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([['jigs med rgyal ba'i myu gu]])
Enlightened Mind ([[byang chub sems]])
[[Image:jigme gyalwe nyuku.jpg|frame|The Great Bodhisattva Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku]]
*The term enlightened mind (Skt. [[bodhicitta]]) refers to the altruistic aspiration to attain full enlightenment (Skt. [[bodhi]]) for the benefit of all beings. There are two ways in which such an enlightened attitude may be developed: relatively through cultivation of the four immeasurable aspirations: loving kindness ([[maitrī]]), compassion ([[karuṇā]]), sympathetic joy ([[muditā]]), and equanimity ([[upekṣā]]), and ultimately through the understanding that all sentinet beings who have been one's parents over a succession of past lives are bewildered and endure suffering consequent on their misrepresentation of actual reality or emptiness, and expressing the aspiration that they all might come to realise the ultimate truth. As far as the cultivation of relative enlightened mind is concerned, the Tibetan tradition speaks of two major techniques: Atiśa's 'seven-point cause and effect' and Śāntideva's 'equality and exchange of oneself with others'. A genuine cultivation of enlightened mind is attained only when, through the training of the mind, the aspiration to attain full enlightenment becomes spontaneous and no longer requires any deliberate exertion. At that stage the individual becomes a bodhisattva. For a fuller analysis, see Paul Williams, Mahāyāna Buddhism, pp. 197-204. [[GD]] (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]])
Fearless Son of the Victorious Ones (Buddhas)-- Born 1765
* One of [[Jigme Lingpa]]'s four primary students known as "[[The Four Jigmes]]"
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Jikme Gyalwe Nyuku was a great meditator, [[bodhisattva]] and adept. Born in 1765 In the [[Dzachuka]] valley, he experienced unbearable urges as a child to go to a solitary place and devote himself to meditation. As a youth he made a pilgrimage to [[Samye]] and other holy places and received instructions on [[Dzogchen]], but his family obliged him to join his elder brother on business trips.
 
During these he was overcome with revulsion for the lying and cursing practiced by laypeople. When his brother died at age 18 this more than any other single event, turned his mind resolutely to [[Dharma]], but relatives put great pressure on him to marry and take care of the family. He was forced to run away from home and traveled to Central Tibet with a like-minded friend. At [[Samye]] they met with the first [[Dodrupchen]] who advised them to see [[Jigme Lingpa]]. When they reached [[Tsering Jong]] and beheld [[Jigme Lingpa]], Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku experienced incredible joy. They received [[empowerment]]s, [[transmission]]s and detailed instructions on [[Dzogchen]].
 
In carrying out [[Jigme Lingpa]]’s instructions to visit the sacred mountain of [[Tsari]] and to meditate there, Gyalwe Nyuku suffered extreme hardships, but was sustained by the remembrance of his root teacher. During a six-month retreat he realised the ultimate nature of mind through the blessing of the [[lama]] and the accomplishment of the [[yidam]].
 
After several more retreats in east Tibet he returned to [[Tsering Jong]] and experienced once more the great joy of seeing the omniscient [[Jigme Lingpa]], who invited him to stay for three years. He explained frankly that he had to go back home because of obligations. He returned to [[Kham]] and did many years retreat around [[Dzogchen Monastery]] and in [[Dzachuka]] and had many extraordinary experiences. As advised by [[Jigme Lingpa]], he devoted the entire latter part of his life to teaching whoever came to listen, giving [[empowerment]]s or meditation instructions to all who were devout and sincere. During this period, he gave [[Patrul Rinpoche]] teachings on the [[Ngöndro]] of [[Longchen Nyingthig]] 25 times as well as the teachings on [[Tsalung]] and [[Dzogchen]].  
 
===Literary Works===
 
===Main Teachers===
 
===Main Students===
*[[fourth Dzogchen Rinpoche Mingyur Namkhe Dorje]] ([[rdzog chen mi 'gyur nam mkha'i rdo rje]])
*[[Gyalse Zhenphen Thaye]] ([[rgyal sras gzhan phan mtha' yas]])
*[http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Patrul_Rinpoche]Dza Patrul Orgyen Jigme Chokyi Wangpo ([[rdza dpal sprul]] [[o rgyan 'jigs med chos kyi dbang po]])
*[[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] ([['jam dbyangs khyen brtse'i dbang po]])
*[[Khenchen Pema Dorje]] ([[mkhan chen pad ma rdo rje]])
*[[Khamtrul Chokyi Nyima]]
*[http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Do_Drup_Chen]2nd Dodrupchen Jigme Phuntsok Jungne ([[rdo grub chen 'jigs med phun tshogs 'byung gnas]])
*[[Mura Rinpoche]] [[Pema Dechen Zangpo]] ([[pad ma bde chen bzang po]])
*[[Pema Trashi]] ([[pad ma bkra shis]])
*[[Rigdzin Zangpo]]([[rig 'dzin bzang po]])
 
===Alternate Names & Spellings===
*Sempa Chenpo Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku ([[sems dpa' chen po 'jigs med rgyal ba'i myu gu]])
*Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku ([['jigs med rgyal ba'i myu gu]])
*Pema Kunzang- name given at birth ([[pad ma kun bzang]])
*Khyentse Lha ([[khyen brtse'i lha]])
*Dza Trama Lama
 
===Main Monasteries===
 
===External Links===
Websites with history of Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku's lineage of Longchen Nyingthig
*[http://www.dzogchen.org/library/bios/dzogchen-lineage.htm]
*[http://www.amnyitrulchung.org/lineage/]
*[http://www.dzogchenlineage.org/index.html]
*[http://www.dzogchenmonastery.cn/html/monastery.html]
 
 
[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]
[[Category:Longchen Nyingthig]]

Revision as of 10:44, 4 October 2006

Enlightened Mind (byang chub sems)

  • The term enlightened mind (Skt. bodhicitta) refers to the altruistic aspiration to attain full enlightenment (Skt. bodhi) for the benefit of all beings. There are two ways in which such an enlightened attitude may be developed: relatively through cultivation of the four immeasurable aspirations: loving kindness (maitrī), compassion (karuṇā), sympathetic joy (muditā), and equanimity (upekṣā), and ultimately through the understanding that all sentinet beings who have been one's parents over a succession of past lives are bewildered and endure suffering consequent on their misrepresentation of actual reality or emptiness, and expressing the aspiration that they all might come to realise the ultimate truth. As far as the cultivation of relative enlightened mind is concerned, the Tibetan tradition speaks of two major techniques: Atiśa's 'seven-point cause and effect' and Śāntideva's 'equality and exchange of oneself with others'. A genuine cultivation of enlightened mind is attained only when, through the training of the mind, the aspiration to attain full enlightenment becomes spontaneous and no longer requires any deliberate exertion. At that stage the individual becomes a bodhisattva. For a fuller analysis, see Paul Williams, Mahāyāna Buddhism, pp. 197-204. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)
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