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Mahamudra;mahamudra;literally, 'great seal,' one of the most direct practices for realizing one's buddha nature;system of teachings which is the basic view of Vajrayana practice according to the Sarma or New schools of Kagyu, Gelug, and Sakya —— just as Dzogchen is for the Nyingma school. +
Kagyu;kagyu;The lineage of teachings brought to Tibet by Lord Marpa, received from the dharmakaya buddha Vajradhara by the Indian siddha Tilopa, Saraha, and others. Transmitted by Naropa and Maitripa to the Tibetan translator Marpa, the lineage was passed on to Milarepa, Gampopa, Karmapa and others. The main emphasis is on the path of means which is the Six doctrines of Naropa, and the path of liberation which is the Mahamudra instructions of Maitripa. +
Khandro Chenmo;khandro chenmo;the Great Dakini of Tsurphu;consort of the fifteenth Karmapa. Her reincarnation, Khandro Rinpoche, lives in Himachal Pradesh, India, but teaches around the world. +
Kham;kham;independent kingdoms east of Chamdo, including Nangchen, Derge Amdo and Golok;presently occupies parts of the TAR (Tibetan Autonomous Region), Yunnan, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces. It is known as eastern Tibet among non-Tibetans. +
Jowo;jowo;the Jowo Rinpoche or Jowo Shakyamuni in the Jokhang, the main temple of Lhasa originally called Rasa Trulnang Temple. This statue is said to have been made while Buddha Shakyamuni was still alive and personally blessed by him. +
Dzongshö;dzongshö;also Sugata Assemblage of Dzongshö, the sacred place of hidden qualities where Chokgyur Lingpa revealed implements belonging to the master Padmasambhava, the abbot Shantarakshita and the king Trisong Deutsen. The great tertön also revealed a guidebook explaining the lay-out and benefits of practicing there. +
Golden Garland Chronicles,the;golden garland chronicles,the;the extensive biography of the Lotus-Born master, Padmasambhava;a terma revealed by Sangye Lingpa (1340-1396). +
Sarnath;sarnath;sacred site near Varanasi where Buddha Shakyamuni gave the first teaching on the four noble truths. +
Guru Mahasukha;guru mahasukha;Great Bliss Master, a peaceful form of Padmasambhava, usually depicted as wearing the pandita hat and with hands in equanimity. +
Lhasa;lhasa;capital of Tibet. +
Sangye Gyamtso;sangye gyamtso;(1653-1703/5) — regent-king after the fifth Dalai Lama, and one of Chokgyur Lingpa's former lives. +
Tashi Chimey;tashi chimey;Tulku Urgyen Rinpoches aunt. +
Jokyab;jokyab;the gifted khenpo sent to receive teachings on ''Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo'' from Jamdrak Rinpoche.;one of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoches teachers. +
Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras;eighteen mahayoga tantras;eighteen important scriptures translated into Tibetan during the time of King Trisong Deutsen. +
Nangchen;nangchen;independent kingdom in eastern Tibet;presently situated in the southern part of the Qinghai province. +
terdag;terdag;guardian deity of a specific terma treasure. +
Tsari-like Jewel Rock;tsari-like jewel rock;(Tsadra Rinchen Drak), located on the slope above the Palpung monastery in Kham;extensively described in ''The Autobiography of Jamgön Kongtrul's'' and in Ngawang Zangpo, ''Sacred Ground: Jamgön Kongtrul on "Pilgrimage and Sacred Geography,"'' (Snow Lion Publications). +
peaceful and wrathful deities;peaceful and wrathful deities;42 peaceful and 58 wrathful deities representing the basic qualities of buddha nature, the transformation of samsaric traits on the path, and the perfect virtues of complete enlightenment. The practice connected to their maṇḍala is very popular in the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions. +
Könchok Gyurmey Tenpey Gyaltsen;könchok gyurmey tenpey gyaltsen;(1871-1939) — second Chokling of Tsikey. +
meditative composure;meditative composure;''see'' composure. +
