His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, Jikdral Yeshe Dorje, was one of the most outstanding yogins, scholars and meditation masters of recent times, who inspired not only awe in those who met him, but also devotion and deep affection. After the flight of the Tibetans into exile, it was Dudjom Rinpoche who was the first master to be accorded the title of Supreme Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, the ‘oldest’ school introduced into Tibet in the 8th century by Guru Padmasambhava. 

The sequence of names follows that given by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche in his History of the Nyingma School, the twenty-five great disciples of Guru Padmasambhava.

• King Trisong Detsen
• Namkhé Nyingpo
• Nupchen Sangyé Yeshé
• Gyalwa Chokyang
• Khandro Yeshé Tsogyal
• Palgyi Yeshé
• Langchen Palgyi Sengé
• Vairotsana
• Nyak Jñanakumara
• Gyalmo Yudra Nyingpo
• Nanam Dorje Dudjom
• Yeshé Yang
• Sokpo Lhapal
• Nanam Shyang Yeshé Dé
• Kharchen Palgyi Wangchuk
• Denma Tsémang
• Kawa Paltsek
• Shüpu Palgyi Sengé
• Dré Gyalwé Lodrö
• Drokben Khye’u Chung Lotsawa
• Otren Palgyi Wangchuk
• Ma Rinchen Chok
• Lhalung Palgyi Dorje
• Langdro Könchok Jungné
• Lasum Gyalwa Changchup