Dudjom Rimpoche’s Seventeen Incarnations
1. Nuden Dorje:
tutor of 1000 princes who countless ages ago vowed to attain Buddhahood
2. Sariputra:
chief disciple of Sakyamuni known for his intellectual wisdom.
3. Saraha:
poet and yogin, first of the mahasiddhas.
4. Krishnadhara:
chief minister of Indrabhuti of Uddiyana
5. Humkara:
one of the eight Vidhyadharas; holder of Yang dag thugs from Dakini
6. Kheu Chung Lotsawa:
translator and one of Padmasambhava's Twenty-five Tibetan disciples.
7. Smritijnana:
one of the Indian Panditas in Tibet.
8. Rongdzom Pandita:
scholar and redactor of the Nyingma Kama.
9. Dampa Deshek:
founder of Kathog Gompa in Kham.
10. Ling Je Repa:
founder of the Drukpa Kagyu school.
11. Chogyel Phakpa:
nephew of Sakya Pandita, ruler of Tibet, priest to Kubilai Khan.
12. Drum khar Nagpopa:
Khampa yogi who meditated in dark retreat for 18 years.
13. Hewa Chojung:
Khampa magician and subjector of enemies of the dharma.
14. Trakthung Dudul Dorje:
the Terton who revived Kathog.
15. Gyeltse Sonam Detsen:
head of Kathog Gompa.
16. Dudul Rolpa Tsal:
yogi, teacher of Jikme Lingpa.
17 Dudjom Lingpa: 1835-1904
born in Chagkong in Kham
in Gili family of tantrikas;
Gili Terton; Phurba terton: known for
magical powers and wrathful face.
18 Dudjom Jiktrel Yeshe Dorje, 1904-79.