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'''Armor Against Darkness''' ([[mun pa'i go cha]])[[Munpey Gocha]]; commentary on [[Anu Yoga]] in more than 1,400 pages by [[Sangye Yeshe of Nub]], according to an original tantra known as the [[Scripture of the Great Assemblage]]. The Armor has since been published in Delhi, India, as part of [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]'s monumental publishing effort to preserve the early teachings of the [[Nyingma school]]. It is in volume 50–51 of his [[Nyingma Kahma]] edition.
'''Twenty-one Genyen''' ([[dge bsnyen nyi shu rtsa gcig]]). A group of powerful spirits indigenous to Tibet. They were converted by [[Padmasambhava]] are commanded to serve Buddhism. Today, they are still called upon along with [[Nyenchen Tanglha]] and [[Machen Pomra]] during Vajrayana rituals in order to "guard the doctrine of the Buddha, elevate the status of the Precious Ones, expand the community of the Sangha, increase the life and splendor of the practitioners, raise the banner of fame, blow the conch of renown, and increase our following and prosperity".
 
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Twenty-one Genyen (dge bsnyen nyi shu rtsa gcig). A group of powerful spirits indigenous to Tibet. They were converted by Padmasambhava are commanded to serve Buddhism. Today, they are still called upon along with Nyenchen Tanglha and Machen Pomra during Vajrayana rituals in order to "guard the doctrine of the Buddha, elevate the status of the Precious Ones, expand the community of the Sangha, increase the life and splendor of the practitioners, raise the banner of fame, blow the conch of renown, and increase our following and prosperity".