'brom ston pa

འབྲོམ་སྟོན་པ་
Dromtönpa (1004/1005 - 1064) Born in: stod lung <br>

 

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Dromtonpa Gyelwa Jungne was one of the primary disciples of Atiśa and is considered the founder of the Kadampa school of Tibetan Buddhism. A layman, he nevertheless established Reting Monastery in 1057, one of the great centers of the Kadampa tradition.
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All Names

Main Wylie Name	'brom ston pa	འབྲོམ་སྟོན་པ
Other Names	rgyal ba'i 'byung gnas	རྒྱལ་བའི་འབྱུང་གནས་

Relationships

Religious Affiliation	Kadam
Is Emanation of
Has Following Emanations
Teachers	Atīśa
Students	po to ba rin chen gsal phu chung ba gzhon nu rgyal mtshan spyan snga tshul khrims ’bar

Links

BDRC	https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P2557
Treasury of Lives	https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Dromton-Gyelwa-Jungne/4267
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