And then you call that as a Shangpa lineage. Because he established his rest of life in the Shang valley and that’s where the students they come more and more and more and more and then the land became more famous. And people called him “Shangpa Lama”. They did not call him Khyungpo Lotsawa [Khyungpo Naljor], they called him “Shangpa Lama”, lama of the Shang valley. So like that.
And then he became very, very famous, almost seen as a “Second Buddha” during that time. He had students from all three provinces of Tibet.
And then after that, when he had several students, and then the main student was Mokchokpa [Mokchokpa Rinchen Tsondrü] and then he was simply a teenager but very much motivated and devoted.
And then that goes through, you know, there is a five lineage holder [Khyungpo Naljor, Mokchokpa, Kyergangpa, Rigongpa, Sangye Tönpa] and then gradually over a few hundred years and then Taranatha was there to revive all the lineages, specially the Shangpa lineage. All the practices we do have been put together nicely, so nothing was lost, by Taranatha. So he’s a very important figure.
And then there is a Tangtong Gyalpo, another important figure.
And then also Jamgon Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé and then Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, there are important figures who also made some practical method for the way of practicing.
And then there is also, during that time, there was, I think it was the 4th incarnation of His Holiness Dalai Lama, that was born in a Shangpa family. And then he has a great interest because his father oversaw the retreat centre and then him, as a son, was interested in the Shangpa lineage and so on, from the young age, and that influenced the Gelugpa tradition very much.
And the First Panchen Lama, the First Panchen Lama was also interested in the Shangpa lineage and was a lineage holder himself and the practice and so on.
And then also from the Drukpa Kagyu, Gyalwang Drukpa, previous Gyalwang Drukpa was also a lineage holder and so on.
Six-Armed Mahakala Teachings – Vajradhara Ling France
July 12, 2024 – Afternoon session (1h 10′ 24” – The Shangpa Kagyu lineage)
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