Jigten Sumgön
Jigten Sumgön or Jigten Gönpo འཇིག་རྟེན་གསུམ་མགོན (1143–1217) was the founder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and main disciple of Phagmo Drupa. He founded Drikung Thil Monastery in 1179.
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Jigten Sumgön | |
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| Born | 1143 Tsungu (tsu ngu), Kham |
| Died | 1217 |
| Resting place | "Body-Essence, Ornament of the World" stupa |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Lineage | Founder of the Drikung Kagyu |
| Other names | Jigten Gönpo; Welbar Tar (dbal 'bar thar); later changed to Tsunpa Kyab (btsun pa skyabs), and later on Dorje Pel (rdo rje dpal); Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Gönpo Rinchen Päl, Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Gönpo; Drikungpa Rinchen Pel; Kyobpa Jikten Gönpo; Rinchen Pel; Kyobpa Rinpoche (Wylie: 'bri gung skyob pa 'jig rten mgon po rin chen dpal), |
| Monastic name | Rinchen Pel |
| Temple | Densatil; Drigung Thil Monastery |
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| Teacher | Phagmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo (dpag mo gru pa rdo rje rgyal po), Tsilungpa (tsi lung pa), Lama Menyag (bla ma me nyag) |
| Successor | Gurawa Tsultrim Dorje (gu ra ba tshul khrims rdo rje) |
| Post | Drikung Monastery |
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Jigten Sumgön and the Drikung lineage are best known for the set of teachings known as The Five Profound Paths of Mahāmudrā (phyag chen lnga ldan). Some of Jigten Sumgön's sayings were collected by Sherab Jungne into what is known as the Drikung Gongchig (Wylie transliteration: dgongs gcig, "the single intention"), a profound philosophical compendium that further developed in commentarial works written in following generations. Some of Jigten Sumgön's teachings were collected by another disciple into what is known as The Heart of the Great Vehicle's Teachings (theg chen bstan pa'i snying po).