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Gampopa;gampopa;(1079-1153) — forefather of all the Kagyu lineages;foremost disciple of Milarepa who possessed both supreme realization and great scholarship. He was the author of ''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation''. More details can be found in ''The Life of Milarepa'' and ''The Rain of Wisdom'', Shambhala Publications. +
Kadampa;kadampa;a follower of the Kadam lineage. +
wang;wang;religious dignity;see ''tishi''. +
vajra;vajra;as adjective connotes adamantine, diamond, indestructible;specifically it means of or pertaining to Vajrayana. +
Hinayana;hinayana;The vehicles focused on contemplation of the four noble truths and the twelve links of dependent origination, the practice of which brings liberation from cyclic existence, saṃsāra. +
Pemakö;pemakö;region in southern Tibet famous for its hidden land of sacred places;one third is inside Tibet and two-thirds in Arunachal Pradesh of India. +
Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo;lamrim yeshe nyingpo;spontaneous song by the ninth-century Indian master Padmasambhava, covering the entire Buddhist path to enlightenment, especially that of Vajrayana. Its commentary is the ''Light of Wisdom''. +
Denkhog;denkhog;district located in the Derge province. +
evil influence;evil influence;the influence of mischievous spirits that can cause misfortune and/or disease. +
drubchen;drubchen;"great accomplishment practice";an elaborate tantric practice undertaken by a group of people which goes on uninterruptedly for seven days. +
Nendo;nendo;(Neydo) one of the branches within the Karma Kagyu lineage;originates from Karma Chagmey. The main monastery (Nemdho Tashi Chöling) is in Chamdo south of Nangchen. +
Tramdruk;tramdruk;(Traduk), early temple in the Yarlung valley near Lhasa, built by Songtsen Gampo. +
Sey Phakchok;sey phakchok;son of Shakya Shri who continued his teaching and encampment. +
Mahayoga tantras;mahayoga tantras;primarily the eighteen main tantras now contained in the ''Nyingma Gyubum'', chief of which is ''Guhyagarbha Tantra''. +
Brahma realm;brahma realm;celestial world of the god Brahma within the Realms of Form. +
Drowo;drowo;Valley of Birches, residence of Marpa the Translator, presently in Lhodrak county in southern Tibet. +
hungry ghost;hungry ghost;One of the six classes of sentient beings, tormented by their own impure karmic perception, which causes them to suffer tremendously from craving, hunger and thirst. +
Tsoknyi;tsoknyi;(1828/1849-1904) — Drubwang Tsoknyi the first;an emanation of Milarepas disciple, Rechungpa, and the tertön Ratna Lingpa;contemporary of Khyentse, Kongtrul and Chokling. +
Ngor monastery;ngor monastery;Sakya monastery in the Tsang province of Central Tibet. +
Nubri;nubri;situated in Ganesh Himal, northwestern part of Nepal. +
