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The lineage of teachings brought to Tibet by Lord Marpa, received from the dharmakaya buddha Vajradhara by the Indian siddha Tilopa, Saraha, and others. Transmitted by Naropa and Maitripa to the Tibetan translator Marpa, the lineage was passed on to Milarepa, Gampopa, Karmapa and others. The main emphasis is on the path of means which is the Six doctrines of Naropa, and the path of liberation which is the Mahamudra instructions of Maitripa. +
the Great Dakini of Tsurphu; consort of the fifteenth Karmapa. Her reincarnation, Khandro Rinpoche, lives in Himachal Pradesh, India, but teaches around the world. +
independent kingdoms east of Chamdo, including Nangchen, Derge Amdo and Golok; presently occupies parts of the TAR (Tibetan Autonomous Region), Yunnan, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces. It is known as eastern Tibet among non-Tibetans. +
the Jowo Rinpoche or Jowo Shakyamuni in the Jokhang, the main temple of Lhasa originally called Rasa Trulnang Temple. This statue is said to have been made while Buddha Shakyamuni was still alive and personally blessed by him. +
also Sugata Assemblage of Dzongshö, the sacred place of hidden qualities where Chokgyur Lingpa revealed implements belonging to the master Padmasambhava, the abbot Shantarakshita and the king Trisong Deutsen. The great tertön also revealed a guidebook explaining the lay-out and benefits of practicing there. +
the extensive biography of the Lotus-Born master, Padmasambhava; a terma revealed by Sangye Lingpa (1340-1396). +
sacred site near Varanasi where Buddha Shakyamuni gave the first teaching on the four noble truths. +
Great Bliss Master, a peaceful form of Padmasambhava, usually depicted as wearing the pandita hat and with hands in equanimity. +
capital of Tibet. +
(1653-1703/5) — regent-king after the fifth Dalai Lama, and one of Chokgyur Lingpa's former lives. +
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoches aunt. +
the gifted khenpo sent to receive teachings on ''Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo'' from Jamdrak Rinpoche.; one of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoches teachers. +
eighteen important scriptures translated into Tibetan during the time of King Trisong Deutsen. +
independent kingdom in eastern Tibet; presently situated in the southern part of the Qinghai province. +
guardian deity of a specific terma treasure. +
(Tsadra Rinchen Drak), located on the slope above the Palpung monastery in Kham; extensively described in ''The Autobiography of Jamgön Kongtrul's'' and in Ngawang Zangpo, ''Sacred Ground: Jamgön Kongtrul on "Pilgrimage and Sacred Geography,"'' (Snow Lion Publications). +
42 peaceful and 58 wrathful deities representing the basic qualities of buddha nature, the transformation of samsaric traits on the path, and the perfect virtues of complete enlightenment. The practice connected to their maṇḍala is very popular in the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions. +
(1871-1939) — second Chokling of Tsikey. +
''see'' composure. +
one of the four major schools of Buddhism in Tibet; began in the eleventh century when Drogmi Lotsawa 993-1050), disciple of the Indian master Virupa, brought his teachings back to Tibet. +
