Difference between revisions of "Lingtsang Gyalpo"
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| − | [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 135-KA-08-008, Tibetexpedition, Fürst von Gautsa.jpg|thumb|Lingtsang Gyalpo in 1939 in Lhasa, [[Mudra]] of Dorje Phurba (Vajra Kilaya)]] | + | [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 135-KA-08-008, Tibetexpedition, Fürst von Gautsa.jpg|thumb|Lingtsang Gyalpo in 1939 in Lhasa, [[Mudra]] of [[Dorje Phurba]] ([[Vajra Kilaya]])]] |
| − | Lingtsang Gyalpo Wangchen Tenzin (Tibetan: Lingtsang Gyalpo Wangchen Tenzin, གླིང་ཚང་རྒྱལ་པོ་དབང་ཆེན་བསྟན་འཛིན་, Wylie: gling tshang rgyal po dbang chen bstan 'dzin), also Lingtsang Gyalgenma, was the King of Kingdom of Lingtsang province, a [[tertön]], a [[ngagpa]], and phurba master of the [[Nyingma]] school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. He was said to be an incarnation of [[Epic of King Gesar|King Ling Gésar]] and was known for his kindness, and his siddhis linked to the practice of Dorje Phurba. | + | [[Lingtsang Gyalpo Wangchen Tenzin]] ([[Tibetan]]: [[Lingtsang Gyalpo Wangchen Tenzin]], {{BigTibetan|གླིང་ཚང་རྒྱལ་པོ་དབང་ཆེན་བསྟན་འཛིན་}}, [[Wylie]]: [[gling tshang rgyal po dbang chen bstan 'dzin]]), also [[Lingtsang Gyalgenma]], was the [[King]] of {{Wiki|Kingdom}} of [[Lingtsang]] province, a [[tertön]], a [[ngagpa]], and [[phurba]] [[master]] of the [[Nyingma]] school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. [[He]] was said to be an [[incarnation]] of [[Epic of King Gesar|King Ling Gésar]] and was known for his [[kindness]], and his [[siddhis]] linked to the [[practice]] of [[Dorje Phurba]]. |
| − | He is famous as a tertön for tséyum tsendali a long life practice based on Chandali, [[Amitayus]] consort. His master was [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] and he was one of the major teacher of [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]. | + | [[He]] is famous as a [[tertön]] for tséyum [[tsendali]] a [[long life practice]] based on [[Chandali]], [[Amitayus]] [[consort]]. His [[master]] was [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] and he was one of the major [[teacher]] of [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]. |
| − | He had 3 sons and 1 daughter, Dechen Tso, who became the mother of Khandro Tsering Chödrön. | + | [[He]] had 3 sons and 1 daughter, [[Dechen Tso]], who became the mother of [[Khandro Tsering Chödrön]]. |
| − | Lingtsang Gyalpo died in Dzongri Lingtsang in 1942, and his King (Gyalpo) title was passed to his son Phuntsok Gelek Rabten, a monk, who died in Kalimpong. Phuntsok Gelek Rabten had 5 children, among whom 2 are still alive, a son, Sey Jigme, living in Chengdu and a daughter in Dehra Dun. | + | [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] [[died]] in Dzongri [[Lingtsang]] in 1942, and his [[King]] ([[Gyalpo]]) title was passed to his son Phuntsok [[Gelek]] [[Rabten]], a [[monk]], who [[died]] in [[Kalimpong]]. Phuntsok [[Gelek]] [[Rabten]] had 5 children, among whom 2 are still alive, a son, Sey [[Jigme]], living in {{Wiki|Chengdu}} and a daughter in [[Dehra Dun]]. |
| − | Lingtsang Gyalpo is the great grandfather of [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]. | + | [[Lingtsang Gyalpo]] is the great grandfather of [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]. |
Revision as of 18:47, 9 January 2016
Lingtsang Gyalpo Wangchen Tenzin (Tibetan: Lingtsang Gyalpo Wangchen Tenzin, གླིང་ཚང་རྒྱལ་པོ་དབང་ཆེན་བསྟན་འཛིན་, Wylie: gling tshang rgyal po dbang chen bstan 'dzin), also Lingtsang Gyalgenma, was the King of Kingdom of Lingtsang province, a tertön, a ngagpa, and phurba master of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was said to be an incarnation of King Ling Gésar and was known for his kindness, and his siddhis linked to the practice of Dorje Phurba.
He is famous as a tertön for tséyum tsendali a long life practice based on Chandali, Amitayus consort. His master was Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and he was one of the major teacher of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.
He had 3 sons and 1 daughter, Dechen Tso, who became the mother of Khandro Tsering Chödrön.
Lingtsang Gyalpo died in Dzongri Lingtsang in 1942, and his King (Gyalpo) title was passed to his son Phuntsok Gelek Rabten, a monk, who died in Kalimpong. Phuntsok Gelek Rabten had 5 children, among whom 2 are still alive, a son, Sey Jigme, living in Chengdu and a daughter in Dehra Dun.
Lingtsang Gyalpo is the great grandfather of Sogyal Rinpoche.
