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The Primordial Buddha Samantabhadra
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Samantabhadra (Skt.; Tib. ,Kuntuzangpo; Wyl. kun tu bzang po) In
theDzogchen teachings, our true nature, that state ofthe Ground, is
given the name the 'PrimordialBuddha'. Sogyal Rinpoche writes,
"[Kuntuzangpo]represents the absolute, naked, sky-like
primordialpurity of the nature of our mind".[1]
He is depicted as a buddha, sky-blue in colour,sitting in the
vast expanse of space, and encircledby an aura of rainbow light. He
is completelynaked, meaning unstained by any trace of concept.His
name, Kuntuzangpo in Tibetan, Samantabhadrain Sanskrit, means
always good', always well orunchanging goodness. What this
signifies is thatunchanging goodness, or fundamental goodness,
isour ultimate nature.
Contents1 The Five Aspects of Kuntuzangpo2 Teachings About
Kuntuzangpo3 Further Reading4 Notes5 Internal Links
The Five Aspects of Kuntuzangpo1. Tnpa Kuntuzangpo2. Gyen
Kuntuzangpo3. Lam Kuntuzangpo4. Rigpa Kuntuzangpo5. Tokpa
Kuntuzangpo
Teachings About KuntuzangpoDzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Rigpa
London, 8 February 1992Sogyal Rinpoche, Berlin Centre, 4 June
2011
Further Reading
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The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Penetrating Wisdom: The Aspiration
of Samantabhadra, (Ithaca:Snow Lion Publications, 2006), pages
33-37.
Notes1. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, page 106.
Internal LinksPrayer of Kuntuzangpo
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