Masters and Texts Quoted in Heart of the Matter

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Glossary of Masters and Texts Quoted in Heart of the Matter by Tsele Natsok Rangdrol. Compiled by Erik Pema Kunsang.

• Asanga -- (thogs med). Great Indian scholar; chiefly associated with the Mind Only School.
• Buddha Avatamsaka Sutra -- (sangs rgyas phal po che). English title: The Flower Adornment Sutra, Shambhala Publ.
• Cutting -- (gcod). One of the eight Practice Lineages of Tibet; connected to Machik Labdrön.
• Dzogchen Hearing Lineage of Aro -- (rdzogs pa chen po a ro'i snyan brgyud). Focusing on the Mind Section of the Great Perfection; lineage transmitted through Aro Yeshe Jungney.
• Gampopa -- (mnyam med sgam po pa). Early Kagyü master, disciple of Milarepa and teacher of the first Karmapa and Phagmo Drubpa.
• Golden Garland of Rulu -- (ru lu gser phreng).
• Götsangpa, the conqueror -- (rgyal ba rgod tshang pa). 1189-1258. Early Drukpa Kagyü master.
• Gyalsey Togmey Rinpoche -- (rgyal sras rin po che thogs med) 1295-1369. A great Kadampa master and author of the famous 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva. Also known as Ngülchu Togmey Zangpo -- (dngul chu thogs med bzang po).
• Gyalwa Drigungpa -- (rgyal ba bri gung pa).
• Hashang -- (hva shang). Chinese Mahayana teacher.
• Khachö Lutreng -- (mkha' spyod klu 'phreng).
• Kyobpa Rinpoche -- (skyobs pa rin pa che). 1143-1217. Early master in the Drigung Kagyü lineage; disciple of Phagmo Drubpa.
• Lalita Vistara -- (rgya cher rol pa), Sutra of the Vast Display. A biography of Buddha Shakyamuni. English title: The Voice of the Buddha, Dharma Publishing.
• Lingje Repa -- (gling rje ras pa). 1128-88. Early Drukpa Kagyü master.
• Luhipa, the siddha -- (grub thob lu hi pa). Indian mahasiddha.
• Maitreya -- (byams pa). The bodhisattva disciple of Buddha Shakyamuni, teacher of Asanga and the next buddha to appear in this aeon.
• Maitripa -- (mai tri pa). An Indian siddha in the Mahamudra lineage who was the guru of Naropa.
• Manjushri -- ('jam dpal dbyangs). The bodhisattva disciple of Buddha Shakyamuni; personifying transcendent knowledge and the view of the Middle Way.
• Marpa, lord -- (rje mar pa). 1012-1097. Founder of the Kagyü tradition in Tibet. Disciple of Naropa and teacher of Milarepa.
• Milarepa -- (mi la ras pa). 1040-1123. The great Tibetan yogi; disciple of Marpa and teacher of Gampopa; known for his Hundred Thousand Songs and biography.
• Nagarjuna -- (klu grub). Great Indian scholar; chiefly associated with the Middle Way School.
• Naropa, the glorious -- (dpal na ro pa). Indian pandita, siddha and teacher of Marpa.
• Noble Eight Thousand Verses -- ('phags pa brgyad stong pa). The middle length Prajnaparamita sutra.
• Nyang Ben Tingdzin Zangpo -- (nyang ban ting 'dzin bzang po). Tibetan master; disciple of Vimalamitra and Padmasambhava.
• Orgyenpa, the siddha -- (grub thob o rgyan pa). 1230-1309. A disciple of Gyalwa Götsangpa and the second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi.
• Pacifying -- (zhi byed). One of the Eight Practice Lineages in Tibet; connected to the Indian mahasiddha Padampa Sangye.
• Phagmo Drubpa, the sugata -- (bde gshegs phag mo grub pa). 1110-70. Disciple of Gampopa.
• Precious Master of Uddiyana -- (o rgyan rin po che). Padmasambhava; the great Lotus-Born guru; founder of Buddhism in Tibet.
• Sakyapa, Lord -- (rje sa skya pa). 1182-1251. Also known as Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen; early master of the Sakya lineage.
• Samantabhadra -- (kun tu bzang po). The dharmakaya buddha in the Dzogchen lineage.
• Saraha -- (bram ze chen po sa ra ha). Indian mahasiddha in the Mahamudra lineage; famous for his songs.
• Shang Rinpoche -- ('gro mgon zhang rin po che) / (zhang g.yu brag mgon po). 1123-1193. Founder of Tsalpa Kagyü.
• Shavaripa -- (dpal sha wa ra). Indian master. Student of Nagarjuna and teacher of Maitripa.
• Subhuti -- (rab 'byor). Among the ten chief shravaka attendants of Buddha Shakyamuni, the one famed for eminence in teaching emptiness.
• Sutra of Nonorigination of Dharmas -- (chos 'byung ba med pa'i mdo).
• Sutra of the Good Aeon -- (mdo sde bskal bzang). Dharma Publishing.
• Sutra of the King of Samadhi -- (ting 'dzin rgyal po'i mdo). See also King of Samadhi, Thrangu Rinpoche, Rangjung Yeshe Publ.
• Sutra on Pure Intention -- (bsam pa dag pa'i mdo).
• Tilopa -- (til li pa). Indian mahasiddha; teacher of Naropa.
• Udana Varga -- (ched du brjod pa'i tshom). A Mahayana version of the Pali Dammapada.
• Vimalamitra -- (dri med gshes gnyen). Indian pandita and mahasiddha; one of three masters to bring Dzogchen teachings to Tibet.
• Yang-gönpa, the conqueror -- (rgyal ba yang dgon pa). 1213-1287. Drukpa Kagyü master; disciple of Götsangpa.