- Katok Tsewang Norbu
Katok Tsewang Norbu (Wylie: "kaḥ thog tshe dbang nor bu ") (1698-1755) was aNyingmapa who championed the view of 'extrinsic emptiness' orZhentong (Wylie: "gzhen-stong") which he propogated amongst his tradition. His seat was theKatok Monastery .Contextualising Zhentong
After the suppression of the
Jonang school and its texts and the texts of Sakya Chokden by the Tibetan government in the 1600s, various Shentong views were propagated mainly byKarma Kagyu andNyingma lamas. In particular, the 8thTai Situ Rinpoche (Situ Paṇchen Chökyi Jungné (si tu paṇ chen chos kyi 'byung gnas) (1700-1774)) and Katok Tsewang Norbu (kaḥ thog tshe dbang nor bu) (1698-1755), close colleagues and Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lamas respectively, were very instrumental in reviving Shentong among their sects. This revival was continued byJamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye , a 19th century Rime (ecumenical) scholar and forceful exponent of Shentong, and were also advanced recently by the eminent Kagyu LamasKalu Rinpoche andKhenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche .Notes
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* Rigpa Shedra (July 24, 2008). 'Katok Monastery'. Source: [http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Katok_Tsewang_Norbu] (accessed: Sunday August 17, 2008)
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