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implement used in tantric ceremonies; can also refer to a food offering to protectors of the Dharma or unfortunate spirits. +
(''Nyingtig Yabzhi'') One of the most famous collections of Dzogchen scriptures, in which Longchenpa combined the streams of teachings from Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra together with his own mind treasures. +
the Karmapa incarnation line. Chokgyur Lingpa predicted the names of the first twenty-five. The present is the seventeenth. +
south of Lhasa in Central Tibet; associated with the early kings; cradle of Tibetan civilization. +
dome-shaped monument housing relics of the Buddha or an accomplished master. +
Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche; Nyingma master living in Dordogne, France. +
the ''Tantra on the Essence of Secrets'', which is the most vital of all the tantras in the Old School (Nyingma) of Tibetan Buddhism. +
direct introduction to the nature of mind, of paramount importance in Dzogchen and Mahamudra; given by a root guru so that the disciple recognizes the nature of mind. +
Chinese ambassador in Lhasa. +
eight wrathful manifestations of the eight main bodhisattvas. They symbolize the transformation of the eight consciousnesses. +
one of the two potential successors to the fifth Dalai Lama, the other being Sangye Gyamtso. +
a sweet root used as a delicacy; sweet potato of Tibet. +
the fourth of four levels of realization in Dzogchen practice. To quote Tsele Natsok Rangdröl, "the body, experiences, sense faculties and all thought forms become exhausted, so there is no way one can avoid attaining enlightenment and dissolving into the space of dharmata beyond thought and description." +
(Reting), regent between the thirteenth and fourteenth (present) Dalai Lamas. +
one of the two primary Nyingma monasteries in Central Tibet (founded in 1670, by Terdag Lingpa), the other being Dorje Drag. +
former life of Chimey Dorje, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's father; founder of Lhalam monastery in Nangchen. +
the lama in charge of the chants for the protectors. +
meditation retreat, often for groups staying three years in seclusion, where the practice is focused on Dzogchen or Mahamudra. Compare with ''drubdra''. +
Dzogchen master who was invited to Tibet by King Trisong Deutsen; one of three main forefathers of the Dzogchen teachings, especially ''Nyingtig'', in Tibet. Vimalamitra means 'Flawless Kinsman.' +
