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Shakya Shri;shakya shri;Tibetan mahasiddha of the nineteenth century;belonged chiefly to the Drukpa Kagyu lineage. +
Chakrasamvara;main yidam deity and tantra of the New Schools. +
terma;terma;transmission through concealed treasures hidden, mainly by Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal, to be discovered at the proper time by a ''tertön'' for the benefit of future disciples;one of the two chief traditions of the Nyingma school, the other being Kahma;said to continue even long after the Vinaya of the Buddha has disappeared. +
duruka;duruka;negative influences mentioned in old prophecies as three kinds: invading armies, infectious diseases, and material substances. +
Old Khyentse;old khyentse;in this book, short for Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. +
Shechen monastery;shechen monastery;one of the four main Nyingma monasteries in Kham: Shechen, Dzogchen, Katok, and Palyul. +
Gyalpo Pehar;gyalpo pehar;a powerful spirit and guardian of the Dharma;the Dharma protector of Samye. +
Hinayana;Mahayana;Vajrayana;hinayana;mahayana;vajrayana;the three levels of the Buddha's teachings. +
Dabzang Rinpoche;dabzang rinpoche;(7-1992) — Dilyak Dabzang;master at Dilyak monastery in Nangchen and an emanation of Gampopa. The late Dabzang Rinpoche counted Kyungtrul Kargyam as one of his main teachers. +
nondual awareness;nondual awareness;(especially in the context of the pointing-out instruction to the awakened state) state of consciousness that is totally free from ignorance and clinging to the duality of perceiver and perceived. It is consequently free from selfish emotions and the creation of unvirtuous karma. The recognition of and training in this nondual awareness is the central issue in Dzogchen and Mahamudra. +
Ngakchung,Khenpo;ngakchung,khenpo;(1879-1941) — ''see'' Khenpo Ngakchung. +
Banyak Ating;banyak ating;(20th cent.) — governor of Sikkim and benefactor of tulku Urgyen. +
Dakpo Kagyu;dakpo kagyu;synonym for the Kagyu lineages, since Gampopa became known as the master from Dakpo. +
Karma Lingpa;karma lingpa;14th cent. Tertön mostly known for revealing the text now famous as ''The Tibetan Book of the Dead'' or more correctly ''The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo''. +
Ngabö;ngabö;high government official in the nineteen fifties' Lhasa. +
reliquary box;reliquary box;(''gau''), amulet box to carry around ones next or place on the shrine;may contain relics from a past master. +
tokden;tokden;full-time meditators who never cut their braided hair;often they are monks. +
Avalokiteshvara;bodhisattva of compassion, often depicted with four arms. +
Buddha Shakyamuni;the historical Buddha, regarded as the chief teacher of our present age. +
Treasury of Nyingma Songs;treasury of nyingma songs;compilation by Kyungtrul of spiritual songs by masters of the Nyingma lineage. +
