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. +
Sakya lineage;sakya lineage;one of the four major schools of Buddhism in Tibet;began in the eleventh century when Drogmi Lotsawa 993-1050), disciple of the Indian master Virupa, brought his teachings back to Tibet. +
Buddha;enlightened or awakened one who has completely abandoned all obscurations and perfected every good quality. A perfected bodhisattva after attaining true and complete enlightenment is known as a buddha. The Buddha generally referred to is Shakyamuni Buddha, the buddha of this era, who lived in India around the 6th century B.C. There have been innumerable buddhas in past eons who manifested the way to enlightenment. In the current Good Eon —— from the beginning to the end of human beings —— there will be one thousand buddhas of which Buddha Shakyamuni is the fourth. +
Black Crown ceremony;black crown ceremony;ritual of 'liberation through seeing' during which the Karmapa wears the crown exclusively worn by the Gyalwang Karmapas. +
Embodiment of Realization;embodiment of realization;''(Tukdrub Gongpa Kundu)'' A terma treasure revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa that combines all levels of guru sadhana. +
Vajra Varahi;vajra varahi;female buddha;saṃbhogakaya manifestation of Samantabhadri;one of the chief yidam deities of the Sarma Schools, as well as a wisdom dakini. +