Yumo Mikyo Dorje
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Yumo Mikyo Dorje was a student of the Kashmiri scholar Somanatha, and an 11th century Kalachakra
master. Yumo Mikyo Dorje is regarded as one of the earliest Tibetan articulators of a shentong
(zhentong) view of shunyata
— an understanding of the absolute radiant nature of reality. Emphasized within the Kalachakra
Tantra and the Buddha
's teachings on Buddhanature in the so-called The Third Turning of Wheel, this view later became emblematic of the Jonang
tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
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Kalachakra
Kalachakra is a Sanskrit term used in Tantric Buddhism that literally means "time-wheel" or "time-cycles".The spelling Kalacakra is also correct....
master. Yumo Mikyo Dorje is regarded as one of the earliest Tibetan articulators of a shentong
Shentong
Shentong is a philosophical sub-school found in Tibetan Buddhism. Its adherents generally hold that the nature of mind, the substratum of the mindstream, is "empty" of 'other' , i.e., empty of all qualities other than an inherent, ineffable nature...
(zhentong) view of shunyata
Shunyata
Śūnyatā, शून्यता , Suññatā , stong-pa nyid , Kòng/Kū, 空 , Gong-seong, 공성 , qoγusun is frequently translated into English as emptiness...
— an understanding of the absolute radiant nature of reality. Emphasized within the Kalachakra
Kalachakra
Kalachakra is a Sanskrit term used in Tantric Buddhism that literally means "time-wheel" or "time-cycles".The spelling Kalacakra is also correct....
Tantra and the Buddha
Gautama Buddha
Siddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian...
's teachings on Buddhanature in the so-called The Third Turning of Wheel, this view later became emblematic of the Jonang
Jonang
The Jonang is one of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Its origins in Tibet can be traced to early 12th century master Yumo Mikyo Dorje, but became much wider known with the help of Dolpopa Sherab Gyeltsen, a monk originally trained in the Sakya school...
tradition 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...
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