The Unifying of Rdzogs Pa Chen Po and Ch'an
Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal
By A. W. Barber
Vol.3, 04.1990
PP.301-317
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SUMMARY:
The traditional accounts of the early history of Tibetan
Buddhism are far from unbiased. They do not portray
accurately the history of Buddhism as it first moved into
that country. The political/social context was far more
complex than traditional accounts would lead one to believe.
Ch'an Buddhism was introduced into Tibet in three main
currents. These are: from Kim Ho-shang's teachings, from Wu
Chu's teachings and from Mo ho yen's teachings. The various
forms of Ch'an gained wide popularity. So much so that the
first Tibetan born abbot of the most important monastic
center, bSam yas, was a Ch'an master. At the same time the
rDzogs pa Chen po teachings from India were being introduced
by Vimalamitra and Vairocana. Doctrinally there are
considerable similarities between these two teachings. The
teachings of Vimalamitra became very popular in the central
district of Tibet. The teachings of Vairocana became popular
in the areas of Tibet near the Chinese border.
The rNyingma master Rong Zom lived at the time of Atisa.
Two generations before him the Ch'an teachings that survived
after the suppression of Ch'an (in Tibet), were unified with
the rDzogs pa Chen po teachings of Vairocana. Rong Zom
received the entire teachings of both Vimalamitra and
Vairocana. He was the first person to do so. After the time
of these two masters. Because the Ch'an teachings were
already preserved in the system of Vairocana, with Rong Zom
the whole of the rDzogs pa Chen po and Tibetan Ch'an were
united.
This information is well documented in early rDzogs pa
Chen po texts and histories. Further references are to be
found in The Blue Annals. as well as material from Tun
Huang.