Back in 1992 or 93 I took Boddhisattva Vows with a Kagyu Rinpoche at the Dharmadhatu in Nelson, BC, Canada. The teacher only visited for a few days, and I'm sorry to say that I can't remember his name.
During that time he presided over the vows and gave me the name that translates into English as "Armour of Patience." I wasn't given a written version of the Tibetan name and now can't remember it.
Can anyone help me with that?
(Incidently Trungpa Rinpoche had given me the name Limitless Patience which, if I remember correctly translates as Sopa Thaye(?) . Apparently patience is my theme!)
Armour of Patience
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Re: Armour of Patience
Zöpa or Söpa (bzod pa) is certainly "patience," but there are a few words for "armor." See if any of these ring a bell:
Gotrab (go khrab)
Gocha (go cha)
My guess would be either Zöpay Gocha (bzod pa'i go cha), "Armor of Patience," or Gochay Zöpa (go cha'i bzod pa), "Armor-like Patience." I know an Inji monk in the Palyul lineage with the name Daway Gocha (zla ba'i go cha), "Armor of the Moon."
There is also practice called Vajra Armor which in Tibetan is Benza Gotrab (badz+ra go khrab). So it just depends.
If none of those sounds right i can go thru the less common words for armor...
Gotrab (go khrab)
Gocha (go cha)
My guess would be either Zöpay Gocha (bzod pa'i go cha), "Armor of Patience," or Gochay Zöpa (go cha'i bzod pa), "Armor-like Patience." I know an Inji monk in the Palyul lineage with the name Daway Gocha (zla ba'i go cha), "Armor of the Moon."
There is also practice called Vajra Armor which in Tibetan is Benza Gotrab (badz+ra go khrab). So it just depends.
If none of those sounds right i can go thru the less common words for armor...
"The Sutras, Tantras, and Philosophical Scriptures are great in number. However life is short, and intelligence is limited, so it's hard to cover them completely. You may know a lot, but if you don't put it into practice, it's like dying of thirst on the shore of a great lake. Likewise, a common corpse is found in the bed of a great scholar." ~ Karma Chagme
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Re: Armour of Patience
Thanks Palzang Jangchub!
I did a deep dive into my piles of documents this morning and actually found the calligraphy I was given at the time. It was transliterated as Zöpai Gocha, just as you suggested. If my attempt at attaching the photo has worked, can you or anyone read the name of the Rinpoche? There is a seal but it is a bit broken up.
Nick
I did a deep dive into my piles of documents this morning and actually found the calligraphy I was given at the time. It was transliterated as Zöpai Gocha, just as you suggested. If my attempt at attaching the photo has worked, can you or anyone read the name of the Rinpoche? There is a seal but it is a bit broken up.
Nick
Re: Armour of Patience
That’s from Thrangu Rinpoche if I’m not mistaken.