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Dzogchen Lineage Trees

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  | Atiyoga  | Anuyoga | | Mahayoga-Tantra | | Mahayoga-Sadhana

Literary Sources

The Indian Dzogchen Atiyoga Lineage


         Samantabhadra (Choku)
                  |
          Vajrasattva (Longchoku)
                  |
          Garab Dorje (Tulku)
                  |
             Manjushrimitra
                  |___________________
                  |  	              |
              Shri Singha       Buddhashrijnana
    ______________|______________
    |             |              |
    | 	     Jnanasutra	         |
    | 	__________|   	         |
    |   |                        |
  Vimalamitra 		         Vairotsana
      

The Indian Dzogchen Anuyoga Lineage

           Samantabhadra (Choku)
                 |
            Vajrasattva (Longku)
                 |
             Vajrapani (Tulku)
             The Master of Secrets
             Lord of the Mysteries
                     |
                     |     Licchavi Vimalakirti
                     | 	   Genyen, Rikdzin and Pandita
                     |               |
                     |               |
                 King Dza;<)))>;Kukkuraja
                 King of Zahor     Teacher of the Dogs
                                   who saw Vajrasattva's face
        _____________ |______________
       |              |              |
     Nagaputra        |           Uparaja
     Guhyaputra 	Indrabhuti
     Shakraputra    King of Oddiyana
                       |
                       |
                     Lawapa
                 "The Blanket"
                   Kambalapada
                       |_________________
                       |                 |
                  Kukkuraja II        Sinhaputra
                       |
                       |
                  Rolang Dewa (Garab Dorje)
                       |
                       |
                  Vajrahasya (Dorje Zhadpa)
                  in the Uttarasara Forest
                       |
                       |
                  Prabhahasti = Shakyaprabha I
                   on the banks of the Indus River
                       |
                       |
                   Shakyaprabha II
                       |__________________
                       |                  |
                   Shakyamitra   Shakyasimha=Padmasambhava
                       |
                       |
                   Dhanaraksita
      	           in the Vajra Cave in Oddiyana
                       |
                       |	Yogini Gagasiddhi
                       |    on the Persian border
                       |   ________|
                       |  |
                     Hungkara
                     Rikdzin
                       |
                    Dewa Seldze
                   Varanasi Brahmin
      ________________ |________________________
     |	           | 	        |               |
  Dharmabodhi   Vasundhara   Dharmaraja       Tsuglak
  Nalanda Abbot King of Nepal	              Pelkye
      |_______________|       __________________|
      |               |      |
      |             Chetsen Kye
      |             of Brusha (Gilgit)
      |             |
      |             |
      Nub Sangye Yeshe
      

Mahayoga-Tantra

        Samantabhadra (Choku)
               |
         Vajrasattva (Longku)
               |
          Vajrapani (Tulku)
         The Master of Secrets
         Lord of the Mysteries
               |            |
               |      Licchavi Vimalakirti
               |     Genyen, Rikdzin and Pandita
               |               |
               |               |
            King Dza ;<)))>  Kukkuraja
            King of Zahor     Teacher of the Dogs
                             who saw Vajrasattva's face
                 |
   ______________|____________________
  |            |           |         |
  Indrabhuti  Sinharaja  Uparaja   Gomadevi
(Shakraputra)
      

Mahasukha & Inner Radiance

King Dza
|
Balapada (Jalandharipa)
|
Krisnacarin
|
Tilopa
|
Naropa
|
Marpa Lotsawa

Karmamudra

Gomadevi
|
King Dza & Kukkuraja
|
Lilavajra
|
Buddhasrijnana (Buddhaguhya)
|
Vimalamitra

Guhyasamaja-tantra:

King Dza
|
Rolang Dewai Ngodrub & Rsi Bhasita
|
Vajrahasya & Hungkara
|
Vagisvarakirti (Cakrasamavara)
|
Prabhahasti
|
Shakyamitra

The Tibetan yogi-lineage of Dzogchen Mahayoga was derived from the Eight Great Indian Masters (slop dpon chen po brgyad, astamahacharya), otherwise known as the Eight Knowledge Holders (bka' babs rig 'dzin chen po brgyad, astavidyadhara).

Their place of gathering was the Cool Grove Cremation Ground, Sitavana, near Bodhgaya, in which stood the Blissful Tower Stupa, Deje Tsekpa.

The tradition of hidden treasures asserts that the Dakini Lekyi Wangmo guarded this Stupa and at propitiation by the Eight Vidyadaras she took eight caskets from the Stupa each containing one of the principal sadhanas and dispensed them to the eight great masters:

Manjushrimitra, 'Jam dpal bshes gnyen, Vidyadhara of Body Transmitted Manjushri Kumarabhuta, Yamantaka rDo rje gzhon nu, gShin rje shed, Destroyer of Yama, Nubchen Sangye Yeshe received the transmission through Shantigarbha.

Nagarjunagarbha, kLu sgrub snying po: Vidyadhara of Speech Transmitted Padma Vak, Hayagriva, Padma Sung, Lotus Speech.

Hungchenkara, Humkara, Hung mdzad, Vidyadhara of Mind. Transmitted Yang dag thugs, Vishuddha Immaculate Mind He taught Padmasambhava and Nub Namkhai Nyingpo.

Vimalamitra, Dri med bshes gnyen, Vidyadhara of Qualities. Transmitted bDud rtsi sman (Amrita Medicine) In Tibet he taught Nyak Jnanakumara and others.

Prabhahasti, 'Od kyi glang po, Vidyadhara of Activity. Transmitted Vajrakilaya, rDo rje Phur pa, Dagger-Sceptre He taught Padmasambhava.

Danasanskrita, Nor gyi legs sbyar, Vidyadhara of the Mamo Transmitted Mamo rBod gtong, Elemental Goddesses.

Shantigarbha, Zhi ba'i snying po, Vidyadhara of Fierce Mantra; Transmitted Drag sngags dmöd pa, Mi gyo ba, Fierce Mantra and Curse. In Tibet he taught Nubchen Sangye Yeshe.

Guhyachandra, gSang ba'i zla ba, Rambuguhya Devacandra, Vidyadhara of Worship; Transmitted 'Jig rten mchod bstod, mundane worship.