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[[Image:Rechungpa yak horn.jpg|frame|'''Rechungpa looking for Milarepa inside the Yak's Horn''' from a painting by [[Dugu Choegyal Rinpoche]]]] | [[Image:Rechungpa yak horn.jpg|frame|'''Rechungpa looking for Milarepa inside the Yak's Horn''' from a painting by [[Dugu Choegyal Rinpoche]]]] | ||
'''Rechung Dorje Drak''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ras chung rdo rje grags'') or '''Rechungpa''' (''ras chung pa'') (1083/ | '''Rechung Dorje Drak''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ras chung rdo rje grags'') or '''Rechungpa''' (Wyl. ''ras chung pa'') (1083/5-1161) 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== | ==Primary Students== | ||
*Sumpa aka Sumtön (''sum | *Sumpa aka Sumtön (Wyl. ''sum ston''), Tsangpa Sumpa (Wyl. ''gtsang pa sum pa'') and Dampa Sumpa (Wyl. ''dam pa sum pa'') | ||
*Gyal-lo | *Gyal-lo | ||
*Yang-gön aka Tönpa Yangdak Pal | *Yang-gön aka Tönpa Yangdak Pal | ||
*Yeshe Lama (Wyl. ''ye shes bla ma'') | |||
==Writings== | |||
*''White Rock Vajra Fortress'' | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*Peter Alan Roberts, ''The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography'', Routledge, 2007 | *Peter Alan Roberts, ''The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography'', Routledge, 2007 | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.tbrc-dlms.org/link?RID=P4278 TBRC profile] | |||
[[Category: Historical Masters]] | [[Category: Historical Masters]] | ||
[[Category: Kagyü Masters]] | [[Category: Kagyü Masters]] | ||
Revision as of 07:56, 5 June 2009
Rechung Dorje Drak (Wyl. ras chung rdo rje grags) or Rechungpa (Wyl. ras chung pa) (1083/5-1161) 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 (Wyl. sum ston), Tsangpa Sumpa (Wyl. gtsang pa sum pa) and Dampa Sumpa (Wyl. dam pa sum pa)
- Gyal-lo
- Yang-gön aka Tönpa Yangdak Pal
- Yeshe Lama (Wyl. ye shes bla ma)
Writings
- White Rock Vajra Fortress
Further Reading
- Peter Alan Roberts, The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography, Routledge, 2007