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[['khrul 'khor]] - (lit. machine) yogic exercises; 1) [adhisara] [yogic] exercise, hatha yoga. 2) [yantra] magical wheel. 3) vicious cycle, wheel, cycle of confusion, samsaric confusion, deceptive round, vicious circle, deceptive round, 4) gadgetry, mechanism, machinery, 5) black magic. Syn [[mig 'khrul]] Syn [['phrul 'khor]] 6) craft, artifice; esoteric yogic practice; magical wheel; mechanism. ([[RY]])
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[[Ü]] ([[dbus]]) - 1) center, middle, midst, amidst, core, central. 2) Central Tibet, a district in Tibet; ''Ü'' One of the two central provinces of Tibet, the other being [[Tsang]]. ([[gtsang]]). [RY]
  
1) adhisaara; 2) hatha yog[ic exercise]; 3) yantra; 4) magical wheel/ black magic; 5) vicious cycle/ circle, wheel of confusion, samsaric confusion, deceptive round; 6) gadgetry, mechanism, machinery; 7) craft, artifice. ([[IW]])
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From ''[[The Light of Wisdom]]'', vol. 1, pg. 239, Note 134: For details of places [[Ngari]] ([[stod mnga' ri]]) and [[Dokham]] ([[mdo khams]]):  [[Mount Tisey]] surrounded by snow mountains, [[Gugey]] surrounded by slate mountains, and [[Purang]] surrounded by water are the [[Three Districts of Ngari]] in Upper Tibet, which were formed in the manner of a pond.  [[Lharu]] and [[Geru]] in [[Tsang]] ([[gtsang]]) and [[Yeru]] and [[Yönru]] ([[g.yon ru]]) in Central Tibet are the [[Four districts of Ü and Tsang]] in the middle, which were formed in the manner of an irrgation channel.  The [[Six Ridges]] are [[Zalmo Ridge]], [[Tsawa Ridge]], [[Markham Ridge]], [[Menyag-rab Ridge]], [[Pobor Ridge]], and [[Mardza Ridge]].  The [[Four Rivers]] are [[Manchu]], [[Dzachu]], [[Drichu]], and [[Ngulchu]]. These are the [[Six Ridges and Four Rivers]] of Lower [[Dokham]], which were formed in the manner of a plough furrow.  Thus it has been told.
  
machine, contrivance, artifice, samsara's confusion, wheel of confusion, gadgetry, vicious cycle, circle, posture. ([[JV]])
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It is also said that the [[Three Districts of Ngari]] in Upper Tibet in the manner of a warrior's battle axe, the [[Four Districts of Ü and Tsang]] in the middle were formed in the manner of a precious gold belt, and the [[Six Ridges and Four Rivers]] of Lower [[Dokham]] were formed in the manner of a beautiful lining of plush silk. ([[JOKYAB]])
  
Yogic practices. Exercises utilized in the [[Six Doctrines of Naropa]]. ([[RY]])
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vicious circle of confusion; machinations (of . . . ). ([[RB]])
 
 
 
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see [[Yoga]].
 
 
 
[['khrul 'khor gyi rnal 'byor]] - [[yantra yoga]]. ([[JV]])
 
 
 
[[rdo rje'i rba rlabs]] - wave of the vajra (yantra yoga concluding exercise). ([[JV]])
 
 
 
[[pad ma'i rgya rnam pa bdun]] - 7 lotus positions of yantra yoga. ([[JV]])
 
 
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[[rtsa 'dul lnga]] -  control of the channels, 5 yantra yoga exercise to control the channels are:  
 
 
 
*1) [[mnye ba]],
 
 
 
*2) [[long shad]],
 
 
 
*3) [[dpung skor]],
 
 
 
*4) [[mchan 'bebs]],
 
 
 
*5) [[rmyong ba]]. ([[JV]])
 
 
 
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[[rlung sbyor lnga]] - 5 prana practices of yantra yoga:  
 
 
 
*1) [[de nyid rnam bzhi'i rlung sbyor]],
 
 
 
*2) [[sbyor ba bzhi ldan gyi rlung sbyor]],
 
 
 
*3) [[gsang rlung dbu mar 'jug pa'i rlung sbyor]],
 
 
 
*4) [[yan lag bdud ldan gyi rlung sbyor]],
 
 
 
*5) [[sbyor ba drug pa'i rlung sbyor]]. ([[JV]])
 
 
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[[rlung bsang brgyad]] - 8 yantra yoga exercises to purify the prana:  
 
 
 
*1) [['jug pa]],
 
 
 
*2) [[dgang ba]],
 
 
 
*3) [[gzhil ba]],
 
 
 
*4) [['phen pa]],
 
 
 
*5) [[rngub pa]],
 
 
 
*6) [[skyil ba]],
 
 
 
*7) [['dren pa]],
 
 
 
*8) [['byin pa]]. ([[JV]])
 
 
 
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Revision as of 03:11, 11 October 2007

Ü (dbus) - 1) center, middle, midst, amidst, core, central. 2) Central Tibet, a district in Tibet; Ü One of the two central provinces of Tibet, the other being Tsang. (gtsang). [RY]

From The Light of Wisdom, vol. 1, pg. 239, Note 134: For details of places Ngari (stod mnga' ri) and Dokham (mdo khams): Mount Tisey surrounded by snow mountains, Gugey surrounded by slate mountains, and Purang surrounded by water are the Three Districts of Ngari in Upper Tibet, which were formed in the manner of a pond. Lharu and Geru in Tsang (gtsang) and Yeru and Yönru (g.yon ru) in Central Tibet are the Four districts of Ü and Tsang in the middle, which were formed in the manner of an irrgation channel. The Six Ridges are Zalmo Ridge, Tsawa Ridge, Markham Ridge, Menyag-rab Ridge, Pobor Ridge, and Mardza Ridge. The Four Rivers are Manchu, Dzachu, Drichu, and Ngulchu. These are the Six Ridges and Four Rivers of Lower Dokham, which were formed in the manner of a plough furrow. Thus it has been told.

It is also said that the Three Districts of Ngari in Upper Tibet in the manner of a warrior's battle axe, the Four Districts of Ü and Tsang in the middle were formed in the manner of a precious gold belt, and the Six Ridges and Four Rivers of Lower Dokham were formed in the manner of a beautiful lining of plush silk. (JOKYAB)