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'''Namkhai Nyingpo of Nub''' ([[gnubs nam mkha'i snying po]]). Born in the district of [[Lower Nyal]], he was one of the first Tibetans to take ordination. An adept translator, he journeyed to India where he received transmission from [[Hungkara]] and attained the body of nondual wisdom. Namkhai Nyingpo is also counted among the [[twenty-five disciples]] of [[Guru Rinpoche]]. Receiving the transmission of [[Vishuddha Mind]], he became able to fly on the rays of the sun. When meditating in [[Splendid Long Cave of Kharchu]] at [[Lhodrak]] he had visions of numerous yidams and attained the [[vidyadhara level of mahamudra]]. Eventually he departed for celestial realms without leaving a corpse behind. Namkhai Nyingpo means 'essence of space.'
'''Mahayoga''' ([[rnal 'byor chen po]]). The first of the '[[Three Inner Tantras]].' Mahayoga as scripture is divided into two parts: [[Tantra Section]] and [[Sadhana Section]]. The Tantra Section consists of the [[Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras]] while the Sadhana Section is comprised of the [[Eight Sadhana Teachings]]. <br>
 
[[Jamgön Kongtrül]] says in his [[Treasury of Knowledge]]: "Mahayoga emphasizes means ([[upaya]]), the [[development stage]], and the view that liberation is attained through growing accustomed to the insight into the nature of the [[indivisibility of the superior two truths]]." <br>
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The [[superior two truths]] in Mahayoga are [[purity and equality]] — the pure natures of the [[aggregates, elements and sense factors]] are the male and female buddhas and bodhisattvas. At the same time, everything that appears and exists is of the equal nature of emptiness.
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Mahayoga (rnal 'byor chen po). The first of the 'Three Inner Tantras.' Mahayoga as scripture is divided into two parts: Tantra Section and Sadhana Section. The Tantra Section consists of the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras while the Sadhana Section is comprised of the Eight Sadhana Teachings.
Jamgön Kongtrül says in his Treasury of Knowledge: "Mahayoga emphasizes means (upaya), the development stage, and the view that liberation is attained through growing accustomed to the insight into the nature of the indivisibility of the superior two truths."
The superior two truths in Mahayoga are purity and equality — the pure natures of the aggregates, elements and sense factors are the male and female buddhas and bodhisattvas. At the same time, everything that appears and exists is of the equal nature of emptiness.

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