Prahevajra

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Prahevajra or Pramodavajra (Fl. 55 CE)[1] (Tibetan: Garab Dorje, Tibetan: དགའ་རབ་རྡོ་རྗེ་; Wylie: dga’ rab rdo rje; Sanskrit: Prahevajra or Pramodavajra[2]) was the semi-historical first human teacher of the Ati Yoga (Tib. Dzogchen) or Great Perfection teachings according to Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Prior to Prahevajra, the Dzogchen teachings had been expounded only in celestial realms of the Buddhas and Devas.[citation needed]

Prahevajra transmitted the teachings to Manjushrimitra, who was regarded as his chief disciple. Padmasambhava is also known to have received the transmission of the Dzogchen tantras directly from Garab Dorje.[citation needed]

Prahevajra received the empowerment and transmission of the Mahayoga teachings of the Secret Matrix Tradition (Guhyagarbha tantra) from Mahasiddha Kukkuraja.[3]

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[edit] Birth

Born (as son of Su-dharmā, island-dwelling daughter of king Upa-rāja of Dhana-koṣa[4]) in the land of Uddiyana, also the birthplace of Padmasambhava, Prahevajra is said to have received all the Tantras, scriptures and oral instructions of Dzogchen directly from Vajrasattva and Vajrapani. Alternatively, his mother is named as Pāraņī, and located on the banks of lake Kutra.[5]

[edit] Testament of Prahevajra

Upon his death, Prahevajra imparted his last testament to Manjushrimitra. These three precepts, known as the "Three Words that Strike to the Heart of the Essential Point" or Tsig Sum Nèdek (Tibetan: tshig gSum gNad brDeg)[6] summarize the whole of the Dzogchen teachings:

  • One is introduced directly to one's true nature or "Direct introduction." (Tibetan: ngo rang thog tu sPrad)[7]
  • One attains certainty about this natural state or "Remaining without doubt." (Tibetan: thag gCig thog dug Cad)[8]
  • One continues with confidence in liberation or "Continuing in the non-dual state." (Tibetan: gDengs grol thog du ’cha’)[9]

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  1. ^ Déchen, Khandro & Ngak’chang Rinpoche (undated). "Dzogchen transmission of the non-dual state." Aro Encyclopædia. Source: [1] (accessed: February 1, 2008)
  2. ^ Dharma Fellowship (2005). Biographies: Pramodavajra, Regent of the Divine. Source: [2] (accessed: November 15, 2007)
  3. ^ Dharma Fellowship (2005). Biographies: Pramodavajra, Regent of the Divine. Source: [3] (accessed: November 15, 2007)
  4. ^ Erik Pema Kunsang (translator) : Wellsprings of the Great Perfection. Rangjung Yeshe Publications, Hong Kong, 2006. p. 125
  5. ^ Erik Pema Kunsang (translator) : Wellsprings of the Great Perfection. Rangjung Yeshe Publications, Hong Kong, 2006. p. 199
  6. ^ Déchen, Khandro & Ngak’chang Rinpoche (undated). "Dzogchen transmission of the non-dual state." Aro Encyclopædia. Source: [4] (accessed: February 1, 2008)
  7. ^ Déchen, Khandro & Ngak’chang Rinpoche (undated). "Dzogchen transmission of the non-dual state." Aro Encyclopædia. Source: [5] (accessed: February 1, 2008)
  8. ^ Déchen, Khandro & Ngak’chang Rinpoche (undated). "Dzogchen transmission of the non-dual state." Aro Encyclopædia. Source: [6] (accessed: February 1, 2008)
  9. ^ Déchen, Khandro & Ngak’chang Rinpoche (undated). "Dzogchen transmission of the non-dual state." Aro Encyclopædia. Source: [7] (accessed: February 1, 2008)

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