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teaching of the Buddha. +
guru, yidam and dakini. The ''guru'' is the root of blessings, the ''yidam'' of accomplishment, and the ''dakini'' of activity. They are usually three types of sadhana practice. +
(Uncle Sang-Ngak); the uncle of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. +
(617-698) — first great Dharma King, who prepared the way for transmission of the teachings; regarded as an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara. He married Princess Bhrikuti of Nepal and Princess Wen Cheng of China who each brought a sacred statue of Buddha Shakyamuni to Lhasa. Songtsen Gampo built the first Buddhist temples in Tibet, established a code of laws based on Dharma principles, and had his minister Tönmi Sambhota develop the Tibetan script. During his reign the translation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan began. +
one of the monasteries built by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche situated on the hilltop behind Swayambhu in the Kathmandu valley; now the seat of Tsoknyi Rinpoche in Nepal. +
revealer of hidden treasures, concealed mainly by Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal. +
training in all sights, sounds and thoughts as being deity, mantra and samadhi. +
disciples of the Buddha who vowed to preserve the Dharma until the coming of Maitreya, the future awakened one. +
(1910-195?) — one of the main masters at Shechen monastery. +
tantric practice of ejection of consciousness through the crown of the head at the time of death to effectuate a rebirth in a buddhafield. This is often accompanied by visible sign of success. +
one of the main Kagyu monasteries in Nangchen; seat of the Tralek Jamgön and Thrangu Rinpoche incarnations. +
(11th-12th cent.) — great master of the Nyingma lineage. As a result of his high level of realization, his physical body disappeared in rainbow light at the time of death. See also ''Heart Essence of Chetsun''. +
Pawo Rinpoches monastery in Central Tibet, 60 km from Lhasa on the way to Tsurphu. +
summer palace of the Dalai Lamas in the vicinity of Lhasa. +
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's consort; mother of Chökyi Nyima and Chokling Rinpoches. +
seven profound writings by Longchenpa. +
(1781-1851) — great master-bodhisattva; see ''Life of Shabkar''. +
the translated words of the Buddha; the 103 or 104 volumes of the Tibetan canonical scriptures that contain the direct words of Buddha Shakyamuni. +
''(Zabpa Kordun)'', a most extensive set of revelations by Chokgyur Lingpa; contains the sadhana of the Lotus-Dakini, Kilaya, etc. +
state of true and complete enlightenment, endowed with the ability to benefit countless other beings. +
