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King of Tibet, described by the Buddhist as a ''dharmaraja'' and by the Bönpos as a persecutor of their faith. His role in the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'' is mentioned in a text entitled ''The Reason why Bön was not abolished'' (''Bon ma nub pa'i gtan tshig'') which most evidently compiles ancient material similar to that found in the Dunhuang caves but placed under the reign of another king. +
The unitary expression of the natural state. Its aspect of singularity or unicity means that it transcends all dualities, such as the two truths, etc. Its abiding as a ''Thigle'' is simply an expression of its perfection illustrated by its absence of edges, etc. +
1242-1290. One of the lineage holders of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'' and ''Nyamgyü''traditions. He wrote the main practice manual of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'', entitled ''Chaktri'' (''Phyag khrid''). +
This Dynamism arises as sounds, lights and rays at the time of the Base, when special circumstances are collected, during the practice of Thögel and during the Bardo of the Clear-Light of Reality. +
Awareness expressed as the ruler of all other consciousnesses and in particular of the mental consciousness. Identical to the King of Self-Knowing Awareness (''rang shes rig gi rgyal po''). +
The direct, non-discursive knowledge of the natural state. It discerns (''rig'') its own nature in the same way a butter-lamp illuminates itself and its surroundings. This has nothing to do with an idea of “presence” which is a mental event and is basically a more or less subjective mental sensation. Obviously, the Awareness of Dzogchen is entirely different and does not depend on such sensations, consciousnesses, etc. +
Sounds, lights and rays. +
The Base (''gzhi'') of all (''kun'') manifestations of Samsara and Nirvana. Not to be confounded with the consciousness of the Universal Base (''kun gzhi rnam shes'') which corresponds to ''alayavijñāna'', the consciousness store of all karmic impregnations. +
The Dzogchen practice of Clear-Light (''‘od gsal''), centered around six key-points involving special postures, gazes, breathing techniques, etc. During this practice, one is confronted with Four Visions (''snang ba bzhi'') which are signs indicating the intensity of our integration of Awareness (''rig pa''), these visions being variously intensified manifestations of the glow of Awareness (''rig pa'i gdangs''). This practice leads ultimately to the 16th stage of the Path and to the Fruit of the Rainbow Body ('' 'ja' lus''). +
The coalescence of Emptiness and Clarity abiding as the primordially pure mode of the natural state. +
The original spiritual tradition of Tibet, existing before the advent of Buddhism in the Land of Snow. Modem Bönpos recognize three kinds of Bön : 1. Ancient Bön (''bon mying ma''), 2. Eternal Bön (''g.yung drung bon'') and 3. New Bön (''bon gsar''). What we are referring to Bön in this collection of works is the second kind of Bön. +
The Eternal Bön tradition diffused by Tönpa Shenrab and supplanted the ancient Bön beliefs in Zhangzhung and Tibet. What is officially termed “Bön” in Bön monasteries and circles essentially refers to Eternal Bön (and to New Bon, however to a lesser extent). +
The founder of the Eternal Bön tradition (''g.yung drung bon''). +
The abiding mode of the real nature of the mind. +
The 25th lineage holder of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'' and master of Nangzher Löpo. He reached the Body of the Great Transfer (''‘pho ba chen po'i sku'') and is responsible, together with his disciple, for the codification of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'' into written form. +
The Dynamism of the Natural State is the expression of one's real nature arising as sounds (sgra), lights (''‘od'') and rays (''zer''). +
The Great Perfection represents the natural state of the individual and the 9th Vehicle of Tönpa Shenrab's teachings. It is defined as a ''Perfection''(''rdzogs'') because there is no need to add anything to it since it is already entirely perfected since the beginning. It is furthermore styled as ''Great''(''chen'') because there is nothing that surpasses this state and Vehicle. +
The practice consisting in cultivating the experience of the natural state, without artifice. It involves, after an initiatory stage, the capacity of integrating everything to this experience. Simply indulging in this experience without integration is of no use (for instance at the time of death). +
Texts, objects or substances hidden by an enlightened master, to be revealed in future times by predestined individuals called Treasure Revealers (''gter ston''). +
The Pervader-with-Long-Hands, the nemesis of Tönpa Shenrab, he eventually converted to Bön. +
