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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*Peter Alan Roberts, ''The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography'', Routledge, 2007 | *Peter Alan Roberts, ''The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography'', Routledge, 2007 | ||
*[[Thrangu Rinpoche]], ''Rechungpa: A Biography of Milarepa's Disciple'', Namo Buddha Publications, 2002 | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 29 August 2009
Rechung Dorje Drak (Wyl. ras chung rdo rje grags) or Rechungpa (Wyl. ras chung pa) (1083/5-1161) was one of the main disciples of Jetsün Milarepa. In later biographies, he is mentioned as the second most important of Milarepa's students, the 'moon-like' disciple, with Gampopa being the foremost, and compared to the sun. Rechungpa, as his name suggests, was a cotton-clad yogin, unlike Gampopa who was a monk.
Primary Students
- Sumpa aka Sumtön (Wyl. sum ston), Tsangpa Sumpa (Wyl. gtsang pa sum pa) and Dampa Sumpa (Wyl. dam pa sum pa)
- Gyal-lo
- Yang-gön aka Tönpa Yangdak Pal
- Yeshe Lama (Wyl. ye shes bla ma)
Writings
- White Rock Vajra Fortress
Further Reading
- Peter Alan Roberts, The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography, Routledge, 2007
- Thrangu Rinpoche, Rechungpa: A Biography of Milarepa's Disciple, Namo Buddha Publications, 2002