Chokgyur Lingpa or Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa (1829-1870) was a
tertön
Tertön () is a term within Tibetan Buddhism meaning a person who is a discoverer of ancient hidden texts or '' terma''. Many tertöns are considered to be incarnations of the twenty five main disciples of Padmasambhava ( Guru Rinpoche), who foresa ...
or "treasure revealer" and contemporary of
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (, 1820–1892), also known by his tertön title, Pema Ösel Dongak Lingpa, was a renowned teacher, scholar and tertön of 19th-century Tibet. He was a leading figure in the Rimé movement.
Having seen how the Gelug i ...
and
Jamgon Kongtrul
Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé (, 1813–1899), also known as Jamgön Kongtrül the Great, was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, poet, artist, physician, tertön and polymath.Jackson, Roger R. The Tibetan Leonardo, 2012, https://www.lionsroar.com/th ...
. Regarded as one of the major tertöns in Tibetan history, his
termas are widely practiced by both the
Kagyu
The ''Kagyu'' school, also transliterated as ''Kagyü'', or ''Kagyud'' (), which translates to "Oral Lineage" or "Whispered Transmission" school, is one of the main schools (''chos lugs'') of Tibetan (or Himalayan) Buddhism. The Kagyu lineag ...
and
Nyingma
Nyingma (literally 'old school') is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It is also often referred to as ''Ngangyur'' (, ), "order of the ancient translations". The Nyingma school is founded on the first lineages and transl ...
schools.
Chokgyur Lingpa founded Neten Monastery in Nangchen in 1858. It is the seat of the
Neten Chokling reincarnation line.
Neten Chokling Rinpoche and
Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche are the fourth reincarnations of Chokgyur Lingpa.
This lineage traces back to Trisong Detsen, the Tibetan king who invited Padmasambhava to Tibet.
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See also
* Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo
References
External links
"Chokgyur Lingpa and his termas"Lotsawa House – Translations of texts by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
1829 births
1870 deaths
Nyingma lamas
Tertöns
Tibetan Buddhists from Tibet
19th-century Tibetan people
Qing dynasty Tibetan Buddhists
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