Famous scholars of nalanda university
Gampopa
Tibetan Buddhist teacher, monk and philosopher (1079–1153)
Gampopa Sönam Rinchen | |
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| Born | c. 1079 CE Budnyi Chedrak Serlung, Nyel valley, Gyaza dzong and Lung dzong, Tibet |
| Died | c. 1153 CE |
| Occupation(s) | Buddhist teacher, monk and philosopher |
| Known for | Founder of the Dagpo Kagyu school and Daklha Gampo monastery, teacher of sutra Mahamudra. |
Gampopa Sönam Rinchen (Tibetan: སྒམ་པོ་པ་བསོད་ནམས་རིན་ཆེན་, Wylie: sgam po pa bsod nams rin chen, 1079–1153) was the main student of Milarepa, and a Tibetan Buddhist master who codified his own master's ascetic teachings, which form the foundation of the Kagyu educational tradition. Gampopa was also a doctor and tantric master. He authored the first Lamrim text, Jewel Ornament of Liberation, and founded the Dagpo Kagyu school. He is also known as Dvagpopa, and by the titles Dakpo Lharjé "the physician from Dakpo" (Tibetan: དྭགས་པོ་ལྷ་རྗེ་, Wylie: dwags po lha rje) Biography of albert einstein!