Chim Namkha Drakpa
Mchims nam mkha' grags pa
| PersonType | Category:Classical Tibetan Authors |
|---|---|
| MainNamePhon | Chim Namkha Drakpa |
| MainNameTib | མཆིམས་ནམ་མཁའ་གྲགས་པ་ |
| MainNameWylie | mchims nam mkha' grags pa |
| SortName | mchims nam mkha' grags pa |
| bio | Chim Namkha Drak (mchims nam mkha' grags) was born in Mondoi Kau (smon 'gro'i kha'u) in Upper Nyang (myang stod), in U, in 1210, the iron-horse year of the fourteenth sexagenary cycle. He was of the Chim (mchims) clan. His parents were named Dargon (dar mgon) and Lhemen (lhas sman); his father's family claimed descent from Chim Dorje Drelching (mchims rdor rje sprel chung), a minister to the Tibetan king, Tri Songdeutsen (khri srong lde'u btsan, 742-797).
He took novice vows and later full monastic ordinations by a lama named Pelden Dromoche (dpal ldan gro mo che), who was possibly the same person as the fourth abbot of Nartang Monastery (snar thang dgon), Droton Dutsi Drakpa (gro ston bdud rtsi grags pa, 1153-1232), one of his main teachers. He studied the texts of the Kadam tradition with several masters, including the fifth abbot of Nartang, Zhangton Chokyi Lama (zhang ston chos kyi bla ma, 1184-1241); the sixth abbot of Nartang, Sanggye Gompa Sengge Kyab (sangs rgyas sgom pa seng ge skyabs, 1179-1250); Chim Loten Nyamme (mchims blo brtan mnyam med, d.u.); Geshe Tashi Gangpa (dge bshes bkra shis sgang pa, d.u.); Drubtob Maṇi Hūṃbar (grub thob ma Ni hUM 'bar, d.u.). Tashi Gangpa transmitted the Avalokiteśvara teachings passed from Jangsem Dawa Gyeltsen (byang sems zla ba rgyal mtshan, d.u). In 1248 he ascended to the abbatial throne of Nartang and served for about thirty-six years. During his tenure he established the Sumtong Dong Temple (gsum stong sdongs), in which was installed a life-sized bronze statue of the Buddha, a statue of the Medicine Buddha, and Tubwang Gendun Pel (thub dbang dge 'dun 'phel). Besides, it is said that Maitreya, in the form of Jamgon Sungjonma (byams mgon gsungs byon ma) appeared to him, inspiring him to build two temple dedicated to the deity. Among the men who studied with him were Chomden Rigpai Reltri (bcom ldan rig pa'i ral gri, 1227-1305); Pakpa Lodro Gyeltsen ('phags pa blo gros rgyal mtshan, 1235-1280); Kyoton Monlam Tsultrim (skyo ston smon lam tshul khrims, 1219-1299), who served as the eighth abbot of Nartang; Drakpa Sherab (grags pa shes rab, 1259-1325), who served as the eleventh abbot of Nartang; and Khetsun Sonam Yeshe (mkhas btsun bsod nams ye shes, d.u.). He passed away at the age of seventy six, in 1285, the wood-bird year of the fifteenth sexagenary cycle. (Source: Treasury of Lives) |
| YearBirth | 1210 |
| YearDeath | 1267/1285 |
| BornIn | kha'u |
| affiliation | Narthang Monastery (snar thang dgon) |
| religiousaffiliation | Kadam |
| BDRC | http://purl.bdrc.io/resource/P1060 |
| Treasury of Lives | https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Chim-Namkha-Drak/2181 |
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Names
Tibetan: མཆིམས་ནམ་མཁའ་གྲགས་པ་
Wylie:
- mchims nam mkha' grags pa
- nam mkha' grags pa
- snar thang mkhan chen 07 nam mkha' grags pa
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Dates
Born: 1210
Died: 1267/1285