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The monastic seat and hermitage of Khenpo Ngakchung. +
Wrathful deities of the four cardinal and four intermediate directions. +
(fl. 10th cent.). Also known as Bhumigarbha. Indian scholar, accompanied Atisha to Tibet. +
(1) Teaching, (2) debate, and (3) composition ('chad rtsod rtsom). +
(1) The ultimate truth of the space of reality, (2) the ultimate truth of wisdom, and the fivefold ultimate truth of the result, namely: (3) buddha body, (4) speech, (5) mind, (6) qualities, and (7) activities. +
(1242?–1328?). Fifth abbot of Katok Dorje Den Monastery. Scholar and teacher of Highest Yoga Tantra. +
(1) Reflecting on the difficulty of obtaining the unique freedoms and advantages of this precious human birth; (2) reflecting on death and impermanence, and recognizing the urgency to practice the Dharma; (3) reflecting on the defects of samsara; and (4) reflecting on past actions, their causes and results. +
The four dhyanas: (1) the first, which possesses both ideas and scrutiny (rtog pa dang bcas shing dpyod pa dang bcas pa'i bsam gtan dang po); (2) the second, which possesses no ideas but scrutiny alone (rtog pa med la dpyod pa tsam dang bcas pa bsam gtan gnyis pa); (3) the third of mental action, which is devoid of ideas and scrutiny (rtog pa dang dpyod pa yang med pa yid la byed pa bsam gtan gsum pa); and (4) the fourth of mental action, which is united with delight (dga' ba sdud pa yid la byed pa'i bsam gtan bzhi pa). +
(fl. 6th century). Abbot of Nalanda. Later known as Virupa, one of the Eighty-Four Mahasiddhas, originator of the Lamdre lineage. +
(1597–1653?). Dzogchen master, treasure-revealer, introduced the Great Perfection to Sikkim. See Dudjom Rinpoche, Nyingma School (818–20). +
Mountain retreat above Samye Monastery. +
(1617–82). Seventeenth century unifier, temporal ruler of Tibet. +
The mantra of Avalokitesvara. +
(1) Knowing the lama as the Buddha, (2) knowing all the lama's actions as buddha activities, (3) knowing that for oneself the lama is even kinder than the Buddha, (4) knowing that the lama is the embodiment of all objects of refuge, and (5) knowing that if we pray to the lama, we will attain realization without needing to rely upon anyone else. +
Homeland of the indigenous Naxi people, to the southeast of Gyeltang. +
(ca. 757–817). Female buddha who attained the Rainbow Body. Main disciple and Tibetan consort of Padmasambhava. Recorded and concealed many of Padmasambhava's teachings. +
Nangchen County occupies the upper reaches of the Ngom-chu and Dza-chu headwaters of the Mekong, in Yushul Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. +
Three approaches: (1) generation (bskyed rim); (2) completion (rdzogs rim); and (3) Great Perfection (rdzogs pa chen po); or the three yogas: (1) Maha (rnal 'byor chen po); (2) Anu (rjes su rnal 'byor); and (3) Ati (shin tu rnal 'byor). +
Teachings of buddha body, speech, and mind as described in Longchenpa's Dzogchen tradition: (1) the vajra represents Dharmakaya, (2) a four-digit-size book represents Sambhogakaya, and (3) a buddha image represents Nirmanakaya. +
(b. 1862). Khen Rinpoche Dorje Dzinpa Gyaltsen Özer. Katok meditation master, lineage holder of the Longsel Dorje Nyingpo cycle. +
