Namchö

Namchö (Tib. གནམ་ཆོས་, Wyl. gnam chos). A cycle of teachings revealed as terma by Namcho Mingyur Dorje.

Samten Chhosphel states:

As is described in the biographies, the revelation of the Namcho began in a dream state, in which he received a long-life empowerment and empowerment of the six types of clairvoyance from the buddha Samantabhadra that dispelled all obstructions. Later, in a meditative experience, he received most extensive empowerment on Mahākaruṇā from Avalokiteśvara followed by sādhānas, empowerments, and oral transmissions of about forty deities from Amitābha that were recorded later. Then Padmasambhava in person gave him the four types of empowerments, sādhānas, teachings, and esoteric instructions with some Sanskrit words. He later received Dzogchen teachings from Avalokiteśvara through the stages of meditation for two months.

All of this was dictated to Karma Chakme, who wrote it down, and upon whom Mingyur Dorje gave the initial empowerments and transmissions. Following the revelation he entered into a three year retreat.

The Namcho cycle was later transmitted through his disciple, the First Dzogchen Drubwang, Pema Rigdzin (rdzogs chen 01 pad+ma rig 'dzin, 1625-1697).

Further reading

• Namchö, Wikipedia
• Namchö Series, Lotsawa House