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King Nyatri;king nyatri;first ruler of all of Tibet, took the throne in 247 BC. +
kayas;kayas;the three kayas: dharmakaya, saṃbhogakaya and nirmanakaya. Dharmakaya is the 'body' of enlightened qualities, which is devoid of constructs, like space. Can be either an aspect of the yogi's experience or of final enlightenment. Sambhogakaya is the sublime form of a buddha in the buddhafields endowed with the 'major and minor marks'. Nirmanakaya is the incarnations to influence and benefit sentient beings. +
Nyendruh;nyendruh;''Three Vajra Practices of Approach and Accomplishment'', one of the eight chariots of the Practice Lineage brought to Tibet by the master Orgyenpa (1230-1309) who had traveled to the terrestrial pure land Uddiyana where he met the female buddha Vajra Varahi. +
khenpo;khenpo;a learned teacher in a monastery or the one who gives precepts of monastic ordination. +
representations of enlightened body,speech and mind;representations of enlightened body,speech and mind;shrine objects;statues, scriptures and stupas. +
Dilgo Khyentse;dilgo khyentse;(1910-1991) — one the five immediate re-embodiments of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. Regarded by followers of all four schools as one of the foremost recent masters of Tibetan Buddhism. In the early days of his life, Tulku Urgyen first knew him as Tulku Salgah or Rabsel Dawa. +
Margyenma;margyenma;one of King Trisong Deutsen's queens who made obstacles for Vairotsana, resulting in his exile. +
rakta vessel;rakta vessel;sacred implement in tantric rituals. +
Chokling of Tsikey;chokling of tsikey;Tsikey Chokling;the incarnations of Chokgyur Lingpa residing at Tsikey monastery. Presently there are two, one in Boudhanath, Nepal and one in Tsikey monastery, Tibet. +
Lotus Garuda Fortress;lotus garuda fortress;Pema Kyung Dzong, retreat place high up on the mountain above Tsurphu. +
Khenpo Bodhisattva;khenpo bodhisattva;Usually known under the name Shantarakshita. The Indian pandita and abbot of Vikramashila in India and of Samye who ordained the first Tibetan monks. +
Kyungpo region;kyungpo region;presently situated in Tenchen county, south of Nangchen one the road between Chamdo and Lhasa. Kyungpo is the name of a district in Kham and means garuda. +
Ngawang Trinley;ngawang trinley;contemporary of the eleventh Karmapa, Yeshe Dorje (1675-1702);former life of Samten Gyatso;first of the Ngaktrin incarnations who built Lachab monastery +
Lake Manasarovar;lake manasarovar;famous lake and pilgrimage site near Mount Kailash in west Tibet. +
Tentrul of Surmang;tentrul of surmang;see Surmang Tentrul. +
Vairochana;vairochana;of the five families, the chief buddha of the tathagata family. +
Shabdrung Rinpoche;shabdrung rinpoche;early name for Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (Old Khyentse). +
Kungo Kalsang;kungo kalsang;son of Chimey Dorje;Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's half brother. +
Orgyen Tobgyal;orgyen tobgyal;(b.1952) — oldest son of the third Neten Chokling. Lives in Bir, Himachal Pradesh in Northern India, where he has rebuilt Neten monastery. +
mandala offering;mandala offering;an offering visualized as the entire universe, as well as the arrangement of offerings in tantric ritual, often placed as a circular, ornate plate. To present a teaching "as a maṇḍala offering" shows the utmost respect for the recipient. +
