Lochen Dharmashri: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Lochen Dharmashri.png|frame|Lochen Dharmashri]] | |||
'''Lochen Dharmashri''' ([[Wyl.]] ''lo chen dharma shri'') aka '''Ngawang Chöpal Gyatso''' (Wyl. ''ngag dbang chos dpal rgya mtsho'') (1654-1717) — one of the greatest scholars of the Nyingma school, whose collected writings fill twenty volumes and include important commentaries on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''. He was an emanation of [[Yudra Nyingpo]] and the younger brother of [[Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje]], the founder of [[Mindroling Monastery]]. He was tragically killed during the Dzungar war of 1717-8, during which Mindroling was destroyed. | '''Lochen Dharmashri''' ([[Wyl.]] ''lo chen dharma shri'') aka '''Ngawang Chöpal Gyatso''' (Wyl. ''ngag dbang chos dpal rgya mtsho'') (1654-1717) — one of the greatest scholars of the Nyingma school, whose collected writings fill twenty volumes and include important commentaries on the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''. He was an emanation of [[Yudra Nyingpo]] and the younger brother of [[Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje]], the founder of [[Mindroling Monastery]]. He was tragically killed during the Dzungar war of 1717-8, during which Mindroling was destroyed. | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 14 November 2010
Lochen Dharmashri (Wyl. lo chen dharma shri) aka Ngawang Chöpal Gyatso (Wyl. ngag dbang chos dpal rgya mtsho) (1654-1717) — one of the greatest scholars of the Nyingma school, whose collected writings fill twenty volumes and include important commentaries on the Guhyagarbha Tantra. He was an emanation of Yudra Nyingpo and the younger brother of Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje, the founder of Mindroling Monastery. He was tragically killed during the Dzungar war of 1717-8, during which Mindroling was destroyed.