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'''Gyalwa Yang Gönpa Gyaltsen Pal''' ([[Wyl.]] ''yang dgon pa rgyal mtshan dpal'') (1213-1258 or 1287) was a great [[yogin]] of the [[Drukpa Kagyü]] school and one of the foremost disciples of Gyalwa [[Götsangpa]] (1189-1258). He also studied with [[Godrakpa]] (1181-1261), who is considered the first great non-sectarian master of Tibet, Drigung Chennga Rinpoche of the Drigung school, [[Sakya Pandita]] (1182-1251), and [[Sangye Repa]], and other masters. He is known as one of the 'three victorious ones', the other two being his teacher Gyalwa Götsangpa and [[Lorepa|Gyalwa Lorepa]].
'''Gyalwa Yang Gönpa Gyaltsen Pal''' (Tib. ཡང་དགོན་པ་རྒྱལ་མཚན་དཔལ་, [[Wyl.]] ''yang dgon pa rgyal mtshan dpal'') (1213-1258 or 1287) was a great [[yogin]] of the [[Drukpa Kagyü]] school and one of the foremost disciples of Gyalwa [[Götsangpa]] (1189-1258). He also studied with [[Godrakpa]] (1181-1261), who is considered the first great non-sectarian master of Tibet, Drikung Chenga Rinpoche (1175-1255) of the [[Drikung Kagyü]] school, [[Sakya Pandita]] (1182-1251), and [[Sangye Repa]], and other masters. He is known as one of the 'three victorious ones', the other two being his teacher Gyalwa Götsangpa and [[Lorepa|Gyalwa Lorepa]].
 
==Writings==
His writings include the famous explanation of the subtle body called ''A Hidden Explanation of the Vajra Body'' (''rdo rje lus kyi sbas bshad''), which has been translated into English, and ''The Richö (<nowiki>'</nowiki>Mountain Dharma<nowiki>'</nowiki>) Trilogy'' (''ri chos skor gsum''). His ''Instruction on Training the Mind'' is included in the ''blo sbyong brgya rtsa'' collection.<ref>See Jinpa, ''Mind Training'', pp. 419-422</ref>
 
==Notes==
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==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
*'The Three Victorious Ones (Gyalwa Gotsangpa, Gyalwa Lorepa and Gyalwa Yang Gonpa)' in ''Dragon'', Winter 2002 (Issue No. 3)  
*'The Three Victorious Ones (Gyalwa Gotsangpa, Gyalwa Lorepa and Gyalwa Yang Gonpa)' in ''Dragon'', Winter 2002 (Issue No. 3)  
*Gyalwa Yangönpa, Secret Map of the Body: Visions of the Human Energy Structure, ed. Judith Chasnoff, trans. Elio Guarisco (Shang Shung Publications, 2017).
==External Links==
*[https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Yanggonpa-Gyeltsen-Pel/7775 Treasury of Lives Biography]
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/gyalwa-yangonpa/|Gyalwa Yangönpa page}}


[[Category:Drukpa Kagyü Masters]]
[[Category:Drukpa Kagyü Masters]]

Latest revision as of 10:29, 1 February 2021

Gyalwa Yang Gönpa Gyaltsen Pal (Tib. ཡང་དགོན་པ་རྒྱལ་མཚན་དཔལ་, Wyl. yang dgon pa rgyal mtshan dpal) (1213-1258 or 1287) was a great yogin of the Drukpa Kagyü school and one of the foremost disciples of Gyalwa Götsangpa (1189-1258). He also studied with Godrakpa (1181-1261), who is considered the first great non-sectarian master of Tibet, Drikung Chenga Rinpoche (1175-1255) of the Drikung Kagyü school, Sakya Pandita (1182-1251), and Sangye Repa, and other masters. He is known as one of the 'three victorious ones', the other two being his teacher Gyalwa Götsangpa and Gyalwa Lorepa.

Writings

His writings include the famous explanation of the subtle body called A Hidden Explanation of the Vajra Body (rdo rje lus kyi sbas bshad), which has been translated into English, and The Richö ('Mountain Dharma') Trilogy (ri chos skor gsum). His Instruction on Training the Mind is included in the blo sbyong brgya rtsa collection.[1]

Notes

  1. See Jinpa, Mind Training, pp. 419-422

Further Reading

  • 'The Three Victorious Ones (Gyalwa Gotsangpa, Gyalwa Lorepa and Gyalwa Yang Gonpa)' in Dragon, Winter 2002 (Issue No. 3)
  • Gyalwa Yangönpa, Secret Map of the Body: Visions of the Human Energy Structure, ed. Judith Chasnoff, trans. Elio Guarisco (Shang Shung Publications, 2017).

External Links