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district in northwestern Nepal. +
''see'' Ngaktrin of Argong. +
famous devotional chant written by Jamgön Kongtrul. +
master from Benchen monastery in Nangchen; close friend of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. +
the twelve thick volumes of the ''Prajnaparamita'' scriptures, one of the most famous sutras in Mahayana. +
(1403-1478) — one of the major revealers of treasures whose termas are still practiced today in Nangchen. +
school of higher Buddhist studies at Dzogchen monastery. +
(1887/9-1955/7) — Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's uncle; Tersey means son of the tertön. +
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's mother. +
small clay image of a buddha or stupa, stamped from a mold. +
(1881-1945/6) — master of the Barom and ''New Treasures'' lineages; based at Lachab monastery in Nangchen; Tulku Urgyen Rinpoches uncle & root guru. +
practical and concise advice on how to carry out a spiritual practice in the most simple and effective way. +
a wrathful deity, for instance Hayagriva or Vajra Kilaya. +
the "practice center" where the traditional three-year retreat takes place. +
The Jarung Khashor Stupa at Boudhanath, Nepal, situated in the Kathmandu valley. For details, see Keith Dowman, ''The Legend of the Great Stupa''. +
translator of the canonical texts; usually worked with Indian panditas. +
Also known as Great Perfection and Ati Yoga. The highest teachings of the Nyingma School of the Early Translations. The early lineage masters include Garab Dorje, Manjushrimitra, Shri Singha, Jnanasutra, Vimalamitra, Padmasambhava and Vairotsana. Numerous Dzogchen teachings were concealed as ''termas'' treasures by these masters and revealed through the following centuries. These teachings are embodied in the oral instructions one receives personally from a qualified master. +
capital of the former (up to 1975) independent kingdom Sikkim, situated between Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, and India. +
(685-763) — one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas of India; composed the famous ''Bodhisattva Charya Avatara (The Way of the Bodhisattva)''. +
teachings brought to Tibet and translated mainly during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen and in the subsequent period up to Rinchen Zangpo in the ninth century, chiefly by the great masters Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Shantarakshita, and Vairotsana. The two main types of transmission are Kahma and Terma. Practices are based on both the outer and inner tantras with emphasis on the practice of the inner tantras of Mahayoga, Anu Yoga and Ati Yoga. +
