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[[File:Vairotsana_-_a_thangka.jpg|frame|[[Vairotsana]] / alt. [[Vairochana]]]]
'''Matthieu Ricard'''
See also [[Vairochana]]


===Short Biography===
Matthieu Ricard has lived for over thirty five years in the Himalayas, studying under the guidance of Kyabje [[Kangyur Rinpoche]], Kyabje [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] and other precious spiritual masters. He is is part of the [[Padmakara Translation Group]] and has acted as the the French interpreter of the [[Dalai Lama]] since 1989. He is part of the Mind and Life Institute, which is devoted to meetings and collaborative research between scientists and Buddhist scholars and meditators and is engaged in the research on the effect of mind training on the brain conducted at various universities.
'''Vairotsana''' ([[rnam par snang mdzad lo tsa ba]]). The great and unequalled translator during the reign of [[King Trisong Deutsen]]. Vairotsana, (also pronounced be-ro-tsa-na), was recognized by [[Padmakara]] as a reincarnation of an Indian [[pandita]]. He was among the first seven monks and was sent to India to study with [[Shri Singha]]. Shri Singha in turn entrusted Vairotsana with the task of propagating the [[Mind Section]] and [[Space Section]] of [[Dzogchen]] in Tibet. He is one of the three main masters to bring the Dzogchen teachings to Tibet, the two others being [[Padmakara]] and [[Vimalamitra]]. Vairotsana's chief disciples were [[Yudra Nyingpo]], [[Sangtön Yeshe Lama]], [[Pang Gen Sangye Gonpo]], [[Jnana Kumara of Nyag]], and [[Lady Yeshe Drönma]]. An especially renowned disciple was the old [[Pang Gen Mipham Gönpo]] whose disciples attained the [[rainbow body]] for seven generations by means of the oral instructions entitled Dorje Zampa ([[rdo rje zam pa]]), the [[rdo rje zam pa|Vajra Bridge]]. [[Tsele Natsok Rangdröl]], [[Terdag Lingpa|Terdag Lingpa Gyurmey Dorje]], and [[Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye]] are regarded as reincarnations of Vairotsana. [[Shechen Gyaltsap]] mentions in his [[Pond of White Lotus Flowers]] that Vairotsana, before meeting Shri Singha, had met the wisdom forms of the two vidyadharas [[Garab Dorje]] and [[Manjushrimitra]] in a miraculous pagoda at [[Dhahena]]. After he had presented a huge offering of gold, they conferred empowerment upon him and bestowed their blessings, with the prediction that he would receive the complete teachings from [[Shri Singha]]. [[EPK]]<br>


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He lives at [[Shechen Monastery]] in Nepal, under the guidance of [[Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche]] and devotes much of his time to the preservation of the Himalayan cultural heritage and to managing humanitarian projects in Tibet, Nepal India, Nepal and Bhutan.


'''Lochen Vairotsana''' was born in Central Tibet in the Nyemo district in Jekhar. He was sent to India to bring back the Dzogchen texts and transmission by King Trisong Detsen at the behest of Nub Namkhai Nyingpo. After great hardship he arrived in Uddiyana and near the Dhanakosha Lake, in a sandalwood forest, he found Shri Singha living in a nine storied pagoda. After passing a protective yogini to whom he demonstrated his powers, Vairotsana attained audience with Shri Singha who heard his plea for the effortless Dzogchen teaching and asked for time to think about it. The next morning Vairotsana returned and Shri Singha promised him the Atiyoga doctrines. Due to the hostility of the Uddiyana king to the Dzogchen teaching he insisted that in the day time Vairotsana should join the panditas learning the causal vehicle and only at night time would he receive the Atiyoga teaching. So during the night the master Shri Singha wrote the eighteen tantras of the Mind Series in goat milk on white silk which would become visible when exposed to heat. Vairotsana was dissatisfied with the Mind Series instruction and asked for more. Shri Singha gave him the initiation and empowerment into the tantras and also all the teaching on the Space Series in the black, white and variegated modes. Still Vairotsana was not satisfied but Shri Singha would give him no more. The first of the transmission texts of the Mind Series is called "The Cuckoo: Total Presence" (Rikpai Kuchuk) otherwise known as "The Six Vajra Verses".
'''Selected Bibliography in English''' (these titles have also been published other languages)


Then Vairotsana found the Acharya Garab Dorje in the cremation ground called Place of Smoke, Dhumasthira, and he received the entire sixty-four hundred thousand Dzogchen verses. Simultaneously with this transmission he attained liberation and nirvana and the highest siddhi and he returned to Tibet by speed-walking.
'''Translations from the Tibetan:
'''
- ''[[The Life of Shabkar]]'', (State University of New York Press, 1994, reprinted 2001, [[Snow Lion Publications]]), in collaboration with [[Jakob Leschly]] and [[Erik Pema Kunsang]].


In Tibet Vairotsana taught the King in the same manner as Shri Singha had taught him - by day the causal approach and at night the fruition approach - Dzogchen. But political intrigue at court cut short the king's study with Vairotsana. The Indian King had got wind of the transmission of the secret doctrines to Vairotsana and assisted by one of the King's queens, Tsepong Za, who had her own political agenda, Vairotsana was slandered and then banished to the far east, to Tsawa Rong in the country of Gyelmo Rong. In Gyelmo Rong he taught Dzogchen to Yudra Nyingpo, Sangton Yeshe Lama and the old beggar Sangye Gompo.
- ''[[The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones]],'' teachings by [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on [[Patrul Rinpoche]]’s verses ([[Shambhala Publications]])


In central Tibet he taught Nyak Jnanakumara, and the Khotanese Queen Liza Sherab Dronma. Later he was invited to Khotan.
- ''[[Hundred Verses of Spiritual Advice]]'', teachings by [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on [[Padampa Sangye]]’s advice to the people of [[Tingri]] ([[Shechen Publications]], New Delhi, 2003 and Shambhala Publications, 2004)


===Literary Works===
- ''[[The Wishfulfilling Jewel]]'', teachings by [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on the [[Longchen Nyingthig Guru Yoga]], (Shambhala Publications)
*[[The Cuckoo of Awareness]] ([[rig pa'i khu byug]])<br>


===Main Teachers===
- ''[[The Excellent Path to Enlightenment]],'' teachings by [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]’s preliminary practice (Snow Lion Publications)
*[[Fill in the blanks]]<br>


===Main Students===
- ''[[The Heart of Compassion]]'', teachings by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on the [[Thirty-Sevenfold Practice of the Bodhisattva]] ([[Shechen Publications]], forthcoming 2006)
*[[Yudra Nyingpo]]
*[[Sangton Yeshe Lama]]
*[[Jnana Kumara of Nyag]]
*[[Lady Yeshe Dronma]]
*[[Pang Gen Sangye Gonpo]] or [[Pang Gen Mipham Gonpo]]  


===Main Lineages===
'''Photo Books'''
*[[Fill in the blanks]]<br>


===Alternate Names & Spellings===
- ''[[Journey to Enlightenment]]'' (Aperture, New Yokr, 1996, reprinted in 2001 as The Spirit of Tibet)
*[[Vairotsana of Pagor]] ([[pa gor bE ro tsa na]])
*[[Vairochana]]


===Other Reference Sources===
- [[Buddhist Himalayas]] (Abrams, New York, 2002, with Olivier and Danielle Follmi)
*[[The Great Image]]<br>
*Yeshe Tsogyal, [[The Lotus-Born]], 1993; Rangjung Yeshe Publications; ISBN 962-7341-55-4
*[[Wellsprings of the Great Perfection]]: : The Lives and Insights of the Early Masters.


===Internal Links===
- ''[[Monk Dancers of Tibet]]'', (Boston, Shambhala Publications, 2003)
*Add double-brackets "[[ ]]" around any relevant word or phrase and it will create a new page for that term or link to an already existing page


===External Links===
- ''[[Tibet, a Compassionate Eye]]'' (Abrams, forthcoming 2006).
*[http://www.tbrc.org ADD TBRC link here]


[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
'''Other books'''
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]][[Category:Dzogchen Masters]]
 
[[Category:25 Disciples of Padmasambhava]]
- ''Animal Migrations'' (Hill and Wang, 1969).
 
- ''The Monk and the Philosopher'' (Schocken, 1999), with his father J.F. Revel.
 
- ''The Quantum and the Lotus'' (Crown Publishing, 2002), with the astrophysicists Trinh Xuan Thuan
 
- ''Happiness, A guide to Developping Life’s Most Important Skill'' (Little, Brown and Co, New York, forthcoming 2006.
 
- ''La Citadelle des Neiges'' (NiL Editions, 2005)
 
'''Scientific Publications'''
 
- Antoine Lutz, Lawrence L. Greischar , Nancy B. Rawlings , Matthieu Ricard  and Richard J. Davidson, “Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice” PNAS (''Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences''), November 16, 2004, vol. 101, no. 46.
 
- Ekman, P., Davidson, R. J., Ricard, M. & Wallace, B. A. (2005). “Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and well-Being,” in  ''Current Directions in Psychological Science'', 14, 59-63.
 
'''Movie'''
The spirit of Tibet  Canadian National Film Board
 
'''Websites'''
*[http://www.shechen.org Shechen website]
*[http://www.karuna-fr.org Karuna-fr.org]
 
[[Category:Translators]]

Latest revision as of 13:59, 28 April 2013

Matthieu Ricard

Matthieu Ricard has lived for over thirty five years in the Himalayas, studying under the guidance of Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and other precious spiritual masters. He is is part of the Padmakara Translation Group and has acted as the the French interpreter of the Dalai Lama since 1989. He is part of the Mind and Life Institute, which is devoted to meetings and collaborative research between scientists and Buddhist scholars and meditators and is engaged in the research on the effect of mind training on the brain conducted at various universities.

He lives at Shechen Monastery in Nepal, under the guidance of Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche and devotes much of his time to the preservation of the Himalayan cultural heritage and to managing humanitarian projects in Tibet, Nepal India, Nepal and Bhutan.

Selected Bibliography in English (these titles have also been published other languages)

Translations from the Tibetan: - The Life of Shabkar, (State University of New York Press, 1994, reprinted 2001, Snow Lion Publications), in collaboration with Jakob Leschly and Erik Pema Kunsang.

- The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones, teachings by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on Patrul Rinpoche’s verses (Shambhala Publications)

- Hundred Verses of Spiritual Advice, teachings by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on Padampa Sangye’s advice to the people of Tingri (Shechen Publications, New Delhi, 2003 and Shambhala Publications, 2004)

- The Wishfulfilling Jewel, teachings by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on the Longchen Nyingthig Guru Yoga, (Shambhala Publications)

- The Excellent Path to Enlightenment, teachings by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo’s preliminary practice (Snow Lion Publications)

- The Heart of Compassion, teachings by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on the Thirty-Sevenfold Practice of the Bodhisattva (Shechen Publications, forthcoming 2006)

Photo Books

- Journey to Enlightenment (Aperture, New Yokr, 1996, reprinted in 2001 as The Spirit of Tibet)

- Buddhist Himalayas (Abrams, New York, 2002, with Olivier and Danielle Follmi)

- Monk Dancers of Tibet, (Boston, Shambhala Publications, 2003)

- Tibet, a Compassionate Eye (Abrams, forthcoming 2006).

Other books

- Animal Migrations (Hill and Wang, 1969).

- The Monk and the Philosopher (Schocken, 1999), with his father J.F. Revel.

- The Quantum and the Lotus (Crown Publishing, 2002), with the astrophysicists Trinh Xuan Thuan

- Happiness, A guide to Developping Life’s Most Important Skill (Little, Brown and Co, New York, forthcoming 2006.

- La Citadelle des Neiges (NiL Editions, 2005)

Scientific Publications

- Antoine Lutz, Lawrence L. Greischar , Nancy B. Rawlings , Matthieu Ricard and Richard J. Davidson, “Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice” PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), November 16, 2004, vol. 101, no. 46.

- Ekman, P., Davidson, R. J., Ricard, M. & Wallace, B. A. (2005). “Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and well-Being,” in Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14, 59-63.

Movie The spirit of Tibet Canadian National Film Board

Websites

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