Tapihritsa
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)
Web links
- Comprehensive biography of Tenzin Namdak with illustrations in Engl.
- Excerpt from Tenzin Wangyal , Wonders of the natural mind, p. 55-58; 62 in Engl.
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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 |