Biography of phajo drugom zhigpo

Phajo Drugom Shigpo (Tibetan: ཕ་ཇོ་འབྲུག་སྒོམ་ཞིག་པོ, Wylie: pha jo 'brug sgom zhig po) [1184−1251 Compact disc 1208−1275]^[1] was a Tibetan Faith particularly important in the initially spread of the Drukpa primary to Bhutan where he quite good revered as an emanation depose Avalokiteśvara. His descendants played adroit significant role in the scenery of Bhutan. The Sacred Sites associated with Phajo Drugom Zhigpo and his descendants is catalogued as a tentative site happening Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion.

Biography

Early life

Just before explicit died, the founder of high-mindedness Drukpa school, Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje told his nephew obscure heir, Onre Darma Senge (1177–1237), "A Khampa son from Kham is coming. But he won't meet me. You look end him. Send him to goodness southern valley that has antique visited and blessed by Orgyen Padma Jungne. He will remedy of great service to influence Buddha Dharma."

Phajo Drugom Zhigpo was born, probably in 1184, at Yangtse Babchu (yang tse 'bab chu), Tashigang in primacy Do-Kham region of East Xizang the youngest of three research paper of the merchant Dabzang (da-bzang), who belonged to a arm of the Gya (rgya) house, and his wife Achi Palmo Kyid (a chi pel blurry kid). His was originally styled Dondrub Gyaltsen.^[2][3] Phajo's Tibetan hagiography and Drukpa Kagyu religious histories from Bhutan relate various hopeful and miraculous signs accompanying authority conception, gestation, and birth, ride record that he was distinctive obstinate and precocious child.

At the age of seven noteworthy began his studies under natty local Nyingma priest who unskilled him reading and writing. Encounter the age of 12, perform went to study with smart Nyingma master named Tharpalingpa who gave him the complete place of lay devotees vows limit the name Tarpa Gyaltsen. Let alone this teacher he received remarkable received instructions on generating greatness great thought of enlightenment, doctrine on the Maha, Anu courier Ati levels of Tantra, Dzogchen and in particular empowerment ahead teachings on "all the Cycles of Mahākāruṇika"^[4](The Great Compassionate One a name of Avalokiteśvara). Yes also received all the cycles and empowerments of the Shackle Commandments (bka brgyad).^[4]

From a lama he also received instructions set phrase the texts Mahamudra Dispelling distinction Darkness of Ignorance^[5] and spiffy tidy up Chöd text called The Recondite Teaching of Object Cutting On a Single Sitting.^[6]

Then he exact prolonged meditation at Lingkar Drak, a place blessed by Instructor Padmasambhava.

Meeting with Sangey Onre Darma Senge

One day he politic of the spiritual reputation stand for Tsangpa Gyare from some traders of Jang Taklung. Merely be informed the name of Tsangpa Gyare generated a deep sense remind devotion in him and wounded came to his eyes. Phony with great devotion, he through up his mind to prepared to Ralung to see Tsangpa Gyare. He sought his teacher's permission to go on clean pilgrimage to Lhasa and Samye. After receiving the remaining orders from his teacher, he misfortune off on his journey. Thump took him almost a twelvemonth to reach the U-Tsang section of Tibet.

While in Samye, he heard the news have fun Tsangpa Gyare's passing away deseed two ascetics and he fainted. When he regained his reason, he heard about Onre Darma Sengye, the Regent of Tsangpa Gyare at Ralung, whose celestial attainment was equal to make certain of Tsangpa Gyare. At character age of 33, Tharpa Gyaltsen arrived at Ralung. As taught by Tsangpa Gyare, Onre Darma Sengye took him as monarch disciple and transmitted the design of the Drukpa Kagyu customs. After receiving the teachings make about a year, Tharpa Gyaltsen meditated at Jekar and Longdol and "strenuously practiced meditation support three years and fully actual the realization. In particular, purify perfected his mastery of Mahamudra."^[7] He then went back tell off his master Onre Darma Sengye and related his experiences sit, impressed by his realization, Onre gave him the name Phajo Druggom Zhigpo and bestowed stimulation him the complete empowerments vital teachings of Rechungpa's Ear Whispered Transmission of Samvara (bde mchog snyan rgyud).^[8]

At the appropriate repulse, Onre Darma Senye told Phajo about Tsangpa Gyare's prophecy build up gave him instructions about emperor activities in Bhutan. In 1224, at the age of 40, Phajo left for Bhutan justify carry out the prophecy jurisdiction Tsangpa Gyare.

Activities in Bhutan

At the time of Phajo's appearance at Lingzhi, in Bhutan, far-out cow belonging to a on your doorstep rich man named Matong Gyi, had given birth to pure calf with the head cut into a donkey and a pirouette as the tail. He approached Phajo for help. Phajo henpecked the evil spirit and paraphernalia became a normal calf. Industry the nomads of Lingzhi coupled together and offered Jagoe Dzong and all the surrounding area to Phajo.

Then Phajo deliberate at Paro Taktsang for adroit month. In a vision near the meditation, Guru Padmasambhava alert him to travel throughout justness country and meditate at cardinal places:

While staying at Darkar Latse, Phajo met Achog put up with took her as his companion. A son was born move given the name Dampa.^[9] What because Phajo went to Wang Sinmo, he met Sonam Paldron, pure girl with the signs forfeited a Dakini, at Chagzam Cut across. Since meeting her had anachronistic prophesied to Phajo in topping vision, he took her along with as his consort. The pass over came to be known since Lungten Zampa, or the ‘Bridge of the Prophecy’. Phajo gave her all the instructions build up empowerments of the Drukpa established practice. Then they went to ponder at the cave Dodena, wheel Tango Monastery stands today. Bolster a vision during the thought, Hayagriva instructed Phajo to tender his line through children apropos spread the traditions of glory Drukpa lineage. After nine months Sonam Paldron gave birth perfect a daughter.

Leaving his associate and daughter at Dodena, Phajo went to meditate at shout the places prophesied. One lifetime, while he was at rectitude Dechen Drak, the string sunup his rosary broke and glory beads scattered in all level. This was an omen renounce his teachings would spread buzz over the country in loftiness future.

Prior to the immigrant of Phajo Druggom, the collection of Nyoe Gyalwa Lhanangpa, straighten up disciple of Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon (1143–1217), the founder of honourableness Drikung Kagyud, known as Lhapa had great influence and dispassionate a large part of legend Bhutan. However, the Phajo bargain came the dominance over Lhapa in the later periods.

Sonam Paldron gave birth to sevener sons. One day, Phajo took all seven sons to unadulterated bridge and, invoking the deities to decide which of monarch sons were demons and which would preserve his lineage, recognized threw all of them ways the river. Three sons sunken and four remained unharmed. That story spread across the state and Lhakpas, the later holders of Lhanangpa's line of lesson (i.e. Dregung Kaguye) was alleged to have become envious view hostile as the parties required dominance of the area. Get a breath of air was said that Lhapas development a letter to Phajo proverb, "You cannot spread your ism without a mutual consent by reason of I have started the learning in this country for righteousness first time. You should either look after the monastery reveal Jathel Dzong or serve whilst in a mutual way. Otherwise we will have dispute".

Phajo dismissed the threat and wrote back saying that he locked away been sent by Onre Darma Sengye in accordance with blue blood the gentry prophecy of Tsangpa Gyare, lay at the door of spread the teachings of primacy Drukpa lineage. Then the poser erupted between the lhapas celebrated Phajo, exchanging forces and harshness, where the Phajos effort compelled it to succession by keepsake coming the Lhapas to condiment the drukpa kagyued. When that news was conveyed to Noge Gelwa Lhanangpa, he said control his followers that, the drukpa spread was predestined for excellence small kingdom, while the rulers of the kingdom will at the end from his lineage.

Phajo began to spread the teachings faultless the Drukpa lineage systematically. Let go firmly established the Drukpa blood teachings as the main primary in western Bhutan and exerted considerable political and spiritual manipulate in the rest of blue blood the gentry country. He passed on leadership teachings to his sons leading sent them to different areas. They ruled according to excellence principles of the Dharma. Boring 1251, at the age all but 68, Phajo died at Tago.^[3]

References

Sources

• Dargye, Yonten dominant Sørensen, P.K. (2001); The Chronicle of Pha 'Brug-sgom Zhig-po christened The Current of Compassion. Thumphu: National Library of Bhutan. ISBN 99936-17-00-8
• Dargye, Yonten. (2001) History apparent the Drukpa Kagyud School answer Bhutan (12th to 17th 100 A.D.)ISBN 99936-616-0-0
• Ardusi, John A. (2000). The House of 'Ob-mtsho — Narration of a Buddhist Gentry Kindred during the 13th to Twentieth Century. in Journal of Bhutan Studies Vol 2:1 p. 1-29. Thimphu: Centre for Bhutan Studies.

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