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Terdak Lingpa
Brief Biography
Terdak Lingpa (gter bdag gling pa) (1646 - 1714)
- brother of Minling Lochen, [1646 - 1714]. tert�n 1646 - 1714, founder of smin grol gling [RY]
- Terdak lingpa [brother of minling lochen, [1646 - 1714]real name padma gar dbang 'gyur med rdo rje, in the 11th fire dog yr b in grva nang dar rgyas chos gling, in the fire dragon founded ao rgyan smin grol gling monestery, gsung chos 13 volumes, in the 12th wood horse died] [IW]
- One of the greatest Tertons of the Nyingma School and founder of Mindrolling Monastery, one of the six main Nyingma Gompas.
- Minling Terchen Terdak Lingpa, Gyurme Dorje (smin gling gter chen gter bdag gling pa 'gyur med rdo rje, 1646-1714).
- A disciple as well as a teacher of the fifth Dalai Lama, Terdak Lingpa revealed major termas, compiled the canonical scriptures of the Nyingma tradition (rnying ma bka' ma), and, with his brother Minling Lochen Dharma Shri (smin gling lo chen dharma sri, 1654-1718), played a major role in ensuring the continuity of the exegetical tradition of the Guhyagarbha Tantra (Tantra of the Secret Quintessence, NGB, vol. 14, no. 187). [MR-ShabkarNotes]
- Minling Terchen, Terdag Lingpa, Gyurme Dorje: 1646-1714 [RY]
- 1646-1714 - Minling Terchen, Gyurme Dorje, Terdak Lingpa, a leading master of the Nyingma tradition [RY]
- 1646-1714 - Gyurme Dorje. See Minling Terchen. (RY)
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Alternate Names & Spellings
- Terchen Gyurme Dorje (gter chen 'gyur med rdor rje)
- Orgyen Terdag Lingpa (o rgyan gter bdag gling pa)
- Terchen Terdag Lingpa (gter chen gter bdag gling pa)
- Minling Terchen (smin gling gter chen)