Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po)
by George N. Roerich | 1949 | 382,646 words | ISBN-10: 8120804716 | ISBN-13: 9788120804715
This page relates ‘Zur Geneology (xv): ‘Jam dbyangs bsam grub rdo rje’ of the Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po)—An important historical book from the 15th century dealing with Tibetan Buddhism and details the spiritual doctrine and lineages of religious teachers in Tibet. This chapter belongs to Book 3 (Early translations of Secret Mantra).
Chapter 1c - The Zur Geneology (xv): ‘Jam dbyangs bsam grub rdo rje
‘Jam dbyangs bsam grub rdo rje: was born in the year Wood-Female-Sheep (shing mo lug—1295 A.D.) at rta nag gnas gsar, as son of a family, which produced many rnying ma pa scholars.
He studied much under zur byams pa seng ge, and in particular he was learned in the Māyā (sgyu 'phrul) class. From glan nya tshal pa bsod nams mgon po he heard the initiation into the system of Māyā (sgyu 'phrul).
In his childhood he was left with zur shAkya 'byung gnas of yang dben pa, who was famous as a great scholar and a siddha, and with bla ma seng ge ba of ug pa lung pa, and was well educated by them.
The later Lineage of gyi zur owed much to him.
At bye ma seng ge he concentrated his mind steadily on the snying thig of the "Great Perfection" (rdzogs chen). Having transformed (himself) into the image of the Great Sphere (thig le chen po), he acquired a very high degree of concentration which enabled him to penetrate many Paradises of Buddhas, etc.
He passed away at the age of eighty-two in the year Fire-Male-Dragon (me pho 'brug 1376 A.D.).
As he was dying, he said to his son: “I am going to Sukhāvati! You will also live till the age of eighty-two. Then come to Sukhāvati!"
Shangs pa kun mkhyen, whose fame encompassed all quarters (of the World), also obtained in his childhood many initiations and blessings from this teacher, and became a great scholar.