Rimed, Rimey (Tib.

, ris-med; Without Bias)

The name for a group of non-sectarian,
hence unbiased, Tibetan adepts and
teachers. The movement, a term more
appropriate here than school, arose in
19th century Eastern Tibet through the
efforts of mainly three individuals, all
terton and regarded as incarnations of
influential teachers of the past.
* 1813-1899 Lodro Thaye (blo gros
mtha' yas)
* 1820-1892 Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
(jam-dbyangs mkyhen-brtse'i dbang-po)
* 1829-1870 Chogyur Dechen Lingpa
(mchog 'gyur bde chen gling pa)
These adepts were versed in a great
variety of teachings and came from
different backgrounds, among which Bön,
Dzogchen, Nyingma, Sakya and Karma
Kagyu; and together they revealed the
Chokling Tersar (mchog gling gter gsar),
an important collection of terma texts.
Their purpose - to respect, preserve and
transmit all important teachings of
Vajrayana - has resulted in re-animating
many almost lost teachings, including
those of the 'heretic' Jonangpa.
In Lodro Thaye, the first Jamgong
Kongtrul ('jam mgon kong sprul), a new
line of tulku's (sprul sku) had its
beginning and has reincarnated three
times since. Other famous adepts and
masters who subscribe(d) to the
unbiased, non-sectarian view of Rimed
were/are Patrul Rinpoche (1808-1887),
Dudjom Lingpa (1835-1903), Adzom Drugpa
(1842-1924), Khanpo Kunga Paldan
(1878-1950), and Namkhai Norbu (b.
1938); to name but a few.