Vairochana (translator)

About Dhyani Buddha see Vairochan article

Vairochana ( Wiley : rnam par snang mdzad lo tsa ba ) (8th c.) - Tibetan Buddhist monk, translation scholar. He was one of the first teachers of the Dzogchen tradition in Tibet . Disciple of Sri Simha .

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Biography

Vairochana came from the Pagor clan ( Wiley : spa gor ). At the age of 8, King Trisong Detsen sent him to Samye Monastery to learn the language. Vairochana was one of the first seven monks consecrated to Shantarakshita . ^[1] At the age of 15, he was sent to India to receive transmission of the Dzogchen teachings.

For 42 years, he was trained by Sri Simha and other teachers, having received the transmission of the teachings of Semde and Longde ^[2] . According to the Nyingma tradition , Vairochana received the transmission of Maha Yoga from Buddhaguhya , as well as Vimalamitra , ^[3] .

Returning to Tibet, Vairochana taught King Trisong Decen and translated Indian Sanskrit texts on Buddhism into Tibetan .

At the insistence of Vairochana, King Trisong Decen invited Vimalamitra to Tibet to teach and translate Dzogchen texts.

The biography of Vairochana ^[4] is a classic work of Tibetan literature (namtar) .

According to legend, Vairochan passed away, dissolving in a rainbow light . ^[one]

Bibliography

Eye of the storm: Vairotsana's five original transmissions. - Vajra Publications, 2006 .-- 106 p. - ISBN 9789994664481 . [one]

Notes

↑ ¹ ² Phyllis G. Jestice. Vairotsana // Holy people of the world: a cross-cultural encyclopedia. - ABC-CLIO, 2007. - S. 882. - ISBN 9781576073551 .
↑ John Mirdin Reynolds. Three sections of the Dzogchen teachings // Golden Letters: texts of the Dzogchen tradition. - 1995. - ISBN 978-5-9900868-1-4 .
↑ Hodge, Stephen. The Maha-Vairocana-Abhisambodhi Tantra: With Buddhaguhya's Commentary. - Routledge, 2003 .-- S. 24 . - ISBN 070071183X .
↑ Ani Jinba Palmo. The great image: the life story of Vairochana, the translator . - Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Shambhala, 2004 .-- 332 p. - ISBN 9781590300695 .

Literature

Ani Jinba Palmo. The great image: the life story of Vairochana, the translator . - Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Shambhala, 2004 .-- 332 p. - ISBN 9781590300695 .
Yeshe Tsogyal. The story of Vimalamitra and Vairotsana // Quintessential Dzogchen: Confusion Dawns as Wisdom. - Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2006 .-- 286 p. - ISBN 9789627341581 .
Erik Pema Kunsang, Michael Tweed, Marcia Binder Schmidt. Wellsprings of the great perfection: lives and insights of the early masters in the Dzogchen lineage . - Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2006 .-- 446 p. - ISBN 9789627341574 .