#langdarma

glang dar ma - Langdarma. Brother of the great Dharma king Ralpachen and the persecutor of the Sangha in central Tibet during a five year reign. During his brief reign, he almost succeeded in eradicating Buddhism in Tibet. assassinated by Palgyi Dorje, 906 [RY]

glang dar ma - reigned from 841 to 846 - Langdarma, king, who attempted to destroy Buddhism in Tibet [RY]

gnubs sangs rgyas ye shes - Sangye Yeshe of Nub. One of the twenty-five disciples of Padmasambhava, he was the chief recipient of the Anu Yoga teachings as well as the Yamantaka of Mahayoga. In addition to Guru Rinpoche, his other teachers were Traktung Nagpo and Ch?gyal Kyong of India, Vasudhara of Nepal, and Chetsen Kye from the country of Drusha. He visited India and Nepal seven times. When the evil king Langdarma attempted to destroy Buddhism in Tibet, Sangye Yeshe instilled fear in the king by causing an enormous scorpion, the size of nine yaks, to magically appear by a single gesture of his right hand. Through this, Langdarma lost the courage to persecute the Vajrayana sangha. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche is considered one of his reincarnations. Sangye Yeshe means 'Buddha Wisdom.' [RY]

'u dum btsan - name of king langdarma who was beardless and bald-headed [JV]

'u dum btsan - King Langdarma [RY]

lung du ston pa rtags kyi 'jug pa - "Grammar, the Guide to Signs", the sixth of Thu mi Sambhota's eight treatises which defined the Tibetan grammar and language. Deals with signs in grammar and because of that has a section on verbs as well. Of the eight treatises only two are extant, the other six having been destroyed by King Langdarma in the tenth century A.D. See also {lung du ston pa rtsa ba sum cu pa}, the other surviving treatise. Both treatises were written in about the year 650 A.D. Abbreviations: {rtags jug} and {rtags gi 'jug pa}. [TDuff] [RY]

lung du ston pa rtsa ba sum cu pa - "The Root Grammar in Thirty Verses", the first of Thu mi Sambhota's eight treatises which defined the Tibetan grammar and language. Deals with the bases of the grammar system by first defining the letters, vowels, and consonants of the Tibetan lettering system and then the way that letters are put together to form words resulting in a treatment of the signs of the eight cases of the various non-cases in the Tibetan language. Of the eight treatises only two are extant, the other six having been destroyed by King Langdarma in the tenth century A.D. See also {lung du ston pa rtags kyi 'jug pa}, the other surviving treatise. Both treatises were written in about the year 650 A.D. Abbreviations: {sum cu pa}. [TDuff] [RY]

lha lung - district in the province of lho brag, birth place of lha lung who assassinated langdarma [JV]

lha lung dpal gyi rdo rje - Lhalung Palgyi Dorje. Born in Upper Drom, he was first a border guard but developed renunciation and received ordination from Vimalamitra, together with his two brothers. He received the bodhisattva vow from Padmasambhava as well as empowerment and oral instructions in Vajrayana. He practiced meditation in White Gorge of Tsib and at Yerpa where he reached the accomplishment of being able to traverse freely through solid rock. Years later he assassinated the evil king Langdarma [RY]

lha lung dpal gyi rdo rje - Palgyi Dorje of Lhalung alias Lhalung Palgyi Dorje (Wangchuk). Born in Upper Drom, he served as a border guard but developed renunciation and together with his two brothers received ordination from Vimalamitra. He received the bodhisattva vow from Padmasambhava as well as empowerment and oral instructions in Vajrayana. He practiced meditation in the White Gorge of Tsib and at Yerpa, where he reached the accomplishment of being able to move freely through solid rock. Years later he assassinated the evil king Langdarma. Palgyi Dorje means 'Resplendent Vajra.' [RY]