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Vimalamitra;Dzogchen master who was invited to Tibet by King Trisong Deutsen;one of three main forefathers of the Dzogchen teachings, especially ''Nyingtig'', in Tibet. Vimalamitra means 'Flawless Kinsman.' +
Sangwa Yeshe;sangwa yeshe;(Secret Wisdom), enlightened dakini. +
Prajnaparamita sutras;prajnaparamita sutras;teachings that describe insight, transcendent knowledge, and other practices of a bodhisattva, as well as a buddhas omniscient state of enlightenment. These sutras exists in varying degree of details, the shortest being the famous ''Heart Sutra'' memorized by most monks and nuns and the longest being the ''Hundred Thousand'' in twelve large volumes. +
shabdrung;shabdrung;''vajra master'' in charge of tantric ceremonies, a religious rank two steps below the highest hierarch of the Sakya school. +
Palbar;palbar;Tibetan word translated here as ''Blazing Splendor''. +
Drigung;drigung;major branch of the Kagyu lineage, founded by Kyobpa Jigten Sumgön (1143-1217), a disciple of Phamo Drupa. +
Lion-faced Dakini;lion-faced dakini;one of the chief deities for averting obstacles and negative forces. +
Chetsun Nyingtig;chetsun nyingtig;''see'' Heart Essence of Chetsun. +
swift walking or swift feet;swift walking or swift feet;yogic ability to walk extremely fast, covering huge distances in a short time, through control over the inner currents of energy. +
metsa;metsa;old-fashion fire kit using flint, steel and dry moss or bark. +
Panchen Lama;panchen lama;incarnation line of the abbots of Tashi Lhunpo monastery, established in the time of the Fifth Dalai Lama;first Panchen Lama was Lobzang Chögyen (1570-1662). +
Tsechu;tsechu;monastery adjacent to the royal palace in Nangchen;seat of the Trulshik Adeu and Tsoknyi incarnations. +
Drak Yerpa;drak yerpa;One of five sacred places blessed by Padmasambhava. Situated 30 km northeast of Lhasa, it is famous for caves used for meditation by the Lotus-Born master and his consort Yeshe Tsogyal, as well as by the 10th century scholar Atisha. +
pure realm or lands;pure realm or lands;buddhafields;manifested through the aspirations of a bodhisattva in conjunction with the merit of sentient beings. According to the tantras, a buddhafield is an expression of the awakened state. A practitioner can take rebirth in Sukhavati, the pure land of Buddha Amitabha, at the moment of death or during the bardo through a combination of pure faith, sufficient merit, and one-pointed determination. +
tummo;tummo yoga;tummo;tummo yoga;practice to develop the blissful inner heat to refine the subtle vajra body, consume obscurations and to bring forth realization. One of the Six Doctrines of Naropa;practiced primarily in the Kagyu lineage. +
Jewel Garland;jewel garland;a long collection of Chö songs composed by the third Karmapa and codified by Karma Chagmey. +
Lhodrak;lhodrak;district south of Lhasa, north of Bhutan. +
Manjushri;manjushri;one of eight main bodhisattvas;personification of the perfection of transcendent knowledge. +
Shri Singha;shri singha;chief disciple and successor of Manjushrimitra in the lineage of the Dzogchen teachings;born in Khotan;his disciples were four outstanding masters: Jnanasutra, Vimalamitra, Padmasambhava and the Tibetan translator Vairochana;the latter three were responsible for bringing the canonical scriptures of Dzogchen to Tibet. +
Chanting the Names of Manjushri;chanting the names of manjushri;''Manjushri Nama Sangirti Expressed in Songs of Praise''. A tantra in six hundred verses belonging to Kriya Yoga known to all Tibetan Buddhists as ''Jampal Tsenjö''. It is text number 424 in the Tsamdrak edition of ''Collected Nyingma Tantras (Nyingma Gyuma)''. Translated as ''Chanting the Names of Manjushri'', A. Wayman, Shambhala Publications. +
