Pema Lingpa

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Pema Lingpa (also: Padma Lingpa, Tibetan པདྨ་ གླིང་ པ་; Wylie : padma gling pa ; born 1450 ; died 1521 ) was one of the most important masters and Tertön of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism . The Pema Lingpa tradition is the most important Buddhist school tradition in Bhutan today, alongside the Drukpa Kagyu school.

Incarnation of Longchenpa

According to tradition, he was the immediate incarnation of the eminent scholar of the Nyingma school Longchen Rabjam . He is also considered to be the last incarnation of the Tibetan princess Pemasel (daughter Trisong Detsen ), whom Guru Rinpoche had raised from death centuries earlier. Guru Rinpoche was a powerful tantric master who introduced the teachings of Buddhism to Tibet in the 9th century and founded the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He gave Princess Pemasel the secret line "the heart essence of the Dakinis " ("Khandro Nyingtig"; Tib .: mkha "gro snying thig ). Among the descendants of the Pema Lingpas family were the King of Bhutan Jigme Wangchuk and the 6th Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso .

Transmission lines

Lines of transmission , as can be found in Tibetan Buddhism , result from the transmission of tantric teachings from a fully realized (enlightened) master to his students, who also attain realization (enlightenment) through practice of the teachings and in turn pass the teachings on to students. This creates “lines” for the transmission of tantric teachings. In this way the authenticity of tantric teachings is preserved and falsifications of Buddhist teachings are avoided.

Terma Tradition of Southern Treasures

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Pema Lingpa taught in Tibet and Bhutan. He unveiled numerous termas in Bhutan and is still considered a patron saint of this country today. Termas (hidden texts, ritual objects and relics) were hidden at the behest of Guru Rinpoche by his closest disciples in Tibet, Bhutan and other neighboring countries in order to preserve the teachings of Tantric Buddhism ( Vajrayana ) from being destroyed by Langdarma , a Tibetan hostile to Buddhism King (reign 836-842) to preserve. The tradition according to Pema Lingpa is one of the so-called southern treasures (Tib .: lho gter ). "South", probably because this tradition was found south of the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, Samye . In Bhutan, stories of Pema Lingpa's heroism have been passed down on a large scale. Pema Lingpa discovered 32 termas. These teachings, which have survived to this day, form the basis of a large part of Buddhist practice in Bhutan , along with the teachings of the Drukpa .

He is one of the 5 kings of treasure finders, all of whom are nicknamed "Lingpa". There Padma Lingpa (or Pema Lingpa) represents the western point of the compass, the realm of Buddha Amitabha, as whose emanation or radiation he is considered.

Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche

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The 9th Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche Kunzang Pema Namgyal is considered Pema Lingpa's body aura. He holds the transmission of the termas from Pema Lingpa and passes on teachings of this tradition in the West. Sometimes he is also referred to as the incernation of the son of Pema Lingpa. However, it is clear that GTR is one of the greatest teachers of Vajrayana and Dzogchen. After 11 years in retreat, after studying with the very best lamas of the Nyingmapa school, with Kagyütpas and with Sakya masters, Gangteng Tulku is one of those masters who teach large teaching cycles like Guhyagarbha, the 8 Herukas and many others like Yeshe Lama, Kunsang Gongdü etc. . teaches.

literature

  • Sarah Harding (translator): The Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa . Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca 2003, ISBN 1-55939-194-4
  • Guru Padmasambhava, Karl Scherer (Ed.): The Secret Doctrine of Tibet . Kösel Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-466-20439-9
  • Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche: The Samantabhadra Dzogchen Prayer . Khampa Verlag, Osterby 2000, ISBN 3-9805251-5-5

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Royal Ark
  2. ↑ The tradition of Pema Lingpa. Yeshe Khorlo Deutschland eV, archived from the original on July 15, 2010 ; accessed on February 14, 2017 .

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personal data
SURNAME Pema Lingpa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Padma Lingpa; padma gling pa (Tibetan)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Master and Tertön of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism
DATE OF BIRTH 1450
DATE OF DEATH 1521