Sgam po pa
From Rinchen Terdzö
== Names == Tibetan: Sgam po pa
Wylie:
*sgam po pa *dwags po lha rje *dwags po rin po che *rje dwags po rin po che *sgam po pa bsod nams rin chen *dwags po lha rje bsod nams rin chen *sgam po pa dar ma grags *zla 'od gzhon nu (Candraprabhakumara) *snyi ba rin po che
Other Transliterations in use:
*Jé Gampopa
*Gampopa
*Dakpo Rinpoche *Takpo Rinpoche *Je Dakpo Rinpoche *Je Takpo Rinpoche *Candraprabhakumara *Da'od Zhonnu (the Tibetan for Candraprabhakumara) *Dagpo Lhaje ("the Physician from Dagpo") *Nyamed Dakpo Rinpoche ("Incomparible Precious One from Dagpo") *Ü-pa Tönpa
== Dates == birth 1079 at dbus lho gnyal yul
death 1153
foundsMonastery 1121 at dwags lha sgam po (rgya tsha rdzong)
== Other Biographical Information == TBRC P1844
Short Gampopa biography from Kagyu Office website
List of works compiled by Dan Martin
Married (not recorded): Mchims Jo-sras Dar-ma-'od's daughter.
1104. Final ordination from (not recorded): Dge-bshes Blo-ldan-shes-rab (?=Rngog).
1106. Went with 'Gong-ston to Dbu-ru Byang.
Receives Bka'-gdams-pa teachings from Snyug-rum-pa Brtson-'grus-rgyal-mtshan.
1109. Meets Mi-la-ras-pa.
Founds Dwags-lha-sgam-po at the order of Mi-la-ras-pa.
Gsung 'bum in two volumes.
Tshe-nor gives year of birth as 1079.
== Main Students == *rdo rje rgyal po *dus gsum mkhyen pa *shes rab byang chub *tshul khrims snying po *dwags po 'dul 'dzin *shwo sgom *dar ma dbang phyug *brtson 'grus grags pa *rin chen brtson 'grus *tshul khrims dpal *pra b+ha rat+na *chos g.yung *sgom tshul *byang chub ye shes *shes rab gzhon nu *byang chub dngos grub
== Main Teachers ==
*mi la ras pa *brtson 'grus rgyal mtshan *gzhon nu 'od
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