Yongdzin Yeshe Gyeltsen
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Yongdzin Yeshe Gyeltsen (yongs 'dzin ye shes rgyal mtshan, 1713-1793) or Tshechogling Yongdzin Yeshe Gyeltshen (tshe mchog gling yongs' dzin ye shes rgyal mtshan) was an important scholar of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, who was a tutor of the 8th Dalai Lama Jampel Gyatsho (1758-1804).[1]
He received his education in the monastery Trashilhünpo. In 1756 he founded the monastery Trashi Samtenling (bkra shis bsam gtan gling).[2]
He was a prolific writer, who left a legacy of 18 volumes of works pertaining to Buddhist philosophy, practice and ritual.[2]
Works
- Necklace of Clear Understanding
- Collected Works (gsuṅ-'bum) by Tshe-mchog-gliṅ Yoṅs-'dzin Ye-śes-rgyal-mtshan
- A collection of biographies of Lamrim masters.[3]
References
- ↑ Engle (2009), p. 12
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History of Samtenling Monastery
- ↑
Khedrub Norzang Gyatso, Treasury of Lives
Sources
- Engle, Artemus B., The Inner Science of Buddhist Practice: Vasubhandu's Summary of the Five Heaps with Commentary by Sthiramati, Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2009
- ye shes rgyal mtshan, Treasury of Lives