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One of the first Tibetans to take ordination; received transmission from Hungkara in India, together with Namkhai Nyingpo. +
The secret script of the female spiritual beings, which can only be decoded by accomplished masters. +
he present world-age, dominated by decline and degeneration. +
The heruka of the padma family or the tantric teachings connected to this deity, which are among the Eight Sadhana Teachings. +
The "winds" or energy currents of the body. +
Born into the Drogmi clan he was also known as Palgyi Yeshe of Drogmi. He was an adept translator and rendered numerous sutras and tantras into Tibetan, including the Tantra of the Mother Deities Mamo. He received the transmission of the mother deities from Padmasambhava and became an accomplished mantrika. +
One of the twenty-five disciples of Padmasambhava. He was the chief recipient of the Anu Yoga teachings, as well as the Yamantaka teachings or Mahayoga. In addition to Guru Rinpoche, his other teachers were Traktung Nagpo and Chŏgyal Kyong of India, Vasudhara of Nepal, and Chetsen Kye from the country of Drusha. He visited India and Nepal seven times. When the evil king Langdarma attempted to destroy Buddhism in Tibet, Sangye Yeshe put fear in the king by making an enormous scorpion, the size of nine yaks, magically appear by a single gesture of his right hand. It is through his kindness that Langdarma had no courage to persecute the Vajrayana sangha who dressed in white robes and kept long hair. +
Tibetan wine, usually made from barley grains. +
The teachings brought to Tibet chiefly by the great masters Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Shantarakshita, and Vairochana and which were translated into Tibetan. This occurred mainly during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen and in the subsequent period, up to the translator Rinchen Sangpo in the ninth century. The two main types of transmission that developed were Kama and Terma. Practices are based on both the outer and inner tantras, with emphasis on the practice of the Inner Tantras of Mahayoga, Anu Yoga, and Ati Yoga. +
One of the Eight Sadhana Teachings of Mahayoga. +
One of the Four Major Sections of Yoga Tantra. +
"Completely passing beyond suffering." (i) The final entry into nirvana. (2) Honorific term for the passing away of a buddha or a fully accomplished master. +
"The Sutra of the White Lotus of the Sacred Dharma"/ Famous Mahayana scripture. +
A Mahayoga scripture explaining the ritual of a ganachakra. See also Feast offering. +
Tantra belonging to the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga found in the Nyingma Gyůbum, vols. OM and AH. See also Assemblage of Sugatas. +
According to the cosmology of the Abhidharma, seven circles of mountains surrounding Mount Sumeru, which is in the center of our universe. +
Rituals performed to remove obstacles to life and health. +
Grammar, dialectics, healing, arts and crafts, and religious philosophy. +
Two vital parts of Vajrayana practice: The empowerments, which ripen one's being with the capacity to realize the four kayas, and the liberating oral instructions, which enable one to actually apply the insight that was introduced through the empowerments. +
The Golden Garland Chronicles (p. 179) describes this place as: "The eminent celestial sacred place of the vidyadharas, the wild jungle which is a crossroad on the secret path of great bliss." It is also counted among the traditional eight charnel grounds. +
