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Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo

Born

in Lower Tsang, Tibet

March 24, 1040

Died

December 24, 1131

Genre

Religion, Philosophy

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Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo (Tibetan: རོང་ཟོམ་ཆོས་ཀྱི་བཟང་པོ Wylie: rong zom chos kyi bzang po; also known as Rongzom Mahapandita, Rongzom Dharmabhadra, or simply Rongzompa) was a translator and practitioner of Buddhist tantric yoga who is held among the greatest intellectuals in Tibetan history.

One of the first Tibetan to gain acceptance as an author of Buddhist works at a time of heavy bias in favor of Indian Sanskrit sources, Rongzom's translations and commentaries played a significant role in making Vajrayāna Buddhism and tantric philosophy truly Tibetan—a point emphasized by his being considered the reincarnation of multiple Indian masters, as though he personally embodied their authority. Over the centuries, scholars of both Old and New tra ...more

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	Establishing Appearances as Divine: Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo on Reasoning, Madhyamaka, and Purity by Heidi I. Koppl, Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Entering the Way of the Great Vehicle: Dzogchen as the Culmination of the Mahayana by Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo, Dominic Sur (Translator) 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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