dam pa sangs rgyas: 3 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: Machig Labdron and the Foundations of Choddam pa sangs rgyas (嘟戉綐嗉嬥綌嗉嬥溅嘟勦溅嗉嬥舰嗑掄颈嘟�) (in Tibetan) refers to Dampa Sangye鈥攖raditionally considered the guru of Machig. As with most biographies of Indian siddhas, the accounts of his life abound in fabulous tales, and versions vary greatly from one lo the oilier. Born in a Brahmin family of Tsarasingha in the Beta region of South India, at the age of thirteen he was sent to Vikramasila University where he received monastic ordination. Upon completion of his monastic studies, he set out on the life of a wandering yogin and studied at the feet of the greatest masters of India. From fifty-four siddhas, both male and female, he received teachings on the Sutras and initiations and instructions in the Tantras.
: archive.org: Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po)dam pa sangs rgyas (嘟戉綐嗉嬥綌嗉嬥溅嘟勦溅嗉嬥舰嗑掄颈嘟�) was an ancient master of the Holy Doctrine (called sdug bsngal zhi byed).鈥�dam pa sangs rgyas was a great master of spiritual realization (蝉颈诲诲丑别艣惫补谤补), and endowed with countless perfections. He was born as a son of a father named brtson 'grus go cha (=V墨ryavarman), who belonged to the caste of jewel merchants, and mother named Ba-ra-sa-ha, who belonged to the caste of incense makers, and was expert in the offerings to the Jewel, in a place where dwelt numerous devotees, in a district called khron pa'i gling (=K奴padv墨pa) in the province of Carasi峁僪a in the country of Be-ba-la in southern India. He was born with all his teeth out.
When dam pa sangs rgyas was taken for examination to a Br膩hma峁嘺 astrologer, the latter made the following prophecy: 鈥淭his boy may become either a Pa峁囜笉ita, or a Yogin. In any case he will be endowed with excellent faculties, such as prescience. Being a 鈥榮even born鈥� (skye ba bdun pa), he will be free from sins, and will be by nature attracted to virtuous deeds鈥�. In his childhood he mastered all the sciences, such as the science of Grammar and other branches of knowledge. This was a perfection (developed) through his extraordinary nature. Later dam pa sangs rgyas was ordained by the Up膩dhy膩ya K峁madeva (dge ba'i lha), and became learned in the Vinaya of the Holy Doctrine, and excellent (in the observance) of the Pratimok峁 vows.
: The Treasurey of Life: Biography of Padampa Sanggyedam pa sangs rgyas (嘟戉綐嗉嬥綌嗉嬥溅嘟勦溅嗉嬥舰嗑掄颈嘟�) in Tibetan refers to Padampa Sanggye鈥攁n ancient Tibetan teacher who taught Zhije (zhi byed sgro nma skor dgu) to Drapa Ngonshe (grwa pa mngon shes, 1012-1090) and Cewal Garpa (lce dbal sgar pa, d.u.) in Ding ri.鈥擠ampa (=Padampa Sanggye) (Tibetan: pha dam pa sangs rgyas) was probably born during the eleventh century in an area identified as the district of K奴padv墨pa, the province of Carasi峁僪a, the land of Bebala; this may correspond to a port city in the modern day area of Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India. According to the Blue Annals, his father V墨ryavarman was from a family of jewel merchants; others have suggested that his father was a sea captain. Dampa鈥檚 mother, Barasaha, was from a family of incense-makers. He is said to have been a 鈥渟even-birth Brahmin鈥� (skye ba bdun pa), an epithet for one born as a Brahmin seven births in a row.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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Full-text: pha dam pa sangs rgyas, Kupadvipa, Siddheshvara, brtson 'grus go cha, Viryavarman, khron pa'i gling, Dampa Sangye, Bebala, Carasimha, Padampa sanggye, Padampa, Tsarasingha.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 8 - Later Lineages (vii): Sangs rgyas ras pa < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Chapter 1 - Shri System (ix): Snag phu pa bsod nams dbang phyug < [Book 14 - Great Compassion Cycle]
Chapter 3 - Arrangement of similar dates < [Book 2 - Later spread of the Doctrine]
On the use of Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects (by Ayesha Fuentes)
鈥済Cod鈥� and its sources in the 鈥渂Ka鈥� brgyud鈥� traditions < [Chapter 3 - 鈥渞Kang gling鈥� in the iconography of 鈥済cod鈥漖
Methodology and structure < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
鈥減ha dam pa sangs rgyas鈥� in the iconography of Tibetan Siddhas < [Chapter 3 - 鈥渞Kang gling鈥� in the iconography of 鈥済cod鈥漖