all over the world in Europe, America and Asia. The first Kagyudpa Dharma Centre in Indonesia was founded by Gharwang Rinpoche in Jakarta, in 1996.

On completing his formal Tibetan Buddhist studies and English language at 26, Rinpoche left Rumtek to begin the task of establishing his new seat in Sikkim as well as re-establishing its original seat in Tibet and also the setting up of several Zurmang Centres in Singapore, Hongkong, Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, Pakan Baru, Taipei and Kuala Lumpur.

Rinpoche’s great humility and unpretentiousness have endeared and awed many who have been fortunate to meet him. In 1990, the Governor of Los Angeles (California, USA) honoured him with the Keys of the City, making him an honorary citizen of the country, with the aim of promoting a better understanding and practice of the Buddha Dharma. With an understanding of the Western culture, and his fluency in English, Rinpoche is able to expound the Dharma clearly and directly, showing how an ancient philosophy is still surprisingly relevant in this modern world, perhaps even more so.

智慧的珍宝

相续不间断的嘉皇转 世自十四世纪开始。从 那时至今，大宝法王和 嘉皇的转世都有密切的 关系。

当仁波切母亲怀他六月 时，她在龙德寺参加了 一个迦举传承之首——第十 六世大宝法王亲临的重 要的宗教仪式。于传统 的帝洛巴舞仪式中有一 段是将珍宝献给大宝法 王。有别于传统，他挽 拒献礼而指向惊讶的仁 波切的母亲，坚持将供 品交给她。他接着宣布 她怀着的是第十二世嘉 皇仁波切。

仁波切于破晓出生。他 的父母派人转告第十六 世大宝法王他的降临。 信者还未出门，挲杰仁 波切（大宝法王的使者 ）随一群僧众已带了大 宝法王奉予的卡达和大 宝法王的书信祝福在门 外等候孩子的出生。

第十二世嘉皇仁波切在 他十一岁生日后不久正 式升上狮子宝座。此后 ，由第十六世大宝法王 赐名为“嘎玛嘉皇卓聪天 巴南佳听磊昆窍帕藏颇 ”，意为具殊胜功德并兼 备一切吉祥事业通透又 胜利的佛法护主。这名 符合而又相是形容苏曼 嘉皇仁波切自帝洛巴时 代的事业。

帝洛巴是第一位接受空 行口耳传承的人，传于 他的上师便是金刚瑜珈 母——胜乐金刚的主要空行 母与明妃。那若巴从帝 洛巴口中领授教法，并 把胜乐金刚和金刚亥母 （即金刚瑜珈母）的精 髓口传给玛尔巴。此传 承连续十三代单传。那 若巴记载了教义而传于 后世至第五世大宝法王 。

第一世嘉皇是十三代传 承持有者。帝洛巴从菩 贤如来那儿在获得教法 后，曾誓言会乘愿转世 。第一世嘉皇也广为人 们称为董玛希，他显现 具高深修行者的特资， 领受迦举和宁玛派的教 法，包括那若巴六瑜珈 ，康多宁滴（空行极内 精髓）。

他去过第五世大宝法王 弘法的祖普寺。当他在 祖普寺趋向第五世大宝 法王——德新协巴，接受加 持时，尊贵的法王意起 久远时印度玛哈悉达帝 洛巴的豫言并认证董玛 希为帝洛巴的转世。尊 贵的法王赐他法号玛希 罗多仁谦帕——“智慧的珍宝 ”，似乎豫计了董玛希后 来的光辉转世。

罗多仁谦帕从根本上师 那儿接受了全部的苏曼 迦举传承口传和众多灌 顶。迦举和宁玛的教法 是细语传承（亦称为空 行聆听传承）的核心。 董玛希是位认真的学生 ，他闭关十年，成为第 五世嘉哇大宝法王的众 弟子中最富灵修成就的 学子。

兼备如此超凡的学识和 内观，他广为人称度千 玛希——藏文中的“伟大的贤 圣者”，同等于梵文中的 “玛哈悉达”。应第五世大 宝法王的指示，度千玛 希前往康区，在两河汇 集并还未泄下山之处的 吉祥地建立了寺院。“苏 曼”意思是“多个角落”，所 以苏曼寺也有另称“多个 角落的地方” 。从那时起 ，董玛希成为苏曼迦举 的首要领袖。此传承是 顿究嘎玛康藏传承，也 称为康朵念究传承（“念” 指的是细语，而“究” 指的 是“传承”），的主要传承 。

董玛希豫言他会在充满 芬香奔念当净土中证悟 。其言刚说完，他神奇 般化光融于法界，留下 指甲和头发。

于接着的转世中，苏曼 嘉皇展现了无限的慈悲 、文雅学者之风范及偶 尔如第三世苏曼嘉皇的 艺术天分，塑造了细质 的佛像。不幸，许多这 些珍宝都在动乱期间流 失或毁坏。

这世的苏曼嘉皇仁波切 得到第十六世大宝法王 亲传许多灌顶、法本和 口传。他也得到诸位上 师的教诲，先师卡鲁仁 波切、先师杜古乌金仁 波切、先师康诚贝玛悲 纪仁波切、蒋贡康楚仁 波切、夏玛巴、泰锡杜 巴、嘉察巴和尊贵的萨 迦帝晋。此外，他也向 著名佛学家，例如康诚 创古仁波切、康诚楚定 嘉措仁波切及康诚楚达 甸骠学习。1982至1991年，仁 波切在那烂陀佛学院期 间是学院顶尖学者。自 1987年，仁波切曾在亚洲、 美国及欧洲授课。印尼 的第一所迦举佛法中心 是嘉皇仁波切在雅迦达 于1986年创建的。

在完成他正统的藏传佛 教和英文的教育，年纪 二十六的仁波切离开龙 德，开始兴建锡金寺院 和重建西藏的寺院，也 在新加坡、香港、雅迦 达、眉丹、苏拉巴雅、 帕堪巴如、台北和吉隆 坡设立苏曼中心。

仁波切的谦虚与不造作 摄受了众多有幸见到他 的人。1990年，洛三基（美 国加利福尼亚）的总督 献给他“城市钥匙”，使他 成为该国的荣誉国民以 促进佛法的修行和了解 。以他对西方文化的认 识和流利的英语，仁波 切能清楚和直接地讲述 佛法，让人们了解这古 老的哲学于今时的世界 是如何惊人地恰当，可 能甚至比以往更应时。
 

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3 Zurmang Lineage Holders,
12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche, (centre)  Zurmang Tenga Rinpoche (right) and 12th Zurmang Trungpa Rinpoche (left)

 

 

History of Zurmang Kagyud Lineage

The Zurmang Kagyud is the supreme essential lineage of Drupgyud Karma Kamtsang, known as Khadro Nyengyud (Nyen means whispering, gyud means lineage), the Dakini Hearing Lineage or Whispering Lineage. The Dakini Hearing Lineage teachings were first received by the great Indian Guru Mahasidha Tilopa when he went to Uddiyana and received the teachings from Vajrayogini. This is why they are referred to as the "dakini" hearing lineage - Vajrayogini being the principal dakini and consort of Cakrasamvara. Tilopa received this transmission directly from this dakini, rather than from a human guru.

Naropa received these teachings from Tilopa and then transmitted the supreme oral instructions on the innermost essence of Cakrasamvara and Vajravarahi (Vajrayogini) to Marpa and restricted this teaching to a single lineage holder for thirteen generations. A text that seems to summarize these teachings that Marpa received is the Karnatantra-vajrapada, authored by Naropa. Milarepa received these teachings from Marpa and gave them to Gampopa who later gave them to Dusum Khyenpa, the first Karmapa. This continued up to Trung Mase Lodro Rinchen, who was a disciple of the fifth Karmapa, Dezhin Shegpa. Trung Mase belonged to the thirteenth generation and thus became the first guru to transmit this particular lineage of mahamudra teachings to more than a single dharma successor. This is pursuant to the ancient prophecy of Mahasidha Tilopa who made a pledge that he himself would return after the teachings had been transmitted through thirteen successive lineage holders, to teach the teachings widely. Therefore, Trung Mase is in fact the emanation of Tilopa, as acknowledged by the fifth Karmapa.

Following the instruction of his guru to benefit beings, Trung Mase went to Kham to establish a monastery on particular site on which two great rivers converge before flowing steadily downhill, where the terrain resembled a red horse that was split open. In accordance with the prediction of Dorje Narjolma, this was the precise location of Cakrasamvara's Speech Abode, and is auspiciously blessed by the deity to ensure the complete success of spiritual practice. On one occasion, prior to the construction of a retreat center on this site, when Trung Mase inquired as to where his attendant had disposed of the torma to appease the protecting deities of the region, the reply was that of "a place with many corners" - that was how Zurmang Monastery derived its name. Zurmang literally means "many corners". Trungmase Lodro Rinchen then became the supreme leader of the Zurmang Kagyud

 

 

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