Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo

Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo (Tib: rong zom chos kyi bzang po), also known as Rongzom Mahapandita, is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest and most influential masters of the Nyingma tradition. Along with Longchen Rabjam, he is often cited as one of the two "omniscient ones" of the Ancient Translation School, the Ngagyur Nyingma. This 11-12th century master contributed greatly to the literature of Tibetan tradition. His most well-known works are Entering the Approach of the Middle Way, (Tib: theg chen tshul 'jug, which presents a defense and explanation of the Dzogchen tradition in the context of the Mahayana, Establishing the Divinity of Appearances (Tib: snang ba lhar grub), a short text presenting the logical grounds for the pure view of Buddhist tantra, and his well known commentary on Padmasambhava's Key Instructions: A Rosary of Views (Tib: man ngag lta phreng, a short commentary on the thirteenth chapter of the Guhyagarbha Tantra, presenting the view of the Nyingma school's nine yanas. These works are widely studied to this day.