Dam chos dgongs pa gcig pa

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དམ་ཆོས་དགོངས་པ་གཅིག་པ།
dam chos dgongs pa gcig pa
Sacred Teaching on the Single Intention
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One of the core texts of the Drikung Kagyu tradition that is reported to be the oral teachings of Jikten Gönpo that were written down and edited together by his student Sherab Jungne. Although not all manuscripts are alike, a beautiful reproduction from Garchen Stiftung (2015) that was studied by Dr. Jan-Ulrich Sobisch contains the following chapter topics:

  • (1) Pure View, Practice, and Conduct
  • (2-4) The Three Vows
  • (5) Three Dharma Wheels
  • (6) Dependent Origination
  • (7) The Resultant Stage of Buddhahood

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Gongchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma
The Gongchig of the Tibetan master Jigten Sumgon conveys clearly the essence of the Buddha's teachings. It delineates the causal law of the universe, Nagarjuna's philosophy of interdependence, and opens one's mind to principles of ethics that help to guard oneself against confusion and deceit. Thus the Gongchig is a guide for every Dharma practitioner - for both study and application in daily life. This edition comprises translations of the Gongchig root text by Jigten Sumgon and of the commentary by Rigdzin Chokyi Dragpa, as well as the original Tibetan texts. It makes the work accessible even for readers who are not well versed in Buddhist philosophy. (Source Accessed Sept 18, 2020)
Viehbeck, Markus, trans. Gongchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma. By Jigten Sumgon ('jig rten gsum mgon). With commentary entitled The Lamp Dispelling the Darkness by Rigdzin Chökyi Dragpa (rig 'dzin chos kyi grags pa). Munich: Otter Verlag, 2009.
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The Buddha's Single Intention
This book presents an influential and extraordinary teaching of the Kagyü tradition of Tibetan Buddhism known as the Single Intention by the master Drigung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön (1143–1217), along with its chief commentaries, principally the Light of the Sun by Rikzin Chökyi Drakpa (1595–1659).


Early in the history of the Kagyü school, the teachings of Jikten Sumgön were condensed into 150 core formulations called vajra statements. These pithy, revelatory statements comprise the Single Intention (Dgongs gcig), which presents the thought of the Buddha and the nature of the ineffable (brjod du med pa) in concise and direct expression. The Single Intention weaves the thread of ineffable mahāmudrā through the entire fabric of Buddhism. It presents mahāmudrā as pervading disciplined conduct, meditative concentration, and discriminative knowledge; ground, path, and result; view, practice, and conduct; and the “three vows” of prātimokṣa, of the bodhisattvas, and of mantra. Jikten Sumgön teaches how the fundamental values and insights revealed by the Buddha are woven into reality and therefore accessible to all.

Jan-Ulrich Sobisch manages to convey the unity of the Buddha’s message both in its particulars and in its scope. His deep and authoritative skill makes this the definitive presentation of one of the most unique and compelling works of classical Tibetan literature. (Source: Wisdom Publications)
Sobisch, Jan-Ulrich, trans. The Buddha's Single Intention: Drigung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön's Vajra Statements of the Early Kagyü Tradition. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2020.
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Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis
It was the Buddhist nun and travel writer Alexandra David-Néel (1868–1969) who brought the manuscript “Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis – The Great Commentary on The Single Intention” by Dorje Sherab from Asia to France. The German foundation Garchen Stiftung reproduced the precious manuscript in its original size and colors. Thus the work is available to an audience of traditional and western experts as well as students of the Tibetan language.
Dorje Sherab (rdo rje shes rab). Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis: The Great Commentary on the Single Intention (dGongs gcig 'grel chen snang mdzad ye shes sgron me). With an Introduction by Jan-Ulrich Sobisch. The Manuscript at the Musée Guimet in Paris Brought to France by Alexandra David-Néel. Reproduction of the Manuscript in Its Original Size and Colors. Munich: Edition Garchen Stiftung, 2015.

Recensions of This Text

Dam chos dgongs pa gcig pa. (Sacred Teaching on the Single Intention). Recension information:
Tibetan 'Bri gung skyob pa 'jig rten mgon po; 'Bri gung spyan snga shes rab 'byung gnas. དམ་ཆོས་དགོངས་པ་གཅིག་པ།, (Dam chos dgongs pa gcig pa'i rtsa tshig rdo rje'i gsung brgya lnga bcu pa).
  • In Dgongs gcig yig cha. Bir: D. Tsondru Senge, 1975: 154-176. Buda by BDRC Logo.jpg
  • In 'Bri gung bka' brgyud chos mdzod chen mo, Vol. 38: 181-219. Lhasa, 2004. Buda by BDRC Logo.jpg

Text Metadata

Other Titles ~ dgongs gcig
~ dgongs gcig gi rtsa tshig
~ dam chos dgongs pa gcig pa'i rtsa tshig rdo rje'i gsung brgya lnga bcu pa
~ 'bri gung dgongs gcig
Commentaries on this text
  1. 'bri gung spyan snga shes rab 'byung gnas. dgongs gcig yig cha. Bir: D. Tsondru Senge, 1975.
  2. Rdo rje shes rab. dam pa'i chos dgongs pa gcig pa'i 'grel chen snang mdzad ye shes sgron me. Shang kang: Shang kang then mA dpe skrun khang gis bskrun zhing bkram, 2006.
  3. Dorje Sherab (rDo rje shes rab). Illuminator, a Light of Gnosis: The Great Commentary on the Single Intention - dGongs gcig 'grel chen snang mdzad ye shes sgron me. The Manuscript at the Musée Guimet in Paris Brought to France by Alexandra David-Néel. Reproduction of the Manuscript in Its Original Size and Colors. Munich: Edition Garchen Stiftung, 2015.
  4. Drikung Chungtsang, 1st, (Chos kyi grags pa). Dam pa'i chos dgongs pa gcig pa'i rnam bshad lung don gsal byed legs bshad nyi ma'i snang ba. In Gsung 'bum/ chos kyi grags pa, Vol. 3: 1-382. Kulhan: Drikung Kagyu Institute, 1999.
  5. Shamarpa, 4th. dam chos dgongs pa gcig pa'i gsal byed. Bir: D. Tsondru Senge, 1992.
  6. Karmapa, 8th. dgongs gcig rnam bshad. In 'bri gung bka' brgyud chos mdzod chen mo, Vol. 7, pp 1-598. Lhasa, 2004.

Kagyu - The Kagyu school traces its origin to the eleventh-century translator Marpa, who studied in India with Nāropa. Marpa's student Milarepa trained Gampopa, who founded the first monastery of the Kagyu order. As many as twelve subtraditions grew out from there, the best known being the Karma Kagyu, the Drikung, and the Drukpa. Tib. བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་

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