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(1384-1415) — the fifth Karmapa, who performed numerous miracles in China and was given the famous black crown by Emperor Yunglo (Yongle) after converting him to Buddhism. +
lay practitioner. +
pledge to bring every sentient being to liberation and enlightenment. +
(1908-1963) — accomplished meditator who completed numerous three year retreats at Dilyak monastery; retreat master at Tsurphu. +
one of Padmasambhava's twenty-five disciples. Same as Jnanakumara of Nyag. +
sacred remains of a master's body, either before or after cremation. Sometimes the entire body was embalmed an enshrined in a stupa, as was the case with Chokgyur Lingpa. +
the reincarnation of Karmey Khenpo, the cousin of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. +
"Khenpo's reincarnation" here in this book refers to Karmey Khentrul, the tulku of Karmey Khenpo. +
(790-844) — second great Dharma king of Tibet who invited Padmasambhava, Shantarakshita, Vimalamitra, and many other Buddhist teachers to Tibet; built Samye, the great monastery and teaching center modeled after Odantapuri, established Buddhism as the state religion of Tibet, and during his reign the first monks were ordained. He arranged for panditas and lotsawas to translate sacred texts, and he established centers for teaching and practice. Among his later incarnations are Nyang Ral Nyima Özer (1124-1192), Guru Chöwang (1212-1270), Jigmey Lingpa (1729-1798), and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892). +
''(Rinchen Terdzö)'', Jamgön Kongtrul's collection in 63 volumes of the most important revealed termas of Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Vairotsana and their closest disciples; gathered by with the help of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. +
region of East Tibet. +
abbreviation of Samten Gyatso. +
sambhogakaya buddha who embodies all the five families; source of purification practices. +
canonical scripture in which the Buddha taught Vajrayana in his sambhogakaya form. The real sense of tantra is 'continuity,' the innate buddha nature, which is known as the 'tantra of the expressed meaning.' The general sense of tantra is the extraordinary tantric scriptures also known as the 'tantra of the expressing words.' Can also refer to all the resultant teachings of Vajrayana as a whole. +
Karma Gyaltsen; one of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoches teachers and regarded as one of the emanations of Jamgön Kongtrul the first. Kargyam is an abbreviation of Karma Gyaltsen. The king of Nangchen had four gurus; one of them, Kyungtrul's father, resided at Heru Gompa. +
one of Chokgyur Lingpa's four close disciples who spread his teachings in eastern Tibet. +
The fact that phenomena and the ego are empty of, or lack, independent true existence. +
one of the fifteenth Karmapa's chief disciples. +
the final and most important part of the preliminary practices. The practice of supplicating for blessings and mingling the mind of an enlightened master with one's own mind. +
synonym for mind-essence or buddha nature; should be distinguished from the thinking mind (''sem''), which refers to ordinary discursive thinking based on ignorance. This nature is the basic space from and within which these thoughts take place. +
