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means and liberation;means and liberation;refer, in the Kagyu context, to Naropa's Six Doctrines and Mahamudra. +
Dharma;teaching of the Buddha. +
Three Roots;three roots;guru, yidam and dakini. The ''guru'' is the root of blessings, the ''yidam'' of accomplishment, and the ''dakini'' of activity. They are usually three types of sadhana practice. +
Sang-Ngak;sang-ngak;(Uncle Sang-Ngak);the uncle of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. +
Songtsen Gampo,King;songtsen gampo,king;(617-698) — first great Dharma King, who prepared the way for transmission of the teachings;regarded as an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara. He married Princess Bhrikuti of Nepal and Princess Wen Cheng of China who each brought a sacred statue of Buddha Shakyamuni to Lhasa. Songtsen Gampo built the first Buddhist temples in Tibet, established a code of laws based on Dharma principles, and had his minister Tönmi Sambhota develop the Tibetan script. During his reign the translation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan began. +
Ngedön Ösel Ling;ngedön ösel ling;one of the monasteries built by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche situated on the hilltop behind Swayambhu in the Kathmandu valley;now the seat of Tsoknyi Rinpoche in Nepal. +
tertön;tertön;revealer of hidden treasures, concealed mainly by Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal. +
yidam practice;yidam practice;training in all sights, sounds and thoughts as being deity, mantra and samadhi. +
arhats,sixteen;arhats,sixteen;disciples of the Buddha who vowed to preserve the Dharma until the coming of Maitreya, the future awakened one. +
Shechen Rabjam;shechen rabjam;(1910-195?) — one of the main masters at Shechen monastery. +
phowa;phowa;tantric practice of ejection of consciousness through the crown of the head at the time of death to effectuate a rebirth in a buddhafield. This is often accompanied by visible sign of success. +
Thrangu monastery;thrangu monastery;one of the main Kagyu monasteries in Nangchen;seat of the Tralek Jamgön and Thrangu Rinpoche incarnations. +
Chetsun Senge Wangchuk;chetsun senge wangchuk;(11th-12th cent.) — great master of the Nyingma lineage. As a result of his high level of realization, his physical body disappeared in rainbow light at the time of death. See also ''Heart Essence of Chetsun''. +
Nenang;nenang;Pawo Rinpoches monastery in Central Tibet, 60 km from Lhasa on the way to Tsurphu. +
Norbu Lingka Park;norbu lingka park;summer palace of the Dalai Lamas in the vicinity of Lhasa. +
Kunsang Dechen;kunsang dechen;Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's consort;mother of Chökyi Nyima and Chokling Rinpoches. +
Seven Treasuries;seven treasuries;seven profound writings by Longchenpa. +
Shabkar Tsokdrug Rangdröl;shabkar tsokdrug rangdröl;(1781-1851) — great master-bodhisattva;see ''Life of Shabkar''. +
Kangyur;kangyur;the translated words of the Buddha;the 103 or 104 volumes of the Tibetan canonical scriptures that contain the direct words of Buddha Shakyamuni. +
Sevenfold Cycle of Profundity;sevenfold cycle of profundity;''(Zabpa Kordun)'', a most extensive set of revelations by Chokgyur Lingpa;contains the sadhana of the Lotus-Dakini, Kilaya, etc. +
