A King of Dharma Forgotten on the Jewel Island: Was Me ban Chos rgyal Rin chen gling pa Rig ’dzin rGod ldem’s rDzogs chen Master? (How Half of the mKha’ ’gro snying thig Got Included in the dGongs pa zang thal)
Introduction 69 The marginal position of Klong chen pa in the first generations of masters of the mKha’ ’gro snying thig, compared to the central status of Rin chen gling pa in that context 72 When did Brag lung pa mkhas btsun Rin chen dpal teach rDzogs chen to Rig ’dzin rGod ldem? 74 Rig ’dzin rGod ldem and the Heart-essence of the Ḍākinī 77 The Story of g.Yung, its author and date, as a proof of Rig ’dzin rGod ldem’s mastery of the Heart-essence of the Ḍākinī 78 Rig ’dzin rGod ldem’s mastery of the Heart-essence of the Ḍākinī further attested by the Garland of Light 82 Rin chen gling pa and Padma las ’brel rtsal 83 Rin chen gling pa as a co-revealer of the mKha’ ’gro snying thig? The puzzling wonders of ms. KN 1984. 90 An allusion to the mKha’ ’gro snying thig, Padma las ’brel rtsal and Rin chen gling pa in the dGongs pa zang thal itself 94 Rin chen gling pa’s A ti rdzogs pa chig chod, sNying thig or Yang ti? 99 Rin chen gling pa, Rig ’dzin rGod ldem and Nāgarakṣa 102 Rin chen gling pa’s presence in Klong chen pa (1308–1364)’s writings 104 Who is ‘Legs pa’ in Rig ’dzin rGod ldem’s biographies? 107 The life of Me ban Rin chen gling pa 108 Rin chen gling pa’s disciples: the colophons in ms. bdr:MW2KG210268, in Rin chen gter mdzod, and in the 5th Dalai Lama’s gSan yig 121 Conclusion 125 Bibliography 126 Writings and Revelations of Rin chen gling pa 127 Other Primary Sources 131 Sources in Western languages 135 Appendix: A comparative table of the two versions of the mKha’ ’gro snying thig with an indication of the parallel texts in the dGongs pa zang thal 138
