Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Ozer

Dodrupchen Jikmé Trinlé Özer (Tibetan: རྡོ་གྲུབ་ཆེན་འཇིགས་མེད་ཕྲིན་ལས་འོད་ཟེར, Wylie: rdo grub chen ‘jigs med phrin las ‘od zer, 1745–1821)^[1] was a Nyingma tertön who was the "heart-son"^[2] of Jigme Lingpa, for whom he became the "principal doctrine-holder" (Wylie: rtsa ba'i chos bdag) of the Longchen Nyingthig terma cycle.^[1] Jigme Trinle Ozer was recognized by Jigme Lingpa as the mindstream embodiment of one of King Trisong Detsen's sons, Prince Murum Tsenpo.^[3]

Biography

He was born in the Do valley in Golok.^[4]

Jigme Trinle Ozer blessed Patrul Rinpoche as a child and gave him his name whilst prophesying his eminence.^[3]

He founded Dodrupchen Monastery in Serta in 1810.^[5]

Some of his students were:

• Ngadag Yeshey Jamtsho or Garwang Yeshey Jamtsho
• Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje ^[6]

Nomenclature, etymology and orthography

The name Jikmé Trinlé Özer was given by Jigme Lingpa and means "Ray of light of Fearless Actions".^[7][3] Sanskrit: Abhayakarmarashmi.

Alternate names

• Künzang Zhenphen,^[1] Sönam Chöden,^[1] Changchup Dorje,^[1] Drubwang Dzogchenpa^[1]

List of Drodrupchen Rinpoches

A list of Drodrupchen Rinpoches is as follows:^[8]

1. Dodrupchen Jikmé Trinlé Özer (1745-1821) ^[4]
2. Dodrupchen Jikmé Puntsok Jungné (1824-1863) ^[9]
3. Dodrupchen Jikmé Tenpé Nyima (1865-1926)
4. Dodrupchen Rigdzin Tenpé Gyaltsen (1927-1961) & Dodrupchen Tubten Trinlé Pal Zang (1927-2022)^[10]

See also

• Tertön Sogyal, who exchanged teachings with Dodrupchen Jikmé Tenpé Nyima