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The founding father of the Jonangpa tradition. Kunpang Thukje Tsondru (1243-1313) received the Rwa transmissions for the Kalachakra at an early age and the Dro transmissions from his primary teacher, Choku Odzer. Eventually he gathered together, by way of receiving empowerments, oral transmissions and instructions, all 17 traditions of Kalachakra that had been transmitted from India to Tibet. He trained as a ritual master at Jamyang Sarma's Kyang Dur Monastery and studied at Sakya and Ngor monasteries.


While in meditation at the Se Karchung cave, he began to condense the practice instructions on the Kalachakra's "Six-limbed Vajra-yoga" (six yogas; sbyor drug) and the root tantra, synthesizing the 17 distinct lineages of the Kalachakra transmissions. According to tradition, the female protector deity Jomo Nagmen Gyalmo visited him and invited him to live in the valley of Jomonang.
*For a biography, see the [http://jonangfoundation.org/list/masters Masters Database on the '''Jonang Foundation''' website]. The [http://jonangfoundation.org/node/1029 biography of Dolpopa].


After 3 years in retreat, in 1294, Kunpang Thukje Tsondru arrived at Jomonang. There he settled in Khacho Dedan, the "Bliss Infused Enjoyment of Space" meditation cave at Jomonang. At this time, he composed his essential commentary (snying 'grel) on the Kalachakra Tantra, and recorded the oral transmission lineages (snyan brgyud) of the pith instructions on the Kalachakra's perfection process, the "Six-limbed Vajra-yoga". These were the 1st extensive guidance texts on the vajrayoga of the Kalachakra in Tibet.
: "In 1294, Kunpang Tukje Tsondru (1243-1313) founded the main Jonang monastery in Jomonang, which gave the name to the tradition. Reportedly, this monastery was modeled on the traditional layout of the Kingdom of Shambhala as shown on Shambhala thangka paintings. Tukje Tsondru also arranged and gathered together the Six Yoga Kalachakra practice traditions that existed in Tibet at that time."<ref>[http://kalachakranet.org/kalachakra_tantra_jonang_history.html Introduction to the Jonang Tradition | kalachakranet.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.rinpoche.com/teachings/shentong.htm#_ftn3 "Shentong; An Introduction" by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyatso Rinpoche - footnote 3 | Rinpoche.com]</ref>


Kunpang-pa taught his essential commentary on the Kalachakra along with the Vimalaprabha twice a year while he lived at Jomonang. He then passed the lineage onto his disciple, [[Changsem Gyalwa Yeshe]], the 2nd throne-holder at Jomonang.


===Primary Teachers===
===Primary Teachers===
Choku Odzer<br>
Choku Odzer


===Primary Students===
===Primary Students===
[[Changsem Gyalwa Yeshe]]<br>
[[Changsem Gyalwa Yeshe]]


===References===
{{reflist}}


===External Links===
===External Links===
*Jonang Foundation[http://www.jonangfoundation.org]
*[http://www.jonangfoundation.org Jonang Foundation]
*Jonangpa Blog[http://www.jonangpa.com]
*[http://www.jonangpa.com Jonangpa Blog]
*[http://jonangfoundation.org/node/1029 Kunpang Thukje Tsondru on the JF website]


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

Latest revision as of 14:34, 9 July 2009

Kunpang Thukje Tsondru
"In 1294, Kunpang Tukje Tsondru (1243-1313) founded the main Jonang monastery in Jomonang, which gave the name to the tradition. Reportedly, this monastery was modeled on the traditional layout of the Kingdom of Shambhala as shown on Shambhala thangka paintings. Tukje Tsondru also arranged and gathered together the Six Yoga Kalachakra practice traditions that existed in Tibet at that time."[1][2]


Primary Teachers

Choku Odzer

Primary Students

Changsem Gyalwa Yeshe

References

  1. ↑ Introduction to the Jonang Tradition | kalachakranet.org
  2. ↑ "Shentong; An Introduction" by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyatso Rinpoche - footnote 3 | Rinpoche.com

External Links

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