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nonmeditation;nonmeditation;fourth of four levels of Mahamudra. For more details, see Dakpo Tashi Namgyal, ''Clarifying the Natural State''. (Rangjung Yeshe Publications). +
protectors;protectors;guardians of the Dharma teachings. +
Four-Armed Mahakala;four-armed mahakala;guardian protector of the teachings. +
Ponlop Rinpoche;ponlop rinpoche;incarnation line of masters connected to Dzogchen monastery in Kham. The sixth Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Tubten Jigdral Tsewang Dorje (1925-62), was the brother of the sixteenth Karmapa. +
buddhafield;buddhafield;''see'' pure lands +
Chatral Rinpoche;chatral rinpoche;Sangye Dorje;prominent Nyingma master living at Pharping in the southern part of the Kathmandu valley. +
genyen;genyen;the twenty-one ''genyen'', guardian spirits of the Dharma who, when Padmasambhava was in Tibet, were bound under oath to protect the Buddha's teachings. +
Tishi Repa;tishi repa;Darma Wangchuk's disciple;early master in the Barom Kagyu lineage. +
Mipham;mipham;(1846-1912) — student of Jamgön Kongtrul, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Paltrul Rinpoche. Blessed by Manjushri, he became one of the greatest scholars of his time;his collected works fill more than 30 volumes. His chief disciple was Shechen Gyaltsab Pema Namgyal, the root guru of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. +
sadhana;sadhana;means of accomplishment;tantric liturgy and procedure for practice. The typical sadhana structure involves a preliminary part including the taking of refuge and arousing bodhichitta, a main part involving visualization of a buddha and recitation of the mantra, and a concluding part with dedication of merit to all sentient beings. +
Druk Sang-Ngak Chöling;druk sang-ngak chöling;The seat of the Drukchen Jamgön. Literally, the "Dharma Garden of Secret Mantrayana" at Jar in southern Tibet was built by the fourth Drukchen, Pema Karpo (1527-1592) who transferred the seat of the Drukpa Order to this place. +
Chökyong Gongdu;chökyong gongdu;terma revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa related to the protectors of the Dharma. +
Rabjam;rabjam;''see'' Shechen Rabjam;Longchen Rabjam/Longchenpa. +
Sakya monastery;sakya monastery;one of the main seats of the lineage in Central Tibet. +
three kayas of buddhahood;three kayas of buddhahood;dharmakaya (body of enlightened qualities), the first of the three kayas, is devoid of constructs, like space. Sambhogakaya (body of perfect enjoyment) is the semi-manifest form of the buddhas endowed with five perfections: perfect teacher, retinue, place, teaching and time;perceptible only to bodhisattvas on the ten levels. Nirmanakaya (emanation body or form of magical apparition) is the aspect of enlightenment that can be perceived by ordinary beings. +
Barom Kagyu lineage;barom kagyu lineage;begins with Dharma Wangchuk of Barom, a disciple of Gampopa. +
Mount Karma;mount karma;sacred mountain south of Nangchen on the way to Chamdo. +
Loter Wangpo;loter wangpo;(1847-1914) — lama from the Ngor monastery in the Tsang province of Central Tibet;one of the principal disciples of both Khyentse and Kongtrul. +
Tarthang Tulku;tarthang tulku;Nyingma master based in the United States;prolific publisher of sacred scriptures. +
Tsangsar Dranang;tsangsar dranang;the homeland of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, accessible only by horse, one day from Lachab, Fortress Peak, or Dechen Ling. +
