rang byung rdo rje;Rangjung Dorje;rangjung dorje;The Third Karmapa was a remarkable scholar and adept who gathered together the teachings on mahāmudrā and dzogchen. He was an important link in the Kamtshang-Kagyu and Nyingma lineages;he was Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen's master and taught Longchenpa, one of the dzogchen tradition's most important masters. +
spyod jug;Bodhicaryāvatāra;bodhicaryāvatāra;bodhicaryāvatāra;A famous work by Śāntideva whose title literally means "the introduction to the life of a bodhisattva." A long poem in ten chapters which explains the bodhisattva path, the different aspects of bodhicitta, and the six pāramitās. +
'od dpag med;Amitābha;amitābha;amitābha;Among the five victorious ones ruling the five buddha families, he belongs to the ''padma'' or lotus family. In particular, he is the master of Chenrezig (Skt. Avalokiteśvara) and resides in Dewa Chen (Skt. Sukhāvatī). +
sha' ri'i bu:;Śāriputra;śāriputra;śāriputra;Śāriputra and Maudgdyāyana were initially disciples of one of the six great religious masters during the time of Buddha Śākyamuni. They left him to follow the Buddha and became his principal listeners, Śariputra being the most distinguished in transcendent wisdom and Maudgalyāyana in working wonders. They both died shortly before Buddha Śākyamuni's passing. +
kun dga'o;Ānanda;ānanda;ānanda;Cousin and personal assistant of Buddha Śākyamuni. He recited the sūtras at the Council of Vaiśali at the time of the first compilation of the Canon. +