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*''Sanglingma Life Story'' by [[Nyang Ral Nyima Oser]] (1124-1192). The first known terma biography; 41 chapters, 202 pages. Tibetan title: ([[slob dpon padma ‘byung gnas kyi skyes rabs chos ‘byung nor bu’i phreng ba, rnam thar zangs gling ma’o]]). Included by Jamgön Kongtrül the First in the [[Rinchen Terdzö]]. <br>
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'''Rinchen Terdzö''' ([[rin chen gter mdzod chen mo]]). 'The Great [[Treasury of Precious Termas]],' a collection of the most important revealed termas of Padmasambhava, [[Vimalamitra]], [[Vairotsana]], Yeshe Tsogyal and their closest disciples, gathered by [[Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye]] with the help of [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] and [[Chokgyur Lingpa]].<br> Recently published in 63 volumes by His Holiness [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], New Delhi, India, with the addition of several more volumes of termas and commentaries. [[Khakyab Dorje]], the 15th Karmapa, described it is these words: "The great Treasury of Precious Termas is the quintessence of the ocean-like teachings of the sugatas (buddhas), the profound Vidyadhara Pitaka of the [[Early Translation School]]."
The Sanglingma exists also in a longer version of 286 pages. This version, also revealed by [[Lord Nyang]], is so far unpublished but is found at the National Archives, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tibetan title: ([[u rgyan gu ru padma ‘byung gnas kyi rnam thar ‘bring po zangs gling mar grags pa]]). The Sanglingma is also present in an extensive two volume version which was banned in Central Tibet due to some clear and damaging predictions about certain ministers’ involvement in the decline of Buddhism in Tibet in the twentieth century. This version, 1260 pages, was found in the [[Mustang]] region of Nepal and is also available at the National Archives, Kathmandu, Nepal. <br>
 
 
 
==reference==
 
[http://www.rangjung.com/books/lotus-born.htm The Lotus-Born biography of Padmasambhava]
 

Revision as of 04:05, 7 December 2005

Rinchen Terdzö (rin chen gter mdzod chen mo). 'The Great Treasury of Precious Termas,' a collection of the most important revealed termas of Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Vairotsana, Yeshe Tsogyal and their closest disciples, gathered by Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye with the help of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Lingpa.
Recently published in 63 volumes by His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, New Delhi, India, with the addition of several more volumes of termas and commentaries. Khakyab Dorje, the 15th Karmapa, described it is these words: "The great Treasury of Precious Termas is the quintessence of the ocean-like teachings of the sugatas (buddhas), the profound Vidyadhara Pitaka of the Early Translation School."