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six periods. The six periods of day and night. Khenpo Könchok Mönlam says that it was the Indian tradition to do six sessions within a 24 hour duration, while in Tibet four sessions were more popular. Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche says that they mean three during the day and three during the night. Sometimes a period is defined as three hours; sometimes two before noon, two after noon, and two during the early and the last part of the night. [EPK]

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