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Amoghavajra (Don yod rdo rje), Indian siddha in India and Tibet, circa 11th century.

Dictionary Definition: 

  • Grub thob A mo gha ba dzra See Padma dkar po, Chos 'byung, pp. 394, 502. Both Ras chung pa and 'Brog mi studied with him in India. In Tibetan he may be referred to as Don yod rdo rje Chung ba ('the lesser'). Came to Tibet near the beginning of the 11th century, invited by Ba ri Rin chen grags. He is also known as Rdo rje gdan pa Chung ba. Zhang Lo, although old, heard teachings from him. His disciple Skyo 'Od 'byung founded the Skyo lugs for the Gshed skor. Mtshan-tho, no. 52.
  • Biographical Dictionary of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, vol. 1, p. 875.
  • Obermiller, Bu ston, pt. 2, pp. 219 (invited to Tibet by Pha ri Rin chen grags), 221 (invited by Shes rab bla ma).
  • See discussion in Schaeffer, AI, p. 520 ff. He did autotranslations (rang 'gyur) of texts related to the Amṛtasiddhi (and many of these are included in the Peking Tanjur; Schaeffer lists the titles on his p. 531).
  • In list of South Asian pundits in Bu ston's History (1989), p. 281.4.
  • Stearns, TRP, p. 162.

Bibliography:

  • Amṛtasaṅkaṭanibarhaṇa ('Chi med kyi 'phran sel). Listed on Cordier catalogue (not in Tôh.).
  • Amṛtasiddhiguhyavajrajāpa ('Chi med grub pa'i gsang ba rdo rje bzlas pa). In Cordier catalogue.
  • Amṛtasiddhināḍiviviktapradhānavyañjana ('Chi med grub pa'i rtsa dben pa'i yig sna). In Cordier catalogue, not in Tôh.
  • Amṛtasiddhināḍyaṣṭagranthamocanayantra-pradhānavyañjana ('Chi med grub pa'i rtsa mdud brgyad 'grol ba'i 'khrul 'khor gyi yig sna). In Cordier catalogue (not in Tôh.).
  • Amṛtasiddhipañcadhātūpadeśa ('Chi med grub pa'i khams lnga'i man ngag). Translated by the author.
    • EoB. Listed in Cordier catalogue.
  • Amṛtasiddhisaṃvaracaturyantrapradhānavyañjana ('Chi med grub pa'i sdom pa bzhi'i 'khrul 'khor gyi yig sna).
    • EoB. Listed in Cordier catalogue.
  • Amṛtasiddhisaptadaśavastuvyavasthāna ('Chi med grub pa'i dngos gzhi bcu bdun gyi rnam par bzhag pa).
    • EoB. Listed in Cordier catalogue.
  • Amṛtasiddhiśukraviviktadoṣapratikāropadeśa ('Chi med grub pa'i thig le dben pa'i skyon bcos thabs kyi man ngag).
    • EoB. Listed in Cordier catalogue.
  • Amṛtasiddhyaṣṭaviviktakāyaviviktadoṣapratikāra ('Chi med grub pa'i dben pa brgyad las lus dben pa'i skyon btses thab [?]). Tr. by the author.
  • Amoghasiddhivṛtti ('Chi med grub pa'i 'grel pa).
    • EoB. Listed in Cordier. It seems that the Sanskrit title should be, to follow the Tibetan, rather Amṛtasiddhivṛtti.
  • Gaṇapatidhāraṇī.
  • Gaṇapatiguhyasādhana (Tshogs kyi bdag po gsang ba'i sgrub thabs). Tôh. no. 3738. Dergé Tanjur, vol. TSHU, folios 73v.2-74v.5. Tr. by Dīpaṅkaraśrījñāna and Nag tsho Tshul khrims rgyal ba.
  • Gaṇapatistotra (Tshogs kyi bdag po la bstod pa).
    • According to Namdol, CS, p. 159, this is found in Peking Tanjur supplement volume, no. 4866.
  • 'Jam dpal rdo rje zhes bya ba'i dkyil 'khor gyi cho ga.
  • Karmamudrāparīkṣopadeśa (Las kyi phyag rgya brtag pa'i man ngag). Tôh. no. 1746. Dergé Tanjur, vol. SHA, folios 116r.3-117v.5. Tr. by the author and 'Gos Lhas btsas.
  • Kurukullākarmayogopadeśa (Ku ru ku lle'i las sbyor gyi man ngag).
    • Peking Tanjur, no. 4711. Author given as Amoghavajra.
  • Mahāvajrabhairavahomavidhi (Rdo rje 'jigs byed chen po'i sbyin sreg gi cho ga). Tôh. no. 1997. Dergé Tanjur, vol. MI, folios 193v.5-196v.3. Tr. by Rwa Rdo rje grags.
    • Dergé colophon: dpal rdo rje 'jigs byed kyi drag po'i sbyin sreg gi cho ga a mo gha badzras mdzad pa rdzogs so // // rwa rdo rje grags kyis bsgyur ba'o.
    • Black Hat Tanjur, p. 440.
  • Rjes chags kyi sbyor bas de kho na nyid kyi rnal 'byor la 'jug pa'i man ngag. Tôh. no. 1745. Dergé Tanjur, vol. SHA, folios 113v.2-116r.3. Tr. by the author and 'Gos Lhas btsas.
  • Thabs lam gyi lag len khrid skor.
  • Vajrabhairavasādhanakarmopacārasattvasaṅgraha (Dpal rdo rje 'jigs byed sgrub pa'i thabs dang las bya ba'i cho ga sems dpa' bsdus pa). Tôh. no. 1982. Dergé Tanjur, vol. MI, folios 159v.5-166r.7. Solo tr. by the author. Revised by Mañjuśrījñāna and Rong zom Chos kyi bzang po. Further revised by Phyug mtshams Dbang phyug rgyal po.
    • Dergé colophon: dpal rdo rje 'jigs byed kyi sgrub thabs / ā tsarya don yod rdo rjes mdzad pa rdzogs so // // nyid kyi rang 'gyur ro // rgya gar gyi mkhan po manydzu shrī dznyā na dang / bod kyi lo tsā ba rong zom chos kyi bzang pos bsgyur cing / slar yang phyug mtshams dbang phyug rgyal pos bsgyur cing gtan la yang dag par phab pa'o.
    • Black Hat Tanjur, p. 440. Has short title only: 'Jigs byed kyi bsgrub thabs. Author given as Don yod rdo rje.
  • Vajrabhairavastuti (Dpal rdo rje 'jigs byed kyi bstod pa). Tôh. no. 2011. Dergé Tanjur, vol. MI, folios 219v.2-220r.5. Tr. by the author and Shes rab bla ma.
    • Dergé colophon: dpal rdo rje 'jigs byed kyi bstod pa paṇḍi ta don yod rdo rjes mdzad pa rdzogs so // // paṇḍi ta de nyid dang / zhang lo tsā ba shes rab bla mas bsgyur ba'o.
    • See Namdol, CS, p. 117, where it would seem to say that this is the title immediately following Tôh 2008, which is neglected in the Tôhoku catalogue (note that 2010 is given the same title, too).
    • Black Hat Tanjur, pp. 439-440. rdo rje 'jigs byed kyi bstod pa tshigs su bcad pa bcu bzhi pa / de nyid lnga'i bstod pa / tshigs su bcad pa gsum pa / 'jigs byed la bstod pa don yod rdo rjes mdzad pa / zhang shes rab bla ma'i 'gyur.
  • Vajrapadavibheda (Rdo rje'i tshig rnam par dbye ba). Tôh. no. 1987. Dergé Tanjur, vol. MI, folios 183r.3-184v.6.
    • Dergé colophon: rgyud dang man ngag thams cad kyi don phyogs gcig tu bsdebs mtshan ma gyen 'greng thig le'i 'khrul 'khor gyi man ngag // rdo rje tshig rnam par dbye ba zhes bya ba / rgya gar shar phyogs kyi paṇḍi ta a mo gha badzras mdzad pa rdzogs so.
    • Peking Tanjur, no. 4611, with Tibetan title Rdo rje'i tshig gi rnam par dbye ba, Skt. title: Vajrapadavibhaṅga.
    • Drepung Catalog, p. 1196 (see also p. 1199). An 8-folio manuscript. Here this is an Indian root text behind a teaching cycle by Gling ras pa Padma rdo rje.
  • Zhi ba'i las bdun dbye ba.