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|OtherNames=Yelpa Yeshe Tsek;Sangye Yelpa;Sanggye Yelpa;Yelpa Sanggye Gompa
|OtherNames=Yelpa Yeshe Tsek;Sangye Yelpa;Sanggye Yelpa;Yelpa Sanggye Gompa
|PersonType=Authors of Tibetan Works; Classical Tibetan Authors
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|yearbirth=1134
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At first Yeshe Tsek concentrated on learning the monastic discipline texts, and then learned meditation practice, with good results in terms of meditative experiences. As was very common for monks in Kham in those days, in order to further his formal education he traveled to Tibet, at age twenty-three. At first he studied scholastic logic and Madhyamaka philosophy with Chapa Chokyi Sengge (phywa pa chos kyi seng+ge, 1109-1169), the sixth abbot of the Kadam monastery of Sangpu Neutok (gsang phu ne'u thog). He is said to have been dissatisfied, feeling that much of what he was being taught was not really Mahāyāna, and wanting to learn tantra.
At first Yeshe Tsek concentrated on learning the monastic discipline texts, and then learned meditation practice, with good results in terms of meditative experiences. As was very common for monks in Kham in those days, in order to further his formal education he traveled to Tibet, at age twenty-three. At first he studied scholastic logic and Madhyamaka philosophy with Chapa Chokyi Sengge (phywa pa chos kyi seng+ge, 1109-1169), the sixth abbot of the Kadam monastery of Sangpu Neutok (gsang phu ne'u thog). He is said to have been dissatisfied, feeling that much of what he was being taught was not really Mahāyāna, and wanting to learn tantra.


He left Sangpu and went first to receive all the empowerments and precepts from Ngok Dode (rngog mdo sde, d.u.). From Parpuwa Lodro Sengge (spar phu ba blo gros seng ge, d.u.) he received explanations of the doha songs based on a lineage going directly back to the Indian saint Saraha.


At age twenty-nine, in 1162, Yeshe Tsek went to Densatil Monastery (gdan sa mthil dgon) together with his teacher Parpuwa. Pakmodrupa Dorje Gyelpo (phag mo gru pa rdo rje rgyal po, 1110-1170) started him out with preliminary practices, then guruyoga meditations. In the course of his guruyoga meditations he experienced all phenomenal objects fading into mist. It is said that one day while meditating it occurred to him that the time for the noon meal had arrived, and just as he was putting away his meditation band he realized the true meaning of the Madhyamaka view. After a few days pondering its significance he reported this to Pakmodrupa who was quite pleased. Over a period of seven years he was able to hear all of Pakmodrupa's teaching. At their parting he said,
At age twenty-nine, in 1162, Yeshe Tsek went to Densatil Monastery (gdan sa mthil dgon) together with his teacher Parpuwa. Pakmodrupa Dorje Gyelpo (phag mo gru pa rdo rje rgyal po, 1110-1170) started him out with preliminary practices, then guru yoga meditations.  
 
In every way and every time
I am protected by the lama's light.
May the lama bless me that I
never for one second be deprived
of the state of Voidness-compassion.
May I be free from grasping to
the illusory bodily aggregate,
may I resolve all reifications back into mind,
may all my deeds work toward dharma and
may I act constantly for the benefit of beings.
 
The whole group of disciples saw him off, accompanying him part way on his journey. At one point they made a pile of their outer robes for him to sit on and asked for his teachings before taking their leave.


Back in his home region of Kham, he spent a few years going from place to place. When he was thirty-eight, in 1171, he founded the monastery of Yelpuk (yel phug) and there he headed the assembly for eighteen years. In 1175 he founded Gonlung (dgon lung) Monastery. Then in 1188 a patron made an offering of a monastery in the Nangchen (nang chen) region that would be called Tana (rta rna), which means ‘Horse Ear,' where he gathered many students. A patron gave the monastery relics of the folk hero Ling Gesar (gling ge sar), and the monastery quickly became a center of Gesar activity.
Back in his home region of Kham, he spent a few years going from place to place. When he was thirty-eight, in 1171, he founded the monastery of Yelpuk (yel phug) and there he headed the assembly for eighteen years. In 1175 he founded Gonlung (dgon lung) Monastery. Then in 1188 a patron made an offering of a monastery in the Nangchen (nang chen) region that would be called Tana (rta rna), which means ‘Horse Ear,' where he gathered many students. A patron gave the monastery relics of the folk hero Ling Gesar (gling ge sar), and the monastery quickly became a center of Gesar activity.
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At the time a fellow disciple of Pakmodrupa named Marpa Sherab Yeshe (smar pa shes rab ye shes) was staying nearby at Sho Monastery (sho dgon). They met for discussions and exchanged teachings. Then in 1192 still other patrons permitted him to found the monastery of Dodzong (rdo rdzong), also known as Tojang (stod 'jang). During his years residing at these four monasteries he wrote many songs, prayers and treatises, although sad to say hardly any of these writings are available today.
At the time a fellow disciple of Pakmodrupa named Marpa Sherab Yeshe (smar pa shes rab ye shes) was staying nearby at Sho Monastery (sho dgon). They met for discussions and exchanged teachings. Then in 1192 still other patrons permitted him to found the monastery of Dodzong (rdo rdzong), also known as Tojang (stod 'jang). During his years residing at these four monasteries he wrote many songs, prayers and treatises, although sad to say hardly any of these writings are available today.


When he was sixty-one he gave his last teachings to his students on the topics of impermanence, the certainty of death, and the faults of samsara. His final words were these, “Never at any time allow yourselves to be deprived of emptiness-compassion.” His cremation took place at Tana Monastery. His heart, tongue and eyes are said to have remained untouched by the fire, and relics were found in his ashes. The monasteries he founded were cared for by his disciple Khenchen Puwa (mkhan chen phu ba, d.u.). Tana Monastery in Tibet has recently been rebuilt, following its destruction during the Cultural Revolution (some, although not all of the Gesar relics are said to have survivied), and a second Tana Monastery has been founded in South India (at Kollegal, in Karnataka State).
When he was sixty-one he gave his last teachings to his students on the topics of impermanence, the certainty of death, and the faults of samsara. His final words were these, “Never at any time allow yourselves to be deprived of emptiness-compassion.” His cremation took place at Tana Monastery. The monasteries he founded were cared for by his disciple Khenchen Puwa (mkhan chen phu ba, d.u.). Tana Monastery in Tibet has recently been rebuilt, following its destruction during the Cultural Revolution (some, although not all of the Gesar relics are said to have survivied), and a second Tana Monastery has been founded in South India (at Kollegal, in Karnataka State).
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Yelpa Yeshe Tsek.jpg
PersonType Category:Authors of Tibetan Works
Category:Classical Tibetan Authors
MainNamePhon Sangye Yelpa (Yelpa Yeshe Tsek)
MainNameWylie yel pa ye shes brtsegs
SortName Yelpa Yeshe Tsek
YearBirth 1134
YearDeath 1194
BornIn Kham
affiliation Kagyu; Yelpa Kagyu
StudentOf Pakmodrupa Dorje Gyalpo
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