Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Jamgon Kongtrul
Born: 1813
Died: 1899 (aged 86)
Bio: Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé, born in Rongyap, Kham, Tibet, was one of the most prominent Buddhist masters in Tibet in the 19th century. He is credited as one of the founders of the Rimé movement of Tibetan Buddhism and he compiled what is known as the Five Great Treasuries.
Known for:
- The treasury of knowledge
- The Light of Wisdom
- The Torch of Certainty
- The great path of awakening