Difference between revisions of "Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen"

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"In the early 14th century, Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (also written "Dolbuwa," 1292-1361) became the main figure of the Jonang. After studying each of the existing Buddhist traditions in Tibet including the Sakya, Kagyu, and Nyingma, Dolpopa settled in Jomonang. Dolpopa then served as the abbot of Jonang Monastery and in the year 1333 completed the Great Stupa of Jonang."^[1]

For a complete biography, see the Masters Database on the Jonang Foundation website; the biography of Dolpopa.

Literary Works[edit]

Collected Works of Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen

Publications[edit]

"Mountain Doctrine: Tibet’s Fundamental Treatise on Other-Emptiness and the Buddha Matrix" Translated and introduced by Jeffrey Hopkins; Snow Lion Publications (2006)

Primary Teachers[edit]

Kyiton Jamyang Dragpa Gyaltsen
Yontan Gyatso

Primary Students[edit]

as listed in the "History of the Jonang School" (jo nang chos 'byung bzla ba'i sgron me) by Ngawang Lodro Drakpa:

References[edit]

↑ Introduction to the Jonang Tradition | kalachakranet.org

The Buddha from Dolpo, by Cyrus Stearns. ISBN 0-7914-4191-1

External Links[edit]

[1] Introduction to the Jonang Tradition | kalachakranet.org

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-Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (1292-1361) was one of the great luminaries of 14th century Tibet. Born in the present-day Dolpo region of Nepal, Sherab Gyaltsen was raised within the Nyingma tradition. When he was 17 years old, he fled to Mustang in search of his teacher Kyiton Jamyang. At the age of 20, he went to the great monastic establishment of Sakya in Central Tibet where he studied intensively for many years.
+: "In the early 14th century, Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (also written "Dolbuwa," 1292-1361) became the main figure of the Jonang. After studying each of the existing Buddhist traditions in Tibet including the Sakya, Kagyu, and Nyingma, Dolpopa settled in Jomonang. Dolpopa then served as the abbot of Jonang Monastery and in the year 1333 completed the Great Stupa of Jonang."<ref>[http://kalachakranet.org/kalachakra_tantra_jonang_history.html  Introduction to the Jonang Tradition | kalachakranet.org]</ref>
-After traveling throughout Central Tibet on a tour of the most prestigious centers of learning where he recieved instructions and transmissions from some of the most influential spiritual masters at the time, Dolpopa arrived at Jomonang. A year later, in 1322, Dolpopa returned to the Richo Chenmo at Jomonang to request the full empowerment of the Kalachakra Tantra from Yontan Gyatso, the throne-holder at Jonang. He then entered into a solitary retreat on the 6-fold vajrayoga ("six yogas," sbyor drug) of the Kalachakra in the Khacho Dedan cave.
-In 1326, Yontan Gyatso appointed Dolpopa as the 4th heir to the throne at Jomonang. Then from 1330-1333, Dolpopa constructed the Great Stupa of Jonang. He then began to formulate his understandings derived from his meditation experiences. Beginning in 1334, Dolpopa oversaw the translation of the Kalachakra Tantra from Sanskrit into Tibetan by his disciples Lotsawa Lodro Pal and Sazang Mati Panchen. Synthesizing the 3rd turning sutra discourses of the Buddha with the tantras, Dolpopa's teachings later were referred to as "zhentong," a term that he used to describe the ultimate nature of reality.
+For a complete biography, see [http://jonangfoundation.org/list/masters the Masters Database on the '''Jonang Foundation''' website]; [http://jonangfoundation.org/dolpopa the biography of Dolpopa].
+<br>
+===Literary Works===
+*[[Collected Works of Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen]]
+===Publications===
+*"[http://www.snowlionpub.com/html/product_8735.html Mountain Doctrine: Tibet’s Fundamental Treatise on Other-Emptiness and the Buddha Matrix]" Translated and introduced by Jeffrey Hopkins; Snow Lion Publications (2006)
+===Primary Teachers===
+*Kyiton Jamyang Dragpa Gyaltsen
+*[[Yontan Gyatso]]
+===Primary Students===
+as listed in the "History of the Jonang School" (jo nang chos 'byung bzla ba'i sgron me) by [[Ngawang Lodro Drakpa]]:
+*[[Changsem Chodrag Pal]]
+*[[Lotsawa Lodro Pal]]
+*[[Sabzang Mati Panchen]]
+*[[Manika Shri]]
+*[[Shangtonpa Sonam Drag]]
+*[[Thangchen Kunga Bum]]
+*[[Menchu Lodro]]
+*[[Choje Rintshulwa]]
+*[[Lharung Lha'i Gyaltsen]]
+*[[Choje Phuntshog Pal]]
+*[[Thangchung Lodro Pal]]
+*[[Jonang Chogle Namgyal]]
+*[[Nyawon Kunga Pal]]
+*[[Tshalmin Sonam Sangpo]]
 == References ==
+{{reflist}}
 * The Buddha from Dolpo, by [[Cyrus Stearns]]. ISBN 0-7914-4191-1
 ===External Links===
-*Jonang Foundation[http://www.jonangfoundation.org]
+*[http://jonangfoundation.org/dolpopa Dolpopa at JonangFoundation.org]
-*Jonangpa Blog[http://www.jonangpa.com]
+*[http://www.jonangfoundation.org Jonang Foundation]
+*[http://www.jonangpa.com Jonangpa Blog]
 [[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
 [[Category:Jonang]]
 [[Category:Jonang Masters]]