Longchen Rabjam
E1040561
Buddhist author
Buddhist commentator
Dzogchen master
Nyingma teacher
Tibetan Buddhist meditation master
Tibetan Buddhist philosopher
Tibetan Buddhist scholar
Longchen Rabjam was a 14th-century Tibetan Buddhist scholar, philosopher, and meditation master renowned as one of the greatest systematizers and exponents of Dzogchen teachings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Longchen Rabjam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13430013 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Longchen Rabjam Context triple: [Nyingma school, associatedWith, Longchen Rabjam]
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A.
Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen was a 14th-century Tibetan Buddhist master and philosopher renowned for systematizing the Jonang school’s distinctive "shentong" (other-emptiness) doctrine.
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B.
Gang Rinpoche
Gang Rinpoche is the Tibetan name for Mount Kailash, a sacred peak in the Himalayas revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon.
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C.
Changzem Tserab Zangpo
Changzem Tserab Zangpo was a Buddhist monk and religious figure known for establishing the historic Diskit Monastery in the Nubra Valley region of Ladakh, India.
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D.
Je Tsongkhapa
Je Tsongkhapa was a 14th–15th century Tibetan Buddhist scholar, philosopher, and reformer renowned for systematizing Buddhist doctrine and monastic discipline in Tibet.
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E.
Lodro Namgyal
Lodro Namgyal is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist master associated with the Jonang school, known for his contributions to its philosophical and meditative traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Longchen Rabjam Target entity description: Longchen Rabjam was a 14th-century Tibetan Buddhist scholar, philosopher, and meditation master renowned as one of the greatest systematizers and exponents of Dzogchen teachings.
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A.
Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen was a 14th-century Tibetan Buddhist master and philosopher renowned for systematizing the Jonang school’s distinctive "shentong" (other-emptiness) doctrine.
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B.
Gang Rinpoche
Gang Rinpoche is the Tibetan name for Mount Kailash, a sacred peak in the Himalayas revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon.
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C.
Changzem Tserab Zangpo
Changzem Tserab Zangpo was a Buddhist monk and religious figure known for establishing the historic Diskit Monastery in the Nubra Valley region of Ladakh, India.
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D.
Je Tsongkhapa
Je Tsongkhapa was a 14th–15th century Tibetan Buddhist scholar, philosopher, and reformer renowned for systematizing Buddhist doctrine and monastic discipline in Tibet.
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E.
Lodro Namgyal
Lodro Namgyal is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist master associated with the Jonang school, known for his contributions to its philosophical and meditative traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist author
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Buddhist commentator ⓘ Dzogchen master ⓘ Nyingma teacher ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist meditation master ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist scholar ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Kunkhyen Longchen Rabjam
NERFINISHED
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Longchen Rabjampa NERFINISHED ⓘ Longchenpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Samye region of Tibet
NERFINISHED
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Yarlung Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1308 ⓘ |
| century | 14th century ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1364 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist philosophy
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Dzogchen exegesis ⓘ Nyingma doctrinal systematization ⓘ meditation theory and practice ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Kunkhyen (All-Knowing) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jigme Lingpa
NERFINISHED
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Mipham Rinpoche NERFINISHED ⓘ later Nyingma scholars ⓘ modern Dzogchen lineages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
synthesizing earlier Nyingma traditions
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systematizing Dzogchen teachings ⓘ writing extensive Dzogchen commentaries ⓘ |
| language | Classical Tibetan ⓘ |
| mainTeaching | Dzogchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Tibetan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Finding Comfort and Ease in Illusion
NERFINISHED
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Finding Comfort and Ease in Meditation NERFINISHED ⓘ Finding Comfort and Ease in the Nature of Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngal gso skor gsum (Trilogy of Rest) NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Treasuries (Dzö Dün) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Precious Treasury of Philosophical Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ The Precious Treasury of Pith Instructions NERFINISHED ⓘ The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena (Chöying Dzöd) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Precious Treasury of the Dharmadhatu (Chöying Dzöd commentary / Dharmadhatu Treasury) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding NERFINISHED ⓘ The Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wish-Fulfilling Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
Dzogchen view of primordial purity (kadag)
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spontaneous presence (lhundrub) ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
codifier of Dzogchen textual corpus
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systematizer of Nyingma scriptures ⓘ |
| school | Nyingma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Longchen Rabjam Description of subject: Longchen Rabjam was a 14th-century Tibetan Buddhist scholar, philosopher, and meditation master renowned as one of the greatest systematizers and exponents of Dzogchen teachings.
Referenced by (1)
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