Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara, Tigle Chu Drug (Kadampa)
Avalokiteshvara Tigle Chu Drug | Kadampa Tradition
The meditation practice and mandala of the 'Tigle Chu Drug' contains sixteen levels of deities and teachers progressing from the inside to the outside. The central figure is Avalokiteshvara. Believed by some to have originated with the Kadampa Tradition of Jowo Atisha, this system of practice remains controversial with many scholars considering it to be a mandala and meditation practice of Tibetan origin. Regardless of the controversy, the art associated with the 'Tigle Chu Drug' is unique in composition and design. (rgyud sde kun btus, bka' gdams thig le bcu drug gi sgrub thabs dbang bskur ba'i cho ga bklags chog tu bsdebs pa thugs rje rnam par rol pa'i rgyan, volume 22, pages 1-39. thig le bcu drug sgom bzlas nyams su len tshul snying por dril ba, volume 27, page 32-40. bka gdams thig le bcu drug gi zab khrid kyi rim pa snying por dril ba grub gnyis mchog sbyin, page 41-63).Tibetan Name: bka' gdams thig le bcu drug gi dkyil 'khor.
Root Text: ka dam rin po che thig le chu drug rgyun khyer wang khrid kyi legs shad phul byung.
Lineage of Teachers: (Early Lineage), 5th Dalai Lama Ngagwang Lobzang Gyatso (1617-1682), Drubkhang Geleg Gyatso (1641-1713), Purbu Chog Ngagwang Gyatso (1682-1762), Yongdzin Pandita Yeshe Gyaltsen (1713-1793), Gungtang Jambeyang (1762-1823), Konchog Tenpa Rabgye (1801-1866), Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892), Ngagwang Yontan Gyatso (1813-1899), Loter Wangpo (1847-1914), etc. (rgyud sde kun btus, volume 30, Page 218).
The mandala of the 'Tigle Chu Drug' contains sixteen levels of deities and teachers progressing from the inside out:
1. Jinasagara Avalokiteshvara.
2. Namnang Gangchen Tso.
3. Jinasagara Avalokiteshvara.
4. Avalokiteshvara, one face, two hands.
5. Prajnaparamita.
6. Tubpa Dudul (Buddha?)
7. Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara.
8. Tara.
9. Krodha Tara.
10. Achala.
11. Atisha.
12. Dromton.
13. Maitreya.
14. Manjushri.
15. Vajradhara.
16. Dharmakaya.
Jeff Watt 12-2012
