About Orgyen Lingpa

Orgyen Lingpa, was one of the greatest Tibetan tertöns or treasure-finders of the 14th century. "At the age of twenty-three he is said to have discovered an extensive treasure inventory at Samye Monastery in the Red Stupa." "He discovered texts, images, ritual objects and jewels, chiefly at Shetak, Yugang Drak, and Drachi Drakpoche. Of the 100 texts that were revealed by him, the Katang Denga are the most important to have survived. These five volumes chronicling the period of the Emperor Trisong Detsen include the Pema Katang, the most authoritative legendary biography of Guru Rinpoche. Orgyen Lingpa was born at Yarje in 1323. "

The origin of the Graphic Arts of Buddhism

19
Dec
2018
Art, Culture, Design, Dharma, Tibetan paintings
 is the artistic implementations  that are perused by  . It includes media which idolize  , , and other of remarkable figures, both and mythical. Buddhist art explains the scenes from  the lives of all of the  and other graphic that helps to practice as well as physical objects connected with Buddhist practice, such as , ,  and  . Buddhist art originated on the  following the historical life of , 6th to 5th century BCE, and .
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Nyingma Tree Lineage Thangka with Guru Rinpoche and Yeshe Tsogyal in center

Termas & Tertöns – Padmasambhava & Yeshe Tsogyal’s succession

1
Sep
2022
Biography, Rinpoche, Vajrayāna
is a term within Tibetan Buddhism meaning a person who is a discoverer of ancient hidden texts or terma. Origin of the Tertöns Many tertöns are considered to be incarnations of the twenty five main disciples of Padmasambhava (Guru ), who foresaw a dark time in Tibet. Padmasambhava and his consort Yeshe Tsogyal hid teachings to be found in the future to benefit beings. According to generally accepted history, the rediscovering of terma began with the first .
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