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Ja O Kyilbar. [RY]
Jahabira - The teachings on prana of the Indian mahasiddha Jahabira are instructions on the vital energies (rlung) and on taking the essence of the elements (rasayana or bcud len); through them one can ultimately transform one's ordinary physical aggregates into a rainbow body ('ja' lus). These instructions, gathered by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, can be found in volume 30, (A) of RT, p. 311-564, and in the Compendium of Sadhanas (sgrub thabs kun btus, Vol. 11). Instructions on these teachings are also found in the termas of Garwang Dorje (gar dbang rdo rje, 1640-85). A disciple of the mahasiddha Mahanatha (who was considered to be an emanation of Guru Padmasambhava), Jahabira himself had hundreds of disciples, among whom, in Tibet, were Manikanatha and Nesar Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk (gnas gsar 'jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse dbang phyug, 1524-1568). Jahabira eventually attained the rainbow body. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jain ascetics (gcer bu pa) [LWx] [RY]
Jaina [LW1] [RY]
Jaina [LWx] [RY]
Jalandhara (Skt.). [ZL] [RY]
'jam dpal bshes gnyen - WO1 258 life story [RY]
Jambu Continent ('dzam bu gling) [LW1] [RY]
Jambu Continent ('dzam bu gling). Our known world. The southern of the four continents, so called because it is adorned with the Jambubriksha (rose apple) tree. [ZL] [RY]
Jambu Continent ('dzam bu gling). Our known world. The southernmost of the four continents, in classical Buddhist cosmology, so called because it is adorned with the jambubriksha (rose apple) tree. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY]
Jambu Continent ('dzam bu gling);; expl. [LWx] [RY]
Jambu Continent (T: dzam bu gling) The southern continent or island of the Buddhist world-system named after the jambu (rose-apple) tree. The entire known world was regarded as Jambu Continent. Since the buddha dharma is taught there, it is an auspicious place. [Rain of Wisdom]
Jambu Continent [LWx] [RY]
Jambu Riksha/Briksha, the Rose-apple Tree (Eugenia jambolana), is a legendary tree which grew on the banks of the "Ever Cool Lake," (ma dros mtsho) Anavatapta or Manasarovar. Its fruit falling into the lake made a sound like "jambu!" This gave the name Jambudvipa to the southern continent. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jambu River ('dzam bu chu bo). a mythical river formed by the juice of the fruits of the immense jambu tree (rose apple tree, Eugenia jambolana) growing on Mount Meru, with golden sand. [RY]
Jambubriksha [LW1] [RY]
Jambudvipa ('dzam (bu) gling). The Southern Continent of Indian mythical geography, often identified with the Indian subcontinent; but from the point of view of the characteristics of its human inhabitants, all this Earth is classed as Jambudvipa. I have usually translated it as 'India' or 'our world' according to the context. [RY]
Jambudvipa ('dzam bu gling). Our known world. The southern of the four continents, so called because it is adorned with the Jambubriksha tree. [RY]
Jambudvipa (dzam bu gling). The continent situated to the south of Mount Sumeru, the center of the world in Buddhist cosmology. [RY]
Jamdrak Rinpoche. See Jamyang Drakpa [LW1] [RY]
Jamdrak Rinpoche; see Jamyang Drakpa [LWx] [RY]
Jamdrak. See Jamyang Drakpa [LW1] [RY]
Jamgön Kongtrül (1813-1899) Also known as Lodrö Thaye and by his tertön name Chimey Yungdrung Lingpa. He was at the forefront of the Rimey movement in the 19th century. Renowned as an accomplished master, scholar and writer, he authored more than 100 volumes of scriptures. The most well known are his Five Treasuries, among which are the 63 volumes of the Rinchen Terdzö, the terma literature of the one hundred great tertöns. [RY]
Jamgön Kongtrül ('jam mgon kong sprul). (1813-1899). Also known as Lodrö Thaye, Yönten Gyamtso, Padma Garwang and by his tertön name Padma Tennyi Yungdrung Lingpa. He was one of the most prominent Buddhist masters in the 19th century and placed special focus upon a non-sectarian attitude. Renowned as an accomplished master, scholar and writer, he authored more than 100 volumes of scriptures. The most well known are his Five Treasuries, among which are the 63 volumes of the Rinchen Terdzö, the terma literature of the one hundred great tertöns. [ZL] [RY]
Jamgön Kongtrül ('jam mgon kong sprul). (1813-1899). Also known as Lodrö Thaye, Yönten Gyamtso, Padma Garwang and by his tertön name Padma Tennyi Yungdrung Lingpa. He was one of the most prominent Buddhist masters in the 19th century and placed special focus upon a non-sectarian attitude. Renowned as an accomplished master, scholar and writer, he authored more than 100 volumes of scriptures. The most well known are his Five Treasuries, among which are the 63 volumes of the Rinchen Terdzö, the terma literature of the one hundred great tertöns. [AL] [RY]
Jamgön Kongtrül ('jam mgon kong sprul); biographical details; Chimey Tennyi Yungdrung Lingpa; details of; Jamgön Rinpoche; on Mahayoga; Padma Garwang; Tennyi Yungdrung Lingpa; Yönten Gyatso [LW1] [RY]
Jamgön Kongtrül ('jam mgon kong sprul); details of; [LWx] [RY]
Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye ('jam mgon kong sprul lo gros mtha' yas). See Jamgön Kongtrül [LW1] [RY]
Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye; biographical details; [LWx] [RY]
Jamgön Kongtrül the First (byams mgon kong sprul). A great nonsectarian master of the nineteenth century and author of more than one hundred volumes of books. [RY]
Jamgön Kongtrül the Great. See Jamgön Kongtrül [LW1] [RY]
Jamgon Kongtrul was anticipated by the Buddha in the King of Samadhi Sutra: “I foretell the one called Lodrö Thaye in whose hand lies the eminent samadhi, and who with boundless renown like Maitreya, will act for the welfare of all beings.” [RY]
Jamgön Kongtrül; [LWx] [RY]
Jamgön Lama ('jam mgon bla ma). In this case the name refers to Mipham Rinpoche. [RY]
Jamgön Lama Rinpoche ('jam mgon bla ma rin po che). See Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo [LW1] [RY]
Jamgön Lama Rinpoche; alias Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo; [LWx] [RY]
Jamgön Palden Khyentse Öser, Karsey Kongtrül (kar sras kong sprul) [LW1] [RY]
Jamgön Palden Khyentse Öser. See Karsey Kongtrül [LW1] [RY]
Jamgön Rinpoche ('jam mgon rin po che). See Jamgön Kongtrül [LW1] [RY]
Jamgön Rinpoche; see Jamgön Kongtrül; [LWx] [RY]
Jampa Bumling (byams pa bum gling), the Abode of One Hundred Thousand Maitreyas, which shelered a huge Maitreya statue (said to be 80 meters high), and one hundred thousand smaller molded images of Maitreya. It was founded by Gyalwa Sonam Gyatso. Some say that the large Maitreya statue was erected by the Chinese Princess Wengchen, on her way to Lhasa to wed King Songtsen Gampo, some say that it was a Bönpo statue of Tönpa Shenrap (ston pa gshen rab), which has been turned into a Buddhist image. See AC, Vol.I, pp.311-7. See AC, Vol.I, pp.311-7. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jampal Shenyen ('jam dpal bshes gnyen). A great Indian pandita who became the chief disciple of Garab Dorje. His sanskrit name is Manjushrimitra. [RY]
Jampaling (byams pa gling), a large Gelukpa monastic estate on which stood, before its annihilation by the Chinese, the Great Stupa of the Thousand Images of Maitreya, built by Jampa Lingpa Sonam Namgyal ('byams pa gling pa bsod nams rnam rgyal, 1401-1475). It was an immense stupa, perhaps the largest in Tibet (with Chung Riwoche), sheltering temples inside at each level. In the ground floor temple was an image of Maitreya fifty meters high. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jampaling; (byams pa gling), the Great Kumbum. A very vast Gelukpa monastic estate, when standed (before its total anihilation by the Chinese) the Great Stupa of the Thousand Images of Maitreya build by Jampalingpa Sönam Namgyel (1401-1475). It was an immense stupa with temples inside at each level. In the ground floor temple was a giant 50 m high image of Maitreya. [MR]
Jampel Gyatso ('jam dpal rgya mtsho, 1356-1428); Basowa Chökyi Gyaltsen (ba so ba chos kyi rgyal mtshan, 1409-73); Drupchen Chökyi Dorje (grub chen chos kyi rdo rje, fifteenth century); and Gyalwa Wensapa Lobzang Dondrup (rgyal ba dben sa pa blo bzang don grub, 1504-66). These are four of the "six siddhas of the Ganden Mahamudra." See Willis (1985). [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jampudvipa {'dzam bu gling}. The southern continent which is one of the four main continents according to ancient Indian cosmology. It is the world in which we live. [RY]
Jamyang Chöje, (founder of Drepung):1379-1449 [MR]
Jamyang Döny" Gyaltsen: 1310-1344 (2nd son of Sangpo Pal's 6th spouse) [MR]
Jamyang Drakpa ('jam dbyangs grags pa), biographical details by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Jamdrak Rinpoche [LW1] [RY]
Jamyang Drakpa; biographical details by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche; [LWx] [RY]
Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö [LWx] [RY]
Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö. See Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö [LW1] [RY]
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po). (1820-1892) A great master of the last century and close friend, guru and disciple of Chokgyur Lingpa. [RY]
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po). (1820-1892). A great master of the last century. He was the last of the Five Great Tertöns and was regarded as the combined reincarnation of Vimalamitra and King Trisong Deutsen. He became the master and teacher of all the Buddhist schools of Tibet and the founder of the Rimey movement. There are ten volumes of his works in addition to his termas. Jamyang means 'Manjushri, gentle melodiousness,' Khyentse Wangpo means 'Lord of loving wisdom.'[AL] [RY]
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po); decoding the Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo; description by Jamgön Kongtrül; Do-ngak Lingpa; Dorje Ziji; Dorje Ziji Tsal; first teacher of Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo; Jamgön Lama Rinpoche; Padma Ösel Do-ngak Lingpa; Shabdrung Rinpoche; short biography; terma teachings of; tertön name [LW1] [RY]
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po, 1820-1892). A great master of the last century. He was the last of the Five Great Tertöns and was regarded as the combined reincarnation of Vimalamitra and King Trisong Deutsen. He became the master and teacher of all the Buddhist schools of Tibet and the founder of the Rimey movement. There are ten volumes of his works in addition to his termas. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY]
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo: 1820-1892 [MR]
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo; decoding the Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo; description by Jamgön Kongtrül; first teacher of Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo; short biography; terma teachings of; tertön name [LWx] [RY]
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo; Do-ngak Lingpa [LW1] [RY]
Jamyang Loter Wangpo: 1847-1914 [MR]
Jamyang Shar - Eastern Jamyang ('jam dbyangs shar) is the name of a large mansion near the Jokhang in Lhasa. It was founded in the fifteenth century by Desi Rinpungpa (sde srid rin spungs pa). [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jamyang Shepa ('Jam dbyangs bzhad pa nga dbang btson 'drus), founder of Lhabrang Tahsikhyil: [MR]
Jamyang Shepa II, Konchog Jigme Wangpo (dkon mchog 'jigs med dbang po): 1728-1791 [MR]
Jamyang Shepa Losel Jigme Gyatso, The third(blo gsal 'jigs med rgya mtsho, 1796-1855) also known as Lobzang Yignyen Thubten Gyatso (blo bzang dbyig gnyen thub bstan rgya mtsho). [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jamyang Shepa Ngawang Tsondru ('jam dbyangs bzhad pa ngag dbang brtson 'grus, 1648-1722). [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jamyang Shepa, the 3rd (blo bzang dbyig gnyen thub bstan rgya mtsho, 1796-1855). [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jangchub Shönnu of Tsangsar (tshang gsar byang chun gzhon nu). One of the masters in the Barom Kagyü lineage. [RY]
Jangter Gongpa Sangtal. See 'Openness of Realization Tantra.' [RY]
Jarung Kashor - This refers to the story of the poultry woman Shamvara who built the stupa of Jarung Kashor (bya rung kha shor), the present Bodhnath. When she was dying, she enjoined the four sons she had by four different fathers to complete her work. By the merit of her deeds, she attained Buddhahood and manifested as the protectress Pramoha Devi. At the completion of the work, each of those who contributed to it made an aspiration-prayer. In accordance with their vows, the first son became the Abbot, Santarakshita, the second one became the Master, Guru Padmasambhava, the third one became the Dharma King, Trisong Detsen, and the fourth one became the wise minister Bami Trihzi (zhang blon rba mi krhi gzigs), a Buddhist minister of King Trisong Detsen. The ox who had carried earth and stones did not know how to pray and, feeling that his hard work had been forgotten, made the perverse wish to harm the work of the four sons. He became King Langdharma, who attempted to eradicate Buddhism from Tibet, but failed to do so; he was eventually assassinated by Lhalung Palkyi Dorje, himself the rebirth of a crow who had heard the ox make his wicked vow, and had made a wish to be reborn as a Bodhisattva who would assassinate the apostate king. The text of the history of the Jarung Khashor (mchod rten chen po bya rung kha shor gyi lo rgyus thos pas grol ba), is a terma revealed at Samye around the eleventh century by Lhatsun Ngonmo (lha btsun sngon mo) who hid it again because the time for its dissemination was not ripe. It was rediscovered again (yang gter) probably in 1512 (see GC vol.3, p.50) by Ngakchang Sakya Zangpo (sngags 'chang shakya bzang po), who wrote it in its present form. See K. Dowman, The Legend of the Great Stupa (1973) and Franz-Karl Ehrhard (1990 and 1991). Keith Dowman communicated to us the following summary of the conventional history of the Great Stupa: "Both Newari and Tibetan legend place the foundation of The Great Stupa of Bodhnath in antiquity. The Newars believe that the Licchavi king Manadeva (died A.D.505) built the original stupa as a reliquary for his father, King Vrsadeva, after he had unwittingly killed him. The Tibetan legend implies only that the stupa was built before Trisong Detsen invited Guru Padmasambhava to Tibet in the eighth century. A thirteenth-century Tibetan biography of Padmasambhava (Padma bka' thang shel brag ma) provides the first literary reference to the stupa and establishes the earliest Tibetan connection with it. There is no further substantial information concerning Bodhnath until the early sixteenth century, when Sakya Zangpo, a Nyingmapa yogin from Kham, had a vision at Samye, in central Tibet, that induced him to travel to Bodhnath to restore the stupa. However, upon arrival, he had difficulty in identifying the mound of earth that once had been the stupa. Having found the right location, Sakya Zangpo unearthed the Stupa and restored it. It is Sakya Zangpo's sixteenth-century reconstruction that is still extant, although its form has been modified. Sakya Zangpo established a line of incarnate lamas in Yolmo (Helambu) who were the caretaker abbots of the stupa. Thereafter the community of Buddhist Tamangs thrived around the stupa, which also became the principal destination for Tibetan pilgrims outside Tibet. In 1855 the abbacy of Bodhnath was given to a Chinese pilgrim, a Nyingma yogin, who gave service as interpreter to Jung Bahadur during the peace talks following the Nepali-Chinese war. Under the second and third chini Lamas, who also were the Dalai Lama's consuls in Nepal, the abbacy of Bodhnath extended both its spiritual and temporal power. Since the death in 1982 of the last traditional abbot of Bodhnath, the third chini Lama, much of the spiritual authority has devolved upon the Tibetan lamas who have built monasteries in the vicinity of the stupa." [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jarung Khashor (bya rung kha shor), the Great Stupa of Bodhnath in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. On its history see chap.12, note 23. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jarung Khashor (bya rung kha shor). 'Permission Once Given (Cannot be Taken Back)'. The great white stupa at Boudhanath in the Kathmandu Valley. [ZL] [RY]
Jarung Khashor. [RY]
Jatshon Nyingpo: 1585-1656 [MR]
Jayavarman VII - Thirteenth century Cambodian king who gave strong support to the Dharma [RY]
Je Dharma Rinchen (dhar ma rin chen): 1364-1432 [MR]
Jedren. [RY]
Jedrung Trinley Jampa Jungney:1856-192? [MR]
Jeta Grove at Sravasti where the Buddha and his disciples spent their yearly rainy-season retreat (dbyar gnas)f or nineteen years. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jeta Grove. A Grove near Shravasti in India, originally owned by Prince Jeta and donated to Shakyamuni Buddha. Side of a monastery, frequently the location of Dharma preachings by the Buddha. [RY]
Jetavana - Grove donated to the Sangha by the Buddha's lay disciple Anathapindaka; also a monastery founded in fourth century in Sri Lanka [RY]
Jetsün (rje btsun). Reverend, venerable. [RY]
Jetsun Kalden Gyatso (rje btsun or grub chen skal ldan rgya mtsho, 1607-77) is the author of beautiful songs and poems on contemplative practice, and he was a great source of inspiration to Shabkar. A highly venerated master, he was considered to be an emanation of Lord Buddha's disciple Shariputra. The example of his life and teachings had a wide influence in the Rekong area, where he founded Tashikhyil retreat center (bkra shis 'khyil sgrub sde) in 1648. He was also known as Kalden Repa (skal ldan ras pa) and Kachu Rinpoche (bka' bcu rin po che, RO, p.185). A hagiography of Kalden Gyatso, entitled grub chen skal ldan rgya mtsho'i rnam thar yid bzhin dbang gi rgyal po is mentioned by Vostrikov (1970). A short biography can also be found in RO, pp.164-88. Kalden Gyatso was a disciple of another famous hermit, Chöpa Rinpoche Lobzang Tenpai Gyaltsen (chos pa rin po che, blo bzang bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan, 1581-1659). [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jetsun Kalden Gyatso see chap. 1., note 2. According to AC (vol. 2, fol. 175) he had several reembodiments: Ngawang Trinley Gyatso (ngag dbang 'phrin las rgya mtsho, 1678-1739), Gedun Trinley Rabgye (dge 'dun 'phrin las rab rgyas, 1740-94), and Lobzang Chötrak Gyatso (blo bzang chos grags rgya mtsho) who was a contemporary of Shabkar. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jetsun Meaningful to See (rje btsun mthong ba don ldan) was one the main relics at Chubar retreat center, it was a statue of Jetsun Milarepa made by Rechungpa of clay mixed with Milarepa's nose-blood and funeral ashes (see note 16). It was later transferred to Lapchi and was lost during the Cultural Revolution. Among other relics also kept there were an ivory statue of Milarepa made by Rechungpa and a stone from Milarepa's cremation hearth, upon which the six-syllables of the mani appeared miraculously. Many of the contents of Chubar are preserved in crates at Lambagar, Nepal, just south of Lapchi. These may contain some of the precious relics mentioned above. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jetsun Milarepa is usually pictured singing with his hand placed behind his ear. This gesture signifies that while singing he was also listening to the celestial songs of the dakinis. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jetsün Mingyur Paldrön (mi 'gyur dpal sgron): 1699-1769 [MR]
Jetsün Rendawa (rje btsun red mda' ba):1349- [MR]
Jetsün Tara. [RY]
Jetsun Taranatha Kunga Nyingpo, (rje btsun ta ra na tha kun dga' snying po, 1575-1635). This great saint and outstanding scholar was the holder of the Jonang tradition and one of the leading exponents of the "extrinsic emptiness" view (gzhan stong) within Madhyamika philosophy. See Ruegg (1963) and Hookam (1991). [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jetsün Taranatha, Kunga Nyingpo (kun mkhyen jo nang tah ra na thah kun dga' snying po): 1575- [MR]
Jetsün Trakpa Gyaltsen (rje btsun grags pa rgyal mtshan), son of Kunga Nyingpo: 1147-1216 [MR]
Jetsün Trakpa Gyaltsen (rje btsun grags pa rgyal mtshan): 1147-1216. One of the Five Sakya Forefathers. [RY]
Jetsünma (rje btsun ma). Title used for a female reverend. [RY]
Jetsunmas (rje btsun ma), the "revered" ones, female Dharma practitioners who have not necessarily taken monastic vows. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jewel Garland (rin chen phreng ba) [LW1] [RY]
Jewel Garland (rin chen phreng ba); quotation from; [LWx] [RY]
Jewel Garland Tantra (rin po che phreng ba'i rgyud). One of the Twenty-five Tantras of the Great Perfection taught by Shri Singha to Vairochana. [ZL] [RY]
Jewel Lamp Tantra (rin po che sgron me'i rgyud). One of the Twenty-five Tantras of the Great Perfection taught by Shri Singha to Vairochana. [ZL] [RY]
Jewel Lute, a Concise Explanation of the Nine Vehicles (snga 'gyur theg dgu'i tshogs bshad mdor bsdus nor bu'i tambura), as well as The Jewel Ladder, a Concise Exposition of the Nine Vehicles (snga 'gyur theg pa rim dgu'i rnam gzhag mdor bsdus su brjod pa rin po che'i them skas) by Shechen Gyaltsap Gyurme Pema Namgyal (zhe chen rgyal tshab 'gyur med padma rnam rgyal, 1871-1926). Respectively in volumes Tha and Da of his collected works. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jewel Mound (dkon mchog brtsegs pa). A Mahayana sutra. [ZL] [RY]
Jewel Mound Sutra (dkon brtsegs); expl.; quotation from [LWx] [RY]
Jewel Mound Sutra (mdo dkon mchog brtsegs pa) [LW1] [RY]
Jewel Ornament of Liberation (dvags po thar rgyan). [EMP] [RY]
Jewel Rosary of the Bodhisattvas (theg pa chen po'i man ngag bka' gdams glegs bam rin po che'i rtsa tshig byang chub sems dpa' nor bu'i phreng ba), a short text by Jowo Atisha. (See DZ, Vol.3., pp.11-4). [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jewel Studded Bliss Scripture (bde ba phra bkod kyi lung). One of the Eighteen Major Scriptures of the Mind Section of Dzogchen. Vol. KA of the Nyingma Gyübum. [ZL] [RY]
Jewels, the Three (ratna, (dkon) mchog). The three Objects of Refuge - buddha, Dharma and Sangha. [RY]
jewels, three (S: triratna; T: dkon mchog gsum) Buddha, dharma, and sangha - the three objects of refuge. Buddha is an example of a human being who transcended confusion, and also refers to enlightenment itself. Dharma includes the teachings that are told and written, as well as their realization - the dharma that is experienced. Sangha is the community of practitioners and also the assembly of realized ones. [Rain of Wisdom]
Jigdral Changchub Dorje, 6th Dzogchen Rinpoche: 1935-1959 [MR]
Jigdral Dagchen Ngawang Kunga Sönam: 1929- [MR]
Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje ('jigs bral ye shes rdo rje) His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche. [RY]
Jigme Lingpa {'jigs med gling pa} Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa (1729-1798) was considered to be an emanation of the great pandit Vimalamitra, of King Trisong Detsen, of Longchen Rabjam (13O8-1363), of Ngari Panchen Pema Wangyal (1487-1542), and of many other sages. He was also the immediate reembodiment of Choje Lingpa, also known as Orgyen Rogje Lingpa (1682-1725). [RY]
Jigme Losel Wangpo, 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche: 1964- [MR]
Jigme Norbu Rinpoche [LW1] [RY]
Jigme Trinle Özer, ('jigs med phrin las od zer), alias Dola Kunsang Shenphen the first Dodrup Chen Rinpoche: 1745-1821 [MR]
Jigmey Lingpa (1729-1798) The great master of the Nyingthig tradition who had three visions of Longchenpa and received his direct lineage renowned as the Longchen Nyingthig. He collected and organized the tantras known as Nyingma Gyubum and made a catalogue with a full explanation of the lineal history. Among his immediate reincarnations are counted Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Paltrul Rinpoche and Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje. [RY]
Jigmey Lingpa ('jigs med gling pa) [LW1] [RY]
Jigmey Lingpa ('jigs med gling pa). The great master and founder of the Longchen Nyingthig tradition based on teachings he received in visions from Longchen Rabjam. For details, see The Tantric Tradition of the Nyingmapa, Buddhayana Publications. [RY]
Jigmey Lingpa. [RY]
Jigmey Lingpa; [LWx] [RY]
Jina (rgyal ba). 'Conqueror', =Buddha. The five Jinas (rgyal ba) rigs lnga) are the Lords of the Five Families. [RY]
Jina (rgyal ba). Victorious One. Same as a buddha; one who has conquered over the four maras. [RY]
Jina lit. 'Conqueror'; one of the titles of the Buddha. [RY]
Jina mandalas (rgyal ba'i dkyil 'khor). The mandalas of the five buddhas. [RY]
Jinamitra [LW1] [RY]
Jinas: "The Conquerors". Another epithet of the Buddhas. triple vajra. The triple vajra is the practice of an union of the three yanas: the Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana. [Peter Roberts]
Jiva, or Jivaka. A contemporary of the Buddha and an influential sponsor and protector of Buddhism. Son of King Bimbishara by a concubine. On his birth he is said to have seized the acupuncture needle and bag. He became famous for his medical skill and was honored as the king of healers. Jiva can be rendered as like-giving. [RY]
jnana (T: ye shes; wisdom) The wisdom activity of enlightenment, transcending all dualistic conceptualization. One's being is spontaneously wise, without needing to seek for it. The Tibetan term means "primordial knowing." [Rain of Wisdom]
Jnana (ye shes). 'Wisdom,' original and unmistaken knowing, basic wakefulness. [RY]
jnana [LW1] [RY]
Jnana Kumara of Nyag (gnyag dza nya ku ma ra) / (ye shes gzhon nu). Jnana Kumara means 'Youthful Wakefulness.' Early Tibetan monk and expert translator who received the Four Great Rivers of Transmission from Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Vairochana and Yudra Nyingpo. In particular, he worked closely with Vimalamitra in translating tantras of Mahayoga and Ati Yoga. He is also known as Nyag Lotsawa and under his secret initiation name Drimey Dashar, Flawless Moonlight. In unison with Trisong Deutsen, his initiation flower fell on Chemchok Heruka. Subsequently, he received the transmission of Nectar Medicine from Padmasambhava. He practiced in the Crystal Cave of Yarlung were he drew water from solid rock. It is said the water still flows today. Among his later incarnations is Dazang Rinpoche, a contemporary of Jamgön Kongtrül the First in the nineteenth century. [ZL] [RY]
Jnana Kumara of Nyag (gnyag jna na ku ma ra, ye shes gzhon nu). Jnana Kumara means 'Youthful Wakefulness.' Early Tibetan monk and expert translator who received the Four Great Rivers of Transmission from Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Vairochana and Yudra Nyingpo. He worked closely with Vimalamitra in translating tantras of Mahayoga and Ati Yoga. He is also known as Nyag Lotsawa and by his secret initiation name Drimey Dashar, 'Flawless Moonlight.' His initiation flower, along with Trisong Deutsen's, fell on Chemchok Heruka. Subsequently, he received the transmission of Nectar Medicine from Padmasambhava. He practiced in the Crystal Cave of Yarlung, where he drew water from solid rock; it is said this water still flows today. Among his later incarnations is Dabzang Rinpoche, a 19th-century contemporary of Jamgön Kongtrül the First. Jnana Kumara means 'Youthful Wakefulness.' [AL] [RY]
Jnana Shri [LW1] [RY]
jnana; expl.; [LWx] [RY]
Jnanasattva (ye shes sems dpa') See 'wisdom being.' [RY]
Jnanasattva. Wisdom Deity. Skt: Jnanasattva. Tib: ye.shes.sems.dpa'. As described in the above note, this term though the same in English and Sanskrit has two different applications, which are indicated by a somewhat different Tibetan translation. Often the Wisdom deity, then in Tibetan called the ye.shes.pa. is the actual deity itself invited into one's own visualisation. Here, however, where the Tibetan is ye.she.sems.dpa', this refers to the deity that is visualised in one's heart. Though often in the form of an actual deity, here it is in the form of the deity's insignia. [Peter Roberts]
Jnanasutra (ye shes mdo). An Indian master in the Dzogchen lineage who was a disciple of Shri Singha. A close Dharma friend and later teacher of Vimalamitra. [RY]
Jokhang Temple [LW1] [RY]
Jokhang Temple [LWx] [RY]
Jokyab Rinpoche (jo skyabs rin po che); details of; Khenpo Pema Trinley Nyingpo; transmission of Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo [LW1] [RY]
Jokyab Rinpoche (Tib.). One of the teachers of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. [RY]
Jokyab Rinpoche; details of; transmission of Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo; [LWx] [RY]
Jomo Gangkar (jo mo gangs dkar) [LW1] [RY]
Jonang Chogle Namgyal (phyogs las rnam rgyal): 1306-1386 [MR]
Jonang Ganden Phuntsokling (jo nang dga' ldan phun tshogs gling) was founded by Dolpopa Sherap Gyaltsen (dol po pa shes rab rgyal mtshan, 1292-1361), who established his hermitage nearby, and built there the Great Stupa that Liberates on Sight (mthong 'grol chen mo, see R.Vitali, 1990). The place then became the seat of the great master Jetsun Taranatha Kunga Nyingpo (rje btsun ta ra na tha kun dga' snying po, 1575-1635), and was later forcibly converted to the Geluk tradition. See Kapstein (1992). [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jonang Kunga Drolchog: 1507 /1495?-1566 [MR]
Jonang Kunkhyen Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (shes rab rgyal mtshan dol bu pa): 1292-1361 [MR]
Jo-nang-pa - Tibetan school noted for its unorthodox view of sunyata and for practice of the Kalacakra. [Tarthang]
Jonangpa (jo nang pa). Another name for Jetsün Taranatha. [RY]
Jonangpa (jo nang). The lineage of masters of the Shentong School who were known by their monastery at Jomo Nang. They include Yumo Mikyö Dorje, the founder of the school, Tukje Tsöndrü, Dölpowa Sherab Gyaltsen and Taranatha.[EMP] [RY]
Jonangpa / Jo nang pa - Tibetan school noted for its unorthodox view of shunyata and for practice of the Kalachakra [RY]
Jonangpa / The Jo nang pa teachings emphasize the practices and doctrines of the Kalachakra Tantra and developed a controversial interpretation of shunyata. The Jo nangs traced their Kalachakra lineage to Yu mo Mi bskyod rdo rje (12the century), a Kalachakra master and siddha. His spiritual son Dharmeshvara continued the lineage which later included the siddha Dol bu pa (Dol po) and Taranatha (Kun dga' snying po), one of the last Jo nang pa scholars. Officially closed in the 17th century, its teachings have endured within other schools. [RY]
Jonangpa School (jo nang pa'i lugs). The school founded by Taranatha asserting the buddha nature to be eternal and unchanging. [RY]
Jonpa land (ljon pa lung) [LW1] [RY]
Jordrug, Six Unions (sbyor drug) [LW1] [RY]
Jordruk (sbyor drug). One of the Eight Practice Lineages. Literally it means "Six Unions" and is according to the system of Kalachakra. [RY]
Jowo Changchup Chenpo - The central image in the main temple of Samye, the Jowo Changchup Chenpo (jo bo byang chub chen po) is a huge stone statue of Lord Buddha taken by Guru Padmasambhava as a terma from Hepori Hill. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jowo Je (jo bo rje) is Lord Atisha, see Translator's Introduction, note 12. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jowo Je Atisha 1. (Jo bo rje dpal ldan A ti sha) Dipamkara Shri Jnana (982-1054): Born in Bengal of royal descent he first studies in India with great Vajrayana masters such as Maitripa;, Rahulagupta; Virupa;, Guru Dharmaraksita; a great master of compassion who gave his own flesh in generosity, and Maitriyogin; ('byams pa'i rnal 'byor) who could take in reality others' suffering upon himself.. He then crossed the sea to Sumatra where he studied for twelve years with Dharmakirti, Serlingpa; (gser gling pa chos kyi 'grags pa). On his return to India he became the Abbot of the famous Buddhist University of Vikramashila;. He was invited to Tibet by Yeshe Ö; (ye shes od) and Changchup Ö; (byang chub od), reached Tibet in 1040 and lived there until his death at the age of 73 at Nyethang Drolma Lhakhang;, south of Lhasa. He was the father of the Kadampa school. [RY]
Jowo Je Atisha 2. He had countless disciples among whom the main ones in India were Pandita Ksitigarbha; (sa'i snying po), and Skt.? * rgyal po na yab, and in Tibet the three Khu, Ngo, and Drom, that is Khutön Tsöndru Yudrung; (khu ston brtson 'grus g.yung grung), Ngo Chöku Dorje; (rngog chos sku rdo rje), and Dromtönpa; ('brom ston), as well as Gonpapa (dgon pa ba) and the "four yogis" (rnal 'byor pa). [MR]
Jowo Shakyamuni [LW1] [RY]
Jowo Shakyamuni [LWx] [RY]
Jowo Shakyas - One image of the Crowned Buddha is the Jowo Rinpoche (jo bo rin po che), or Jowo Sakyamuni. It is in the Jokhang, the main temple of Lhasa originally called Rasa Trulnang Tsuklagkhang (ra sa 'phrul snang gtsug lag khang). The other image is the Jowo Mikyö Dorje (jo bo mi bskyod rdo rje), which is kept in the temple of Ramoche (ra mo che). These two precious images were brought to Lhasa by the two wives of Songtsen Gampo, the Nepalese princess Bhrikuti (Tib. lha gcig khri btsun), who founded the Jokhang, and the Chinese princess Wengchen Kungchu, who founded Ramoche. [MR-ShabkarNotes]
Jowo statue. [RY]
Jowo Temple (jo khang). The famous temple at Lhasa in which a precious image of Lord Buddha is kept. It is considered indispensable to see it when on pilgrimage to Lhasa. [RY]
Joy (dga' (ba)). In the set Loving kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity - the Four Immeasurable - it is Skt. mudita and implies joy in the virtues and happiness of others. [RY]
Joyful Forest. [Daki] [RY]
Joyful Grove charnel ground (dur khrod dga' ba'i tshal). [ZL] [RY]
Joyous (rab tu dga' ba). The first of the ten bhumis. [RY]
Joyous Bhumi (sa rab tu dga' ba). The first of ten bodhisattva stages; liberation from samsara and realization of the truth of reality.[AL] [RY]
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