Chodrag Gyatsho
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Tibetan script :
ཆོས་ གྲགས་ རྒྱ་མཚོ་
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Wylie transliteration : chos grags rgya mtsho
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Chödrag Gyatsho ( Tib .: chos grags rgya mtsho ; * 1454 in Chida; † 1506 ) was the 7th Karmapa of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism .
biography
At the age of nine months, Chödrag Gyatsho was brought by his parents to Goshri Peljor Döndrub (1427–1489), the first of the Goshri Gyeltshab Trülkus , who declared him the 7th Karmapa in accordance with the predictions of the 6th Karmapa . He received Vajrayana empowerments from him at the age of four . At the age of eight he received instruction in the Kagyu tradition from Bengar Jampel Sangpo and Goshri Peljor Döndrub in Karma Gön .
Chödrag Gyatsho spent most of his life in retreat . He wrote many texts, including a commentary on the "Abhisamayalamkara" (see also Mahayana Sutras ) with the title "The Lamp of the Three Worlds" (see also Trikaya ) and his most famous work "The Ocean of Evidence", a commentary on the "Pramana literature" (Logic and argumentation, see Nyaya ).
Chödrag Gyatsho founded several monastic universities in Tshurphu , and also in other regions of Tibet . In addition, he had a Buddha statue restored, also in Tshurphu, which is attributed to Karma Pakshi . He established philosophical debates, campaigned for animal welfare, initiated the construction of bridges and sent gold to Bodhgaya for the construction of a statue of Buddha Shakyamuni at the place of his enlightenment . Chödrag Gyatsho convinced many people to speak the Om mani padme hum mantra, which in some Buddhist schools is regarded as a kind of cure for all diseases. Before he died at the age of 53, he left information about his next incarnation and set Denma Drubchen Trashi Peljor (1457–1525; the 1st Sanggye Nyenpa Rinpoche ) as the main lineage holder of the Karma-Kagyu. Denma Drubchen Trashi Peljor also became the main teacher of the 8th Karmapa .
Web links
- Kagyuoffice via Chödrak Gyatso (English)
- The Gyaltsab Tulkus (English) ( Memento from July 26, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- Sangye Nyenpa (English)
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SURNAME | Chodrag Gyatsho |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | chos grags rgya mtsho |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | seventh lama in the series of incarnations of the Karmapas |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1454 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chida |
DATE OF DEATH | 1506 |