Taksham Lingpa;taksham lingpa;(1682-?) — also known as Nuden Dorje or Samten Lingpa;tertön and emanation of Atsara Sale, Yeshe Tsogyal's Nepalese consort. +
Tsele Natsok Rangdröl;tsele natsok rangdröl;(b. 1608) master of the Kagyu and Nyingma schools;reincarnation of Vairotsana;author of ''Mirror of Mindfulness'' and ''Lamp of Mahamudra''. +
collapse of delusion;collapse of delusion;disappearance of erroneous ideas and concepts;rather than saying that someone "attained realization" the phrase shows realization's the real nature — that something extraneous has vanished, just like when the sun is cleared from clouds. +
Anu or Anu Yoga;second of the three inner tantras corresponding to the eighth of the nine vehicles;emphasizes knowledge (''prajna'') rather than means (''upaya'') and the completion stage rather than the development stage. The view of Anu Yoga is that liberation is attained through growing accustomed to the insight into the nondual nature of space and wisdom. +
eruption test;eruption test;a local spirit may challenge the yogi's stability in meditation by creating magical apparitions of varying degrees of intensity. +
Machik Labdrön;machik labdrön;(1055-1153) — great female master and incarnation of Yeshe Tsogyal who set down the Chö practice of cutting through ego-clinging. Machik Labdrön means 'Only Mother Lamp of Dharma.' +