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Gangpa Muksang Drupchen Khedrup Chenpo Kyeme Namtso Nyame Rinpoche Rechen Shönnu Sönam Dorje All the instructions of sÒtra, mantra, and the union of the two that Machik held in her mind were fully received and mastered by Tönyön, who didn’t miss anything. Coming from the esoteric instruction of Ultimate Meaning of the Precept Lineage, the esoteric instruction about the P›ramit›, along with the exceptional instructions on the crucial points of profound meaning, that is, everything about the Perfection [of Wisdom], was transmitted to Machik’s son Gyalwa Döndrup. The cycles of the Union of SÒtra and Mantra, the cycles of the dharma of Machik’s personal experience, the Profound Path of the Four Empowerments of the Æ›kinı from the Mother Tantra, Mah›m›y›, the Profound Path of Guru Yoga,49 the Three Cycles of Visualization Using the Three Family Lords, and especially the esoteric instructions on meditation on AvalokiteŸvara, the Knot of Precious Jewels, and the Vajra Verses were all thoroughly received by Machik’s daughters, the four Gyens, and Khugom Chökyi Senge. The limitless, scattered50 interior instructions on the prajñ›p›ramit› were given to Töde Ngakgi Wangchuk, Drolde Gyalwai Jungne, the sixteen individuals who were the special recipients of Machik’s precepts, and so forth. Altogether, 1,263 people were matured and liberated and could benefit other beings with them as well. Not only that, 430 lepers were completely cured, with their flesh restored to its former condition, and innumerable beings afflicted with disease and bad spirits were helped. Her powers of helping people on the journey of subsequent lives were unimaginable. Machik’s body passed into bliss at the age of ninety-nine. (Even though Machik had never washed or done anything to her hair since birth, its fullness and other qualities were undamaged, and it was described as falling in perfect tresses. It was so black and glossy that it shone with rainbow lights.)
Machik’s son Drupa came before his mother at the age of forty-two, driven by circumstances.51 Machik saw that the time had come to tame him and gave him teachings. He took the vows of a lay practitioner and was given the