Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo

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Nyang Tingdzin Zangpo (Wyl. myang ting 'dzin bzang po) was one of the few masters in history said to have attained the rainbow body of great transference. In Words of My Perfect Teacher he is credited with suggesting to King Trisong Detsen that he should invite Shantarakshita to Tibet.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Patrul Rinpoche, Words of My Perfect Teacher, p. 342

Further Reading

  • Dudjom Rinpoche, The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History, trans. and ed. Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), pp.555-556
  • Nyoshul Khenpo, A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), pages 82-83.

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