Namkhai Nyingpo

Who is Namkhai Nyingpo?

Namkhai Nyingpo is counted amongst the principal 'twenty-five disciples' of Padmasambhava. Namkhai Nyingpo was a realized practitioner of Shantarakshita’s tradition of Sutrayana and 'gradual' Mahayana, as well as simultaneously being one of the most accomplished Tibetan practitioners of the Chinese Ch’an School, which transmits the Tönmun or 'sudden' tradition of the Mahayana. In addition, Namkhai Nyingpo was also a realized master of the Dzogchen path of 'self-liberation', as well as a Master of the Tantric Path of transformation.