“Great Scholar, if you had not come to Tibet, there would have been no teachings of the Buddha, and people would have been deluded about the profound meaning. I prostrate to you who taught well”--Dromtonpa in Thirty Praises to Je Atisha "Not only was Atisha important for the teachings in Tibet in general, but also… Continue reading JE ATISHA: A PRIMARY SOURCE OF THE DAGPO KAGYU PRACTICE AND TEACHINGS (Life of Je Atisha -17th Karmapa, Day 1, 2025)
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‘BLOWING THE HORN FOR INVITING TRANSLATORS AND SCHOLARS’: BRINGING JOWO ATISHA TO TIBET. Tibetans studying in Kashmir and at Vikaramashila, the invention of the Ragdung horn, Atisha’s connection to Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo and reasons for composing Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (Life and Liberation of Atisha by 17th Karmapa, Day 3)
"How did the Dharma King, Lha Lama Yeshe O invite Atisha to Tibet? First, there was a student and expert of the Dharma, called Rinchen Zangpo, the great translator who had previously gone to India to study and was very famous in Tibetan history. The King selected five, young and intelligent Tibetans and he appointed… Continue reading ‘BLOWING THE HORN FOR INVITING TRANSLATORS AND SCHOLARS’: BRINGING JOWO ATISHA TO TIBET. Tibetans studying in Kashmir and at Vikaramashila, the invention of the Ragdung horn, Atisha’s connection to Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo and reasons for composing Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (Life and Liberation of Atisha by 17th Karmapa, Day 3)