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[[Kunkyen]] '''Pema Karpo''' ({{bo|t=པད་མ་དཀར་པོ།|w=Pad-ma Dkar-po}}) (AD 1527-1592) was the fourth [[Gyalwang Drukpa]], head of the [[Drukpa Kagyu]] lineage of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. He was the most renowned of the lineage. |
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'''Kunkhyen Pema Karpo''' ({{bo|t=ཀུན་མཁྱེན་པདྨ་དཀར་པོ་|w=kun-mkhyen pad-ma dkar-po}}) (1527–1592 CE) was the fourth [[Gyalwang Drukpa]], head of the [[Drukpa Lineage|Drukpa]] lineage of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. He was the most famous and learned of all the Gyalwang Drukpas. During his lifetime, he was known as the grand lama amongst all grand lamas, and was a teacher to many lamas and disciples all over Tibet. |
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His Holiness the 5th [[Dalai Lama]] was one of many prominent admirers among his contemporaries. Pema Karpo authored twenty-four volumes writing on philosophy, logic, literature, history, and astrology which have since formed a widely studied corpus of work. He is also quite famous for his writings on [[Mahamudra]]. He founded [[Druk Sangag Choling]] monastery at [[Jar (Tibet)|Jar]] in southern [[Tibet]], establishing it as the new seat of the Drukpa Kagyu. |
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Pema Karpo authored twenty-four volumes writing on philosophy, logic, literature, history, and astrology which have since formed a widely studied corpus of work. He is also quite famous for his writings on [[Mahamudra]]. He founded [[Druk Sangag Choeling]] monastery at [[Jar (Tibet)|Jar]] in southern [[Tibet]], establishing it as the new seat of the Drukpa lineage. |
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This omniscient master was the first Gyalwang Drukpa to concoct the famous enlightenment pill known as Ja-Tsukma, utilizing esoteric ingredients offered by the dakinis. Before he died, Pema Karpo promised that he would have two incarnations to propagate the spiritual teachings. In accordance with this prophecy, two incarnations were discovered. |
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==Texts== |
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*Practice Guidelines of the Simultaneous School of [[Mahamudra]] |
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*The Oral transmission of the Six Cycles of Same Taste: Rolled into a ball [Path walking] instructions |
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*A Casket of Sacred Dharma: Stages of Meditation on Dependent Arising |
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*Commentary on the ''Bodhicharyavatara'' |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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The multi-award winning [[ |
The multi-award winning [[Druk White Lotus School]] in [[Shey]], [[Ladakh]], is named after him.<ref>[http://www.dwls.org/ link to the school's website.]</ref> |
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==Monasteries== |
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Important monasteries of the Drukpa order include: |
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*[[Ralung Monastery]] in central Tibet just north of Bhutan |
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*[[Druk Sangag Choeling Monastery]] |
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*[[Hemis Monastery]] |
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*[[Thimphu Dzong]], which houses the [[Central Monk Body]] of Bhutan in summer |
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*[[Punakha Dzong]], the winter home of the Central Monk Body |
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*[[Namdruk Monastery]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.drukpa.org Drukpa facts and a biography of H.H. the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa] |
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*[http://www.dwls.org The award-winning Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh] |
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*[http://www.drukpa.com Drukpa Publications] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080925072057/http://www.namdruk.org/ Namdruk Institute] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140517162452/http://nangchen.org/ Nangchen] |
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*[http://www.khamtrulrinpoche.org H.E. the Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche Shedrup Nyima b. 1980 (the site is presently under construction)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419155830/http://khamtrulrinpoche.org/ |date=2018-04-19 }} |
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*[http://www.khamtrul.org H.E. the Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche Jigme Pema Nyinjadh b.1981] |
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*[http://www.drukpa.eu The European Centres of Gyalwang Drukpa] |
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*[http://www.drukpa.org.uk Drukpa Trust] |
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 30 August 2024
Kunkhyen Pema Karpo | |
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ཀུན་མཁྱེན་པདྨ་དཀར་པོ་ | |
 Pema Karpo | |
| Title | Gyalwang Drukpa |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1527 |
| Died | 1592 |
| Nationality | Tibetan |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Kunkhyen Pema Karpo (Tibetan: ཀུན་མཁྱེན་པདྨ་དཀར་པོ་, Wylie: kun-mkhyen pad-ma dkar-po) (1527–1592 CE) was the fourth Gyalwang Drukpa, head of the Drukpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the most famous and learned of all the Gyalwang Drukpas. During his lifetime, he was known as the grand lama amongst all grand lamas, and was a teacher to many lamas and disciples all over Tibet.
Pema Karpo authored twenty-four volumes writing on philosophy, logic, literature, history, and astrology which have since formed a widely studied corpus of work. He is also quite famous for his writings on Mahamudra. He founded Druk Sangag Choeling monastery at Jar in southern Tibet, establishing it as the new seat of the Drukpa lineage.
This omniscient master was the first Gyalwang Drukpa to concoct the famous enlightenment pill known as Ja-Tsukma, utilizing esoteric ingredients offered by the dakinis. Before he died, Pema Karpo promised that he would have two incarnations to propagate the spiritual teachings. In accordance with this prophecy, two incarnations were discovered.
Texts
[edit]- Practice Guidelines of the Simultaneous School of Mahamudra
- The Oral transmission of the Six Cycles of Same Taste: Rolled into a ball [Path walking] instructions
- A Casket of Sacred Dharma: Stages of Meditation on Dependent Arising
- Commentary on the Bodhicharyavatara
Trivia
[edit]The multi-award winning Druk White Lotus School in Shey, Ladakh, is named after him.[1]
Monasteries
[edit]Important monasteries of the Drukpa order include:
- Ralung Monastery in central Tibet just north of Bhutan
- Druk Sangag Choeling Monastery
- Hemis Monastery
- Thimphu Dzong, which houses the Central Monk Body of Bhutan in summer
- Punakha Dzong, the winter home of the Central Monk Body
- Namdruk Monastery
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Drukpa facts and a biography of H.H. the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa
- The award-winning Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh
- Drukpa Publications
- Namdruk Institute
- Nangchen
- H.E. the Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche Shedrup Nyima b. 1980 (the site is presently under construction) Archived 2018-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- H.E. the Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche Jigme Pema Nyinjadh b.1981
- The European Centres of Gyalwang Drukpa
- Drukpa Trust
