Mune tsenpo, mu ne btsan po: 1 definition
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Source: Rigpa Shedra: Wiki1) Mune Tsenpo (mu ne btsan po) refers to one of the sons of Trisong Detsen (c. 742-c.800)—one of the “Three Ancestral Religious Kings” (Tibetan: mes dbon rnam gsum) who were the most famous of Tibet’s ancient kings having made the greatest contribution to establishing the teachings of the Buddha in Tibet. There is some confusion in the various histories regarding the number and the names of Tri Songdetsen's sons. According to Erik Haarh (and historic sources such as The Red Annals and The Banquet for the Wise), he had four sons: [e.g., Mune Tsenpo (mu ne btsan po)]. The situation is made more complex because later Tibetan sources use several of these names interchangeably.—(also see: Brandon Dotson, “Emperor” Mu rug btsan and the ’Phang thang ma Catalogue, JIATS vol. 3, 2007).
2) Mune Tsenpo (mu ne btsan po) or Mune Tsepo (mu ne btsad po) is also mentioned as one of the sons of Trisong Detsen (c. 742-c.800) according to Dudjom Rinpoche’s “History of the Dharma” (bdud 'joms chos 'jung).—Accordingly, Prince Mune Tsenpo and his immediate successor as ruler of Tibet. His reign lasted less than two years during the late 790s, before he was poisoned by his own mother, Queen Tsepongza, on account of his unpopular Buddhist reforms, such as the equal redistribution of wealth. He was one of the five students who received the Vima Nyingtik teachings directly from Vimalamitra.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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