Orgyen Lingpa Explained

Orgyen Lingpa
Religion:	Buddhism
Birth Date:	1323
Birth Place:	"Either in Chumopak (chu mo phag), in the Tamshul (gtam shol) region of Lodrak (lho brag), or Yarje (yar rje) in the Tranang (gra nang) region of Lhokha (lho kha)"
Death Date:	c. 1360
Death Place:	Eyul (e'i yul), in Dakpo (dwags po)
Reincarnation Of:	Seventh incarnation of Lhase Muruk Tsenpo, a son of King Trisong Detsen

Orgyen Lingpa (o rgyan gling pa), (1323 – 1360) was one of the greatest Tibetan tertöns or treasure-finders of the 14th century.

Orgyen Lingpa discovered the important terma Pema Katang (The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava) and many other important texts in the west-facing Pema Shelpuk cave near the entrance of the Yarlung Valley.^{[1] [2]}

References

• Dorje, Gyurme (1999). Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. .
• Dowman, Keith. (1988) The Power-Places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London & New York. .
• Dudjom Rinpoche (Jikdrel Yeshe Dorje) (1991). The Nyingmapa School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History. 2 Vols. Translated and edited by Gyurme Dorje with Matthew Kapstein. Wisdom Publications. Boston. .

Notes and References

1. Dorje (1999), p. 190.
2. Dudom Rinpoche, et al. (1999), Vol. 1, p. 775.