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[[Image:Tingdzin Zangpo.jpg|frame|Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo]]'''Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo''' ([[Wyl.]] ''myang ting 'dzin bzang po'') (eighth-ninth centuries) — a key figure in the early transmission of the [[Vima Nyingtik]]. He was one of the few masters in history said to have attained the [[rainbow body]] of great transference. In ''[[Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' he is credited with suggesting to [[King Trisong Detsen]] that he should invite [[Shantarakshita]] to Tibet | [[Image:Tingdzin Zangpo.jpg|frame|Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo]]'''Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo''' ([[Wyl.]] ''myang ting 'dzin bzang po'') (eighth-ninth centuries) — a key figure in the establishment of Buddhism in Tibet and more particularly in the early transmission of the [[Vima Nyingtik]]. He was one of the few masters in history said to have attained the [[rainbow body]] of great transference. In ''[[Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' he is credited with suggesting to [[King Trisong Detsen]] that he should invite [[Shantarakshita]] to Tibet<ref>[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, revised edition, 1998), p. 342. A similar account is found in ''Wellsprings of the Great Perfection'', compiled and edited by Erik Pema Kunsang (Boudhanath, Hong King & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2006), page 150.</ref>. He was also a royal minister during the reigns of [[Tridé Songtsen]] and [[Tri Ralpachen]]. | ||
Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo was one of the five Tibetan disciples who received the cycle of the Innermost Secret [[Nyingtik]] of [[Dzogpachenpo]] from Vimalamitra, in strictest secrecy in the room known as Ütsé Barkhang in [[Samyé]]. The tradition of Nyingtik which came down from this transmission became known as the [[Vima Nyingtik]]. Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo practised these teachings for fifty-five years, totally purifying his mind and attaining ultimate realization. After having built the temple of Zhai Lhakhang (Wyl. ''zhwa'i lha khang''), he hid the texts of the Vima Nyingtik in various places of the temple, so that the teachings would remain intact for future generations. He also transmitted the oral lineage to [[Bé Lodrö Wangchuk]]. Thus, the lineage of the Vima Nyingtik became partly 'hidden' ( | Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo was one of the five Tibetan disciples who received the cycle of the Innermost Secret [[Nyingtik]] of [[Dzogpachenpo]] from Vimalamitra, in strictest secrecy in the room known as Ütsé Barkhang in [[Samyé]]. The tradition of Nyingtik which came down from this transmission became known as the [[Vima Nyingtik]]. Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo practised these teachings for fifty-five years, totally purifying his mind and attaining ultimate realization. After having built the temple of Zhai Lhakhang (Wyl. ''zhwa'i lha khang''), he hid the texts of the Vima Nyingtik in various places of the temple, so that the teachings would remain intact for future generations. He also transmitted the oral lineage to [[Bé Lodrö Wangchuk]]. Thus, the lineage of the Vima Nyingtik became partly 'hidden' ([[terma]]), and partly 'oral' ([[kama]]). | ||
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Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo (Wyl. myang ting 'dzin bzang po) (eighth-ninth centuries) — a key figure in the establishment of Buddhism in Tibet and more particularly in the early transmission of the Vima Nyingtik. He was one of the few masters in history said to have attained the rainbow body of great transference. In Words of My Perfect Teacher he is credited with suggesting to King Trisong Detsen that he should invite Shantarakshita to Tibet[1]. He was also a royal minister during the reigns of Tridé Songtsen and Tri Ralpachen.
Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo was one of the five Tibetan disciples who received the cycle of the Innermost Secret Nyingtik of Dzogpachenpo from Vimalamitra, in strictest secrecy in the room known as Ütsé Barkhang in Samyé. The tradition of Nyingtik which came down from this transmission became known as the Vima Nyingtik. Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo practised these teachings for fifty-five years, totally purifying his mind and attaining ultimate realization. After having built the temple of Zhai Lhakhang (Wyl. zhwa'i lha khang), he hid the texts of the Vima Nyingtik in various places of the temple, so that the teachings would remain intact for future generations. He also transmitted the oral lineage to Bé Lodrö Wangchuk. Thus, the lineage of the Vima Nyingtik became partly 'hidden' (terma), and partly 'oral' (kama).
Notes
- ↑ Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, revised edition, 1998), p. 342. A similar account is found in Wellsprings of the Great Perfection, compiled and edited by Erik Pema Kunsang (Boudhanath, Hong King & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2006), page 150.
Further Reading
- Dudjom Rinpoche, The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History, trans. and ed. Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), pp.555-556
- Nyoshul Khenpo, A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), pages 82-83.