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*'''The Excellent Path to Omniscience: A Liturgical Arrangement for the Prelimary Practices of the Great Perfection, Longchen Nyingthig'''
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*[[rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi sngong 'gro'i ngag 'don khrigs su bsdebs pa rnam mkhyen lam bzang]]
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The Longchen Nyingthig [[Preliminary Practices]] ([[ngondro]]) are the introductory practices to one of the most well-known lineages in the [[Nyingma]] tradition, the [[Longchen Nyingthig]]. This liturgy was arranged by [[Jigme Trinle Ozer]], the main disciple of the [[Terton]] who revealed these teachings, [[Jigme Lingpa]]. Most of the material contained in the liturgy comes from the [[Longchen Nyingthig]] itself and from the [[Nyingthig Yabshi]], the famous [[Dzogchen]] teachings compiled by [[Longchenpa]]. Numerous commentaries have been written on these preliminary practices, most notably [[Patrul Rinpoche]]'s [[Words Of My Perfect Teacher]].
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The '''sequence of practice''' is as follows:
*Session preliminaries:
**Physcial preliminary - Seven-point posture of Vairochana
**Speech preliminaries - Clearing of stale breath and recitation of the speech purification liturgy
**Mental preliminaries - Correct motivation and invocation of the guru's blessings
*[[Outer Preliminaries]]:
**Contemplation of the freedoms and endowments
**Contemplation of death & impermanence
**Contemplation of karma: the principle of causality
**Contemplation of the sufferings of samsara
**Contemplation of the benefits of liberation
**Contemplation of how one studies with a spiritual teacher
*[[Inner Preliminaries]]:
**[[Going For Refuge]] - The foundation of the Buddhist path
**[[Developing Bodhicitta]] - The root [[Mahayana]] practice
**[[Meditation And Recitation Of Vajrasattva]] - Purification of obstacles, obscurations & negativity
**[[Mandala Offering]] - Gathering the accumulations of merit and wisdom
**[[Chod]] - Cutting through the [[Four Maras]]
**[[Guru Yoga]] - Invoking the blessings of the guru's enlightened mind
*Dedication of merit and concluding prayers
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===Tibetan Literature on the Longchen Nyingthig Ngondro===
*In addition to the liturgical arrangement itself, the primary texts for this practice were written by '''Jigme Lingpa''':
** thun mong gi sngon 'gro sems sbyong rnam pa bdun gyi don khrid '''thar ba'i them skas'''
**rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi thun mong gi sngon 'gro khrid kyi '''lag len la 'debs lugs'''
**rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi thun mong ma yin pa'i sngon 'gro'i khrid yig '''dran pa nyer gzhag'''
*Other important works are:
** rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi sngon ‘gro’i khrid yig '''kun bzang bla ma’i zhal lung ''', by dpal sprul O rgyan chos kyi dbang po ('''[[Patrul Rinpoche]]''')
** rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi sngon ‘gro’i khrid yig '''kun bzang bla ma’i zhal lung gi zin bris''', by mkhan po ngag dbang dpal bzang ('''[[Khenpo Ngaga]]''')
**sngon ‘gro  '''dmigs rim bsdus pa''' by dpal sprul O rgyan chos kyi dbang po ('''[[Patrul Rinpoche]]''')
**sngon ‘gro’i ngag ‘don '''rnam mkhyen lam bzang gsal byed''' by mkhyen brtse dbang po ('''[[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]''')
**sngon ‘gro’i dmigs rim '''zab don bdud rtsi’i nying khu''' by mkhyen brtse dbang po ('''[[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] ''')
**sngon ‘gro’i khrid yig '''thar lam gsal byed sgron me''' by ‘gro ‘dul dpa’ bo rdo rje ('''[[Adzom Drukpa]]''')
**klong chen snying thig gi sngon ‘gro’i ngag ‘don gyi ‘bru ‘grel '''rnam mkhyen lam sgron''' by chos kyi grags pa '''([[Chokyi Trakpa]]''')
**sngon ‘gro’i rnam bshad mtshungs med bla ma’i '''byin rlabs ‘char rgyun''' by theg mchog rdo rje '''([[Thekchog Dorje]]''')
 
===Translated Literature on the Longchen Nyingthig Ngondro===
*Patrul Rinpoche (1994). '''Words of My Perfect Teacher.''' Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group. San Francisco: HarperCollins.
*Ngawang Pelzang, Khenpo (2004). '''A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher'''. Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
*Thondup, Tulku (1982). '''Dzogchen: Innermost Essence Preliminary Practice'''. India: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives.
*'''An Elucidation of The Path To Excellent Omniscience'''. Translated by the [[Vajravairochana Translation Committee]]. Halifax: Vajravairochana Translation Committee, 1996.
 
===Internal Links===
See [[Longchen Nyingthig]] for more information on this lineage
 
===Other References===
*Thondup, Tulku (1996) '''Masters of Meditation and Miracles'''. Boston: Shambhala Publications. - The most complete reference on the lineages and practices of the Longchen Nyingthig in the English language.
 
===Alternate Names & Spellings===
*Longchen Nyingtik Ngondro
*Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse Preliminary Practices
*Heart Essence of the Great Expanse Preliminary Practices
*Heart Essence of Lonchenpa Preliminary Practices
 
===External Links===
[http://www.tbrc.org/cgi-bin/tbrcdatx?do=so&resource=W21024 TBRC] page on the Longchen Nyingthig<br>
[http://www.tbrc.org/cgi-bin/tbrcdatx?resource=O15&highlight= TBRC] listing of the treatises contained in the Longchen Nyingthig root texts
 
[[Category:Lineages & Teachings]]
[[Category:Nyingma]]
[[Category:Nyingma Teachings]]
[[Category:Nyingma Literature]]
[[Category:Terma]]
[[Category:Dzogchen]]

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