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| − | [[Jnana Kumara of Nyag]] ([[gnyag jna na ku ma ra]]), ([[ye shes gzhon nu]]). [[Jnana Kumara]] means '[[Youthful Wakefulness]].' Early [[Tibetan]] [[monk]] and expert [[translator]] who received the [[Four Great Rivers of Transmission]] from [[Padmasambhava]], [[Vimalamitra]], [[Vairotsana]] and [[Yudra Nyingpo]]. He worked closely with [[Vimalamitra]] in translating [[tantras]] of [[Mahayoga]] and [[Ati Yoga]]. He is also known as [[Nyag | + | [[Jnana Kumara of Nyag]] ([[gnyag jna na ku ma ra]]), ([[ye shes gzhon nu]]). [[Jnana Kumara]] means '[[Youthful Wakefulness]].' Early [[Tibetan]] [[monk]] and expert [[translator]] who received the [[Four Great Rivers of Transmission]] from [[Padmasambhava]], [[Vimalamitra]], [[Vairotsana]] and [[Yudra Nyingpo]]. He worked closely with [[Vimalamitra]] in translating [[tantras]] of [[Mahayoga]] and [[Ati Yoga]]. He is also known as [[Nyag Lotsawa]] and by his secret [[initiation]] [[name]] [[Drimey Dashar]], 'Flawless Moonlight.' His [[initiation]] [[flower]], along with [[Trisong Deutsen's]], fell on [[Chemchok Heruka]]. Subsequently, he received the [[transmission]] of [[Nectar Medicine]] from [[Padmasambhava]]. He practiced in the [[Crystal Cave of Yarlung]], where he drew [[water]] from solid rock; it is said this [[water]] still flows today. Among his later [[incarnations]] is [[Dabzang Rinpoche]], a 19th-century contemporary of [[Jamgon Kongtrul the First]]. [[Jnana Kumara]] means '[[Youthful Wakefulness]].' [RY] |
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Jnana Kumara of Nyag (gnyag jna na ku ma ra), (ye shes gzhon nu). Jnana Kumara means 'Youthful Wakefulness.' Early Tibetan monk and expert translator who received the Four Great Rivers of Transmission from Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Vairotsana and Yudra Nyingpo. He worked closely with Vimalamitra in translating tantras of Mahayoga and Ati Yoga. He is also known as Nyag Lotsawa and by his secret initiation name Drimey Dashar, 'Flawless Moonlight.' His initiation flower, along with Trisong Deutsen's, fell on Chemchok Heruka. Subsequently, he received the transmission of Nectar Medicine from Padmasambhava. He practiced in the Crystal Cave of Yarlung, where he drew water from solid rock; it is said this water still flows today. Among his later incarnations is Dabzang Rinpoche, a 19th-century contemporary of Jamgon Kongtrul the First. Jnana Kumara means 'Youthful Wakefulness.' [RY]
