Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

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Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo Tibetan: འཇམ་དབྱངས་མཁྱེན་བརྩེའི་ Wylie: 'jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892) was a renowned teacher, scholar and tertön of 19th century Tibet. He was a leading figure in the nonsectarian Rime movement.

In 1855 Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo had a vision of Tara and discovered Phagme Nyingthig (Tib. spelling: 'chi med 'phags ma'i snying thig, Innermost Essence teachings of the Immortal Bodhisattva [Arya Tara]).^[1]

One of his main reincarnations was Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. One of his students was Adzam Drugpa.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Masters of Meditation and Miracles, by Tulku Thondup, Shambhala Publications, 1999, p. 218

[edit] References

• http://www.khyentsefoundation.org/lineage.html
• http://www.lotsawahouse.org/id17.html
• http://www.rangjung.com/authors/Jamyang_Khyentse_Wangpo.htm brief biography
• http://www.khyenkong-tharjay.org/jamyangkw.htm Lineage History
• http://www.khyenkong-tharjay.org/jamyangkw2.htm Life Story