PKTC : Padma Karpo Translations Toggle search bar ( ) Products All products Books All Books All Kindle books About our books Authors Dodrupchen III Tenpa'i Nyima Drukchen IV Padma Karpo Dudjom Rinpoche I Dusum Khyenpa Dza Patrul Gampopa Jigmey Lingpa Ju Mipham Namgyal Longchen Rabjam Padmasambhava Samantabhadra Shantideva The Buddha Tony Duff Tsoknyi Rinpoche Kindle books Bodhichitta, Bodhisatva Dzogchen Kagyu Longchen Nyingthig Mahamudra Manjushri series Meditation Other Emptiness Sutras and related Tibetan grammar Dictionaries All dictionaries Internet on-line iOS Macintosh OSX Windows Software Tibetan wordprocessor and fonts TibetD Reader for Tibetan texts Study Guide Tibetan texts About Us Donate Gift Certificates Contact Us Search... Search Submit SELECT A CATEGORY CLOSE MENU Nav Menu 2 Nav Menu 3 Nav Menu 4 Nav Menu 5 Nav Menu 6 Nav Menu 7 Nav Menu 8 Home > Products > All products > About the Three Lines That Strike Key Points by Dodrupchen III Alternative Views: : $20.00 Availability: Paper usually ships in 2 to 3 business days, eBooks by immediate download type of book*: Please Select paper book e-book (PDF) bundled paper and e-book (PDF) Qty: Description Table of Contents Title About The Three Lines That Strike Key Points Sub-title An Explanation of Thorough Cut With Direct Crossing Woven In by Dodrupchen III, Tenpa’i Nyima Author Translation and introduction by Tony Duff Details 126 pages, 1 colour plate,discounted to 5.5" X 8.5", US$20 (available in paper and in PDF e-book formats ISBN paper book 978-9937-824-44-6, e-book 978-9937-572-53-8 Texts Tibetan text in Tibetan script included The Dodrupchens are well-known as one of the main holders of the Longchen Nyingthig lineage. The first Dodrupchen, Jigmey Thrinley Ozer, was a direct disciple of Jigmey Lingpa. After spending many years with Jigmey Lingpa, he returned to East Tibet and established a monastery at Dodrupchen. The third Dodrupchen declared that he would write extensively as a way to provide support for transmission of the lineage. Later, he was known especially for his writings in support of the system. The text here contains a teaching given when he was quite young and shows the extent to which he understood the depths of the system even at that early age. He was asked to give some clarification of Garab Dorje’s Three Lines teaching and this text is the result. This text of the Dodrupchen’s is particularly interesting because it was not included in the original Collected Works of this Dodrupchen but was discovered much later and included only in recent editions of the Collected Works. The Three Lines teaching is one of the main ways that Dzogchen view is transmitted these days. The Three Lines teaching is essentially a teaching on Thorough Cut. This can be clearly seen from Patrul’s explanation of the teaching in his text called Feature of the Glorious, Expert King. In fact, Patrul’s text is a pithy presentation of the way that the Dzogchen lineage transmits the meaning of Garab Dorje’s Three Lines. Dodrupchen’s explanation of the Three Lines Teaching is particularly interesting because, as he himself says, the teaching does not follow the time-honoured style of explanation of Garab Dorje’s teaching. It is clear from reading the text that Dodrupchen was explaining the subject from his own realization. This makes the text a particularly interesting complement to a text like Patrul’s Feature of the Expert, Glorious King and we would strongly recommend that the two be read in conjunction with each other. Moreover, Dodrupchen’s explanations cover important points that are not covered or not clearly covered in Patrul’s text. It is for these various reasons that Lama Tony felt that this text should be translated and added to PKTC’s collection of texts made specifically for the sake of Dzogchen practitioners. One of the features of the transmission of Dzogchen in Tibet, as Lama Tony has experienced it personally, is that the teaching of Thorough Cut is never really divorced from the teaching of Direct Crossing (thogal). Therefore, it is no surprise that Dodrupchen does not stop merely with an explanation of Thorough Cut in this book but continues by showing how it connects to Direct Crossing and then gives a short teaching on the main points of Direct Crossing. This text complements the other text of Dodrupchen Tenpa’i Nyima that we have translated, Condensed Advice on Great Completion. The book contains the Dodrupchen’s text in English. It includes extensive notes from Lama Tony to clarify difficult points in the text, a complete glossary to help clarify the meaning of the unique terminology of the system, and the Tibetan text as well. Download Tibetan text in TibetD format: not available yet. Introduction About the Three Lines that Strike Key Points by Dodrupchen III, Tenpa’i Nyima Glossary of Terms Supports for Study Tibetan Text Index Share your knowledge of this product. Be the first to write a review »