Vairotsana
Short Biography
Vairotsana (rnam par snang mdzad lo tsa ba). The great and unequalled translator during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen. Vairotsana, (also pronounced be-ro-tsa-na), was recognized by Padmakara as a reincarnation of an Indian pandita. He was among the first seven monks and was sent to India to study with Shri Singha. Shri Singha in turn entrusted Vairotsana with the task of propagating the Mind Section and Space Section of Dzogchen in Tibet. He is one of the three main masters to bring the Dzogchen teachings to Tibet, the two others being Padmakara and Vimalamitra. Vairotsana's chief disciples were Yudra Nyingpo, Sangtön Yeshe Lama, Pang Gen Sangye Gonpo, Jnana Kumara of Nyag, and Lady Yeshe Drönma. An especially renowned disciple was the old Pang Gen Mipham Gönpo whose disciples attained the rainbow body for seven generations by means of the oral instructions entitled Dorje Zampa (rdo rje zam pa), the Vajra Bridge. Tsele Natsok Rangdröl, Terdag Lingpa Gyurmey Dorje, and Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye are regarded as reincarnations of Vairotsana. Shechen Gyaltsap mentions in his Pond of White Lotus Flowers that Vairotsana, before meeting Shri Singha, had met the wisdom forms of the two vidyadharas Garab Dorje and Manjushrimitra in a miraculous pagoda at Dhahena. After he had presented a huge offering of gold, they conferred empowerment upon him and bestowed their blessings, with the prediction that he would receive the complete teachings from Shri Singha. EPK
Literary Works
Main Teachers
Main Students
- Yudra Nyingpo
- Sangton Yeshe Lama
- Jnana Kumara of Nyag
- Lady Yeshe Dronma
- Pang Gen Sangye Gonpo or Pang Gen Mipham Gonpo
Main Lineages
Alternate Names & Spellings
Other Reference Sources
- The Great Image
- Yeshe Tsogyal, The Lotus-Born, 1993; Rangjung Yeshe Publications; ISBN 962-7341-55-4
- Wellsprings of the Great Perfection: : The Lives and Insights of the Early Masters.
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