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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 | |PersonType=Authors of Tibetan Works; Classical Tibetan Authors | ||
| | |yearbirth=1134 | ||
|yeardeath=1194 | |||
|bornin=Kham | |||
|BdrcLink=http://tbrc.org/link?RID=P5132 | |||
|BdrcPnum=5132 | |||
|TolLink=https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Yelpa-Yeshe-Tsek/7636 | |||
|tolExcerpt=Yelpa Yeshe Tsek (yel pa ye shes brtsegs) was born in 1134 in Kham, the son of a lay mantra practitioner named Gompa Ambar (sgom pa a 'bar) and his wife Gongpaza Tsunmacham (gong pa bza' btsun ma lcam), the eldest of four children. Purpa Kyab (phur pa skyabs) or Purpa Drub (phur pa grub) was his childhood name. As a young man he had a meeting with Galo (rga lo), likely Ga Lotsawa (rga lo tsA ba), and received teachings from him. Age nineteen, he went to Bamda (rba mda') and took novice vows together with the name Yeshe Tsek. Only one year later he became a full monk. | |||
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. | ||
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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. 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). | ||
|affiliation=Kagyu; Yelpa Kagyu | |affiliation=Kagyu; Yelpa Kagyu | ||
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| PersonType | Category:Authors of Tibetan Works Category:Classical Tibetan Authors |
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| 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 |
| BDRC | http://tbrc.org/link?RID=P5132 |
| Treasury of Lives | https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Yelpa-Yeshe-Tsek/7636 |
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