Yuthok Yontan Gompo the Younger
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Yuthok Yonten Gonpo the Younger (1126-1202) was a Traditional Tibetan doctor credited with The Four Medical Tantras (rGyud-bZhi) - a four-book treatise on Traditional Tibetan medicine
- and the Yuthok Nyingthig Ladrub Dugngai Munpa Selvai Nyini Odser (gYu Thog sNying Thig bLa sGrub sDug bsNgai Mun Sel nyi ma’I od zer) which means ‘The Innermost Essence of the Teachings of Yuthok, Guru Practice – the sun light that emanates the darkness of suffering.’
, his father was Yuthok Khyungpo Dorje and his mother Pema Odenma . Yuthok was from a family lineage of royal court Traditional Tibetan medicine
doctors who trace their origin to the time of King Lha Thothori (441-561). At age eight, he began to study, with his father and other teachers including Manjusri
, a wide range of topics from medicine, Buddhism
, and the arts and languages.
At age 14 he began traveling through Central Tibet where he met a Geshe called Roton Konchok Kyap who transmitted the Four Tantras: the Essence of Ambrosia Secret Instruction to Yuthok. At age 18, he traveled to India
for the first time where he studied the Eight Branches of Healing, Somaradza and other treaties on medicine with Paldan Phren-ba.
When he was 21, Yuthok returned to Tibet where he set up a clinic and began teaching medicine to his students. At 31, he returned to India, where he received a teaching which later became known as the Yuthok Nyingthig, The Innermost Essence of Yuthok. It is said that he traveled to Indian six times. His heart-disciple was Sumton Yeshe Sung, whom received the Four Tantras and the Yuthok Nyingthig.
It is said that at age 76, Yuthok gathered his students for a final teaching before attaining the rainbow body and departing to Tunadug, the pure land of the Medicine Buddha.
Traditional Tibetan medicine
Traditional Tibetan medicine is a centuries-old traditional medical system that employs a complex approach to diagnosis, incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and urinalysis, and utilizes behavior and dietary modification, medicines composed of natural materials and physical therapies...
- and the Yuthok Nyingthig Ladrub Dugngai Munpa Selvai Nyini Odser (gYu Thog sNying Thig bLa sGrub sDug bsNgai Mun Sel nyi ma’I od zer) which means ‘The Innermost Essence of the Teachings of Yuthok, Guru Practice – the sun light that emanates the darkness of suffering.’
Biography
Born in the village of Goshi Rethang in Western TibetTibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
, his father was Yuthok Khyungpo Dorje and his mother Pema Odenma . Yuthok was from a family lineage of royal court Traditional Tibetan medicine
Traditional Tibetan medicine
Traditional Tibetan medicine is a centuries-old traditional medical system that employs a complex approach to diagnosis, incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and urinalysis, and utilizes behavior and dietary modification, medicines composed of natural materials and physical therapies...
doctors who trace their origin to the time of King Lha Thothori (441-561). At age eight, he began to study, with his father and other teachers including Manjusri
Manjusri
Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva associated with transcendent wisdom in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Esoteric Buddhism he is also taken as a meditational deity. The Sanskrit name Mañjuśrī can be translated as "Gentle Glory"...
, a wide range of topics from medicine, Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, and the arts and languages.
At age 14 he began traveling through Central Tibet where he met a Geshe called Roton Konchok Kyap who transmitted the Four Tantras: the Essence of Ambrosia Secret Instruction to Yuthok. At age 18, he traveled to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
for the first time where he studied the Eight Branches of Healing, Somaradza and other treaties on medicine with Paldan Phren-ba.
When he was 21, Yuthok returned to Tibet where he set up a clinic and began teaching medicine to his students. At 31, he returned to India, where he received a teaching which later became known as the Yuthok Nyingthig, The Innermost Essence of Yuthok. It is said that he traveled to Indian six times. His heart-disciple was Sumton Yeshe Sung, whom received the Four Tantras and the Yuthok Nyingthig.
It is said that at age 76, Yuthok gathered his students for a final teaching before attaining the rainbow body and departing to Tunadug, the pure land of the Medicine Buddha.