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Gyalwa Cho-Yang;gyalwa cho-yang;one of Padmasambhavas twenty-five disciples. +
entrustment;entrustment;for instance to the life force of Tseringma;a short empowerment ritual, usually for receiving the blessings of the body, speech and mind of the deity. +
Tashi Özer;tashi özer;(1836-1910) — abbot of Paljor and Palpung monasteries and a student of Jamgön Kongtrul. +
transmission;transmission;direct imparting of knowledge from master to student in an unbroken line of succession spanning centuries. +
geshe;geshe;a learned Buddhist scholar or teacher. +
Nyenchen Tanglha;nyenchen tanglha;important protector of the Nyingma teachings, regarded as a bodhisattva on the eighth level;name of mountain range north of Lhasa. +
Naropa;naropa;siddha of India, chief disciple of Tilopa and guru of Marpa in the Kagyu Lineage. See ''Rain of Wisdom'' and ''The Life of Marpa''. +
Tölung valley;tölung valley;location of Tsurphu in Central Tibet, some 70 km west of Lhasa. +
gyaling;gyaling;a reed instrument close to the Persian shanai and one of the principal ritual instruments in Tibetan Buddhism. +
Maha,Anu,and Ati Yoga;maha,anu,and ati yoga;short for Mahayoga, Anu Yoga and Ati Yoga;the three inner tantras of the Nyingma school. +
lineage masters;lineage masters;teachers through whom a certain teaching and/or empowerment has been transmitted. +
Uncle Sang-Ngak;uncle sang-ngak;(1885/6-1949?) — uncle of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. +
Atisha;(982-1054) — great Indian master who visited Tibet;from him springs the Kadampa and then the Gelugpa lineages. +
Three Sections of the Great Perfection;three sections of the great perfection;''(Dzogchen Desum)'';terma revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa. ''See also'' Mind, Space and Instruction Sections. +
Sangha;sangha;community of practitioners usually the fully ordained monks and nuns or the ''ngakpas'', tantric practitioners distinguished by their long braided hair, white skirts, and striped shawls. +
dakini;dakini;goddess or female tantric deities who protect and serve the tantric doctrine. +
Treasury of Dharmadhatu;treasury of dharmadhatu;one of Longchenpa's famous Seven Treasuries. Translated by Richard Barron as: ''Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena'' and ''A Treasure Trove of Scriptural Transmission'', (Padma Publishing). +
name-burning;name-burning;ritual that guides the dead to a better rebirth;can only be performed by a realized master. +
kilaya dagger;kilaya dagger;same as ''kilaya''. +
Jigmey Lingpa;jigmey lingpa;(1729-1798) — reincarnation of Longchenpa, revealed the famous ''Nyingtig'' cycle, the ''Innermost Essence''. Among his immediate reincarnations are counted Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Paltrul Rinpoche and Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje. +
