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Well-known Buddhist university. It was founded near the middle of the fifth century (earlier according to some sources), under the first Kumāragupta. It produced numerous great masters, among them Asaṅga and Vasubandhu. +
This lineage dates back to Marpa Lotsawa (1012-1099), who made three journeys to India and studied at the feet of numerous masters, the principal one being Nāropa. Marpa's principal disciple, Milarepa (1040-1123), was one of the most famous yogis and poets of all Tibet. Milarepa's two principal disciples were Rechungpa and Gampopa. The patronymic of the Dagpo lineage is one of Gampopa's names. Gampopa's four principal disciples made up the four major branches of the school (see Kagyu). The main branch is the Karma-Kagyu, or Kamtshang-Kagyu, lineage, founded by the first Karmapa, Tusum Khyenpa (1110-1193). In addition to the Karmapas, his lineage is primarily made up of the Shamarpas and the Tai Situpas. +
The future Buddha; he will manifest at the beginning of the next cosmic cycle. His teaching will follow that of Śākyamuni, when the latter's has disappeared. +
(1808-1987). One of the greatest Tibetan masters of the nineteenth century and an important architect of the Rimé movement, he is known in the West for the translation of his work ''The Path of Great Perfection''. +
One of the eighty-four mahāsiddhas. He remains famous for his miracles, which included having stopped the course of the sun to postpone payment of his drinking debts. +
He is the lord of the world of the passions, the demon who sustains and animates them. +
Female deity, consort of Cakrasaṃvara. Her practice is very important in the Kagyu tradition. +
Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche's monastic name, given to him by the eleventh Tai Situpa at Pelpung at the time he took ordination from him. It literally means "omnipresent nature." +
(End of third century C.E.). One of the Six Ornaments, he was Nāgārjuna's principal disciple, continuing his teaching of Madhyamaka and composing, in particular, the Four Hundred (Catuḥśataka). +
(ca. 310-390 C.E.) One of the two Indian masters called the Two Supremes (mchog gnyis); the other is Nāgārjuna. Born in Puruṣapara, the capital of Gandhāra, he lived for twelve years at Nālandā. Author of the ''Abhidharmasamuccaya'' and brother of Vasubandhu, he was, dong with his brother, one of the founders of the Yogācāra school. He is well known for his meditation practice on Maitreya, who transmitted to him the Five Teachings of Maitreya (byams chos sde lnga). +
(1016-1100) He was chancellor of Nālanda University when he left in search of true realization with Tilopa, who subjected him to twelve major tests before his enlightenment. He was a mahāsiddha and the Indian master of Marpa the Translator, who initiated the Marpa-Kagyu lineage. +
Tibetan translator who, from 810 C.E. on, worked at Samye, the first monastery founded in Tibet by the king Thrisong Detsen (790-858). He was one of Padmasambhava's principal disciples and played a very important role in the Nyingma transmissions. +
A master of the Shangpa lineage. +
(1829-1870) Great tertön (revealer of teachings stemming from Guru Rinpoche), he was, along with Kongtrul, Khyentse, and Mipham Rinpoche, one of the main creators of the Rime movement. +
The buddha of compassion. He is the patron and protector of Tibet and also a meditational deity, whose practice is very widespread. See Amitābha. +
The pure realm of Amitābha and Chenrezig. +
"Discipline." Collection of instructions and precepts of the discipline taught by Buddha Śākyamuni. The vinaya is one of the Three Baskets of the ''Kangyur''. +
(Late twelfth, early thirteenth centuries) Lama of the Shangpa lineage. See Shangpa-Kagyu. +
One of the three collections of Buddha's teachings which comprise the ''Tripiṭaka'', or the Three Baskets, contained in the ''Kangyur''. The two other collections are the vinaya and the sūtras. +
(988-1069) Mahāsiddha who originated the "close" mahāmudrā transmission of the Karma-Kagyu lineage. His successor was Nāropa. +
