Buddhism: The Spiritual Lineage of Dzogchen Masters

Padmasambhava popularly known as Guru Rinpoche demonstrated Man ngag mkha' 'gro snying thig of Dzogchen at the court of king Thrisong Destsan by bringing back to life his daughter Lhacam Padmasal, belonging to one of the wives of the king, Drogza Jangchubmen. Padmasambhava went to the dead child and wrote the syllables N-R-I on the girl’s chest with red chalk dust. With intense meditative concentration, Guru Rinpoche brought the girl back to life. He then imparted into her an empowerment (dbang bskur) for the "guidance of spiritual afflatus in the snying thing' (Man ngang mkha' 'gro'u ssnying thig). The Guru then concealed the precious mkha’ ‘gro snying thig teaching in a secret place, which was later on revealed by Trulku Padma Ledreltshal, the first embodiment of Lhaci Padmasal. This book "The Spiritual Lineage of Dzogchen Masters" is an reincarnate line of Lhacam Padmasal as entrusted and initiated by Padmasambhava.