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'''Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol''' (1781-1851) - regarded as an emanation of [[Milarepa]], he was an extraordinary lama, born in Amdo, who spent much of his life in mountain retreats, including three years on the inaccessible island of Tsonying Mahadewa in the middle of Lake Kokonor. He studied with masters of all schools, receiving [[Dzogchen]] teachings from his principal root guru Chögyal Ngak gi Wangpo (a Mongolian king and disciple of the [[First Dodrupchen]]), who had spread them widely in Amdo. Shabkar was a prolific writer, said to be able to compose a hundred pages a day, and amongst the more popular of his writings is his poetic composition on [[Trekchö]] and [[Tögal]], ''Khading Shoklap''--'the Flight of the Garuda'. | '''Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol''' (1781-1851) - regarded as an emanation of [[Milarepa]], he was an extraordinary lama, born in Amdo, who spent much of his life in mountain retreats, including three years on the inaccessible island of Tsonying Mahadewa in the middle of Lake Kokonor. He studied with masters of all schools, receiving [[Dzogchen]] teachings from his principal root guru Chögyal Ngak gi Wangpo (a Mongolian king and disciple of the [[First Dodrupchen]]), who had spread them widely in Amdo. Shabkar was a prolific writer, said to be able to compose a hundred pages a day, and amongst the more popular of his writings is his poetic composition on [[Trekchö]] and [[Tögal]], ''Khading Shoklap''--'the Flight of the Garuda'. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, ''The Life of Shabkar: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin'', translated by Matthieu Ricard, SUNY, 1994 | |||
*Shabkar, ''Food of Bodhisattvas: Buddhist Teachings on Abstaining from Meat'', Shambhala, 2004 | |||
[[Category:Historical Masters]] | [[Category:Historical Masters]] | ||
Revision as of 07:12, 6 August 2007
Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol (1781-1851) - regarded as an emanation of Milarepa, he was an extraordinary lama, born in Amdo, who spent much of his life in mountain retreats, including three years on the inaccessible island of Tsonying Mahadewa in the middle of Lake Kokonor. He studied with masters of all schools, receiving Dzogchen teachings from his principal root guru Chögyal Ngak gi Wangpo (a Mongolian king and disciple of the First Dodrupchen), who had spread them widely in Amdo. Shabkar was a prolific writer, said to be able to compose a hundred pages a day, and amongst the more popular of his writings is his poetic composition on Trekchö and Tögal, Khading Shoklap--'the Flight of the Garuda'.
Further Reading
- Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, The Life of Shabkar: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin, translated by Matthieu Ricard, SUNY, 1994
- Shabkar, Food of Bodhisattvas: Buddhist Teachings on Abstaining from Meat, Shambhala, 2004