Himalayan Art Resources

Padmasambhava: Twenty-five Disciples Page

Padmasambhava Religious Context

Subjects & Sets:
- Single Painting Composition
- Outline Page
- Initiation Card Set
- Prajnaparamita Blockprints
- Sculpture Set
- Miscellaneous objects
- Lhukang Temple, East Wall
- Five Initiation Cards
- Lhasa
- Others...

There are different systems for naming the Twenty-five Disciples as well as alternate lists of varying size.

Twenty-five Disciples of Padmasambhava:
1. Trison Detsen (mnga' bdag rgyal po khri srong lde'u btsan)
2. Yeshe Tsogyal (mkha' 'gro ye shes mtsho rgyal)
3. Pagor Lochen Vairotsana (lo chen be+e ro tsa na)
4. Nub Sanggye Yeshe (gnubs sangs rgyas ye shes)
5. Gyalwa Chogyang (ngan lam rgyal ba mchog dbyangs)
6. Namkhai Nyingpo (dge slong nam mkha'i snying po)
7. Ngag Yeshe Zhonnu (gnyags lo ye shes gzhon nu)
8. Drog Palgyi Yeshe ('brog mi dpal gyi ye shes)
9. Lang Palgyi Sengge (rlangs dpal gyi seng ge)
10. Dorje Dudjom (rdo rje bdud 'joms)
11. Yeshe Yang (slob dpon ye shes dbyangs)
12. Sogpo Lhapal (grub chen sog po lha dpal)
13. Nanam Yeshe De (sna nam ye shes rdo rje)
14. Karchen Palgyi Wangchug (mkhar chen dpal gyi dbang phyug)
15. Danma Tsemang (ldan ma rtse mang)
16. Lochen Kawa Paltseg (lo chen ka ba dpal brtsegs)
17. Shudbu Palgyi Sengge (shud bu dpal gyi seng ge)
18. Gyalway Lodro ('bre rgyal ba'i blo gros)
19. Khye'u Shung Lotsawa (grub chen khye'u chung lo tswa ba)
20. Dranpa Namkha (dran pa nam mkha')
21. Odran Palgyi Wangchug ('o bran dpal gyi dbang phyug)
22. Ma Rinchen Chog (rma rin chen mchog)
23. Lhalung Palgyi Dorje (lha lung dpal gyi rdo rje)
24. Konchog Jungne (lang gro dkon mchog 'byung gnas)
25. Gyalwa Changchub (la gsum rgyal ba byang chub)

Jeff Watt 9-2008

(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).