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TheBodongpa or Bodong tradition, is one of the smaller traditions ofTibetan Buddhism falling outside the classification of the four main schools.[1]
Bodong E Monastery (Wylie:bo dong e dgon pa), located in Yutok (Wylie:g.yu thog), in modern Tashigang (Wylie:bkra shis sgang shang),Lhatse County, was the main monastery of the Bodong tradition.[2] It was first established in 1049 by theKadam (Tibetan Buddhism) teacher Mudra Chenpo (Wylie:bka 'dams pa dge bshes mu tra chen po).[3]
Bodong tradition itself goes back to Bodong Rinchen Tsemo, who received teachings from Drubthob Semo Chewa. Its most renowned figure, often regarded as its founder, was the Bodong PenchenLénam Gyelchok (Wylie:las rnam rgyal phyogs, 1376-1451),[4] whose seat was at this monastery. Bodong Penchen authored over one hundred and thirty-five volumes and is known as the most prolific writer in Tibetan history. His most famous work is theCompendium of Suchness (Wylie:de nyid 'dus pa) comprising one hundred and thirty-three volumes having about 500 folios (1000 pages) in each. The extensive version contains one hundred and ten volumes; the medium version, twenty volumes; the condensed version, two volumes; and the extremely condensed version, one volume and this encyclopaedic work is considered the foundation of the tradition.
Je Tsongkhapa studied at Bodong E Monastery with the Lotsawa Namkha Zangpo (Wylie:lo tsā ba nam mkha' bzang po),[5] who taught him theMirror of Poetry (Wylie:snyan ngag me long).
A well-knowntulku of this tradition isSamding Dorje Phagmo, one of the few female incarnation lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.
Bodong E Gonpa[2] was almost completely destroyed during theCultural Revolution[1] though some parts survived because it had been turned into a granary.[6]
Nönga Abbey (Wylie:mngon dga' chos sde),[7] in modernTingri County,Shigatse,Tibet Autonomous Region.
Chöde Monastery (Wylie:chos sde dgon),Nyêmo County,Lhasa. Founded in 750, converted to the Bodong school in 1250.[8]
Pelmo Chöding (Wylie:dpal mo chos lding) inNyalam County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region.
In 1989 the Pelmo Choding monastery (Porong Gompa) in exile was established at Dharamsala, India.[9] A Porong Pelmo Choding monastery has also been built in Kathmandu, Nepal. These monasteries were established by Tibetans from the Porong region of southwest Tibet to preserve the Bodong tradition.
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