Tapihritsa

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Tapihritsa (c 7th ~ 8th century) (or Tapahritsa; Wylie: Ta pi hri tsa) is a Bönpo who achieved the Dzogchen mastery of the Rainbow Body and consequently, as a fully realised Trikaya Buddha, is invoked as a yidam.

The historical Tapihritsa was born in Zhangzhung of a family of nomads. Tapihritsa's principal teacher was Dawa Gyaltsen.

Tapihritsa was contemporaneous with Ligmincha, King of Zhangzhung and Trisong Detsen, Emperor of Tibet.

Vajranatha (aka John Myrdhin Reynolds) has published "Space, Awareness, and Energy" (2007), which is a study of the origins of Bonpo Dzogchen in Western Tibet and Central Asia and contains translations of primary texts that showcase Tapihritsa.

[edit] References

• http://www.kabirkadre.com/study/prose/Tenzin/Tapihritsa.htm (accessed: Saturday, February 10, 2007)
• http://www.ligmincha.org/program/description/tapihritsa.html (accessed: Saturday, February 10, 2007)
• Reynolds, John Myrdhin (2005). The Oral Tradition from Zhang-Zhung: An Introduction to the Bonpo Dzogchen Teachings of the Oral Tradition from Zhang-Zhung known as the Zhang-zhung snyan-rgyud. Kathmandu, Vajra Publishers. ISBN 99946-644-4-1 (paperback).

[edit] External link

• http://bon-encyclopedia.wikispaces.com/page/xml/Tapihritsa?v=atom_1_0 (Sunday, February 25, 2007)