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[[Kathok Gonpa]] is considered in [[Tibetan Buddhism]] to be the most [[sacred]] of [[Monasteries]] [[In Tibet]]. It is known as [[Kathok Dorje Den]] and is a [[precious]] [[treasure]] like [[Bodh Gaya]] in [[India]]. After centuries of carrying on the [[lineage]], in the seventeenth century, the great [[treasure revealer]], [[Ringdzin Duddul Dorje]] and his [[Disciple]], [[Vajradara Longsal Ningp]]o renewed the energies of the great [[lineage]]. Of the many great [[disciples]] of [[Duddul Dorje]], [[Kunsang Sherab]] began [[Payul Monastery]], which later on became a very important [[lineage]] in [[Nyingma]] [[tradition]] and [[Pema Ringzen]] created the [[Dzogchen Monastery]].....yet from all of these great [[masters]] of [[Kathok]] history the [[treasure revealer]], [[Longsal Nyingpo]], is outstanding. | [[Kathok Gonpa]] is considered in [[Tibetan Buddhism]] to be the most [[sacred]] of [[Monasteries]] [[In Tibet]]. It is known as [[Kathok Dorje Den]] and is a [[precious]] [[treasure]] like [[Bodh Gaya]] in [[India]]. After centuries of carrying on the [[lineage]], in the seventeenth century, the great [[treasure revealer]], [[Ringdzin Duddul Dorje]] and his [[Disciple]], [[Vajradara Longsal Ningp]]o renewed the energies of the great [[lineage]]. Of the many great [[disciples]] of [[Duddul Dorje]], [[Kunsang Sherab]] began [[Payul Monastery]], which later on became a very important [[lineage]] in [[Nyingma]] [[tradition]] and [[Pema Ringzen]] created the [[Dzogchen Monastery]].....yet from all of these great [[masters]] of [[Kathok]] history the [[treasure revealer]], [[Longsal Nyingpo]], is outstanding. | ||
| − | Through his {{Wiki|past}} [[Life]] connections with [[Guru Rinpoche]], and as [[Guru Rinpoche]] prohesized, he revealed many [[Sacred Texts]] and {{Wiki|substances}} and carried on the [[lineage]] accordingly. From the record of history we know that on the original spot where [[Kathok]] [[Gonpa]] is located, [[Guru Rinpoche]] and his [[25 disciples]] practiced for 25 days and [[consecrated]] the ground 13 Times. There are many | + | Through his {{Wiki|past}} [[Life]] connections with [[Guru Rinpoche]], and as [[Guru Rinpoche]] prohesized, he revealed many [[Sacred Texts]] and {{Wiki|substances}} and carried on the [[lineage]] accordingly. From the record of history we know that on the original spot where [[Kathok]] [[Gonpa]] is located, [[Guru Rinpoche]] and his [[25 disciples]] practiced for 25 days and [[consecrated]] the ground 13 Times. There are many miraculous [[signs]] there such as the handprints and footprints of [[Guru Rinpoche]] in solid rock. This was a land of great [[bliss]] where the [[Dakinis]] danced and left footprints on top of the huge rocks. |
Also, the great [[translator]], [[Vairotsana]], when he was exiled to [[Gyarong]] practiced at the {{Wiki|future}} site of [[Kathok Gonpa]] for one month. [[Kathok Gonpa]] practices include both [[Tantra]] and [[Sutra]]. There are many, many [[precious]] texts in this [[tradition]]. The [[master]], [[Siddhi Choggie Sangye]] was a [[student]] of [[Ridgzen Jigme Lingpa]] and brought the [[Long-Chen Nying-Thig]] practices to [[Kathok Gonpa]]. After all of this, through the inspiration of great [[masters]] and the [[Power]] of [[Dharma]] [[Protectors]], the [[Kathok Gonpa]] [[lineage]] is advancing very strongly and more powerfully in these degenerating Times. | Also, the great [[translator]], [[Vairotsana]], when he was exiled to [[Gyarong]] practiced at the {{Wiki|future}} site of [[Kathok Gonpa]] for one month. [[Kathok Gonpa]] practices include both [[Tantra]] and [[Sutra]]. There are many, many [[precious]] texts in this [[tradition]]. The [[master]], [[Siddhi Choggie Sangye]] was a [[student]] of [[Ridgzen Jigme Lingpa]] and brought the [[Long-Chen Nying-Thig]] practices to [[Kathok Gonpa]]. After all of this, through the inspiration of great [[masters]] and the [[Power]] of [[Dharma]] [[Protectors]], the [[Kathok Gonpa]] [[lineage]] is advancing very strongly and more powerfully in these degenerating Times. | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 14 April 2014
The Kathok Gompa main Monastery, (Kathok Dorje Den), is in Kham, Tibet and is over 840 years old. (It was established sometime around 1159-1162 c.e.). The founder of Kathok Monastery was Kathok Kadampa Deshek, (1112-1192 c.e.) Among his immediate successors were Tsangtun Dorje and Jampabum. The supreme energy of Kathok Monastery was like a great sun at its Zenith in the Time of the fifth abbot, Yeshe Bum. During this Time there were 180,000 practitioners and lamas surrounding the Monastery. Thousands of them attained the Rainbow body. Kathok Monastery: A very famous Nyingma monastery in eastern Tibet, known to have produced 100,00 buddhas. They have records of that many lineage holders obtaining the rainbow body there. It is also known as the site of Guru Padmasambhava's bodhimanda.
Kathok Gonpa is considered in Tibetan Buddhism to be the most sacred of Monasteries In Tibet. It is known as Kathok Dorje Den and is a precious treasure like Bodh Gaya in India. After centuries of carrying on the lineage, in the seventeenth century, the great treasure revealer, Ringdzin Duddul Dorje and his Disciple, Vajradara Longsal Ningpo renewed the energies of the great lineage. Of the many great disciples of Duddul Dorje, Kunsang Sherab began Payul Monastery, which later on became a very important lineage in Nyingma tradition and Pema Ringzen created the Dzogchen Monastery.....yet from all of these great masters of Kathok history the treasure revealer, Longsal Nyingpo, is outstanding.
Through his past Life connections with Guru Rinpoche, and as Guru Rinpoche prohesized, he revealed many Sacred Texts and substances and carried on the lineage accordingly. From the record of history we know that on the original spot where Kathok Gonpa is located, Guru Rinpoche and his 25 disciples practiced for 25 days and consecrated the ground 13 Times. There are many miraculous signs there such as the handprints and footprints of Guru Rinpoche in solid rock. This was a land of great bliss where the Dakinis danced and left footprints on top of the huge rocks.
Also, the great translator, Vairotsana, when he was exiled to Gyarong practiced at the future site of Kathok Gonpa for one month. Kathok Gonpa practices include both Tantra and Sutra. There are many, many precious texts in this tradition. The master, Siddhi Choggie Sangye was a student of Ridgzen Jigme Lingpa and brought the Long-Chen Nying-Thig practices to Kathok Gonpa. After all of this, through the inspiration of great masters and the Power of Dharma Protectors, the Kathok Gonpa lineage is advancing very strongly and more powerfully in these degenerating Times.
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Katok Monastery (Tib. ཀཿཐོག་, Wyl. kaHthog) aka Katok Dorje Den (Tib. ཀཿཐོག་རྡོ་རྗེའི་གདན་, Wyl. kaHthog rdo rje'i gdan) — the oldest of the Six "Mother" Nyingma Monasteries. It was founded by Katok Dampa Deshek, younger brother of Phagmodrupa Dorje Gyalpo, in 1159, above Horpo, in East Tibet. The site is considered to be one of twenty-five holy places of Eastern Tibet and represents the main holy place of enlightened activity. After the original monastery had fallen into disrepair, a new monastery was built on the site in 1656 by Tertön Rigdzin Düddul Dorje (1615-1672) and Rigdzin Longsal Nyingpo (1625-1692). There were approximately 800 monks at the monastery before the Chinese invasion of Tibet.
The monastery had a reputation for fine scholarship and produced some of the greatest scholars in Tibetan history, such as Katok Rigdzin Tsewang Norbu (1698-1755) and Getse Pandita Gyurme Tsewang Chokdrup (b. 1761). More recently, Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso and Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, aka Khenpo Ngakchung, were among the greatest lamas associated with the monastery.
Further Reading
In Tibetan
- ཀཿཐོག་པའི་ལོ་རྒྱུས་མདོར་བསྡུས་, kaHthog pa'i lo rgyus mdor bsdus
In English
- Jann M. Ronis, “Celibacy, Revelations, and Reincarnated Lamas: Contestation and Synthesis in the Growth of Monasticism at Katok Monastery from the 17th through 19th Centuries” (unpublished PhD thesis)
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ཀཿཐོག་དགོན་པ་
ka: thog dgon pa
Also known as Kathok Dorje Den
ཀཿཐོག་རྡོ་རྗེ་ལྡན་
ka: thog rdo rje ldan
Lineage Masters
- Dampa Deshek, Sherap Senge (dam pa bde gshegs shes rab seng ge) founder of Kathok: 1122-1192
- Tsangtönpa,
- Jampa Bum
- Sönam Bumpa,
- Uwo Yeshe Bumpa,
- Jangchub Pelwa
- Sönam Zangpo,
- Kunga Bum,
- Wangchuk Pelwa Lodrö Bumpa,
- Lodrö Senge,
- Jangchub Lodrö
- Jangchub Senge
- Jangchub Gyaltsen
- Pubor Khedrub Jnanaketu
- see also: ka thog bla rabs bcu gsum
