Longchenpa, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Longchenpa

Tibetan buddist

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1308

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1364

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Longchenpa

  • Longchen Rabjampa, Drimé Özer (Wylie: klong chen rab 'byams pa dri med 'od zer), commonly abbreviated to Longchenpa (1308–1364), was a major teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.
  • Along with Sakya Pandita and Je Tsongkhapa, he is commonly recognized as one of the three main manifestations of Manjushri to have taught in Central Tibet.
  • His major work is the Seven Treasuries, which encapsulates the previous 600 years of Buddhist thought in Tibet.
  • Longchenpa was a critical link in the exoteric and esoteric transmission of the Dzogchen teachings.
  • He was abbot of Samye, one of Tibet's most important monasteries and the first Buddhist monastery established in the Himalaya, but spent most of his life travelling or in retreat.

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