Nāropa, sometimes also called Nārotapa, is the first of the great lineage lamas from whom this teaching descends. An accomplished scholar of the Vajrayāna at Vikramaśilā, he was a contemporary of Atiśa. Nāropa is counted by the Kagyu school as one of their founders. This Vajrayoginī teaching was not given to the Kagyu lineage, however, […]
Māhasiddha Gayādhara was a student of Māhasiddha Avadhutipa, a holder of the Lamdré lineage, and teacher of Drokmi Lotsāwa. […]
Mahāsiddha Virūpa, the Lord of Yogins who lived in medieval India, received the Lamdré (Path and Its Result) instructions directly from the female buddha Vajra Nairātmyā, the consort of the tutelary deity Śrī Hevajra. He set forth these instructions in the Vajra Verses, which explicate the path to and result of perfect enlightenment, and the […]
Lotsāwa Rinchen Sangpo, the most important translator during this new translation period of time. Through him, Lama Sakyapa received many, many teachings. Extracted from An Overview of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism: History, Masters, and Teachings (2021) by His Holiness the Sakya Trichen; The Sakya Tradition Publications. […]
Drokmi Lotsāwa’s personal name is Śākya Yeshé. He was the first Tibetan lama to have received the Lamdré teachings. He gave Könchok Gyalpo many teachings, especially the Hevajra Tantra, but not the Lamdré teaching. Drokmi Lotsāwa did not give the two different types of teachings to the same person. Lamdré teaching is a pith instruction. […]