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Śrī Siṃha

Indian Masters Śrī Siṃha

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As the sky of the application of knowledge and love

Is flooded with the sunlight of wisdom,

You banish darkness throughout the ten directions—

Śrī Siṃha, homage to you.

Texts by and about Śrī Siṃha (shrI sing+ha/shrI seng+ha), one of the early masters of the Dzogchen lineage:

Biography

by Longchen Rabjam
The second section of Longchenpa's history of Lama Yangtik includes the stories of the vidyādharas Garab Dorje, Mañjuśrīmitra, Śrī Siṃha, Vimalamitra and Jñānasūtra.
Lama Yangtik History Dzogchen 12 Sep 2025

Commentaries

This short commentary (Tōh. 4353) on the secret mantra or tantric meaning of the famous Heart Sūtra is attributed to the Atiyoga teacher Śrī Siṃha. According to the colophon, he gave this explanation to his disciple Vairotsana, who put it into writing and taught it to King Tri Songdetsen.
Prajñāpāramitā Tengyur 13 Sep 2019

Dzogchen

This final testament, which Śrī Siṃha transmitted to Jñānasūtra, is preserved in the Vima Nyingtik and reproduced in the Damngak Dzö collection.
Dzogchen Vima Nyingtik Damngak Dzö Testament Restricted 9 Apr 2025
Śrī Siṃha

Śrī Siṃha

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