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Tertön (gter ston). A revealer of hidden treasures, concealed mainly by Guru Rinpoche and Yeshe Tsogyal. [RY]

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-'''Terton''' ([[gter ston]]) - '''Treasure Revealer'''
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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.
+'''Tertön''' ([[gter ston]]). A revealer of hidden treasures, concealed mainly by [[Guru Rinpoche]] and [[Yeshe Tsogyal]]. [RY]
-===Important Tertons===
-===Other Names & Spellings===
-*Treasure reavealer
-*Revealer of treasures
-[[Category:Key Terms]]
-[[Category:Nyingma]]