Shechen Gyaltsab
Shechen Gyaltsab (Tibetan: སེ་ཆེན་རྒྱལ་ཚབ; full name: Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal; 1871–1926) was a principal lineageholder of Tibetan Buddhism. As an ecumenical, he studied with Nyingma and Sarma schools.
Birth and youth[edit]
Shechen Gyaltsab was born at Dzokyi Tsolung within the region of Lhatok and Derge.
Alak Zenkar Rinpoche states that Shechen Gyaltsab:
From his own uncle, Pema Wangchen—or Kyi Yang as he was widely known—he learned how to read and received teachings on the common sciences, including The Mirror of Poetics,[1] the three systems of Sanskrit grammar (known as Kalapa, Chandrapa and Sarasvata), The Treasure Mine of Composition,[2] the major texts of the ‘white’ and ‘black’ astrological traditions and so on.[3]
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo recognised him as a tulku, the reincarnation of Orgyen Rangjung Dorje and he was installed as the fourth regent (Tibetan: "Gyaltsab") of Shechen Tennyi Dargye Ling monastery.[3]
Later years[edit]
From Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, he received empowerments and instructions on the practices of Vajrakilaya.[3]
Shechen Gyaltsab focused upon the phases of kye rim (generation phase) and dzog rim (completion phase) in his sadhana for more than twenty years.[3]
Shechen Gyaltsab traversed the advanced bhumi and realized the sadhana of clear light.[3]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The Mirror of Poetics (Tibetan: snyan ngag me long; Sanskrit: Kavyadarsha) by the Indian pandit Dandin, c. 6-7th century.
- ^ The Treasure Mine of Composition (Tibetan: sdeb sbyor rin chen ‘byung gnas) by Minling Lochen Dharmashri (1654-1718).
- ^ a b c d e Zenkar, Alak (undated). The Life of Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal. Source: [1] (accessed: December 2, 2007)
References[edit]
- Zenkar, Alak (undated). The Life of Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal. Source: [2] (accessed: December 2, 2007)
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