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'''Rechungpa''' (1084-1161) was one of the main disciples of Jetsün [[Milarepa]]. | '''Rechungpa''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ras chung pa'') (1084-1161) was one of the main disciples of Jetsün [[Milarepa]]. In later biographies, he is mentioned as the second most important of Milarepa's students, the 'moon-like' disciple, with [[Gampopa]] being the foremost, and compared to the sun. Rechungpa, as his name suggests, was a cotton-clad [[yogin]], unlike Gampopa who was a monk. | ||
==Primary Students== | |||
*Sumpa aka Sumtön (''sum-ston''), Tsangpa Sumpa (''gtsang-pa sum-pa'') and Dampa Sumpa (''dam-pa sum-pa'') | |||
*Gyal-lo | |||
*Yang-gön aka Tönpa Yangdak Pal | |||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Peter Alan Roberts, ''The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography'', Routledge, 2007 | |||
[[Category: Historical Masters]] | [[Category: Historical Masters]] | ||
[[Category: Kagyü Masters]] | [[Category: Kagyü Masters]] | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 16 October 2008
Rechungpa (Wyl. ras chung pa) (1084-1161) was one of the main disciples of Jetsün Milarepa. In later biographies, he is mentioned as the second most important of Milarepa's students, the 'moon-like' disciple, with Gampopa being the foremost, and compared to the sun. Rechungpa, as his name suggests, was a cotton-clad yogin, unlike Gampopa who was a monk.
Primary Students
- Sumpa aka Sumtön (sum-ston), Tsangpa Sumpa (gtsang-pa sum-pa) and Dampa Sumpa (dam-pa sum-pa)
- Gyal-lo
- Yang-gön aka Tönpa Yangdak Pal
Further Reading
- Peter Alan Roberts, The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography, Routledge, 2007