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'''Matthieu Ricard'''
'''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 Gönpo]], [[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]], the [[Vajra Bridge]]. [[Tsele Natsok Rangdröl]], [[Terdag Lingpa Gyurmey Dorje]], and [[Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye]] are regarded as reincarnations of Vairotsana. [[Shechen Gyaltsab]] 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]]
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Matthieu Ricard has lived living since thirty five years in 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.
===Literary Works===
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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.
===Main Teachers===
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===Main Students===
*[[Yudra Nyingpo]]
*[[Sangton Yeshe Lama]]
*[[Pang Gen Sangye Gonpo]]
*[[Jnana Kumara of Nyag]]
*[[Lady Yeshe Dronma]]
*[[Pang Gen Mipham Gonpo]] whose disciples attained the rainbow body for seven generations by means of the oral instructions entitled [[Dorje Zampa]], the [[Vajra Bridge]].<br>


'''Selected Bibliography in English''' (these titles have also been published other languages)
===Main Lineages===
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'''Translations from the Tibetan:
===Alternate Names & Spellings===
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*[[Vairotsana of Pagor]] ([[pa gor bE ro tsa na]])
- ''[[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]])
===Other Reference Sources===
*[[The Great Image]]<br>


- ''[[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)
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- ''[[The Wishfulfilling Jewel]]'', teachings by [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on the [[Longchen Nyingthig Guru Yoga]], (Shambhala Publications)
===External Links===
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- ''[[The Excellent Path to Enlightenment]],'' teachings by [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] on [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]’s preliminary practice (Snow Lion Publications)
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[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]
- ''[[The Heart of Compassion]]'', teachings by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on the [[Thirty-Sevenfold Practice of the Bodhisattva]] ([[Shechen Publications]], forthcoming 2006)
[[Category:25 Disciples of Padmasambhava]]
 
'''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'''
*[http://www.shechen.org Shechen website]
*[http://www.karuna-fr.org Karuna-fr.org]
 
[[Category:Translators]]

Revision as of 21:05, 13 November 2006

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 Gönpo, 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, the Vajra Bridge. Tsele Natsok Rangdröl, Terdag Lingpa Gyurmey Dorje, and Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye are regarded as reincarnations of Vairotsana. Shechen Gyaltsab 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

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