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Twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche
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The twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche (Tib. རྗེ་འབངས་ཉེར་ལྔ་, Wyl. rje 'bangs nyer lnga) are his twenty-five greatest Tibetan disciples. All of them attained supreme accomplishment. There are several lists, some adding up to twenty-six by counting the King Trisong Detsen separately, as in the following list:
- Drenpa Namkha<ref>The sequence of names follows that given by Dudjom Rinpoche in his History of the Nyingma School, but note that his list does not include Drenpa Namkha</ref>
Notes
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Further Reading
- Tulku Thondup, Masters of Meditation and Miracles (Boston: Shambhala, 1996)
- Yeshe Tsogyal, Padmasambhava Comes to Tibet: 25 Disciples - Vajra Guru Mantra - Prayers, Dharma Publishing, 2008.
Historical Masters Nyingma Masters Twenty-five Disciples Enumerations 20s-Twenties
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