Dakpo Tashi Namgyal
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Dakpo Tashi Namgyal was a lineage holder of the Dagpo Kagyu
lineage of Tibetan Buddhism
. He was also trained in the Sakya
lineage.
He was renowned as both a scholar and yogi
. His most famous works, Moonlight of Mahamudra and Clarifying the Natural State, became classic Mahamudra
texts, widely studied to this day. Later in life he served as chief abbot of the Kagyu
Daklha Gampo Monastery in southern Tibet.
Dagpo Kagyu
Dagpo Kagyu encompases all the branches of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism which trace their lineage back through Gampopa who was also known as Dagpo Lhaje and as Nyamed Dakpo Rinpoche or the "Incomparible Precious One from Dagpo"...
lineage of Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...
. He was also trained in the Sakya
Sakya
The Sakya school is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug...
lineage.
He was renowned as both a scholar and yogi
Yogi
A Yogi is a practitioner of Yoga. The word is also used to refer to ascetic practitioners of meditation in a number of South Asian Religions including Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.-Etymology:...
. His most famous works, Moonlight of Mahamudra and Clarifying the Natural State, became classic Mahamudra
Mahamudra
Mahāmudrā literally means "great seal" or "great symbol." It "is a multivalent term of great importance in later Indian Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism" which "also occurs occasionally in Hindu and East Asian Buddhist esotericism."The name refers to the way one who...
texts, widely studied to this day. Later in life he served as chief abbot of the Kagyu
Kagyu
The Kagyu, Kagyupa, or Kagyud school, also known as the "Oral Lineage" or Whispered Transmission school, is today regarded as one of six main schools of Himalayan or Tibetan Buddhism, the other five being the Nyingma, Sakya, Jonang, Bon and Gelug...
Daklha Gampo Monastery in southern Tibet.