Samsara;'cyclic existence,' 'Vicious circle' or 'round' of birth and death and rebirth within the six realms;characterized by suffering, impermanence, and ignorance;the state of ordinary sentient beings fettered by ignorance and dualistic perception, karma and disturbing emotions. It also means ordinary reality, an endless cycle of frustration and suffering generated as the result of karma. +
Situ Pema Wangchok Gyalpo;situ pema wangchok gyalpo;(1886-1953) — enthroned by the fifteenth Karmapa and studied with Jamgön Kongtrul and the great scholar Zhenga. He later enthroned and offered the transmission of the Kagyu lineage to the sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpey Dorje. +
Lady Degah;lady degah;Dechen Chödrön;Chokgyur Lingpa's consort and Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's great-grandmother. Her name means Dharma Lamp of Great Bliss. +
Dharmadhatu;realm of phenomena;the suchness in which emptiness and dependent origination are inseparable;nature of mind and phenomena that lies beyond arising, dwelling and ceasing. +
ritual of burnt food;ritual of burnt food;(''sur''), smoke produced by burning flour mixed with pure food and sacred substances;can nourish bardo spirits and hungry ghosts. +