Tapihritsa

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Tapihritsa ; (Tibetan. ta pi hri tsa) * around 7th century in Tibet , partly historical personality, partly Dharmakaya -Buddha. He is portrayed naked in the Bon as the personification of absolute reality. He is considered one of the two main masters of the Dzogchen lineage of Zhang Zhung , a lost kingdom in what is now western Tibet, which surrounds Mount Kailash . In the Yungdrung -Bön ( Swastika -Bön), also called "Eternal Bön", which goes back to the Tibetan teacher Shenrab Miwoche , Tapihritsa and Drenpa Namkha are venerated as masters of the Yungdrung Bön tradition. The teachings of the Bön School include writings on philosophy , medicine , cosmology and metaphysics . The philosophical traditions from the Tapihritsa circle are close to those of Buddhism .

Life

Some points in his life seem certain. He was tutored by Master Tsepung Dawa Gyaltsan (Tshe-spungs zla-ba rgyal-mtshan), who shared the transmissions with him. Then he withdrew to a cave near Tagthab (stag-thabs seng-ge'i brag). He practiced there for nine years. After the transition to Thodgal he realized the rainbow body . According to Tenzin Namdak , Tapihritsa's rainbow body is the proof that matter is empty form.

literature

John Myrdhin Reynolds (2005). The Oral Tradition from Zhang-Zhung: An Introduction to the Bonpo Dzogchen Teachings of the Oral Tradition from Zhang-Zhung known as the Zhang-zhung snyan-rgyud. Kathmandu, Vajra Publishers. (Paperback, English)

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personal data
SURNAME Tapihritsa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES ta pi hri tsa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chief Master of the Dzogchen Lineage of Zhang Zhung
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century or 8th century
DATE OF DEATH 8th century or 9th century