Jamyang Zhepa
Jamyang Zhepa (T. 'jam dbyangs bzhad pa འཇམ་དབྱངས་བཞད་པ།; C. Jiāmùyàng Xiébā 嘉木样协巴). An important incarnation line of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, with its primary seat at Labrang monastery in Amdo, one of the six great monasteries of Tibet.[1] The lineage was founded by founded by the First Jamyang Zhepa, Jamyang Zhepai Dorje with the patronage of a Quoshot Mongolian ruler.[1]
"Within the Geluk hierarchy, the incarnations of Jamyang Zhepa are superseded only by the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama. The Jamyang Zepas maintained religious and secular authority over Labrang and all of its territories. The line dates from the mid-17th century."[1]
1st Jamyang Zhepa
The first Jamyang Zhepa, Ngawang Tsöndrü (1648–1721), was a native of Amdo and, after studying at Drepung Monastery near Lhasa, was invited by the local Mongol king to return and teach Buddhism there. There, Ngawang Tsöndrü later founded Labrang, one of the two great monasteries of Amdo. As the first Jamyang Zhepa was educated at Drepung, the lineage has subsequently belonged the Gelug.[2]
Ngawang Tsöndrü was a great scholar. He wrote Roar of the Five-Faced [Lion], a series of verses on tenets, along with a massive commentary to the root text (around 530 folios), called Great Exposition on Tenets. According to Daniel Cozort, Jamyang's works "are the most comprehensive of the tenets texts" (in Tibetan Buddhism).[3] He also wrote various textbooks which are used today in numerous Gelug colleges.
Further reading:
The First Jamyang Zhepa, Jamyang Zhepai Dorje, Treasury of Lives
2nd Jamyang Zhepa
Gönchok Jikmé Ongpo (1728–1791), is also known for his shorter tenets text called Precious Garland of Tenets as well as other works on the bodhisattva path, the Presentation of the Grounds and Paths, Beautiful Ornament of the Three Vehicles.[4]
5th Jamyang Zhepa
The Fifth Jamyang Zhepa was Lobzang Jamyang Yeshe Tenpai Gyeltsen ('jam dbyangs bzhad pa 05 'blo bzang 'jam dbyangs ye shes bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan) (916 - 1947).
Further reading:
- The Fifth Jamyang Zhepa, Lobzang Jamyang Yeshe Tenpai Gyeltsen, Treasury of Lives
6th Jamyang Zhepa
The 6th Jamyang Zhepa is the 6th, Lobsang Jigme Thubten Chökyi Nyima (born 1948). During the Cultural Revolution, he became a layman and married with Muslim woman.[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jamyang Zhepa, Treasury of Lives
- ↑ A Brief History of Labrang Monastery by Alexander Berzin
- ↑ Blo-bzaṅ-dkon-mchog, Daniel Cozort, Craig Preston (2003). Buddhist Philosophy: Losang Gönchok's Short Commentary to Jamyang Shayba's Root Text on Tenets, pp. xi-xii. Snow Lion Publications.
- ↑ Powers, John (2007), Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, p. 476.
- ↑ Grooming a ‘patriotic’ religious leader – Seventh Gungthang Rinpoche to be enthroned Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. from Tibet Info Net
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