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. +
the Mother of Longevity;the mother of longevity;Chandali;consort of Buddha Amitayus;in ''Blazing Splendor'' a mind treasure of the first Khyentse, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. +
Khenpo Ngakchung;khenpo ngakchung;(1879-1941) — scholar-teacher at Katok monastic college and a very important reviver of the scholastic lineage of expounding the Dzogchen scriptures. Considered to be incarnation of both Vimalamitra and Longchenpa. Chatral Sangye Dorje is one of his last living disciples. Khenpo Ngakchung got his name because there was an older khenpo with the name Ngawang, so he became the "Younger Khenpo Ngawang." One of his works is available in English with a short biography in the introduction: Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, ''A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher'' (Shambhala Publications, 2004). +
essence,nature,and capacity;essence,nature,and capacity;The three aspects buddha nature according to the Dzogchen system. Essence is the primordially pure wisdom of emptiness. The nature is the spontaneously present wisdom of cognizance. The capacity is the all-pervasive wisdom of indivisibility. This is, ultimately, the identity of the Three Roots, the Three Jewels and the three kayas. +