Gampopa: 2 definitions
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Gampopa means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: Mah膩mudr膩 and Related InstructionsGampopa is the name of an ancient teacher, according to 鈥�the succession of Gurus in the Mah膩mudr膩 lineages鈥� in the Kagy眉 School of Tibetan Buddhism (the Mah膩mudr膩 deals with the nature of the mind).鈥擜ccording to the special Mantray膩na tradition, one lineage is: (1) Vajradhara, (2) Tilopa, (3) N膩ropa, and (4) Marpa Lots膩wa. Another lineage is: (1) Vajradhara, (2) Matiratna, (3) Saraha, [(4) N膩g膩rjuna], (5) 艢avaripa, (6) Maitripa, and (7) Marpa Ch枚kyi Lodr枚. Afterward, both lineages merge in Lord Milarepa, Lord Da枚 Sh枚nu [i.e., Gampopa], and so on. This is the lineage of the Kamtsang [Kagy眉]. [...]
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.
India history and geography
: Wikipedia: India HistoryGampopa (鈥渢he Physician from Gampo鈥�) S枚nam Rinchen (bsod nams rin chen, 1079鈥�1153) was the main student of Milarepa, and a Tibetan Buddhist master that codified his own master's ascetic teachings, which form the foundation of the Kagyu educational tradition. Gampopa was also a doctor and tantric master. He authored the first Lamrim text, Jewel Ornament of Liberation, and founded the Dagpo Kagyu school.
Gampopa was born in the Nyal (or Nyel) district, Central Tibet and from an early age was a student of medicine in the Indian, Chinese and Tibetan medical traditions. Later in his life he moved to the region of Dakpo (dwags po) in southern Tibet and hence was also called Dakpopa (dwags po pa), the man from Dakpo. The region is also near Gampo Hills, hence his other name, Gampopa.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+13): White simple, dkar po gcig thub, Kagyu, Kagyupa, Nagarjuna, Saraha, Marpa lotsawa, Matiratna, Milarepa, Dao shonu, Kamtsang, Dagpo, Naropa, Vajradhara, Maitripa, Marpa chokyi lodro, Tilopa, khrid chen brgyad, Shavaripa, Chengawa.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 4 - Gampopa together with his monastery < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagy眉 (traditions)]
Chapter 5 - Direct students of Gampopa < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagy眉 (traditions)]
The Six Yogas of Naropa (by C. A. Mus茅s)
Chapter Four (c): The Actual Successive Practice of the Path
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 113 < [Khenpo Ch枚ga鈥檚 Oral Explanations]
The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study) (by Ashok Majumdar)
1. Definitions of Tantra < [Chapter 4 - Origin and Development of Tantra]
7. How and where the Tantras originated < [Chapter 4 - Origin and Development of Tantra]
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
5. Buddhist Schools and the Politics of Tibet < [Chapter 7 - Buddhism in Tibet]
Reviews < [April 鈥� June, 1979]