简介:Inthispaper,IwilldiscussthebackgroundofGharungpaLhavirgyalmtshan(1319-1403),theauthoroftheChosdbyingsgsalsgron(LamptoIlluminatetheExpanseofReality).Todate,Gharungpa,astudentofthefamousDolpopaShesrabrgyalmtshan(1292-1361),hasbeenlittlestudiedoutsideofTibet,andhisnamehasrarelycomeupeveninTibetanscholarship.Inordertohaveaclearunderstandingandafullerpictureofhiswrittings,wemustexplorethelifeoftheauthorhimselfaswellasthescholarlyenvironmentinwhichhelivedandwaseducated.