Armor Against Darkness;armor against darkness;Munpey Gocha;munpey gocha;commentary on Anu Yoga in more than 1,400 pages by Sangye Yeshe of Nub, according to an original tantra known as the ''Scripture of the Great Assemblage''. The ''Armor'' has since been published in Delhi, India, as part of Dudjom Rinpoche's monumental publishing effort to preserve the early teachings of the Nyingma school. It is in volume 50-51 of his ''Nyingma Kahma'' edition. +
Dudjom Rinpoche;dudjom rinpoche;(1904-1987) — incarnation of the great treasure revealer Dudjom Lingpa. He was the supreme head of the Nyingma lineage after exile from Tibet and is regarded as one of the most prominent scholars of our time. +
Heart Essence of Samantabhadra;heart essence of samantabhadra;''(Kunzang Tuktig)'', one of the most important Dzogchen instructions of recent times, revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa. +
Ralpachen;ralpachen;great religious ruler and grandson of Trisong Deutsen;also known as the third of the great Dharma kings who established Buddhism in Tibet. +
preliminary practices of the four times hundred thousand;preliminary practices of the four times hundred thousand;(four foundations), traditional basis for a Vajrayana practitioner's development: refuge and bodhisattva vow, Vajrasattva recitation, maṇḍala offering and guru yoga, each of which are repeated one hundred thousand times. +
Mount Sumeru;mount sumeru;mythological mountain of giant proportions at the center of our world-system surrounded by the four continents;abode of gods of the Desire Realms. It is encircled by chains of lesser mountains, lakes, continents, and oceans and is said to rise 84,000 leagues above sea-level. Our present world is situated on the southern continent called Jambudvipa. +
Rigdzin Gödem;rigdzin gödem;(1337-1408) — one of the rive king-like tertöns;great treasure revealer of the tradition of ''Northern Treasures''. Among his termas are the Dzogchen teachings ''Gongpa Sangtal''. +