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'''Terton''' ([[gter ston]]) - '''Treasure Revealer'''
'''Gyalwa Cho-Yang of Nganlam''' (ngan lam rgyal ba mchog dbyangs). A close disciple of Guru Rinpoche who attained accomplishment through the practice of Hayagriva and was later incarnated as the Karmapas. Born into the Nganlam clan in the Phen Valley, he took ordination from Shantarakshita in the first group of seven Tibetan monks. It is said that he kept his vows with utmost purity. Having received the transmission of Hayagriva from Padmasambhava, he practiced in solitude and reached the level of a vidyadhara. Gyalwa Cho-yang means 'Sublime voice of victory.'
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The term "terton" refers to enlightened Buddhist masters that reveal hidden teachings and present them at a spiritually efficacious time. In particular, this term is used widely in the [[Nyingma]] tradition, where it refers to indivual who, in a previous life, were students of the master [[Padmasambhava]] and later reincarnated to spread teachings they received, but were then hidden since the time for their spreading had not yet come to pass.


In the Indian tradition, early precedents for this tradition can be found in figures like [[Nagarjuna]], who revealed [[Prajnaparamita]] teachings that had been kept hidden in the realm of the [[Naga]]s.
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===Important Tertons===
[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
 
[[Category:Nyingma Masters]]
===Other Names & Spellings===
[[Category:25 Disciples of Padmasambhava]]
*Treasure reavealer
*Revealer of treasures
 
[[Category:Key Concepts]]
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Revision as of 00:14, 18 December 2005

Gyalwa Cho-Yang of Nganlam (ngan lam rgyal ba mchog dbyangs). A close disciple of Guru Rinpoche who attained accomplishment through the practice of Hayagriva and was later incarnated as the Karmapas. Born into the Nganlam clan in the Phen Valley, he took ordination from Shantarakshita in the first group of seven Tibetan monks. It is said that he kept his vows with utmost purity. Having received the transmission of Hayagriva from Padmasambhava, he practiced in solitude and reached the level of a vidyadhara. Gyalwa Cho-yang means 'Sublime voice of victory.'

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