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Mahasiddha is a term for someone who embodies and cultivates the "siddhi of perfection".
A siddha is an individual who, through the practice of sādhanā, attains the realization of siddhis, psychic and spiritual abilities and powers.
Mahasiddhas were practitioners of yoga and tantra, or tantrikas.
The Mahasiddhas are the founders of Vajrayana traditions and lineages such as Dzogchen and Mahamudra.
There is a symbiotic relationship between Tantric Buddhist communities and the Buddhist monastic university such as Nalanda .
Dusum Khyenpa is known as the 1st
Karmapa. Dusum Khyenpa is the founder of the
Karma (Kamtsang) branch of the
Kagyu Tradition. Dusum Khyenpa was born in Kham
He served as Abbot of
Daklha Gampo monastery after
Gampopa and founded the
Tsurphu monastery. He is becoming the seat of the incarnate Karmapa
lamas.
Dusum Khyenpa was the founder of the
Karma Kagyu school and of its three main monasteries: Kampo Nenang Gon in 1164, Karma Gon .
Rolpai Dorje who is known as the 4th
Karmapa wearing the
black crown and Khacho Wangpoa was the 2nd
Shamarpa.
The Life of Karmapa Rolpai Dorje
In this portion, we are going to learn the life of the Karmapa Rolpai Dorje, after the short etymological description of the word Karmapa Rolpai Dorje itself.
Etymology of Rolpai Dorje
Rolpaie Dorje (1340- 1383) was the fourth Gyalwa Karmapa.
Earlier, we learn about the life of Rolpaie Dorje. Now, we are going .
This is mid-20th-century
painting of Machik Labdron and the Chod refuge field displaying teachers and deities.
Thangka Painting Chart
Depicting the Painting of Machik Labdron and Chod Refuge
N°1
Asanga
Asaṅga was "one of the most important spiritual figures" of
Mahayana Buddhism and the "founder of the Yogacara school".
Traditionally, he and his half-brother
Vasubandhu are regarded as the major classical Indian
Sanskrit exponents of
Mahayana Abhidharma, Vijñanavada (awareness only) thought and Mahayana
teachings on the .
