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The '''four great pillars''' ([[ | The '''four great pillars''' (Tib. ཀ་བ་ཆེན་པོ་བཞི་, [[Wyl.]] ''ka ba chen po bzhi'') or four great students of [[Marpa Lotsawa]] are: | ||
# [[Milarepa]] (1040-1123), the holder of Marpa's meditation or practice lineage. | #[[Milarepa]] (1040-1123), the holder of Marpa's meditation or practice lineage. | ||
# [[Ngok Chöku Dorje]] (1036-1102), the principal recipient of Marpa's lineages of explanation, and particularly important in Marpa's transmission lineage of the [[Hevajra Tantra]]. | #[[Ngok Chöku Dorje]] (1036-1102), the principal recipient of Marpa's lineages of explanation, and particularly important in Marpa's transmission lineage of the [[Hevajra Tantra]]. | ||
# [[Tsurtön Wangi Dorje]], the principal recipient of Marpa's transmission of the teachings of the [[Guhyasamaja Tantra]]. Tsurton's lineage eventually merged with the Zhalu tradition and subsequently passed down to [[Tsongkhapa]] who wrote extensive commentaries on Guhyasamaja. | #[[Tsurtön Wangi Dorje]], the principal recipient of Marpa's transmission of the teachings of the [[Guhyasamaja Tantra]]. Tsurton's lineage eventually merged with the Zhalu tradition and subsequently passed down to [[Tsongkhapa]] who wrote extensive commentaries on Guhyasamaja. | ||
# [[Metön Tsönpo]] | #[[Metön Tsönpo]] | ||
[[Category: Historical Masters]] | [[Category: Historical Masters]] | ||
[[Category: Kagyü Masters]] | [[Category: Kagyü Masters]] | ||
[[Category: Kagyü]] | [[Category: Kagyü]] | ||
[[Category: Enumerations]] | |||
[[Category: 04-Four]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:49, 15 December 2024
The four great pillars (Tib. ཀ་བ་ཆེན་པོ་བཞི་, Wyl. ka ba chen po bzhi) or four great students of Marpa Lotsawa are:
- Milarepa (1040-1123), the holder of Marpa's meditation or practice lineage.
- Ngok Chöku Dorje (1036-1102), the principal recipient of Marpa's lineages of explanation, and particularly important in Marpa's transmission lineage of the Hevajra Tantra.
- Tsurtön Wangi Dorje, the principal recipient of Marpa's transmission of the teachings of the Guhyasamaja Tantra. Tsurton's lineage eventually merged with the Zhalu tradition and subsequently passed down to Tsongkhapa who wrote extensive commentaries on Guhyasamaja.
- Metön Tsönpo