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His father, paternal grandmother Lhundrub Tso (lhun grub mtsho), and paternal uncle Tokden Orgyen Tenzin (rtogs ldan o rgyan bstan 'dzin, 1888–1962) were all disciples of the Nyingma master Adzom Drukpa (a 'dzom 'brug pa, 1842–1924)
... At the end of the summer, he went Lhadrang Monastery (lha 'brang dgon) where his uncle Khyentse gave him the transmission of Guru Chowang's (gu ru chos dbang, 1212–1270) Embodiment of the Guru's Secrets (la ma gsang 'dus) and Vimalamitra's commentary on the Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti
... Khenpo Chokyi Wozer also transmitted the Second Karmapa's Profound Inner Topics (zab mo nang don) together with Jamgon Kongtrul's commentary and Rongzompa's (rong zom pa, eleventh–twelfth century) Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle (theg pa chen po'i tshul la 'jug pa), and Ngari Paṇchen's (nga' ris paN chen, 1487–1582) Ascertaining the Three Vows (sdom gsum rnam nges).
At the end of 1951, on the advice of Khenpo Chokyi Wozer, he went to meet Ayu Khandro Dorje Peldron (a yu mkha' 'gro rdo rje dpal sgron, 1839–1953)
... The Sixth Dzogchen Rinpoche, Jikdrel Jangchub Dorje (rdzogs chen 06 'jigs 'bral byang chub rdo rje, 1935–1959), transmitted to him the Fifth Dalai Lama's (ta la'i bla ma 05, 1617–1682) Expanding Arrow of Long Life (tshe sgrub mda' 'phel ma).
At Tsurpu Monastery (mtshur phu dgon) Namkhai Norbu met again with the Sixteenth Karmapa from whom he received the empowerment for the Ocean of Victors (rgyal ba rgya mtsho). The Sixth Dzogchen Ponlob, Jikdrel Tsewang Dorje (rdzogs chen dpon slob 06 'jigs 'bral tshe dbang rdo rje, 1925–1962) transmitted Karma Chakme's (karma chags med, 1613–1678) instructions on the famous Seven-Line Prayer to Padmasabhava (le'u bdun ma)
... He also received Vimalamitra's commentary on the Mañjuśrīnamasaṃgīti from Polu Khenpo Tubten Kunga Gyeltsen (spo lu mkhan po thub bstan kun dga' rgyal mtshan, 1896–1970), and a long-life empowerment from the Fourteenth Dalai Lama (ta la'i bla ma 14, b ...
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