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Asura or Asura Cave;asura or asura cave;sacred place where the Lotus-Born master subdued the evil forces of afflicting negative conditions on Nepal through the practice of Vajra Kilaya and manifested the Mahamudra Vidyadhara level. Situated near Pharping in the Kathmandu valley. +
chuba;chuba;traditional Tibetan dress used by lay people for both men and women, but with different style and folds. +
Tana;tana;monastery in Nangchen originally Yelpa Kagyu, named Horse-Eared after distinctively shaped mountain peaks above it;site of Ling Gesar's tomb. +
Tilopa;tilopa;great Indian siddha, teacher of Naropa, and father of the Kagyu lineage. +
nine vehicles;nine vehicles;nine gradual vehicles of the Nyingma school: Shravaka, Pratyekabuddha, Bodhisattva, Kriya, Upa, Yoga, Maha, Anu, and Ati. They are meant to be alternative approaches to liberation and enlightenment for people of various types of capacity and inclinations. +
Prince Murub;prince murub;second son of King Trisong Deutsen;close disciple of Padmasambhava, attained enlightenment and took the vow to come back repeatedly to reveal the hidden treasures of the Lotus-Born master;later incarnated as Chokgyur Lingpa. +
naga;naga;powerful long-lived serpent-like beings who inhabit bodies of water and often guard great treasure. Nagas belong half to the animal realm and half to the god realm. They generally live in the form of snakes, but many can change into human form. +
Chokgyur Lingpa;chokgyur lingpa;(1829-1870) — important revealer of hidden treasure from Padmasambhava;Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's great-grandfather. +
Prajnaparamita;prajnaparamita;transcendent knowledge;Mahayana teachings on insight into emptiness, transcending the fixation of subject, object and action;associated with the Buddhas second turning of the wheel of Dharma. Since Prajnaparamita eliminates the most subtle obscuration, this insight is often called Mother of All Buddhas. +
Lachab monastery/Gompa;lachab monastery/gompa;Lachab Jangchub Nordzin Chöling;main monastery of Samten Gyatso and Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche in Nangchen. +
Vairotsana Dzogchen;vairotsana dzogchen;''(Heart Essence of Vairotsana;Vairo Nyingtig)'', synonyms for Dzogchen Desum. +
Chamdo;chamdo;province south of Nangchen, presently included within the Tibet Autonomous Region. +
wisdom-body;wisdom-body;ethereal form, beyond the confines of a material body. +
Nyang-Ral Nyima Özer;nyang-ral nyima özer;(1124-1192) — first of five king-like tertöns and a reincarnation of King Trisong Deutsen. Several of his revealed treasures are included in the ''Rinchen Terdzö'', among which the most well known is the ''Kabgye Deshek Dupa'', a cycle of teachings focusing on the ''Eight Commands'', and the biography of Guru Rinpoche called ''Sanglingma'', now published as ''The Lotus-Born''. Nyang Ral means 'Braided one from Nyang,' and Nyima Özer means 'Ray of sun light.' +
Lungtok;lungtok;childhood name of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's second son. The sixteenth Karmapa later recognized him as the fourth Chokling of Tsikey. +
Tendzin Dorje;tendzin dorje;previous life of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche;lama at Drong monastery near Nakchukha. +
Khamtrul Tenpey Nyima;khamtrul tenpey nyima;(1849-1907) — one of the main masters of the Drukpa Kagyu lineages. His present incarnation resides in Tashi Jong, Himachal Pradesh, India. +
Nyagla Pema Dudul;nyagla pema dudul;(1816-1872) — master who attained rainbow body. +
Golok;golok;large province in northeastern Kham. +
Drukchen;drukchen;respectfully referred to as the Drukchen Jamgön. His monastery's name is Druk Sang-Ngak Chöling. The Drukchen incarnation in residence during Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's early childhood was Mipham Chokyi Wangpo (1884-1930) whose principal guru was the great siddha, Drubwang Shakya Shri. +
