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'''Manjushrimitra''' ([['jam dpal bshes gnyen]]), pron. [[Jampal Shenyen]]. An Indian master in the Dzogchen lineage and the chief disciple of [[Garab Dorje]]. In his role as a master in the lineage of the [[Sadhana Section of Mahayoga]], he received the transmission of [[Yamantaka]] in the form of the [[Secret Wrathful Manjushri Tantra]] and other texts. Manjushrimitra was born in the [[Magadha]] district of India and was soon an adept in the general sciences and the conventional topics of Buddhism. After having become the most eminent among five hundred panditas, he received many teachings and empowerments from Garab Dorje, [[Lalitavajra]], and other masters and reached the unified level of enlightenment, indivisible from [[Manjushri]]. Yamantaka appeared to him in person, conferred empowerment and transmitted the tantras and oral instructions. Among his chief recipients of this teaching were [[Hungkara]], [[Padmasambhava]], and [[Hanatela]]. <br>
'''Shri Singha''' (Skt). Shri Singha was the chief disciple and successor of [[Manjushrimitra]] in the lineage of the Dzogchen teachings. He was born in the Chinese city of [[Shokyam]] in [[Khotan]] and studied at first with the Chinese masters [[Hatibhala]] and [[Bhelakirti]]. In his ''[[Ocean of Wondrous Sayings]]'', [[Guru Tashi Tobgyal]] adds that Shri Singha received a prophesy from [[Avalokiteshvara]] while traveling to [[Serling]], telling him to go to the [[Sosaling charnel ground]] in order to be sure of the ultimate attainment. After many years Shri Singha met [[Manjushrimitra]] in the charnel ground of Sosaling, and remained with him for twenty-five years. Having transmitted all the oral instructions, the great master Manjushrimitra dissolved his bodily form into a mass of light. When Shri Singha cried out in despair and uttered songs of deep yearning, Manjushrimitra appeared again and bestowed him a tiny casket of precious substance. The casket contained his master's final words, a vital instruction named [[Gomnyam Drugpa]], the [[Six Experiences of Meditation]]. Having received this transmission, Shri Singha reached ultimate confidence. In [[Bodhgaya]] he found the manuscripts of the tantras previously hidden by Manjushrimitra which he took to China where he classified the [[Instruction Section]] into four parts: the outer, inner, secret, and the innermost unexcelled sections. Among Shri Singha's disciples were four outstanding masters: [[Jnanasutra]], [[Vimalamitra]], [[Padmasambhava]] and the Tibetan translator [[Vairotsana]].
There seem to have been several masters with this name, but [[Guru Tashi Tobgyal]] in his ''[[Ocean of Wondrous Sayings]] to Delight the Learned Ones'' views them as being magical emanations of the same master. See also [[Sadhana Section]].<br><br>
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*[[Garap Dorje]]<br>
*[[Manjushrimitra]]<br>


===Main Students===
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*[[Padmasambhava]]<br>
*[[Jnanasutra]]<br>
*[[Vimalamitra]]<br>


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*[[Vima Nyingthig]]<br>
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===Alternate Names & Spellings===
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===Other Reference Sources===
==Other Reference Sources==
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*Dudjom Rinpoche (1991). ''[[The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism]]: Its Fundamentals and History''. Translated by Gyurme Dorje and Matthew Kapstein. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
*Thondup, Tulku. ''[[Masters of Meditation and Miracles]]''. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1996.
*Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorjé. ''[[A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems]]''. Junction City: Padma Publishing, 2005.


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Revision as of 22:52, 3 May 2006

Shri Singha (Skt). Shri Singha was the chief disciple and successor of Manjushrimitra in the lineage of the Dzogchen teachings. He was born in the Chinese city of Shokyam in Khotan and studied at first with the Chinese masters Hatibhala and Bhelakirti. In his Ocean of Wondrous Sayings, Guru Tashi Tobgyal adds that Shri Singha received a prophesy from Avalokiteshvara while traveling to Serling, telling him to go to the Sosaling charnel ground in order to be sure of the ultimate attainment. After many years Shri Singha met Manjushrimitra in the charnel ground of Sosaling, and remained with him for twenty-five years. Having transmitted all the oral instructions, the great master Manjushrimitra dissolved his bodily form into a mass of light. When Shri Singha cried out in despair and uttered songs of deep yearning, Manjushrimitra appeared again and bestowed him a tiny casket of precious substance. The casket contained his master's final words, a vital instruction named Gomnyam Drugpa, the Six Experiences of Meditation. Having received this transmission, Shri Singha reached ultimate confidence. In Bodhgaya he found the manuscripts of the tantras previously hidden by Manjushrimitra which he took to China where he classified the Instruction Section into four parts: the outer, inner, secret, and the innermost unexcelled sections. Among Shri Singha's disciples were four outstanding masters: Jnanasutra, Vimalamitra, Padmasambhava and the Tibetan translator Vairotsana.


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