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.' +
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. +
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. +
Tashi Lhunpo;tashi lhunpo;monastery, seat of the Panchen Lama in Shigatse;founded in 1447 by Gedun Drub (1391-1475), Tsongkhapa's nephew and disciple;used to house up to four thousand monks. +
Mao Tse-tung;mao tse-tung;helmsman of Communism in China;seen by many Tibetans as possessed by a demonic force bent on destroying the Dharma and happiness of sentient beings. +
Dharma protector;dharma protector;nonhumans who vow to protect and guard the teachings of the Buddha and its followers;can be either 'mundane' i.e. virtuous samsaric beings or 'wisdom protectors' who are emanations of buddhas or bodhisattvas. +
Padmasattva;padmasattva;chief deity in a mind treasure revealed by Old Khyentse after Chokgyur Lingpa's passing. In a vision, he saw the great tertön in his saṃbhogakaya form and, receiving an empowerment and teachings, wrote them down. +
Realization Directly Revealed;realization directly revealed;teachings on the Great Perfection entitled ''Samantabhadra's Realization Directly Revealed (Kuntu Zangpö Gongpa Sangtal du Tenpa)'' from the great revealer of hidden treasures Rigdzin Gödem's tradition of Northern Treasures. +