Ridhak Kyi Tam Ngechung Kyi Phonya | རི་དྭགས་ཀྱི་གཏམ་ངེས་འབྱུང་གི་ཕོ་ཉ།

རི་དགས་ཀྱི་གཏམ་ངེས་བྱུང་གི་ཕོ་ཉ། SB55

About the Author

Ridhak Kyi Tam Ngechung Kyi Phonya | རི་དྭགས་ཀྱི་གཏམ་ངེས་འབྱུང་གི་ཕོ་ཉ། was written by Rigzin Jigme Lingpa (1729–1798). He was a great Tibetan Buddhist master from East Tibet known for his pure teachings and deep wisdom. In 1729, he was born as the son of Yungyal and Yumma, and he received many teachings and blessings from famous teachers from a young age. He became a highly respected teacher with many followers.

Rigzin Jigme Lingpa compiled many spiritual teachings and wrote important texts that have been preserved and passed down. He was able to see and teach deeply about past lives and the workings of karma, encouraging compassion and the end of suffering.

He passed away in 1798 at the age of 70. His main spiritual legacy is the clear and helpful guidance on overcoming pain, sin, and confusion through Buddhist practice. This work emphasizes kindness, wisdom, and self-discipline. Overall, Rigzin Jigme Lingpa’s life and teachings have greatly influenced Tibetan Buddhism, and this book reflects his noble spirit and deep knowledge.

Book Summary

This book is a special Tibetan story written by Rigzin Jigme Lingpa in the 1700s. It uses animals—mainly wolves, dogs, and a wise old hermit—to talk about deep ideas from Buddhism, like karma (the results of our actions), kindness, and the dangers of being cruel.

In the story, a wolf king and his followers enjoy power and pleasure, but their happiness is shallow because it comes from hurting others. After a fight, one wolf is badly hurt. He starts to feel sad and guilty about his actions. In his dream, he meets a wise hermit who tells him that causing suffering brings much more suffering in the future. The hermit explains that true happiness comes from caring for others and not harming anyone.

The story teaches that hurting others, even for pleasure or power, always brings pain—even to ourselves. Only when we act with kindness and compassion can we truly be happy and free. This book is easy to read for anyone who likes fables or wants to understand simple Buddhist ideas about how to live a good life.