Vimalamitra (Tibetan: དྲི་མེད་བཤེས་གཉེན་, Wylie: dri med bshes gnyen) was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk. His teachers were Buddhaguhya, Jñānasūtra and Śrī Siṃha.[1] He was supposed to have vowed to take rebirth every hundred years,[2] with the most notable figures being Rigzin Jigme Lingpa, Khenchen Ngagchung, Kyabje Drubwang Penor Rinpoche and Kyabje Yangthang Rinpoche. He was one of the eight teachers of the great Indian adept Guru Padmasambhava. Centuries later, terma and various works were attributed to him. Chatral Sangye Dorji (1913-2016) was said to have received a mala rosary from a man who was at the time dressed as an Indian Sadhu. It was only later that Rinpoche told his attendants that he received a mala on that day from Vimalamitra in reality. The attendants were curious and returned to the place where they had met a sadhu only to be left dumbstruck. The sadhu was not to be found anywhere. One scholar remarked that the historical Vimalamitra "would have been astonished to find himself the focus of such a tradition."[3]
Among the works which have been attributed to Vimalamitra is the Vima Nyingthig. However, scholars are not in agreement as to which works he actually authored.[2]
^Gruber, Joel Stephen (2016). "Vimalamitra : The Legend of an Indian Saint and His Tibetan Emanations - Alexandria Digital Research Library |". Alexandria Digital Research Library. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
^ abGruber, Joel (2012). "Vimalamitra". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
^Davidson, Ronald M. Tibetan Renaissance, p. 229. Columbia University Press, 2005.
November 25, 2023
vimalamitra, tibetan, བཤ, གཉ, wylie, bshes, gnyen, century, indian, buddhist, monk, teachers, were, buddhaguhya, jñānasūtra, Śrī, siṃha, supposed, have, vowed, take, rebirth, every, hundred, years, with, most, notable, figures, being, rigzin, jigme, lingpa, kh. Vimalamitra Tibetan ད མ ད བཤ ས གཉ ན Wylie dri med bshes gnyen was an 8th century Indian Buddhist monk His teachers were Buddhaguhya Jnanasutra and Sri Siṃha 1 He was supposed to have vowed to take rebirth every hundred years 2 with the most notable figures being Rigzin Jigme Lingpa Khenchen Ngagchung Kyabje Drubwang Penor Rinpoche and Kyabje Yangthang Rinpoche He was one of the eight teachers of the great Indian adept Guru Padmasambhava Centuries later terma and various works were attributed to him Chatral Sangye Dorji 1913 2016 was said to have received a mala rosary from a man who was at the time dressed as an Indian Sadhu It was only later that Rinpoche told his attendants that he received a mala on that day from Vimalamitra in reality The attendants were curious and returned to the place where they had met a sadhu only to be left dumbstruck The sadhu was not to be found anywhere One scholar remarked that the historical Vimalamitra would have been astonished to find himself the focus of such a tradition 3 Thangka of VimalamitraAttributed works editAmong the works which have been attributed to Vimalamitra is the Vima Nyingthig However scholars are not in agreement as to which works he actually authored 2 See also editEleven vajra topicsReferences edit Gruber Joel Stephen 2016 Vimalamitra The Legend of an Indian Saint and His Tibetan Emanations Alexandria Digital Research Library Alexandria Digital Research Library Retrieved 2017 08 03 a b Gruber Joel 2012 Vimalamitra The Treasury of Lives Retrieved 2017 08 03 Davidson Ronald M Tibetan Renaissance p 229 Columbia University Press 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vimalamitra amp oldid 1126552519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
