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Shangpa Kagyu

December 18, 2023

The Shangpa Kagyu (Tibetan: ཤངས་པ་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད, Wylie: shangs pa bka' brgyud, "Oral Tradition of the man from Shang") is known as the "secret lineage" of the Kagyu school of Vajrayana or Tibetan Buddhism and differs in origin from the better known Dagpo Kagyu schools. The Dagpo Kagyu are the lineage of Tilopa through his student Naropa, often traced through Naropa's famous student Marpa Lotsawa and thus called "Marpa Kagyu", while the Shangpa lineage descends from Tilopa's student Niguma, who was Naropa's sister,[1][2] as well as from the teachings of Sukhasiddhi. Its founder was Khyungpo Naljor, the student of both women, whose monastery in the Shang Valley gave its name to the tradition.

Niguma
The principal Shangpa dharmapala, the six-armed Mahākāla

The principal Shangpa dharmapala is the six-armed Mahākāla.

The Shangpa tradition was revitalized in the 20th century by the first Kalu Rinpoche, who had many students both in Tibet and in the West.

Origins edit

The Shangpa Kagyu lineage was founded by the eleventh-century Tibetan scholar Khyungpo Naljor.[3] Seeking to increase his understanding of the teachings he received in Tibet, he traveled to India, where he met the female mystic yogini, Niguma.[4] (Vajradhara Niguma is the full Tibetan name of the Indian yogini Vimalashri.[5] He received many teachings from her; in particular, the teachings of a special tradition of Mahamudra and the Six Yogas of Niguma, which are similar but not identical to the Six Dharmas of Naropa. Khyungpo Naljor was a Tibetan yogi and Bonpo and Niguma's most famous disciple. He was the only one to whom she imparted her most secret teachings.[6] He also met and studied with the dakini Sukhasiddhi,[7] another female mystic and student of the mahasiddha Virūpa, as well as Vajrāsana, Maitripada, Rāhula, and others.

Thang Tong Gyalpo[8] was another famous yogi instructed by Niguma in a vision. He started his own religious tradition (Wylie: thang lugs) within the Shangpa Kagyu lineage.

On his return to Tibet, Khyungpo Naljor established a monastery at Shang in Tsang. This was his main seat, and he became known as the Lama of Shang. Although he was reputed to have founded hundreds of monasteries and had thousands of students, he passed the teachings of Niguma to only one of his students, Mochok Rinchen Tsondru. The Shangpa lineage is often referred to as the "secret lineage" because Niguma instructed Khyungpo Neljor to transmit the teachings to only one student for the first seven generations beginning with Vajradhara and Niguma.

From Mochok Rinchen Tsondru, the lineage was passed to Kyergang Chokyi Senge, Nyenton Rigung Chokyi Sherab, and Songjay Tenpa Tsondru Senge. These first seven teachings are known as the Seven Great Jewels of the Shangpa tradition. Songjay Tenpa was the first teacher who gave these instructions to more than one of his disciples, and from this point on, several different lines of transmission developed. The intention for keeping the lineage secret in this fashion was to protect it from becoming an established monastic tradition. As one of the more esoteric traditions, it was meant to be practiced rather than codified.

Although the Shangpa teachings were highly regarded and were assimilated by many schools, the tradition itself ceased to exist as an independent school with the dissolution of the Jonangpas in the 17th century. However, its teachings were still practiced and transmitted. In the 19th century Jamgon Kongtrul gathered together the surviving transmissions and ensured their continued survival by including them in his Treasury of Key Instructions.

The lineage transmission has also been incorporated into the Sakya school and other Kagyu schools. Je Tsongkhapa, who founded the Gelug school, was also versed in the doctrine of the Shangpa Kagyu.

Modern lineage holders edit

In the west, the principal teacher of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage was the first Kalu Rinpoche. He received the lineage teachings in the early 1940s when he went for training at Tsa Tsa Monastery in Eastern Tibet. He trained with the Abbot of the monastery, the 8th Tsa Tsa Drubgen, Yizhin Norbu, also called Karma Singhe and the White Crown Master. The Karma Kagyu regent Tai Situpa described Yizhin Norbu as “one of the most learned and accomplished Kagyu masters now living.”[citation needed]

There, Kalu Rinpoche received the complete cycle of the Shangpa teachings during a closed retreat. Tsa Tsa monastery is also a major Dakpo Kagyu Centre and preserves the Rimé movement. The Tsa Tsa Drubgen Yizhin Norbu died in the middle of June, 2005. The Shangpa traditions are currently held by his regent and successor the second Gyalten Thongwa Rangdrol.

After the first Kalu Rinpoche died his student Bokar Tulku Rinpoche became the main lineage holder. After Bokar Tulku Rinpoche died, Yangsi Kalu, a young tulku who finished a Shangpa three-year retreat in September 2008, became the holder of the seat of the lineage (the monastery of Sonada in northern India). The other current holders of the Shangpa lineage are the lamas who have been entrusted by Vajradhara Kalu Rangjung Künchab, for example Norlha Rinpoche, Denys Rinpoche, as well as Ven Mogchok Rinpoche currently living and teaching in France. A list of Kalu Rangjung Kunchab contemporary heirs is available on Shangpa Resource center web Site

Wangchen Rinpoche is a current lineage holder, who was recognized by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche as “Kalu the Younger”, his meditation companion in Tibet.[9]

Practice and doctrine edit

There are many unique teachings in the Shangpa tradition, but the most important are "The Five Golden Teachings", also called the Five Golden Doctrines of the Shangpas (Wylie: shangs pa gser chos lnga), a group of teachings envisioned as forming a tree,.[10][11]

  1. The innermost teachings are the "Six Yogas of Niguma" or more properly called "Six Dharmas of Niguma" (Tibetan: ནི་གུའི་ཆོས་དྲུག་, Wylie: ni gu'i chos drug, THL: ni gü chö druk), which are very similar to the Six Yogas of Naropa practiced by the Dagpo schools. The Six Dharmas of Niguma include the teachings on tummo (inner fire), illusory body yoga, dream yoga, clear light yoga (sheer clarity), phowa (consciousness transference), and bardo (the intermediary state between death and birth) yoga.
  2. The next tier includes "The Locket Tradition of Mahamudra" which combines the mahamudra teachings of Niguma, Maitripa, and Sukhasiddhi.
  3. The teachings on the three methods of carrying one's understanding from meditation into daily activities.
  4. The practice of development and completion with the white and red dakinis.
  5. The teaching of the deathless nature of mind and body.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Niguma Story
  2. ^ Sarah Harding. Niguma, Lady of Illusion. Snow Lion Publications. 2010. pp. 3-6
  3. ^ khyung po rnal 'byor ( b. 978/990 d. 1127 )
  4. ^ ni gu ma (b. 10th cent.)
  5. ^ Niguma @khandro.net
  6. ^ Druk Gawa Khilwa Abbey
  7. ^ Indian Teacher - Sukhasiddhi
  8. ^ TBRC P2778
  9. ^ http://www.snowlionpub.com/pages/wangchen.html
  10. ^ Samdrub Darjay Choling Monastery web site
  11. ^ Shangpa, Shang-pa

Further reading edit

  • Sarah Harding Niguma, Lady of Illusion (Tsadra Foundation). Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications (2012). ISBN 978-1559393614
  • Jamgon Kongtrul Timeless Rapture: Inspired Verses of the Shangpa Masters. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications (2004). ISBN 1-55939-204-5
  • Kapstein, Matthew “The Shangs-pa bKa'-brgyud: an unknown school of Tibetan Buddhism” in M. Aris and Aung San Suu Kyi (eds.), Studies in Honor of Hugh Richardson Warminster: Aris and Phillips, 1980, pp. 138–44.
  • Kapstein, Matthew “The Illusion of Spiritual Progress”, in Robert Buswell, ed., Paths to Liberation, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1992. pp. 193–224
  • Riggs, Nicole (2000) Like An Illusion: Lives of the Shangpa Kagyu Masters Dharma Cloud Press, Oregon. ISBN 0-9705639-0-6.
  • 2nd Dalai Lama. Tantric Yogas of Sister Niguma, Snow Lion Publications, 1st ed. U. edition (May 1985), ISBN 0-937938-28-9 (10), ISBN 978-0-937938-28-7 (13)

External links edit

  • The Palden Shangpa Kagyu Website - Dedicated to the Shangpa Kagyu lineage.
  • Samdrub Darjay Choling Monastery - Home monastery in Sonada, India
  • Kagyu Dzamling Kunchab, New York, NY, USA - Founded by Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche, his Eastern Seat in the USA
  • Chinese article
  • Karmaling - a French center that follows the Shangpa Kagyu lineage
  • Shangpa (Kagyud)@khandro.net
  • Shangpa Kagyu

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both women whose monastery in the Shang Valley gave its name to the tradition NigumaThe principal Shangpa dharmapala the six armed MahakalaThe principal Shangpa dharmapala is the six armed Mahakala The Shangpa tradition was revitalized in the 20th century by the first Kalu Rinpoche who had many students both in Tibet and in the West Contents 1 Origins 1 1 Modern lineage holders 2 Practice and doctrine 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksOrigins editThe Shangpa Kagyu lineage was founded by the eleventh century Tibetan scholar Khyungpo Naljor 3 Seeking to increase his understanding of the teachings he received in Tibet he traveled to India where he met the female mystic yogini Niguma 4 Vajradhara Niguma is the full Tibetan name of the Indian yogini Vimalashri 5 He received many teachings from her in particular the teachings of a special tradition of Mahamudra and the Six Yogas of Niguma which are similar but not identical to the Six Dharmas of Naropa Khyungpo Naljor was a Tibetan yogi and Bonpo and Niguma s most famous disciple He was the only one to whom she imparted her most secret teachings 6 He also met and studied with the dakini Sukhasiddhi 7 another female mystic and student of the mahasiddha Virupa as well as Vajrasana Maitripada Rahula and others Thang Tong Gyalpo 8 was another famous yogi instructed by Niguma in a vision He started his own religious tradition Wylie thang lugs within the Shangpa Kagyu lineage On his return to Tibet Khyungpo Naljor established a monastery at Shang in Tsang This was his main seat and he became known as the Lama of Shang Although he was reputed to have founded hundreds of monasteries and had thousands of students he passed the teachings of Niguma to only one of his students Mochok Rinchen Tsondru The Shangpa lineage is often referred to as the secret lineage because Niguma instructed Khyungpo Neljor to transmit the teachings to only one student for the first seven generations beginning with Vajradhara and Niguma From Mochok Rinchen Tsondru the lineage was passed to Kyergang Chokyi Senge Nyenton Rigung Chokyi Sherab and Songjay Tenpa Tsondru Senge These first seven teachings are known as the Seven Great Jewels of the Shangpa tradition Songjay Tenpa was the first teacher who gave these instructions to more than one of his disciples and from this point on several different lines of transmission developed The intention for keeping the lineage secret in this fashion was to protect it from becoming an established monastic tradition As one of the more esoteric traditions it was meant to be practiced rather than codified Although the Shangpa teachings were highly regarded and were assimilated by many schools the tradition itself ceased to exist as an independent school with the dissolution of the Jonangpas in the 17th century However its teachings were still practiced and transmitted In the 19th century Jamgon Kongtrul gathered together the surviving transmissions and ensured their continued survival by including them in his Treasury of Key Instructions The lineage transmission has also been incorporated into the Sakya school and other Kagyu schools Je Tsongkhapa who founded the Gelug school was also versed in the doctrine of the Shangpa Kagyu Modern lineage holders edit In the west the principal teacher of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage was the first Kalu Rinpoche He received the lineage teachings in the early 1940s when he went for training at Tsa Tsa Monastery in Eastern Tibet He trained with the Abbot of the monastery the 8th Tsa Tsa Drubgen Yizhin Norbu also called Karma Singhe and the White Crown Master The Karma Kagyu regent Tai Situpa described Yizhin Norbu as one of the most learned and accomplished Kagyu masters now living citation needed There Kalu Rinpoche received the complete cycle of the Shangpa teachings during a closed retreat Tsa Tsa monastery is also a major Dakpo Kagyu Centre and preserves the Rime movement The Tsa Tsa Drubgen Yizhin Norbu died in the middle of June 2005 The Shangpa traditions are currently held by his regent and successor the second Gyalten Thongwa Rangdrol After the first Kalu Rinpoche died his student Bokar Tulku Rinpoche became the main lineage holder After Bokar Tulku Rinpoche died Yangsi Kalu a young tulku who finished a Shangpa three year retreat in September 2008 became the holder of the seat of the lineage the monastery of Sonada in northern India The other current holders of the Shangpa lineage are the lamas who have been entrusted by Vajradhara Kalu Rangjung Kunchab for example Norlha Rinpoche Denys Rinpoche as well as Ven Mogchok Rinpoche currently living and teaching in France A list of Kalu Rangjung Kunchab contemporary heirs is available on Shangpa Resource center web SiteWangchen Rinpoche is a current lineage holder who was recognized by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche as Kalu the Younger his meditation companion in Tibet 9 Practice and doctrine editThere are many unique teachings in the Shangpa tradition but the most important are The Five Golden Teachings also called the Five Golden Doctrines of the Shangpas Wylie shangs pa gser chos lnga a group of teachings envisioned as forming a tree 10 11 The innermost teachings are the Six Yogas of Niguma or more properly called Six Dharmas of Niguma Tibetan ན ག འ ཆ ས ད ག Wylie ni gu i chos drug THL ni gu cho druk which are very similar to the Six Yogas of Naropa practiced by the Dagpo schools The Six Dharmas of Niguma include the teachings on tummo inner fire illusory body yoga dream yoga clear light yoga sheer clarity phowa consciousness transference and bardo the intermediary state between death and birth yoga The next tier includes The Locket Tradition of Mahamudra which combines the mahamudra teachings of Niguma Maitripa and Sukhasiddhi The teachings on the three methods of carrying one s understanding from meditation into daily activities The practice of development and completion with the white and red dakinis The teaching of the deathless nature of mind and body See also editKyabje Kalu Rinpoche Shangpa Kagyu Resource CenterReferences edit Niguma Story Sarah Harding Niguma Lady of Illusion Snow Lion Publications 2010 pp 3 6 khyung po rnal byor b 978 990 d 1127 ni gu ma b 10th cent Niguma khandro net Druk Gawa Khilwa Abbey Indian Teacher Sukhasiddhi TBRC P2778 http www snowlionpub com pages wangchen html Samdrub Darjay Choling Monastery web site Shangpa Shang paFurther reading editSarah Harding Niguma Lady of Illusion Tsadra Foundation Ithaca Snow Lion Publications 2012 ISBN 978 1559393614 Jamgon Kongtrul Timeless Rapture Inspired Verses of the Shangpa Masters Ithaca Snow Lion Publications 2004 ISBN 1 55939 204 5 Kapstein Matthew The Shangs pa bKa brgyud an unknown school of Tibetan Buddhism in M Aris and Aung San Suu Kyi eds Studies in Honor of Hugh Richardson Warminster Aris and Phillips 1980 pp 138 44 Kapstein Matthew The Illusion of Spiritual Progress in Robert Buswell ed Paths to Liberation Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1992 pp 193 224 Riggs Nicole 2000 Like An Illusion Lives of the Shangpa Kagyu Masters Dharma Cloud Press Oregon ISBN 0 9705639 0 6 2nd Dalai Lama Tantric Yogas of Sister Niguma Snow Lion Publications 1st ed U edition May 1985 ISBN 0 937938 28 9 10 ISBN 978 0 937938 28 7 13 External links editThe Palden Shangpa Kagyu Website Dedicated to the Shangpa Kagyu lineage Samdrub Darjay Choling Monastery Home monastery in Sonada India Kagyu Dzamling Kunchab New York NY USA Founded by Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche his Eastern Seat in the USA Chinese article Karmaling a French center that follows the Shangpa Kagyu lineage Shangpa Kagyud khandro net Shangpa Kagyu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shangpa Kagyu amp oldid 1112593520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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