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Prince Tsangma
Prince Tsangma () was the eldest son of King Sadnalegs of Tibet. In Bhutanese traditions, he is held to be the first King of the eastern region. Sources The oldest account of Tsangma is found at Chos 'byung me tog snying po sbrang rtsi'i bcud, which is generally assumed to be a late-twelfth century work by Nyangrel Nyima Özer. Bod kyi srid don rgyal rabs, drafted by Grags pa Rgyal mtshan around late 12th–early 13th century, contains two relevant passages. A similar passage is also found in the late 13th century Chronik Me-tog Phren-w of Nel-pa Pandita. Among later Tibetan sources—with an increasing tendency to martyrize Tsangma—are Sba bzhed zhabs brtags pa, written c. mid 14th century, Rgyal rabs gsal ba'i me long, a work by Dampa Sonam Gyaltsen, and Mkhas pa'i dga' ston, an early 16th century work by Pawo Tsuglag Threngwa. The oldest source in Bhutanese tradition that covers Tsangma comprehensively is Rgyal rigs ’byung khungs gsal ba’i sgron me (trans. The Lamp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadnalegs
Tridé Songtsen (), better known by his nickname Sénalek Jingyön () or Sadnalegs () for short, was the youngest son of King Trisong Detsen of Tibet (reigned 800–815 CE – though various accounts give the beginning of his reign as 797 or 804 CE). Trisong Detsen retired to live at Zungkar and handed power to his second son, Muné Tsenpo, in 797. From this point there is much confusion in the various historical sources. It seems there was a struggle for the succession after the death of Trisong Detsen. It is not clear when Trisong Detsen died, or for how long Muné Tsenpo reigned. It is said that Muné Tsenpo was poisoned by his mother, who was jealous of his beautiful wife. Whatever the case, both the ''Old Book of Tang'' and the Tibetan sources agree that, since Muné Tsenpo had no heirs, power passed to his younger brother, Sadnalegs, who was on the throne by 804 CE. The other brother, Mutik Tsenpo, was apparently not considered for office as he had previously murdered a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyangrel Nyima Özer
Nyangrel Nyima Özer (''Nyang ral nyi ma 'od zer, c.'' 1124–1192) was an important Nyingma tertön, a revealer of terma treasure texts in Tibetan Buddhism. Overview Nyima Özer was considered to be a reincarnation of King Trisong Detsen. He was a lay yogi and had two sons: Nam mkha’ ‘od zer and Nam’mkha’ dpal ba (who was also his main disciple and heir).Biography Of Nyang ral nyi ma 'od zer ''from the Tibetan Renaissance Seminar,'' UVACollab, The University of Virginia. Nyang Ral Nyima Özer had several teachers, in particular, he studied with his father - the great master Nyangtona. His teachers were Gyanonpa Tondo, Zhikpo Nyima Senge, Mel and Kavachepa Tonpa Khache. |
Bod Kyi Srid Don Rgyal Rabs
BOD or bod may refer to: People * Péter Bod (1712–1768), Hungarian theologian and historian * Péter Ákos Bod (born 1951), Hungarian politician and economist * Rens Bod (born 1965), professor in digital humanities and history of humanities at the University of Amsterdam * Brian O'Driscoll (born 1979), Irish rugby player nicknamed "BOD" * Bod Mellor, British painter born Dawn Mellor in 1970 Places and structures * Bod, Brașov, a commune in Romania * Bod, the native name of Tibet * Bőd, the Hungarian name for Bediu village, Nușeni Commune, Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania * Böd of Gremista, an ancient Shetland fishing booth Science and technology * Breakover diode, a gateless thyristor triggered by avalanche current * Bilirubin oxidase, an enzyme * Biochemical oxygen demand or "biological oxygen demand", a measure of organic pollution in a wastewater sample Codes * Bodmin Parkway railway station, National Rail station code BOD, a railway station in Cornwall, UK * Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Testament Of Ba
''The Testament of Ba'' (Tibetan or ; Wylie transliteration: or ) is an account written in Old Tibetan of the establishment of Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet and the foundation of the Samye Monastery during the reign of King Trisong Detsen (r. 755–797/804), reputedly as recorded by Ba Salnang (Tibetan or ; Wylie transliteration: or ), a member of the king's court. The earliest known versions of the text are two manuscript fragments dating to the 9th or 10th centuries that are held at the British Library. Versions of the text The ''Testament of Ba'' was transmitted in manuscript form over many centuries, and so there are many different recensions of the text, but not one single, canonical printed version. Two early versions of the text have been identified by scholars: * A manuscript in 31 folios discovered in Lhasa in 1997, titled (with a 'd' prefix to the Ba clan name), that is thought to be a revised copy of an 11th-century manuscript, and which was published in facsimil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lama Dampa Sonam Gyaltsen
Sönam Gyaltsen, the Sakya Lama Dampa (, 16 May 1312 - 23 July 1375) was a ruler of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism, which had a precedence position in Tibet under the Yuan dynasty. He is considered the greatest Sakya scholar of the 14th century and served as ruler for a short term in 1344–1347. Sönam Gyaltsen is particularly notable for his scholarly works '' Clear Mirror on Royal Genealogy'', his commentary on the ''Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra'', his work on lamdre practice, as well as his work with Dölpopa Shérap Gyeltsen on the zhentong theory of the two truths doctrine. Political career Sönam Gyaltsen, usually just known by his title, "Lama Dampa", was one of the thirteen sons of the abbot-ruler (''dansa chenpo'') Zangpo Pal who governed the see from 1306 to 1323 and therefore had a key position in the politics of Tibet under the overlordship of the Yuan emperor. His mother was Machig Shonnu Bum. His original name was Nyima Dewa'i Lotro; he received the name Sönam Gya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pawo Tsuglag Threngwa
Pawo Tsuglag Threngwa (; 1504–1566), the second Nenang Pawo, was a Tibetan historian of the Karma Kagyu. He was a disciple of Mikyö Dorje, 8th Karmapa Lama. He was the author of the famous ''mkhas pa'i dga' ston'', '' A Scholar's Feast'', addressing history of Buddhism in India and its spread in Tibet, as well as the history of Tibet.Samten Chhosphel,Second Pawo, Tsuklak Trengwa" Treasury of Lives, accessed Aug. 9, 2013. In 1565, a year before his death, he wrote a detailed commentary of the ''Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra'' (). His dharma histories were cited by the 4th Drikung Chetsang, Tenzin Peme Gyaltsen (1770–1826) in ''The Golden Garland of the Throne Lineage (Denrab Chöjung Serthreng, gdan rabs chos byung gser phreng)''. Works * The Chojung Khepai Gaton, or Scholars Feast (chos 'byung khas pa'i dga' ston), a renowned Tibetan religious history of Buddhism in India and its diffusion in Tibet, with particular emphasis on the Karma Kagyu Karma Kagyu (), or Kamtsang Kag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Dalai Lama
Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (; ; 1617–1682) was the 5th Dalai Lama and the first Dalai Lama to wield effective temporal and spiritual power over all Tibet. He is often referred to simply as the Great Fifth, being a key religious and temporal leader of Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet. Gyatso is credited with unifying all Tibet under the Ganden Phodrang after a Mongol military intervention which ended a protracted era of civil wars. As an independent head of state, he established relations with the Qing empire and other regional countries and also met early European explorers. Gyatso also wrote 24 volumes' worth of scholarly and religious works on a wide range of subjects. Early life To understand the context within which the Dalai Lama institution came to hold temporal power in Tibet during the lifetime of the 5th, it may be helpful to review not just the early life of Lobsang Gyatso but also the world into which he was born, as Künga Migyur. Künga Migyur's family The child who would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duksum
Duksum, also known in the past as Doksum, Dogsum or Dosum is a village in north-eastern Bhutan. It is located in Khamdang Gewog in Trashiyangtse District. By road it is 21 km. from Trashigang town and only 2 km. from the well known religious site of Gomphu Kora. Duksum was famous for its ancient Chazam (iron suspension bridge), which was, however, dismantled in 2004 for restoration. Originally built by lama Thang Tong Gyalpo Thangtong Gyalpo () (1385 CE–1464 CE or 1361 CE–1485 CE), also known as Chakzampa, the "Iron Bridge Maker" (), Tsöndrü Zangpo "Excellent Persistence" (), and the King of the Empty Plain.Sarah Harding. Niguma, Lady of Illusion. Snow L ..., it was rebuilt after 2004 at Tamchog Lhakhang near Paro. The township of Duksum was mainly a trading post for nearby, off-the-road settlements. Its importance declined with the extension of rural roads and especially because of a heavy rockfall of 2004 which destroyed many shops, restaurants and houses. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Dalai Lama
Tsangyang Gyatso (; born 1 March 1683, died after 1706) was the 6th Dalai Lama. He was an unconventional Dalai Lama that preferred the lifestyle of a crazy wisdom yogi to that of an ordained monk. His regent was killed before he was kidnapped by Lha-bzang Khan of the Khoshut Khanate and disappeared. It was later said that Tsangyang Gyatso visited China and meditated for six years in a Chinese Buddhist monastery called (Ri wo tse nga )༼རི་བོ་རྩེ་ལྔ་༽. Later, Mongolians took him to Mongolia, where he died at the age of 65 at one of the biggest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Mongolia. There is a stupa to him there. The death of the 5th Dalai Lama remained concealed for many years. The 6th Dalai Lama was born in what the Tibetans referred to as "Monyul" at Urgelling Monastery, in modern day Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. He was located at the age of either 13 or 14. As a youth, he showed high levels of intelligence with unconventional vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thang Tong Gyalpo
Thangtong Gyalpo () (1385 CE–1464 CE or 1361 CE–1485 CE), also known as Chakzampa, the "Iron Bridge Maker" (), Tsöndrü Zangpo "Excellent Persistence" (), and the King of the Empty Plain.Sarah Harding. Niguma, Lady of Illusion. Snow Lion Publications. 2010. p. 265, n. 84 He was also known by a variation of this name, Madman of the Empty Valley. He was a great Buddhist adept, a Chöd master, yogi, physician, blacksmith, architect, and a pioneering civil engineer. He is considered a mind emanation of Padmasambhava and a reincarnation of Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen. He founded the Iron Chain lineage of the Shangpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, and he recognized the first Samding Dorje Phagmo, Chökyi Drönma (1422–1455), the female incarnation lineage of Vajravārāhī. Thangtong Gyalpo is said to have built 58 iron chain suspension bridges around Tibet and Bhutan, several of which are still in use today. He also designed and built several large stupas of unusual design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kham
Kham (; ) is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being Amdo in the northeast, and Ü-Tsang in central Tibet. The original residents of Kham are called Khampas (), and were governed locally by chieftains and monasteries. Kham presently covers a land area distributed between five regions in China, most of it in Tibet Autonomous Region and Sichuan, with smaller portions located within Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces. Densely forested with grass plains, its convergence of six valleys and four rivers supported independent Kham polities of Tibetan warrior kingdoms together with Tibetan Buddhist monastic centers.Jann Ronis"An Overview of Kham (Eastern Tibet) Historical Polities" The University of Virginia The early trading route between Central Tibet and China traveled through Kham, and Kham is said to be the inspiration for Shangri-La in James Hilton's novel. Settled as Tibet's eastern frontier in the 7th century, King Songtsen Gampo built temples along its ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th-century Tibetan People
The 9th century was a period from 801 ( DCCCI) through 900 ( CM) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Carolingian Renaissance and the Viking raids occurred within this period. In the Middle East, the House of Wisdom was founded in Abbasid Baghdad, attracting many scholars to the city. The field of algebra was founded by the Muslim polymath al-Khwarizmi. The most famous Islamic Scholar Ahmad ibn Hanbal was tortured and imprisoned by Abbasid official Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad during the reign of Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim and caliph al-Wathiq. In Southeast Asia, the height of the Mataram Kingdom happened in this century, while Burma would see the establishment of the major kingdom of Pagan. Tang China started the century with the effective rule under Emperor Xianzong and ended the century with the Huang Chao rebellions. While the Maya experienced widespread political collapse in the central Maya region, resulting in internecine warfare, the abandonment of cities, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
