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Dzogchen Monastery (Tib. རྫོགས་ཆེན་དགོན། ''rdzogs chen dgon'') is one of the six great monasteries of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located within modern day Sichuan, China. ==History== Dzogchen Monastery was founded by Pema Rigdzin, 1st Dzogchen Rinpoche (1625-1697) in 1675,〔(according to the Great Tibetan Dictionary)〕 1684 〔(according to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo),(),〕 or 1685.〔(according to ''Guru Bkra-shis Ngag-dbang-blo-gros'' in the ''Gu bkra'i chos-'byung'' pp 750-759, 765-817, as cited in Cuervas, Brian J. ''The Hidden History of the Tibetan Book of the Dead''. Oxford. pg 139〕 It became especially renowned for its Sri Singha Shedra, which was established by Gyelsé Zhenpen Tayé () during the time of Mingyur Namkhé Dorje, 4th Dzogchen Rinpoche shortly after the monastery was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake in 1842. Among the great masters to have lived and taught at Dzogchen are Khenpo Pema Vajra (), Patrul Rinpoche, Jamgon Ju Mipham Gyatso and Khenpo Shenga.〔()〕 It eventually grew into the largest Nyingma monastery of all time.〔Cuervas, Brian J. ''The Hidden History of the Tibetan Book of the Dead''. Oxford. pg 139〕 During the time of Thubten Chökyi Dorje, 5th Dzogchen Rinpoche (1872-1935), Dzogchen Monastery was at the peak of its activity, with up to five hundred monks residing, 13 retreat centres, and an estimated two hundred and eighty branches - a gathering of which would have seen tens of thousands of lamas, tulkus, khenpos, monks and nuns. Throughout the year, an extensive array of complex ritual ceremonies were accomplished. Dzogchen was also one of the most famous centres of sacred ritual dance, now commonly known as lama dancing.〔()〕 Dzogchen Monastery is also known as the principal repository of the ''Konchok Chidu'' cycle of the Jangter or "Northern Treasure" (), a prominent terma cycle revealed by tertön Jatson Nyingpo. The monastery's main temple was destroyed by fire in the second month of the Fire Mouse year (1936). It was rebuilt and then the whole monastery was destroyed by the Chinese in 1959.〔Namkhai Norbu, Michael Katz, (Dream yoga and the practice of natural light ), Snow Lion Publications, 2002, ISBN 1-55939-161-8, p 127〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dzogchen Monastery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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