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'''Nyingma''' School ([[rnying ma]])
'''Longchenpa''' ([[klong chen pa]]) 1308-1363
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The teachings brought to Tibet and translated mainly during the reign of [[King Trisong Deutsen]] and in the subsequent period up to [[Rinchen Sangpo]] in the ninth century, chiefly by the great masters Padmasambhava, [[Vimalamitra]], [[Shantarakshita]], and [[Vairotsana]]. The two subsequent main types of transmission are [[Kahma]] and [[Terma]]. Practices are based on both the [[Outer and Inner Tantras]] with emphasis on the practice of the [[Inner Tantras]] of [[Mahayoga]], [[Anu Yoga]] and [[Ati Yoga]].
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===Lineages===
*[[The six main Nyingma monasteries]]
*[[Kama]]
*[[Terma]]
*[[Pure Vision]]


Longchen Rabjam, whose name means "great expanse," was the reincarnation of [[Princess Pemasal]], the daughter of [[King Trisong Deutsen]] and direct student of [[Guru Rinpoche]]. His birth in the Tra Valley of Southern Tibet was accompanied by miraculous events and auspicious omens. He began his Dharma training at the age of seven, when he received empowerments and teachings from his father, a tantric yogi. At twelve, he took novice monastic vows at [[Samye|Samye monastery]].
===Teachings===
*[[Dzogchen]]
*[[Development Stage]]
*[[Completion Stage]]
*[[Bardo]]
*[[Nine Vehicles]]


[[Longchenpa]] studied and practiced teachings from a variety of lineages and masters. He received and mastered so many teachings, in fact, that he became known as Samye Lungmangwa, the One of Samye with Many Transmissions. Though he is associated primarily with the [[Nyingma lineage]], he also studied many teachings of the [[Sarma]], or [[New Schools]], including the [[Kalachakratantra]], [[Chöd]], and the [[Path and Result]] teachings of the [[Sakya]] lineage. He shared a particularly close relationship with the third Karmapa, [[Rangjung Dorje]], with whom he studied under the Dzogchen master [[Rigdzin Kumaraja]].
===Alternate Names & Spellings===
*[[Ancient Translation School]]
*[[Nyingmapa]]
*[[Ngagyur Nyingma]]


Rigdzin Kumaraja was [[Longchenpa]]'s most important master. He lived with him for two years, practicing the Dzogchen teachings of the [[Heart Essence of Vimalamitra]] under extremely harsh conditions. Rigdzin Kumaraja eventually empowered [[Longchenpa]] as the lineage holder for these teachings. [[Longchenpa]] also reawakened a connection with the [[Heart Essence of the Dakinis]], the Dzogchen lineage of [[Guru Rinpoche]], and practiced these teachings for years in isolated mountain retreats.
===Reference===
See also [[Nyingma School of the Early Translations]]


[[Longchenpa|Longchen Rabjam]]'s influence upon the [[Nyingma]] lineage is unparalleled. He united and compiled teachings concerning the two main Dzogchen Heart Essence lineages in a work entitled [[Four Volumes of the Heart Essence]], adding three commentaries of his own to the teachings of [[Guru Rinpoche]] and [[Vimalamitra]]. He also wrote the famed Seven Treasuries, texts that present various aspects of the view, meditation, and conduct of the Nyingma school's [[nine vehicles]].
[[Category:Lineages & Teachings]]
 
[[Longchenpa]] passed away at the age of fifty-six. He left over two hundred and fifty treatises behind, many of which are still regarded as the most comprehensive and authoritative works yet written concerning the view and practice of the Great Perfection. His most important students include the [[3rd Karmapa]], Rangjung Dorjé, with whom he exchanged teachings, Özer Kocha, and his son, Tülku Trakpa Özer.
 
 
===Literary Works===
*See [[Writings of Longchenpa]]<br>
*TBRC: [http://www.tbrc.org/browse/persons/Writings1583.php list writings (in wylie romanization)]
 
===Main Teachers===
*[[Rigdzin Kumaradza]]<br>
 
===Main Students===
*[[Tulku Trakpa ozer]]<br>
*[[ozer Kocha]]<br>
*[[Rangjung Dorje]]<br>
 
===Main Lineages===
*[[Nyingthig Yabzhi]]<br>
 
===Alternate Names===
*[[bsam yas lung mang ba]]
*[[Drimey Ozer]] [[dri med 'od zer]]
*[[klong chen pa]]
*[[klong chen rab 'byams pa dri med 'od zer]]
*[[Kunkhyen Longchenpa]]
*[[Longchen Rabjam]] [[klong chen rab 'byams]]
*[[tshul khrims blo gros]]
 
===Other Reference Sources===
*A more detailed account of his life and teachings is found in Buddha Mind by [[Tulku Thondup Rinpoche]] (Snow Lion Publications), 1989.
*[[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]]'s latest Dzogchen history has a long chapter on Longchenpa
 
===Internal Links===
 
===External Links===
*[http://www.tbrc.org/cgi-bin/tbrcdatx?do=so&resource=P1583 Writings] listed at [[TBRC]]
*[http://www.buddhistinformation.com/tibetan/longchenpa.htm Longchenpa's Great Chariot], by [[Ives Waldo]]
 
 
[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]
[[Category:Nyingma Literature]]

Revision as of 21:23, 23 January 2006

Nyingma School (rnying ma)

The teachings brought to Tibet and translated mainly during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen and in the subsequent period up to Rinchen Sangpo in the ninth century, chiefly by the great masters Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Shantarakshita, and Vairotsana. The two subsequent main types of transmission are Kahma and Terma. Practices are based on both the Outer and Inner Tantras with emphasis on the practice of the Inner Tantras of Mahayoga, Anu Yoga and Ati Yoga.

Lineages

Teachings

Alternate Names & Spellings

Reference

See also Nyingma School of the Early Translations

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