First Drikung Chungtsang, Rigdzin Chokyi Drakpa
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First Drikung Chungtsang, Rigdzin Chokyi Drakpa ('bri gung chung tshang rig 'dzin chos kyi grags pa chos kyi grags pa) (1595-1659). Also known as Drikung Dharmakirti.
He was the youngest son of the 21st throne holder of the Drikung Kagyü lineage, Chögyal Rinchen Phuntsok (1547-1602), who became the first lineage holder of the Drikung Chungtsang incarnation line.[1]
The Chungtsang incarnations along with the Chetsang incarnations are the dual leaders of the Drikung Kagyü order.[1] The Chungtsang Rinpoches are considered manifestations of Manjushri.[1]
Rigdzin Chökyi Dragpa was a a tantric yogi and author of treatises in the medical tradition of the Drikungpas.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
The First Drikung Chungtsang, Rigdzin Chökyi Drakpa, Tsadra Commons
- ↑ Rigdzin Chökyi Dragpa, dGongs1
Further reading
- The Origin of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage, Drikung Dharma Surya Center
- A Brief History of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, The Official Website of the Drikung Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism
Drikung Chungtsang Incarnation Line, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
