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Most of this information and some of the images are taken from the Jonang Foundation website.[http://jonangfoundation.org/node/1242] See link below.
(ba' mda' thub bstan dge legs rgya mtsho, 1844-1904)<br>


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He was born in the village of "Bamda," hence the name, near Tsangwa Monastery in the Dzamthang valley of Amdo. From his childhood days, he received a thorough education in the Jonang tradition. He later traveled to Derge in Kham and became a close student of both the great [[Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye]] as well as the famous Dzogchen master [[Paltrul Rinpoche]]. Upon his return to Dzamthang, several years later, he received most extensive instructions on the Kalacakra system of the Jonang tradition, and especially on the [[Six Vajra Yogas]] perfection process meditations of that system. He wrote extensively on many subjects, but especially on all aspects of Kalacakra practice and theory. These writings are counted among the most extensive and authoritative works on Kalacakra to the present day. His entire literary output is collected in 22 volumes.<br>




===Literary Works===
===Literary Works===
*[[Collected Works of Bamda Thubten Gelek Gyatso]]<br>
*[[Banda Geleg Sungbum]]<br>
===Main Teachers===
===Main Teachers===
*[[Ngawang Chopak Gyatso]]<br>
*Ngawang Chopak Gyatso<br>
*[[Khenpo Akon]]<br>
*Khenpo Akon<br>
*[[Jamgon Kongtrul]]<br>
*[[Jamgon Kongtrul]]<br>
*[[Paltrul Rinpoche]]<br>
*[[Paltrul Rinpoche]]<br>
===Main Students===
===Main Students===
*[[Tshognyi Gyatso]]<br>
*[[Tshognyi Gyatso]]<br>
*[[Ngawang Sonam Gyatso]]<br>
*Ngawang Sonam Gyatso<br>
*[[Ngawang Tenpa Rabgye]]<br>
*Ngawang Tenpa Rabgye<br>
*[[Kunga Ngawang Palsang]]<br>
*Kunga Ngawang Palsang<br>
*[[Kunga Nyamnyi]]<br>
*Kunga Nyamnyi<br>
===Main Lineages===
===Main Lineages===
*<br>
*<br>
===Alternate Names & Spellings===
===Alternate Names & Spellings===
*Bamda Gelek ('Ba' mda' dge legs)  
*Bamda Gelek ('ba' mda' dge legs)  
*Bamda Lama ('Ba' mda' bla ma)<br>
*Bamda Lama ('ba' mda' bla ma)<br>
===Internal Links===
 
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===External Links===
*Jonang Foundation[http://www.jonangfoundation.org]
*Jonangpa Blog[http://www.jonangpa.com]
*Bamda Geleg on the JF website[http://jonangfoundation.org/node/1242]


[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
[[Category:Jonang]]
[[Category:Jonang]]
[[Category:Jonang Masters]]
[[Category:Jonang Masters]]

Revision as of 21:21, 10 July 2014

(ba' mda' thub bstan dge legs rgya mtsho, 1844-1904)

He was born in the village of "Bamda," hence the name, near Tsangwa Monastery in the Dzamthang valley of Amdo. From his childhood days, he received a thorough education in the Jonang tradition. He later traveled to Derge in Kham and became a close student of both the great Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye as well as the famous Dzogchen master Paltrul Rinpoche. Upon his return to Dzamthang, several years later, he received most extensive instructions on the Kalacakra system of the Jonang tradition, and especially on the Six Vajra Yogas perfection process meditations of that system. He wrote extensively on many subjects, but especially on all aspects of Kalacakra practice and theory. These writings are counted among the most extensive and authoritative works on Kalacakra to the present day. His entire literary output is collected in 22 volumes.


Literary Works

Main Teachers

Main Students

  • Tshognyi Gyatso
  • Ngawang Sonam Gyatso
  • Ngawang Tenpa Rabgye
  • Kunga Ngawang Palsang
  • Kunga Nyamnyi

Main Lineages


Alternate Names & Spellings

  • Bamda Gelek ('ba' mda' dge legs)
  • Bamda Lama ('ba' mda' bla ma)