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them, what constitutes the authentic transmission of empowerment, how to attain liberation after empowerment, and what it truly means to be liberated.

received empowerments and teachings from his father, a tantric yogi. At twelve, he took novice monastic vows at Samye monastery. Longchenpa studied and practiced

several types of root guru: the vajra master who confers empowerment, who bestows reading transmission, or who explains the meaning of the tantras. The ultimate

sixfold transmission means the mind, sign, and oral transmissions; as well as the transmissions of compassionate blessings, of dakini mandate, and of empowered

conceiving of reality in terms of existence and non-existence, eternity and nothingness, going and coming, sameness and difference. [MR-ShabkarNotes] eight limiting

the practice of the masters and which are transmitted secretly, oral instructions, secret oral instruction, direct transmission, pith instructions [JV] man

teachings and now that you have learned that I am teaching westerners and going to California, all of a sudden you come asking for my transmission; best you

entire transmissions of both the Karma Kagyu and Shangpa Kagyu lineages from Kongtrul and other masters, but also those of the Sakya, Zhalu, Bodong and Jonang

ma Tantras that have had a continuous transmission. Three sections, mdo, sgyu, and sems, form the theoretical and philosophical basis of the inner tantras

establish connections with many students and would have ten fully realized disciples who would hold his transmission and the lineage of the Shangpa lamas. Rigongpa

realization and represents the fourth and final stage of Thögal practice. [MR-ShabkarNotes] Existence and peace (srid zhi). Synonymous with samsara and nirvana

compassion and faith in the lamas and the three jewels. Shangtönpa was free of any laziness and was ordained as a novice monk before the abbot Nyitokpa and the

lineages - upper, lower, and intermediate - from the learned and accomplished master Jakpa spread to the Gelug and other systems; and (the same three) from

Khyentse Wangpo and Kongtrul Lodro Thaye. He had an especially close transmission for the Chokling Tersar, a compilation of all the empowerments, textual authorizations

Yoga -- (lung 'dus mdo): empowerments of, 42 empowerment -- (dbang bskur): among the subsidiary yogas, expl., 120 empowerment -- (dbang): definition, 40;

relics, and natural objects. [AL] [RY] Terma (gter ma). 'Treasure.' The transmission through concealed treasures hidden, mainly by Guru Rinpoche and Yeshe

received all the tantras, scriptures and oral instructions of Dzogchen from Vajrasattva and Vajrapani in person and became the first human vidyadhara in

-? [MR] Fourth empowerment (dbang bzhi pa). Also known as the precious word empowerment (tshig dbang rin po che). [RY] fourth empowerment (dbang bzhi pa);

པོ་བཞི། Four Great Rivers of Transmissions. The rivers of empowerment of yidam, tantric scriptures, spiritual friend, and of the expression of awareness

goddess of Euphony and patron of the arts and sciences; early known as goddess of sacred river in northern India and as the goddess of speech and learning; traditionally