Langri Tangpa

Langri Thangpa Dorje Sengge ( gLang ri thang pa rdo rje seng ge; * 1054, † 1123) was an important teacher of the Kadam tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the founder of the Langthang Monastery ( Glang thang dgon ). He was a student of Potowa ( 1031-1105 ).

He is the author of the work Eight Verses of Training the Mind ( བློ་སྦྱོང་ཚིགས་བརྒྱད་མ་.; Wyl blo sbyong tshigs brgyad ma, . Engl Eight Verses of Training the Mind. ) That acts as a succinct summary of the lojong ( བློ་ སྦྱོང་; . Wyl blo sbyong ) teachings of Mahayana Buddhism applies. It is said to be an emanation of the Buddha Amitābha.

During his life he is said to have laughed only three times.