Dakpo Tashi Namgyal (Dakpo Paṇchen Tashi Namgyel; ) (1511, 1512, or 1513–1587) was a lineage holder of the Dagpo Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also trained in the Sakya lineage, and was renowned as both a scholar and yogi.
He should not be confused with his namesake, also known as Kunkyen Tashi Namgyal, (1399–1458), who helped establish Penpo Nalendra Monastery in 1425 with Sakya master Rongton Sheja Kunrig (1367–1449). Later in life he served as chief abbot of the Kagyu Daklha Gampo Monastery in southern Tibet.
His best known works are two Mahamudra texts, Moonlight of Mahamudra and Clarifying the Natural State. The latter is a meditation manual which covers the Mahamudra path of meditation, including the general and specific preliminaries, the development of mindfulness and calm through shamatha practice, insight through vipashyana techniques, and recognition of the natural state as the union of shamatha and vipashyana.
Some of his works are available in Tibetan in the "Rigpa Dorje Practice Series."
He was one of the teachers of Mikyö Dorje, the 8th Karmapa Lama.
Details of Tashi Namgyal's biography come primarily from an account written by Lama Trinle Choedak, the personal tutor of the 6th Zimwock Rinpoche.
Works Translated into English
In Tibetan
References
External links Flyer for 2009 teaching on Clarifying the Natural State