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'''Trisong Deutsen''' ([[khri srong de'u btsan]]). (790-844) The second great Dharma king of Tibet who invited Guru Rinpoche, [[Shantarakshita]], [[Vimalamitra]], and many other Buddhist teachers including [[Jinamitra]] and [[Danashila]]. In ''[[The Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli]]'', [[Jamgon Kongtrul]] dates Trisong Deutsen as being born on the eighth day of the third month of spring in the year of the Male Water Horse (802). Other sources state that year as his enthronement upon the death of his father. Until the age of seventeen he was chiefly engaged in ruling the kingdom. He built [[Samye]], the great monastery and teaching center modeled after [[Odantapuri]], established Buddhism as the state religion of Tibet, and during his reign the first monks were ordained. He arranged for panditas and lotsawas to translate innumerable sacred texts, and he established a large number of centers for teaching and practice. Among his later incarnations are [[Nyang Ral Nyima Özer]] (1124-1192), [[Guru Chowang]] (1212-1270), [[Jigmey Lingpa]] (1729-1798), and [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] (1820-1892).
[[Image:Jigme_Lingpa.jpg|frame|Jigme Lingpa  (1730-1798)]]
<span class=TibUni16>[[འཇིགས་མེད་གླིང་པ།]]</span><br>[['jigs med gling pa]]<br><span class=TibUni16>[[རིག་འཛིན་འཇིགས་མེད་གླིང་པ།]]<br></span>[[rig 'dzin 'jigs med gling pa]]<br>
===Short Biography===
'''Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa, Khyentse Ozer''' (1730-1798), was regarded as an incarnation of both [[King Trisong Deutsen]] and [[Vimalamitra]]. His most enduring contributions to the Tibetan tradition are his revealed teachings, the [[Longchen Nyingthig]], the diverse body of literature he composed, and the amazing lineage of realized masters that have followed in his wake, which includes [[Patrul Rinpoche]], [[Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje]] and [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]].


In the successive occurrence of kings, it is universally known that [[Tori Nyenshel]], an emanation of bodhisattva [[Samantabhadra]], instigated the sacred Dharma. [[Songtsen Gampo]], [[Avalokiteshvara]] in person, established its tradition. Finally, the great Dharma ruler, King Trisong Deutsen, the emanation body of noble [[Manjushri]], made it spread and flourish. In order that sacred Dharma flourish, this latter Dharma king invited from the Noble Land of India one hundred and eight great panditas such as the great scholar [[Shantarakshita]], [[Vimalamitra]], who possessed the vajra body, and in particular Padmakara, the great vidyadhara of immortality. He let the subjects with devotion be ordained and learn translation. He erected temples, established the sangha and founded the tradition for translating, expounding and practicing the sacred Dharma. Thus his deeds in initially spreading the Buddha’s teachings will never disappear, not even at the end of existence, and the signature and fame of this demonstrate the exaltedness of the patron of the teachings.<br>
Unlike many masters of the Tibetan tradition that went on to compose influential philosophical treatises, Jigme Lingpa did not receive extensive educational training. Neither was he a recognized reincarnation, a [[tulku]]. Instead, his great realization came directly through practice. In particular, it came from a series of three visions he had of the great master [[Longchenpa]] while in retreat at the [[Samye Chimpu]]. In these visions, Jigme Lingpa received the entire transmission of [[Longchen Rabjam]]'s works, both their words and meanings, and his mind eventually merged completely with that of [[Longchenpa]]'s.
By [[Jamgon Kongtrul the Great]], from ''[[Light of Wisdom, Volume 1]]''


During the reign of King Trisong Deutsen, Buddhism was spread with great zeal after he had invited the Abbot Shantarakshita and Acharya Padmasambhava to Tibet. The task of translating Buddha's teachings was carried out with great vigour and enthusiasm. It is said that altogether one hundred and eight Indian scholars were engaged with Tibetan translators in the work of translating Buddhist literature into Tibetan. They also took part in establishing monasteries.
Following his pivotal retreat at [[Samye Chimpu]], Jigme Lingpa went on to found one of the most influential lineages in the [[Nyingma]] tradition. In the centuries since his passing, the inheritors of the [[Longchen Nyingthig]] have proven to be some of the greatest scholars, meditation masters and realized yogis in recent history. Many of his literary works, particularly the ''[[Treasury of Precious Qualities]]'' ([[yon tan mdzod]]), continue to be widely studied in [[Nyingma]] educational institutions, while his works on tantric practice, such as the famed [[yeshe lama]], are among the most commonly taught practice manuals.


==Patron Kings: King Trisong Deutsen==
'''Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa''' (1729-1798) was considered to be an emanation of the great [[pandita]] [[Vimalamitra]], of [[King Trisong Detsen]], of [[Longchen Rabjam]] (13O8-1363), of [[Ngari Panchen Pema Wangyal]] (1487-1542), and of many other sages. He was also the immediate reembodiment of [[Choje Lingpa]], also known as [[Orgyen Rogje Lingpa]] (1682-1725). [RY]
King Trisong Deutsen was the 9th century Tibetan emperor who is credited with establishing Buddhism in Tibet. Tibetan Buddhists consider him a manifestation of Manjushri, the bodhisattva who embodies wisdom. In his life, King Trisong Deutsen made monumental contributions to the establishment and propagation of the Buddhadharma in Tibet. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche tells of His Holiness [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], "With tears in his eyes, which was rare, he said that if one were to fill every canyon, every gorge, every hole on earth with gold as high as Mount Meru, not even a fraction of the kindness of King Trisong Deutsen could be repaid."
*<br>
<center><noinclude><span class=TibUni16>ཤེས་བྱ་ཀུན་མཁྱེན་འགྲོ་ལ་རྗེས་བརྩེའི་གཏེར། །</span></noinclude><br></center>
<center>You who know all that’s knowable, source of compassion for all beings,<br></center>
<center><noinclude><span class=TibUni16>དྲི་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་ཡང་སྤྲུལ་ཐུགས་གཏེར་མཛོད། །</span></noinclude><br></center>
<center>The emanation of Drime Özer <small>''(Longchenpa)''</small> and heir to a treasury of mind-termas;<br></center>
<center><noinclude><span class=TibUni16>འོད་གསལ་ཀློང་ཆེན་ནམ་མཁའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར་པ། །</span></noinclude><br></center>
<center>Sky-like yogi of the luminescent, vast expansive<br></center>
<center><noinclude><span class=TibUni16>འཇིག་མེད་གླིང་པའི་ཞབས་ལ་གསོལ་བ་འདེབས།། །།</span></noinclude><br></center>
<center>Jigmé Lingpa, at your lotus feet I pray!<br></center>
===Literary Works===
See '''[[Writings of Jigme Lingpa]]'''


Trisong Deutsen was the second of Tibet's often-mentioned and much-beloved "[[Three Ancestral Kings]]." The first was [[Songtsen Gampo]], who lived in the 6th to 7th century CE, and is considered a manifestation of [[Avalokiteshvara]]; and the third was [[Tri Ralpachen]], who is seen as an emanation of [[Vajrapani]]. "It is because of these three kings that Buddhism is so deeply rooted in Tibet," says Rinpoche. "When Tibetans talk about these three kings, if they don't have tears in their eyes, at least their necks move like an ostrich. Moreover, he is considered one of the founding fathers of the Nyingmapa tradition, together with Guru Padmasambhava and the Bodhisattva Abbott [[Shantarakshita]]."
===Main Teachers===
*[[Longchenpa]]<br>
*[[Terton Rigdzin Thukchok Dorje]]


Trisong Deutsen's mother was [[Lady Angchung of Mashang]], a region in China, and his father was the Tibetan [[King Tridey Tsugten]]. He was only 13 when his father passed away and he was enthroned. He was given three wives and began his reign by following the course of his father - keeping the peace and minding the borders. But at the age of 20 his interest in the dharma began to blossom. Buddhism was already established in Tibet, thanks to King Songtsen Gampo, who two generations earlier had planted the seeds of the dharma by building 108 temples, including [[Lhasa Trulnang]] and [[Ramochey]], but Boen still remained very strong. Out of his own interest, and against the will of his ministers, King Trisong Deutsen dispatched [[Jnana Kumara]] to India to bring back a very highly renowned master from [[Nalanda University]] named Shantarakshita. By that time, the great Shantarakshita was old and toothless, but he was still willing to come teach the king and help consecrate the land that would be [[Samye Monastery]]. However, he confessed that he didn't have the energy to tame the Tibetans. He suggested that the king try to seek [[Guru Padmasambhava of Uddiyana]].
===Main Students===
*The four heart sons and lineage holders, [[The Four Jigmes]]
*[[Jigme Trinley Ozer]], the first [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]]
*[[Jigme Gyalwe Nyuku]], root guru of [[Patrul Rinpoche]]


Again acting against the advice of his ministers, Trisong Deutsen sent five emissaries to find the yogi. After many tests and obstacles Padmasambhava arrived in Tibet, but the first meeting with the King was not harmonious. Although the King had the great merit to even think of inviting Guru Rinpoche to Tibet, he still had pride and expected to be paid homage. But Padmasambhava on the occasion of that very first meeting subdued the King's pride, and it was the King who bowed to Padmasambhava in the end.
===Main Lineages===
*[[Longchen Nyingthig]]<br>
*[[Vima Nyingthig]]
*[[Khandro Nyingthig]]


With the King's wealth, might, and influence and Padmasambhava's great wisdom and skill, the two, together with Shantarakshita, set about transforming Tibet into a Buddhist kingdom. Samye Monastery was completed, and the great Tibetan translator [[Vairochana]] and a host of Indian panditas and translators were invited from India to translate the dharma into Tibetan. "Nearly every sutra we have now is because of King Trisong Deutsen's sponsorship," Rinpoche says. "He is responsible for institutionalizing Buddhism, and he caused the dharma to spread and flourish."
===Alternate Names===
*[[Namkhai Naljor]]; [[nam mkha'i rnal 'byor]]<br>
*[[Drime Ozer]]; [[dri med 'od zer]]<br>
*[[Ranjung Dorje]]; [[rang byung rdo rje]]<br>
*[['jigs med gling pa mkhyen brtse 'od zer]] [primary name]
*[[mkhyen brtse 'od zer]] [personal name]
*[[rang byung rdo rje mkhyen brtse 'od zer]] [personal name]
*[[padma dbang chen]] [personal name]
*[[padma mkhyen brtse'i 'od zer]] [first ordination name]
*[[Khyentse Lha]]
*[[Dzogchenpa Rangjung Dorje]]


After Guru Rinpoche and Shantarakshita returned to India, the King went on to receive teachings from Vairochana and [[Namkai Nyingpo]]. He was given all the tantras and sadhanas, and through practice he achieved realization. As a sign of realizing his physical body to be a mandala of deities, it is said that he experienced journeying through all the buddhafields. Thanks to Padmasambhava's long-life empowerments, the king lived to be 69 years old. He is now venerated as an incarnation of the noble Bodhisattva Manjushri.
===Other Reference Sources===
*Thondup, Tulku (1996). ''Masters of Meditation and Miracles''. Boston: Shambhala Publications.<br> Contains a short biography of Jigme Lingpa and most of the primary masters of the Longchen Nyingthig lineage.<br>


From a series of discussions with [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]] [[http://www.khyentsefoundation.org/patronkingsVI.html Patron Kings: King Trisong Deutsen]]
===Internal Links===
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*[[Longchen Nyingthig]]
*[[Nyingthig]]
*[[rdzogs pa chen po'i gnad gsum shan 'byod]]
*[[man ngag rdzogs pa chen po'i rgyud phyi ma]]
*[[kung tu bzang po'i dgongs nyams]]


===EXTERNAL LINKS===
===External Links===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisong_Detsen wiki]
*[http://www.tbrc.org/cgi-bin/tbrcdatx?do=so&resource=P314 TBRC Page on Jigme Lingpa]


 
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Jigme Lingpa (1730-1798)

འཇིགས་མེད་གླིང་པ།
'jigs med gling pa
རིག་འཛིན་འཇིགས་མེད་གླིང་པ།
rig 'dzin 'jigs med gling pa

Short Biography

Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa, Khyentse Ozer (1730-1798), was regarded as an incarnation of both King Trisong Deutsen and Vimalamitra. His most enduring contributions to the Tibetan tradition are his revealed teachings, the Longchen Nyingthig, the diverse body of literature he composed, and the amazing lineage of realized masters that have followed in his wake, which includes Patrul Rinpoche, Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.

Unlike many masters of the Tibetan tradition that went on to compose influential philosophical treatises, Jigme Lingpa did not receive extensive educational training. Neither was he a recognized reincarnation, a tulku. Instead, his great realization came directly through practice. In particular, it came from a series of three visions he had of the great master Longchenpa while in retreat at the Samye Chimpu. In these visions, Jigme Lingpa received the entire transmission of Longchen Rabjam's works, both their words and meanings, and his mind eventually merged completely with that of Longchenpa's.

Following his pivotal retreat at Samye Chimpu, Jigme Lingpa went on to found one of the most influential lineages in the Nyingma tradition. In the centuries since his passing, the inheritors of the Longchen Nyingthig have proven to be some of the greatest scholars, meditation masters and realized yogis in recent history. Many of his literary works, particularly the Treasury of Precious Qualities (yon tan mdzod), continue to be widely studied in Nyingma educational institutions, while his works on tantric practice, such as the famed yeshe lama, are among the most commonly taught practice manuals.

Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa (1729-1798) was considered to be an emanation of the great pandita Vimalamitra, of King Trisong Detsen, of Longchen Rabjam (13O8-1363), of Ngari Panchen Pema Wangyal (1487-1542), and of many other sages. He was also the immediate reembodiment of Choje Lingpa, also known as Orgyen Rogje Lingpa (1682-1725). [RY]


ཤེས་བྱ་ཀུན་མཁྱེན་འགྲོ་ལ་རྗེས་བརྩེའི་གཏེར། །
You who know all that’s knowable, source of compassion for all beings,
དྲི་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་ཡང་སྤྲུལ་ཐུགས་གཏེར་མཛོད། །
The emanation of Drime Özer (Longchenpa) and heir to a treasury of mind-termas;
འོད་གསལ་ཀློང་ཆེན་ནམ་མཁའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར་པ། །
Sky-like yogi of the luminescent, vast expansive
འཇིག་མེད་གླིང་པའི་ཞབས་ལ་གསོལ་བ་འདེབས།། །།
Jigmé Lingpa, at your lotus feet I pray!

Literary Works

See Writings of Jigme Lingpa

Main Teachers

Main Students

Main Lineages

Alternate Names

Other Reference Sources

  • Thondup, Tulku (1996). Masters of Meditation and Miracles. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
    Contains a short biography of Jigme Lingpa and most of the primary masters of the Longchen Nyingthig lineage.

Internal Links

External Links

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