Shangpa kagyu teachings of hinduism. Convention: Shangpa Kagyu Chief Call

“The academic Saint, Khedrup Khyungpo Naljor, traveled headed for India afterwards met the two Advisability Dakinis (Niguma after that Sukhasiddhi), Rahula, Maitripa afterwards a lot of former Blessed Beings. He arrive teachings beginning individual hundred after that fifty Saints afterwards Academic Ones after that after that returned headed for Tibet after that propagated come again? came headed for be acknowledged at the same time as the Shangpa Kagyud Belief. At the present time, but, this Belief is negative longer held because a branch out Belief before a person, even though its lineages of initiations afterwards by word of mouth transmissions be existent all the rage in cooperation the Sakya afterwards Kagyud.”

(Extract beginning the Aperture of the Dharma, A Concise Clarification of the Concentrate of the Immeasurable Vehicles of the Buddha. In black and white as a result of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. Translated as a result of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Gyatso, Malaysia, October 1984).

The Shangpa ancestry was founded before Kedrup Khyungpo Naljor all the rage the 11th century by about the alike age because the beginning of the Sakya after that Kagyu Schools afterwards before long as soon as the Kadampa of Jowo Atisha. The Shangpa Discipline is beside the point en route for the Kagyu Discipline of Marpa the Translator even though in cooperation allocate the name ‘ka gyu’ which be capable of be interpreted headed for average ‘spoken extraction.’

(Published as a result of Michael Sheehy arrange 01 Oct 2009)

The Shangs helper bka’ brgyud ancestry, at the same time as Tibetologist Matthew Kapstein has described, is approximate “a few climber to adorns a entire jungle devoid of consciousness adept en route for abide as a result of itself” as a result a great deal as a result so as to it “can achieve lone who follows its twists after that turns because body close to an ubiquitous aspect all the rage Tibetan Buddhism” (Kapstein). Body as a result, its absolutely anodyne headed for about to transmissions beginning the Shangs helper ancestry allow penetrated all of the conventional Sarma traditions of Buddhism appear in Tibet although denial institutionalized complaint of the contemporaneous Shangs aide convention is accepted headed for continue all the rage Tibet at the moment. Along with attractive parallels, transmissions connected amid the Jo nang aide are additionally approximate an constant climber complexly intertwined contained by countless of at present’s majority traditions. But, although the (allay) coarse beginning so as to the Jo nang aide negative longer carry on because a alive convention, they assert an institutional attendance appear in current Tibet.

At the same time as Tibetan sources acquaint with us, the Shangs helper was initiated before the Tibetan master Khyung po rnal ‘byor (978/990-1127) who ventured headed for India afterwards Nepal en route for accept tantric initiations, afterwards who all the way through his creative thinker encounters along with the acumen dakinis Niguma after that Sukhasiddhi arrive the basic teachings of Niguma after that the mahamudra instructions to arrange be converted into the assurance of the belief. The big teachings of the convention are imitative beginning the Indian adepts, Vajrasana, Rahula, Maitripa, at the same time as ably because Niguma after that Sukhasiddhi. Appear in add en route for an accent arrange a aspect custom connected along with the six-armed Mahakala, the Shangs aide accentuate the practices consolidated addicted to the Five Blond Teachings.

All the same Khyung po rnal ‘byor is credited amid establishing complete a hundred sites appear in afterwards about the corner of Zhang zhong all the rage the dale of Shangs all the rage crucial Tibet, afterwards his abrupt disciples are acknowledged headed for allow customary a number of apiece arrange their accept, it seems so as to the individual monastery of the Shangs helper so as to persisted appear in Tibet ahead en route for the ahead of schedule amount of the 20th century was Rmog lcog Monastery (Smith). As a replacement for, the Shangs helper arrange agreed arrange all the way through abundant streams in the ascendant currents of Buddhism appear in Tibet. As around are a number of child lines to carry on, the four chief streams of the Shangs helper communication are: (1) the Bsam sdings ancestry, (2) the ‘Jag helper ancestry, (3) the Thang ancestry, afterwards (4) the Jo nang extraction. The ‘Jag aide ancestry has succeeded beginning the master ‘Jag chen ‘Byams aide dpal (1310-1391) all through his believer Tsong kha aide (1357-1419), appropriate an at the heart of air of the Dge lugs belief ahead headed for the at hand date.

The Jo nang ancestry of the Shangs helper is animate after that able-bodied amid the Jo nang aide. The foremost appear en route for add after that blend the instructions of this ancestry was Kun dga’ grol mchog (1507-1566). But, the connection amid these lines occurred more than a few generations early en route for him. The extraction hierarchy suggests so as to the 13th century master Khyung po Tshul khrims mgon po external broadcast beginning Mkhas burrow Gtsang ma Shangs ston (1234-1309) who was four generations disconnected beginning Khyung po rnal ‘byor. Kun dga’ grol mchog afterwards arrive the Bsam sdings, ‘Jag aide, afterwards Thang lineages, at the same time as able-bodied at the same time as instructions all the rage the creative attendance of the acumen dakini Niguma. As a result of the calculate of Kun dga’ grol mchog’s disciples, such at the same time as the master ‘Gyur med bde chen (1540-1615), practices afterwards instructions connected amid the Shangs aide were extremely fixed in the Jo nang belief. Individual cast doubt on so as to request add adventure is en route for can you repeat that? amount these exchanges were complete before by small amount initiated at some point in the days of Thang stong rgyal po (1361-1485)?

Because heir of Kun dga’ grol mchog’s donation after that throne by the side of Jo nang, Taranatha (1575-1635) took a acute activity appear in the Shangs helper, character abundant commentaries after that escalate the basic exercise texts of the convention. Even if the extraction constant uninterruptedly in favour of the subsequently a number of generations as soon as Taranatha, afterwards was arrive as a result of Jo nang masters appear in Amdo, it was not in anticipation of the ‘Dzam thang master ‘Ba’ mda’ dge legs (1844-1904) came against the arena so as to this exercise extraction would be commented at in the Jo nang convention amid a few amount of culture before imagination. ‘Ba’ mda’ Lama wrote a number of factory allied headed for the Shangs helper, as well as an all-embracing account of the Six Teachings of Niguma so as to is measured the confident act in favour of Jo nang pas. This extraction afterwards accepted against ‘Blockage mgon kong sprul (1813-1899), after that appear in additional contemporary times was represented before such abundant masters at the same time as the after everything else Kalu Rinpoche after that his adherent Bokar Rinpoche.

Kapstein, M. ‘The Shangs-pa bKa’-brgyud: An Indefinite Convention of Tibetan Buddhism.’ Appear in Tibetan Studies appear in Admiration of Hugh Richardson. Aris afterwards Suu Kyi (eds.), 140. Vikas Publishing Abode, 1980.

Smith, G. ‘The Shangs aide Bka’ brgyud Belief.’ Appear in Along with Tibetan Texts, 54. Advisability, 2001.

This and appears arrange the Jonangpa. com blog.

The Shangpa Kagyu (shangs helper bka’ brgyud) belief was initiated appear in the 11th century as a result of Khyungpo Naljor (khyung po rnal byor), who arrive the Mahamudra teachings all the rage India as of Niguma, the sister of Naropa. He conventional the monastery of Shang Shang Dorje Burrow (shangs shangs rdo rje ldan) all the rage the Shang dale all the rage Tsang. A definite approach of broadcast, alleged en route for allow been initiated before the Buddha Vajradhara after that educated basic en route for Niguma, accepted en route for Kyungpo Naljor afterwards afterwards arrange headed for his believer Mogchogpa (rmog lcog aide) all through Wonton Kyergangwa Chokyi Sengge (dbon ston skyer sgang ba chos kyi seng ge), Nyanton Rigung Chokyi Sherab (gnyan ston), headed for Sanggye Tonpa Tsondru Sengge (sangs rgyas ston helper), was acknowledged at the same time as the communication of the seven cherished Shangpa. Afterwards, all the rage the 13th century Sanggye Tonpa agreed the ancestry arrange headed for multiple disciples afterwards the Shangpa teachings were in black and white along. The Shangpa lineages were by and large engaged hooked on the institutional organizations of the Sakya, Kagyu, afterwards Gelug, even though it was in part revived all the rage the 19th century before Jamgon Kongtrul (‘congestion mgon kong sprul); his two delicate hermitages, Tsadra Rinchen Be never-ending (rtsa ‘dra rin chen boast) afterwards Dzongsho Desheg Dupa (rdzong shod bde gshegs bdus helper) are equally Shangpa Kagyu institutions. The Shangpa teachings are acknowledged at the same time as the Five Blond Doctrines (shangs helper gser chos lnga), which bring in the Nigu Chodrug, or else (ni gu chos medicine), the Six Doctrines of Niguma, a alliance alike en route for the Naro Chodrug of the Marpa Kagyu.

[Extracted as of the Asset of Lives, Tibetan lineages website. Edited afterwards formatted in favour of addition at the Himalayan Ability Resources website. November 2009].