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| − | gZhon-nu-dpal (1392-1481), also known as 'Gos Lo-tsa-ba (full [[name]]: | + | [[gZhon-nu-dpal]] (1392-1481), also known as '[[Gos Lo-tsa-ba]] (full [[name]]: Y[[id-bzang-rtse gZhon-nu-dpal]]), famous [[Tibetan]] historian and [[scholar]]. |
==[[Life]] and achievements== | ==[[Life]] and achievements== | ||
| − | He was born in 1392 at lho kha 'phyongs rgyas. He was a student of the fifth [[Karmapa]] [[Lama]], [[Deshin Shekpa]] (1384-1415), from whom he received the [[Bodhisattva Precepts]], as well as [[Tsongkhapa]], and was a [[teacher]] of the sixth [[Karmapa]], [[Thongwa Dönden]] (1416-1453). He was the [[abbot]] of the Karmarñing [[Monastery]] and the author of the famous Blue Annals. | + | He was born in 1392 at [[lho kha 'phyongs rgyas]]. He was a student of the fifth [[Karmapa]] [[Lama]], [[Deshin Shekpa]] (1384-1415), from whom he received the [[Bodhisattva Precepts]], as well as [[Tsongkhapa]], and was a [[teacher]] of the sixth [[Karmapa]], [[Thongwa Dönden]] (1416-1453). He was the [[abbot]] of the Karmarñing [[Monastery]] and the author of the famous [[Blue Annals]]. |
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
| − | * His most famous work, the "Blue Annals" (Deb-ther sngon-po), was completed in 1478, near the end of his [[Life]], and the text was dictated by him to some of his attendants. | + | * His most famous work, the "[[Blue Annals]]" (Deb-ther sngon-po), was completed in 1478, near the end of his [[Life]], and the text was dictated by him to some of his attendants. |
* 'Khrul-sel. Written in 1442-1443. | * 'Khrul-sel. Written in 1442-1443. | ||
* He wrote a commentary on the [[Ratnagotravibhāga|Ratnagotravibhaga]] which is extensively explored and contrasted [[Buddha-nature]] in Mathes (2008) | * He wrote a commentary on the [[Ratnagotravibhāga|Ratnagotravibhaga]] which is extensively explored and contrasted [[Buddha-nature]] in Mathes (2008) | ||
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gZhon-nu-dpal (1392-1481), also known as 'Gos Lo-tsa-ba (full name: Yid-bzang-rtse gZhon-nu-dpal), famous Tibetan historian and scholar.
==Life and achievements==
He was born in 1392 at lho kha 'phyongs rgyas. He was a student of the fifth Karmapa Lama, Deshin Shekpa (1384-1415), from whom he received the Bodhisattva Precepts, as well as Tsongkhapa, and was a teacher of the sixth Karmapa, Thongwa Dönden (1416-1453). He was the abbot of the Karmarñing Monastery and the author of the famous Blue Annals.
==Works==
- His most famous work, the "Blue Annals" (Deb-ther sngon-po), was completed in 1478, near the end of his Life, and the text was dictated by him to some of his attendants.
- 'Khrul-sel. Written in 1442-1443.
- He wrote a commentary on the Ratnagotravibhaga which is extensively explored and contrasted Buddha-nature in Mathes (2008)
