Gampopa

Gampopa (1079-1135 or 1153), still called Dhagpo Lhaje (the doctor of Dhagpo) and Dhakpo Rinpoche (the Master of Dhagpo).

It is one of the links of the Lignée of the Rosary d´Or.

Disciple of Milarepa and initiated to the Kadampa and the Mahamudra, it is regarded as the founder of the line-mother Dhagpo Kagyu, and the ancestor of the “four universities” of the tradition Kagyu of the Bouddhisme Tibetan founded by four of these disciples. With the number of those, Düsum Khyenpa, first Karmapa.

Born in Nyal in south-east from Tibet, it first of all followed the steps of his father doctor. It Maria old of a score of years and had two children, who both died of a local epidemic. Gampopa was very disturbed, in particular when his wife also fell sick, and that he saw himself impotent to cure it. As she died, she requested it to dedicate her life with the practice of the Bouddhisme.

At the age of twenty-six years, it was thus made receive like beginner in the tradition kadampa. He studied with several Masters and developed a good comprehension of the lesson. At the thirty-two years age, he heard of Milarépa; he felt an intense devotion then and became aware that Milarépa was to be the Master which was intended to him.

He got under way at his research and could find it after many tests. He accepted from him the totality of the Kagyüpa lesson. He went to Dhagpo in the Kham where it remained in retirement of meditation during several years and founded the monastery Daglha Gampo. He attracted soon many disciples. Gampopa was also an excellent writer noticed for his penetrating vision; the Invaluable Ornament of the release (Dhagpo Thargyen) is most known of its works. Among the principal disciples of Milarépa, it is with him that the transmission was entrusted supplements Kagyupa. He died at the seventy-five years age.

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