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# Jamgon Kongtrul

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Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé, also known as Jamgön Kongtrül the Great, was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, poet, artist, physician, tertön and polymath.

## Quick Facts About Jamgon Kongtrul

Notable works Timeless rapture

## About Jamgon Kongtrul

Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé, also known as Jamgön Kongtrül the Great, was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, poet, artist, physician, tertön and polymath. He is credited as one of the founders of the Rimé movement (non-sectarian), compiling what is known as the "Five Great Treasuries". He achieved great renown as a scholar and writer, especially among the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages and composed over 90 volumes of Buddhist writing, including his magnum opus, The Treasury of Knowledge.

##  Quotes by Jamgon Kongtrul

> [Why chase after thoughts, which are superficial ripples of present awareness? Rather look directly into the naked, empty nature of thoughts; then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamgon-kongtrul/why-chase-after-thoughts-which-are-superficial-ripples-of-present/)

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[Awareness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awareness/)

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> [The primordial purity of the ground completely transcends words, concepts, and formulations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamgon-kongtrul/the-primordial-purity-of-the-ground-completely-transcends-words/)

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[Concepts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concepts/)

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> [Continue practice into everyday life with a single meditation, always keeping in mind the intention to help others in all activities, eating,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamgon-kongtrul/continue-practice-into-everyday-life-with-a-single-meditation-always/)

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[Activity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activity/)

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> [Historic accounts of the lives of great masters have told of rainbows and other special signs, like the rain of flowers, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamgon-kongtrul/historic-accounts-of-the-lives-of-great-masters-have-told-of-rainbows/)

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[Accounts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounts/)

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