Longchenpa 1308 – 1364
Longchenpa (1308 – 1364) was a Tibetan philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Buddhism.
Longchen Rabjam, known as Longchenpa, was a fourteenth-century Tibetan Buddhist philosopher and the most systematic exponent of the Dzogchen, or Great Perfection, teachings of the Nyingma school. His Seven Treasuries, including The Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding and The Precious Treasury of the Dharmadhatu, set out the most thorough philosophical synthesis of Dzogchen, in which the natural state of awareness, primordially pure and spontaneously present, is recognized as the ground of all phenomena. Living for much of his life as a hermit in the mountains of central Tibet, he refused political ties and offered his great body of writing to the practitioners who would come after him.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Tibetan
- Era
- Medieval
- Movements
- Buddhism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Longchenpa:
“The natural state of awareness is primordially pure and spontaneously present.”
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Attributed to Longchenpa:
“What you seek is what is already looking.”
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Attributed to Longchenpa:
“There is nothing to obtain, only what was never lost to recognize.”
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Attributed to Longchenpa:
“The mind is like the sky; thoughts are like passing clouds.”
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Attributed to Longchenpa:
“Liberation is not a future event; it is the unmasking of the present.”
Frequently asked about Longchenpa
- When did Longchenpa live?
- Longchenpa was born in 1308 and died in 1364.
- Where was Longchenpa from?
- Longchenpa was a Tibetan philosopher of the Medieval era.
- What philosophical movements is Longchenpa associated with?
- Longchenpa was associated with Buddhism.
- What was Longchenpa known for?
- Longchen Rabjam, known as Longchenpa, was a fourteenth-century Tibetan Buddhist philosopher and the most systematic exponent of the Dzogchen, or Great Perfection, teachings of the Nyingma school.
- How many quotes are attributed to Longchenpa?
- There are 5 attributed quotations from Longchenpa in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.