| Ma Gcig Zha Ma | DATA |
|---|---|
| TBRC ID | P1238 |
| Wylie name | |
| Name etymology | Ma Gcig-"One Mother" |
| Naming history | |
| Person type | Sentient Being |
| Ethnicity | |
| Clan | Zha ma |
| Gender | Female |
| Summary (1 paragraph) | Along with her brother, ma gcig zha ma taught Lamdre to a great many scholars and translators. |
| Longer description | |
| Birth date (Tibetan) | |
| Birth date (international) | 1062 A.D. |
| Birth place (Tibetan) | pha drug in Latö-Iho |
| Death date (Tibetan) | |
| Death date (international) | 1149 A.D. |
| Death place | unknown |
| Spheres of activity | Teacher of the secret precepts of the "Path of the Fruit". |
| Sect | Sakya |
| References (reference, page/line, passage) | The Blue Annals (Roerich). Pp. 124, 127, 219, 235, 239, 436, 557. Tibetan Tantric Buddhism in the Renaissance: Rebirth if Tibetan Culture (Ronald M. Davidson, 2005) Pp. 150, 291-93, 301, 320-22. Luminous Lives (Cyrus Sterns, 2001) Pp. 58-60. |
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IDs
TBRC ID:P1238
Names and titles (ming dang mgo sa)
Name (ming gzhan dag/): ma gcig zha ma
Etymology: Ma Gcig-"One Mother"
Type (rigs)
- Primary Name (ming gtso bo/): ma gcig zha ma
- Variant Orthography:
- Primary Title:
- Personal Name: zha ma, ma gcig
- Birth names: zha ma, ma gcig
- Family Name: zha ma
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Types (rigs)
Sentient being type (sems can rigs mi 'dra/):
- Human
- historical
- religious
- scholar
- transcendent deity
Gender
- female (pho)
Ethnicity (mi rigs):
- Tibetan
Birth and death ('khrungs 'das)
Birth International date ('khrungs dus/ _spyi 'o'i lo zla tshes grangs/):1062 A.D.
Birth Tibetan date ('khrungs dus/ _spyi lo'i lo zla tshes grangs/):
Death date ('das dus/ _spyi 'o'i lo zla tshes grangs/): 1149 A.D.
Death date Tibetan ('khrungs dus/ _spyi lo'i lo zla tshes grangs/):
Places & Institutions (yul)
Birth place ('khrung yul/): pha drug in Latö-Iho
Death place ('das yul/): unknown
Principal sphere(s) of activity (spyod yul/): Transmitter of the "Path of the Fruit" teachings.
Family (khyim tshang/)
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Relationship type:
- Father (a pha) rdo rje rgyal mtshan
- Mother (a ma/) rgya gar lha mo
- Brother Khong-bu-pa
- Husband a ba lha rgyal
- Husband dge ba'i blo gros
Name (ming/): Ma Gcig Zha Ma
Birth date ('khrungs dus/): 1062 A.D.
Death date ('das dus/): 1149 A.D.
Associates
Types:
- Main teachers: pha dam pa sangs rgyas, pu hrangs lo tsa ba, ye rab pa, se mkhar chu ba, bai ro tsa na
- Collaborator: Her brother, Zha Ma-lotsawa
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Education (slob sbyong)
Study institutions: She was first a consort of of the translator Ma Chöbar, then later Padampa.
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Things studied (doctrines, ritual, literature): Lamdre
Things taught (doctrines, ritual, literature): Lamdre
Career
Occupation: Consort, Teacher
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Religious sectarian affilialtion (chos lugs): Sakya
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Writings (rtsom yig)
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Short summary of life
Ma Gcig zha ma was a consort of the translator Ma Chöbar and learned the Lamdre teachings from her brother, who was a disciple of Padampa. She experienced several gynecological hardships that were believed to be caused by her shortcomings in meditative practice. She taught Lamdre to many students, but is also famous for not teaching to a group of Indian translators, feeling subordiante to outsiders from the land of the Dharma, despite being revered in her homeland.
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