Lineage
The unbroken transmission of Dzogchen from primordial awareness to living master
Transmission Chain
The living lineage through which the Dzogchen teachings have passed without interruption.
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Kuntuzangpo (Samantabhadra)
Primordial Buddha
The ever-perfect, primordial Buddha — the dharmakaya embodiment of all awakened wisdom.
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Garab Dorje
First human Dzogchen master
The first human to receive and transmit the Dzogchen teachings in their complete form.
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Shri Singha
Vidyadhara master
Holder and transmitter of the Dzogchen lineage; teacher of Guru Padmasambhava.
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Guru Padmasambhava
Lotus-Born Guru
The great tantric master who brought Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet and concealed countless treasure teachings.
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Longchenpa
Omniscient Longchen Rabjam
The great systematizer of Dzogchen whose Seven Treasuries remain the definitive commentaries on the Great Perfection.
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Jigme Lingpa
Treasure revealer
Revealer of the Longchen Nyingthig — the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse — through visionary transmission from Longchenpa.
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H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Nyingma throne holder
One of the greatest Nyingma masters of the twentieth century; a supreme holder of the Longchen Nyingthig transmission.
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H.E. Mewa Khenpo Thubten Rinpoche
Root teacher
Renowned Dzogchen master from whom Khen Sonam Rinpoche received the complete cycle of the Longchen Nyingthig and the sacred pith instructions of Dzogchen.
Khen Sonam Rinpoche
Current lineage holder
Khenpo and senior teacher of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and meditation; holder of the complete Longchen Nyingthig transmission and the sacred pith instructions of Dzogchen.
The authenticity of Dzogchen rests upon an unbroken chain of transmission from master to student. Each link in this lineage represents a living relationship — direct recognition passed from awakened mind to awakened mind across the centuries.