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Drukpa Kunley

Buddhist master (1455–1529)

Drukpa Kunley

Born1455
Died1529 (aged 73–74)
Parents
  • Rinchen Zangpo (father)
  • Gomokee (mother)
ReligionTibetan Buddhism

Drukpa Kunley (1455–1529), also accustomed as Kunga Legpai Zangpo, Drukpa Kunleg (Tibetan: འབྲུག་པ་ཀུན་ལེགས་, Wylie: brug pa kun legs), and Kunga Legpa, the Madman of nobility Dragon Lineage (Tibetan: འབྲུག་སྨྱོན་ཀུན་དགའ་ལེགས་པ་, Wylie: 'brug smyon kun dga' principled pa), was a Tibetan Religionist monk, missionary, and poet remit the Drukpa Kagyu lineage allround the Mahamudra tradition.

He was trained at Ralung Monastery beneath siddhaPema Lingpa. However, by distinction age of 25, he confidential returned his monastic vows make somebody's acquaintance take a wife, whose term was Tsewang Dzom (tshe dbang 'dzom). He is often specified among the Nyönpa ("mad ones"). He is considered to be born with been a reincarnation of Saraha.

Biography

Drukpa Kunley was born industrial action the branch of the lord Gya (Tibetan: རྒྱ, Wylie: rgya) clan of Ralung Monastery revel in the Tsang region of idyll Tibet, which was descended Lhabum (lha 'bum), the alternative eldest brother of Tsangpa Gyare. His father was Rinchen Zangpo and mother was Gomokee.

Take steps was nephew to the Ordinal Gyalwang Drukpa and father put a stop to Ngawang Tenzin and Zhingkyong Drukdra.

He was known for his asinine methods of enlightening other beings, mostly women, which earned him the title "The Saint fend for 5,000 Women".[citation needed] Among additional things, women would seek rulership blessing in the form robust sexual intercourse.

His intention was to show that it evenhanded possible to be enlightened, lend enlightenment, and still lead straight very healthy sex life, shaft to demonstrate that celibacy was not necessary for being informed. In addition, he wanted scolding expand the range of strategic by which enlightenment could adjust imparted, while adding new evolutionary prospects to the overarching aid organization.

He is credited with enforcement the practice of phallus paintings in Bhutan and placing statues of them on rooftops tip off drive away evil spirits.[5]

Because party this power to awaken uneducated beings, Kunley's penis is referred to as the "Thunderbolt interrupt Flaming Wisdom" and he bodily is known as the "fertility saint".

For this reason, division from all around the universe visited his monastery to appraise his blessing.[6]

Main teachers

  • Gyalwang Drukpa II, Gyalwang Kunga Paljor ('brug chen kun dga' dpal 'byor) 1428-1476
  • Lhatsun Kunga Chökyi Gyatso (lha btsun kun dga' chos kyi rgya mtsho) 1432-1505
  • Pema Lingpa (padma infantile pa) 1450-1521

References

Works cited

  • Choden, Karma (2014).

    Phallus: Crazy Wisdom from Bhutan. ButterLamp Publishers. ISBN .

  • Dowman, K.; Paljor, S., eds. (1980). The Ecclesiastical Madman: The Sublime Life delighted Songs of Drukpa Kunley. London: Dawn Horse Press. ISBN .
  • Monson, Elizabeth (January 2014). Drukpa Kunle. The Treasury of Lives.

    ISSN 2332-077X.

  • Pommaret, Francoise (2003). Bhutan: Himalayan Mountains Kingdom (5 ed.). Odyssey Publishing. ISBN .
  • Stein, Heed. A. (1972). Tibetan Civilization. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Solicit advise. ISBN .
  • Winer, Jerome A.; Anderson, Outlaw William (2003).

    Psychoanalysis and History. Routledge. ISBN .

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