Dragpa Gyeltshen (Sakyapa)
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Tibetan script :
གྲགས་ པ་ རྒྱལ་ མཚན །
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Wylie transliteration : grags pa rgyal mtshan
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Pronunciation in IPA : [
ʈʂakpa cɛntsʰɛ̃ ]
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Official transcription of the PRCh : Zhagba Gyaincain
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THDL transcription : Drakpa Gyeltsen
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Other spellings: Dragpa Gyaltsen, Dragpa Gyeltshen
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Traditional :
紮巴 堅贊 、 劄巴嘉 參 、 名稱 幢
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Simplified :
扎巴 坚赞 、 札巴嘉 参 、 名称 幢
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Pinyin : Zhābā Jiānzān, Zhábā Jiācān, Míngchēngzhuàng
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Dragpa Gyeltshen ( Tib. Grags pa rgyal mtshan ; * 1147 in Sakya ; † 1216 ) is one of the "Five Venerable Masters" who brought the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism to full bloom. In addition to Dragpa Gyeltshen, these five masters include Künga Nyingpo , Sönam Tsemo , Sakya Pandita and Chögyel Phagpa . Dragpa Gyeltshen was the son of Künga Nyingpo and his father's student until his death in 1158. In 1172 he became 5th Sakya Thridzin .
He was a great meditation master and, due to his teaching skills, contributed significantly to the spread of the Sakya tradition in Tibet. Dragpa Gyeltshen is famous for the teachings on "freedom from the four attachments" which, according to tradition, he is said to have received in a vision from the bodhisattva Manjushri . Also based on a vision, he is said to have prophesied that his nephew Sakya Pandita would one day teach in Mongolia.
Web links
- himalayanart.org: Teacher: Dragpa Gyaltsen (Lama)
- hhthesakyatrizin.org: Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen
- grags pa rgyal mtshan
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| SURNAME | Dragpa Gyeltshen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dragpa Gyaltsen, Drakpa Gyaltsen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Buddhist clergyman; one of the Five Venerable Masters |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1147 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sakya Dzong |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1216 |