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(1837?–1897?). Purtsa Khenpo Akön. Eleventh abbot of Shri Singha College, student of Dza Patrul Rinpoche. +
The seat of Rinchen Lingpa, now an academy for Buddhist studies. +
(1) Homage, (2) offering, (3) confession, (4) rejoicing, (5) requesting teachers to turn the Wheel of Dharma, (6) requesting them not to pass into nirvana, and (7) dedication of merit. +
(1745–1821). Treasure-revealer, heart-son of Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa. Principle Longchen Nyingtik lineage holder. +
Also called the six parameters, these are the views of the (1) expedient meaning (drang don) and (2) definitive meaning (nges don); (3) the implied (dgongs pa can) and (4) the not implied (dgongs pa can ma yin pa); (5) the literal (sgra ji bzhin pa) and (6) the nonliteral (sgra ji bzhin pa ma yin pa). Together with the four modes (tshul bzhi), they form the indispensable keys for unlocking the meaning of the tantras. +
Dzogchen meditation practice that integrates (1) the outer purity of the sky with (2) the inner purity of the ultimate nature and (3) the secret purity of the luminous essence ('od gsal snying po). +
(1) Garab Dorje, (2) Manjushrimitra, (3) Shri Singha, (4) Vimalamitra, and (5) Jnanasutra. +
The three gross doors: (1) body (lus); (2) speech (ngag); (3) and mind (yid); the three subtle doors: (1) channels (rtsa); (2) energies (rlung); and (3) vital nuclei (thig le). +
Also known as Drak Yerpa (brag yer pa), an area of many cave hermitages. Related to the enlightened speech activity of Padmasambhava. Near Lhasa. +
(d. 1185). Author of Ornament of Reason, a commentary on Nagarjuna's Root Verses of the Middle Way. +
(fl. 20th century). Student of Lungtok Tenpey Nyima Gyaltsen Pelzangpo. +
(1) Self of individual persons (gang zag gi bdag); and (2) self of phenomena (chos kyi bdag). +
The basis of Tibet's medical tradition, written by Yutok Yönten Gönpo: (1) the Root Tantra (rtsa rgyud); (2) the Explanatory Tantra (bshad rgyud); (3) the Pith Instruction Tantra (man ngag rgyud); and (4) the Subsequent Tantra (phyi ma'i rgyud). +
The distinctions between (1) universal ground (kun gzhi) and dharmakaya (chos sku); (2) mind (sems) and awareness (rig pa); and (3) relative truth (kun rdzob bden pa) and absolute truth (don dam bden pa). +
(1862–1944) Attended Shri Singha College, refused teaching appointment to continue studies. Biographer of Longchenpa, commentator on Way of the Bodhisattva and Guhyagarbha Tantra. +
(1) Dharmakaya (chos sku); (2) Sambhogakaya (longs sku); and (3) Nirmanakaya (sprul sku). Within the context of the Great Perfection, in terms of the ground of spiritual experience, these three are respectively known as: (1) the essential nature (ngo bo); (2) its natural expression (rang bzhin); and (3) its compassion (thugs rje), which is the raison d'être for the appearance of buddhas within the world. In terms of the path, they respectively denote bliss, radiance, and nonthought; in terms of the result of spiritual experience, they are properly known as the three kayas. Among them, the dharmakaya is free from elaborate constructs and endowed with the twenty-one sets of qualities. The sambhogakaya is of the nature of light and endowed with perfect major and minor marks, perceptible only to advanced bodhisattvas. The nirmanakaya manifests in the mundane world, in forms perceptible to both pure and impure beings. +
The ten bhumis according to Anuyoga: the levels of (1) Indefinite Transformation ('gyur ba ma nges pa); (2) Basis of Reliance (brten pa gzhi'i sa); (3) Important Purification (gal chen sbyong ba'i sa); (4) Continuity of Training (bslab pa rgyun gyi sa); (5) Supporting Merit (bsod nams rten gyi sa); (6) Superior Progress through Reliance (brten pas khyad par du 'gro ba'i sa); (7) The Level That Gives Birth to the Result with Respect to the Aftermath of Inner Radiance on the Path of Insight (mthong lam 'od gsal las langs pa'i rjes la dmigs pa 'bras bu skye ba'i sa); (8) Unchanging Abidance (gnas pa mi 'gyur ba'i sa); (9) Expanding Reality (bdal ba chos nyid); and (10) Riding on Perfection (rdzogs pa ci chibs kyi sa). +
(1266–1343). Root teacher of Longchenpa and Rangjung Dorje, disciple of Melong Dorje. +
Founded in 1409 by Je Tsongkhapa (rje tsong kha pa). One of the "great three" Gelugpa monasteries of Ganden, Sera, and Drepung. In Taktse County near Lhasa. +
(1027–1105). Rinchen Sal. One of three principle disciples of Dromtönpa Gyalwe Jungne. Disciples include Geshe Sharawa Yönten Drak and Geshe Langri Tangpa. +
