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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön Series

Tibetan Masters Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön

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In the past, Lamp of the Nāga Family and Dīpaṃkara;

In future, Maitreya; and at present, Śākyamuni;

In this final degenerate age, Kyobpa Drikungpa—

Jikten Sumgön, Lord of the Three Worlds, in devotion I pay homage to you.

Texts by and about Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön ('bri gung skyob pa 'jig rten gsum mgon, 1143–1217), founder of the Drikung Kagyü tradition:

Praise

This very short work in praise of Guru Padmasambhava—the Great Guru of Uḍḍiyāna—appears at the beginning of the first volume of the Drikung Yangre Gar (ʾbri gung yang re sgar) edition of Jikten Sumgön's collected works.
Praise
by Nāgārjuna
Popularly known as "With Skilful Means and Compassion..." (thabs mkhas thugs rje ma), this is the liturgical arrangement of the Dvādaśakārastotra, Nāgārjuna's praise of the twelve great acts performed by Buddha Śākyamuni.
Praise Buddha Śākyamuni Compendium of Sādhanas
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Verses in praise of Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön (1143–1217), alias Rinchen Pal, founder of the Drikung Kagyü tradition.
Praise
Four verses in praise of Buddha Akṣobhya extolling his appearance and his power to remove faults and bring about awakening.
Praise Akṣobhya

Prayers

Jigten Gönpo composed these seven verses of supplication following a visionary experience in which he saw seven different forms of Tārā. The prayer became known as the 'sevenfold refuge' (skyabs bdun ma), and is renowned for the extraordinary blessings it conveys.
Tārā Prayers
Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön

Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

Name variants:

Jikten Gönpo Rinchen Pal

Further information:

Treasury of Lives Author Bio
BDRC Author Profile (P16)

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