Lineage
Padma Rigdzin Ling is based on the lineage of the Dzogchen Longchen Nyingtik as revealed by the great master Jigme Lingpa. Our core teachings are based on the preliminary practice of the Longchen Nyingtik Ngondro (The Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse).
The Lineage Tree
1) Samantabhadra
2) Vajrasattva
3) Nirmanakaya Garab Dorje
4) Guru Padmasambhava
5) Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal
6) Kunkhyen Longchen Rabjam
7) Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa
8) Jigme Gyalwai Nyugu
9) Zha Patrul Rinpoche
10) Dodrupchen
11) Ba Tergyen
12) Terton Sogyal
13) Tsu Patrul
Lama Jigme’s Root Teachers
14) Rigdzin Jigme, Aku Sherab
15) Lama Jigme Namgyal Rinpoche
Lama Jigme’s other important masters in exile he met in India and Nepal:
Tibetan Buddhism has four major schools, namely Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug. The Jonang is a smaller school, and the Rimé movement is a recent nonsectarian movement which is a blend of the different schools. Each school is independent and has its own monastic institutions and leaders.