- dran pa nam mkha'/
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- T105604
- དྲན་པ་ནམ་མཁའ (Tibetan, Tibetan script, Original)
- > dran pa nam mkha'/ (Tibetan, Latin script, Transliteration-THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
Drenpa Namkha. A sage, and major figure in Bön. Tradition maintains that he lived during the time of the first Tibetan king mu khri btsan po, and was able to extend his until the reign of khri srong lde btsan in the eighth century. At that time, during the rise of the Buddhist religion, dran pa nam mkha' is said to have allowed himself to be converted to Buddhism, while privately remaining committed to Bön. He became a major concealer of treasures (gter ma), and is known as the father of the sage tshe dbang rig 'dzin. Some Bön traditions also view him as the father of Padmasambhava.
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- English
- Author:
- Chris Hatchell
Other Dictionaries
1. Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary
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one of Padmasambhava's 25 disciples
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Drenpa Namkha. Tibetan translator and disciple of Padmasambhava, originally an influential Bönpo priest. Later he studied with Padmasambhava and also learned translation. He is said to have tamed a wild yak simply by a threatening gesture. He offered numerous Bönpo teachings to Padmasambhava who then concealed them as terma treasures. Drenpa Namkha means 'Space of Mindfulness.'
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8th cent
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Drenpa Namkha, a Bönpo master who became one of Guru Padmasambhava's twenty-five main disciples
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Drenpa Namkha; Tibetan translator and disciple of Padmasambhava
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