Yongdzin Yeshe Gyeltsen
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Yongdzin Yeshe Gyeltsen (yongs 'dzin ye shes rgyal mtshan, 1713-1793) or Tshechogling Yongdzin Yeshe Gyeltshen (tshe mchog gling yongs' dzin ye shes rgyal mtshan) was an important scholar of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, who was a tutor of the 8th Dalai Lama Jampel Gyatsho (1758-1804).[1]
He received his education in the monastery Trashilhünpo. In 1756 he founded the monastery Trashi Samtenling (bkra shis bsam gtan gling).[2]
He was a prolific writer, who left a legacy of 18 volumes of works pertaining to Buddhist philosophy, practice and ritual.[2]
His works include:
- Necklace of Clear Understanding, a commentary on the mind and mental factors based on the presentation in the Abhidharma-samuccaya.
- Essence of Ambrosia, a commentary on the Seven Points of Mind Training
- A collection of biographies of Lamrim masters[3][4]
See also:
Notes
- ↑ Engle (2009), p. 12
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History of Samtenling Monastery
- ↑
Khedrub Norzang Gyatso, Treasury of Lives
- ↑ Kretschmar: "In 1787, the great Gelukpa Lama Tsechok Ling Yongdzin Yeshe Gyaltsen [tshe mchog gling yongs 'dzin ye shes rgyal mtshan] compiled two volumes with the biographies of all the lineage masters of the Lam Rim tradition."
Sources
- Engle, Artemus B., The Inner Science of Buddhist Practice: Vasubandhu's Summary of the Five Heaps with Commentary by Sthiramati, Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2009
- Kretschmar, Andreas, Bodhisattvacharyavatara, "Translator's Introduction"
