Origin

Thus it was mentioned in the Sutra of "Complete Increasing Wisdom": “In the northern snowy mountain range, a great being will appear by the name of Ratnashri, This supreme man will be renowned in the world, he will greatly serve my teaching.” Also in many other sutras and tantras the Buddha prophesied about the vast activities of this being, the Lord Jigten Sumgon. A multitude of Indian, Tibetan scholars and siddhas praised him as a supreme being. The completely enlightened lord, the great Drikungpa, the incomparable protector, Jigten Sumgon, was the leader of 180,000 followers in a single assembly. Having collected the counting sticks of 100,000 monastics in a single summer retreat at one time, he became the second Teacher, the great regent of the Lord Buddha. A great number of his disciples and followers spread throughout all corners in remote caves and hermitages engaging in retreats in . During that time in Tibet, the glorious Drikung lineage spread and most widely and was the school that flourished the most. Thus, it was mentioned in the history of , also called "A Scholars’ Feast: “All the mountains belong to Drikungpa mountain dwellers; all the flatlands belong to Drikungpa flatland dwellers.” This saying was known and heard by everybody. His teaching was also known as a Great Chariot. Even though he was never separated from his truth body or Dharmakaya, which is unchanging, unwavering and eternal, his form body manifested into the ocean of three faiths to perform activities from the East to the West. His unimaginable manifestations will continuously manifest until the entirety of cyclic existence becomes empty. One of his many activities for the benefit of disciples, who cling to permanence, was the dissolution of his form body into Dharmadatu. Next year, that is 2017 according to the Western calendar, and the year 2144 of the Fire Bird according to the Tibetan lunar calendar, there will be commemoration of 800 years since Lord Jigten Sumgon entered parinirvana and 2560 years since Lord Buddha’s Parinirvana. Commemorating this 800th anniversary of Lord Jigten Sumgon's parinirvana is important to the followers in order to instill inspiration and strengthen faith in following the steps on the path of liberation. For your kind attention, the main anniversary commemoration of Lord Jigten Sumgon's body, speech, mind, qualities, and activities will begin at the monastery Jangchubling in Dehradun, India, on the 19th of October, 2017, which is the 30th day of the 8th month in the Tibetan Lunar calendar.

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