yerpakagyud loogo
Yelpa Kagyue lineage.
BRIEF SPIRITUAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE GREAT MASTER DROGON SANGYE YELPA
Namo Guru Gyan Kutaye!!! The Great Master Yelpa Yeshe Tsegpa, founder of one of the four paired and eight single school of the Kagyue sect called Drogon Yelpa Kagyue lineage, was born in a place called Kyodrak Cham situated in Nangchen Kham province of Tibet from the parentage of father Gobon Kuto and mother Gongpa Drolyang on the auspicious Wood-Tiger year of Second Rabjung in Tibetan calendar (1134) amidst a numerous auspicious signs and omens. He was then bestowed with the name of Phurpa Samdrup. At the age of 19, on Water-Monkey year of second Rabjung in Tibetan calendar, he traveled to a place called Bhadhar. From Khenpo Drom and Master Meljoe Tenpa, he was ordained monk with the name of Yeshe Tseg. He learned many time the original precepts of Vinaya from the feat of his Khenpo Drom and Master Meljoe Tenpa. At the age of 29, on Water-Horse year, there arose an extraordinary fervent veneration towards Deshek Rinpoche, when he first time met him while on his visit to Phakmo Drue; and Deshek Rinpoche himself choose him as one of his most closest disciple. During those seven years long under the tutorship of Rinpoche, he received the transmission of entire three sets of initiation, precepts and instruction including many other esoteric teachings from the feat of Deshek Rinpoche afterwards, Deshek Rinpoche uttered an auspicious prophecy that, “thou and thyself are the only Bodhisattva of ‘the future period of existence’. Thou shall make a visit to the location of lower valley formed at the base of whitish rocky mountain in the image of mounted snow lion, and thou would be able to serve large number of fellow beings”. True to the words of prophecy, at the age of 38, on the Iron-Hare year (1171), when he traveled to that very place, he succeeded in establishing the first ever yelpa Kagyue lineage’s monastery called East Yelphuk Dongag Dhargye Ling.
Guru Padmasambava prophesied:
In the southern Kham province of Tibet,
Is a magical land called Sky Treasure,
Narrow cliff, flying dragon in torques blue sky,
Have a thousands self evolved images of Buddha,
Hidden with 128 different kinds of treasure from distant land;
Inside one-shot arrow distance secret tunnel cave,
I, Padmasambava entered seven-year contnued meditatonal retreat,
Buried five each treasury of knowledge and epithet;
In the land, formed in whirl round shape of Gakhil Gem;
Magical foot prints is seen in its central part, left side
Mountain lifts up in manner of mounted sow lion,
There will born Yeshe, reincarnation of Nyagben.
Accordingly the clear prophecy told by the Padmasambava about the exact location and the exact individual, he was able to help large number of fellow beings. Accepting the invitation fro the host Rakshika Zong; at the age of 55, on Earth-Monkey year (1188), he consecrated the North Ta Na monastery, and there at the gathering of large commune of sanghas he turned the profound and extensive wheal of Dharma. From the invitation of great Master Marpey, he traveled to Sho Gon. After then he was invited to Ling Yul, and there the king and his ministers honored him as the chief priest, and there also he turned the wheal of Dharma many times. With the invaluable gifts of various kinds of treasures, weapons, workers, goods etc. received from that continent, he arrived back to Ta Na by the magical power of the Guardian Angles. Relics of the king and his thirty valorous army were shifted to Ta Na. Sponsoring by the Jang Vhoe and Sang Bhum, at the age of 59, on Water-Rat year (1192), he consecrated the South Do Zong monastery, and there also formed a large commune of sanghas. At the age of 60, on Water-Ox year (1193), he consecrated the West Gon Lung monastery, and there also formed a large commune of sanghas. East Yer Phuk monastery, South Do Zong monastery, West Gon Lung monastery and North Ta Na monastery, while he resided in those four seats of monasteries, he had composed many religious songs, prayers and many other commentaries. Under his tutorship, there had appeared lots of great benefactors like Khenchen Phurpa. Many of his pupils had also seen him in the form of their individual meditational deity credited with supernatural perception. Eh had also performed countless miracles. His fame and great deeds spread throughout the continent as Universal Master Choejey Sangye Yelpa. At the age of 61, on Wood-Tiger year (194), he assumed the act of falling sickness at Lha Dor. At the dusk of 17th Water month, to the eyes of common people he assumed the final act of leaving his human body from. His body was brought to Ta Na, and there performed the funeral ceremony amidst the large of head lamas. Later his heart, tongue representing his realization and pure speech, were said to have been found intact in the ashes of his funeral pyre, along with the Boones that appeared with the words of Mani Mantra. I myself had erected his image in the seat of the monasteries. Dro Gon Yelpa Kagyue lineage has still survived with its esoteric instructions passed down from masters to disciples. With prevalent time and the grave situation under the Chinese occupation of Tibet, those monasteries had had been subjected to ruins; however with strong hope we are still in the progress of their restoration.
Marpa’s prophecy and the will of Angles,
At the slim hope of the fellow beings,
Yelpa Kagyue lineage, esp. its esoteric teachings
Have still survived for our salvation’
Worldly treasures, wealth and other weapons,
World’s famous, beautiful magical land,
Revered Buddhist scholars, lamas and Yogis,
May they flourish here like in our olden time.
For the benefit of all the fellow sentient being, this brief spiritual biography is written by great master Konchok Tsultrim of the Yelpa Kagyue lineage.
Namo Guru Gyan Kutaye!!! The Great Master Yelpa Yeshe Tsegpa, founder of one of the four paired and eight single school of the Kagyue sect called Drogon Yelpa Kagyue lineage, was born in a place called Kyodrak Cham situated in Nangchen Kham province of Tibet from the parentage of father Gobon Kuto and mother Gongpa Drolyang on the auspicious Wood-Tiger year of Second Rabjung in Tibetan calendar (1134) amidst a numerous auspicious signs and omens. He was then bestowed with the name of Phurpa Samdrup. At the age of 19, on Water-Monkey year of second Rabjung in Tibetan calendar, he traveled to a place called Bhadhar. From Khenpo Drom and Master Meljoe Tenpa, he was ordained monk with the name of Yeshe Tseg. He learned many time the original precepts of Vinaya from the feat of his Khenpo Drom and Master Meljoe Tenpa. At the age of 29, on Water-Horse year, there arose an extraordinary fervent veneration towards Deshek Rinpoche, when he first time met him while on his visit to Phakmo Drue; and Deshek Rinpoche himself choose him as one of his most closest disciple. During those seven years long under the tutorship of Rinpoche, he received the transmission of entire three sets of initiation, precepts and instruction including many other esoteric teachings from the feat of Deshek Rinpoche afterwards, Deshek Rinpoche uttered an auspicious prophecy that, “thou and thyself are the only Bodhisattva of ‘the future period of existence’. Thou shall make a visit to the location of lower valley formed at the base of whitish rocky mountain in the image of mounted snow lion, and thou would be able to serve large number of fellow beings”. True to the words of prophecy, at the age of 38, on the Iron-Hare year (1171), when he traveled to that very place, he succeeded in establishing the first ever yelpa Kagyue lineage’s monastery called East Yelphuk Dongag Dhargye Ling.
Guru Padmasambava prophesied:
In the southern Kham province of Tibet,
Is a magical land called Sky Treasure,
Narrow cliff, flying dragon in torques blue sky,
Have a thousands self evolved images of Buddha,
Hidden with 128 different kinds of treasure from distant land;
Inside one-shot arrow distance secret tunnel cave,
I, Padmasambava entered seven-year contnued meditatonal retreat,
Buried five each treasury of knowledge and epithet;
In the land, formed in whirl round shape of Gakhil Gem;
Magical foot prints is seen in its central part, left side
Mountain lifts up in manner of mounted sow lion,
There will born Yeshe, reincarnation of Nyagben.
Accordingly the clear prophecy told by the Padmasambava about the exact location and the exact individual, he was able to help large number of fellow beings. Accepting the invitation fro the host Rakshika Zong; at the age of 55, on Earth-Monkey year (1188), he consecrated the North Ta Na monastery, and there at the gathering of large commune of sanghas he turned the profound and extensive wheal of Dharma. From the invitation of great Master Marpey, he traveled to Sho Gon. After then he was invited to Ling Yul, and there the king and his ministers honored him as the chief priest, and there also he turned the wheal of Dharma many times. With the invaluable gifts of various kinds of treasures, weapons, workers, goods etc. received from that continent, he arrived back to Ta Na by the magical power of the Guardian Angles. Relics of the king and his thirty valorous army were shifted to Ta Na. Sponsoring by the Jang Vhoe and Sang Bhum, at the age of 59, on Water-Rat year (1192), he consecrated the South Do Zong monastery, and there also formed a large commune of sanghas. At the age of 60, on Water-Ox year (1193), he consecrated the West Gon Lung monastery, and there also formed a large commune of sanghas. East Yer Phuk monastery, South Do Zong monastery, West Gon Lung monastery and North Ta Na monastery, while he resided in those four seats of monasteries, he had composed many religious songs, prayers and many other commentaries. Under his tutorship, there had appeared lots of great benefactors like Khenchen Phurpa. Many of his pupils had also seen him in the form of their individual meditational deity credited with supernatural perception. Eh had also performed countless miracles. His fame and great deeds spread throughout the continent as Universal Master Choejey Sangye Yelpa. At the age of 61, on Wood-Tiger year (194), he assumed the act of falling sickness at Lha Dor. At the dusk of 17th Water month, to the eyes of common people he assumed the final act of leaving his human body from. His body was brought to Ta Na, and there performed the funeral ceremony amidst the large of head lamas. Later his heart, tongue representing his realization and pure speech, were said to have been found intact in the ashes of his funeral pyre, along with the Boones that appeared with the words of Mani Mantra. I myself had erected his image in the seat of the monasteries. Dro Gon Yelpa Kagyue lineage has still survived with its esoteric instructions passed down from masters to disciples. With prevalent time and the grave situation under the Chinese occupation of Tibet, those monasteries had had been subjected to ruins; however with strong hope we are still in the progress of their restoration.
Marpa’s prophecy and the will of Angles,
At the slim hope of the fellow beings,
Yelpa Kagyue lineage, esp. its esoteric teachings
Have still survived for our salvation’
Worldly treasures, wealth and other weapons,
World’s famous, beautiful magical land,
Revered Buddhist scholars, lamas and Yogis,
May they flourish here like in our olden time.
For the benefit of all the fellow sentient being, this brief spiritual biography is written by great master Konchok Tsultrim of the Yelpa Kagyue lineage.
活佛
kagyud kon chok rin po che
噶举公巧活佛
rin po che
Konchok Pinpoche
Konchok Pinpoche 
仁波切
